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okay I’m late to the game but I just found out about the whole “tyler posey queerbaiting”shitshow and can I just say, I think we need to take away the word queerbait from everyone. nobody’s allowed to use it until you can all learn what it means…but never fear! I’m here to educate the masses.

queerbait (noun/verb): when the makers of a piece of media (show, movie, book, etc) hint at a queer character or relationship in order to draw in queer audiences, all the while having no intention of paying it off.

queerbait is a fictional phenomenon. it’s something people do with fictional characters and worlds. REAL PEOPLE CANNOT QUEERBAIT. real people can profit off of creating an image around the queer identity (ie, everyone calling harry styles a queer icon when he neither identifies as queer nor does anything significant to support queer communities) but that’s not the same thing.

tyler posey coming out as some ambiguous sexual identity IS NOT QUEERBAIT. do y’all get how unbelievably fucked it is to hear someone announce their identity to the world and then everyone just decides “nah, he’s lying”??? what the FUCK. cardi b got called a queerbait despite having been openly bisexual for ages. rita ora was forced out of the closet in 2018 bc people accused her of queerbaiting with a song she’d written. kit connor, at the ripe age of EIGHTEEN, was forced to publicly come out to millions bc people said his portrayal of nick Nelson on heartstopper was queerbait.

REAL PEOPLE (listen close now, ik I’m repeating myself) CANNOT QUEERBAIT. why do you care what a washed up d-list celeb (no offense tyler) calls his own sexuality?? who are you to decide what someone else’s identity is?

queenwille

understanding some swedish/norwegian because of skam/YR is one of the most difficult and random things to explain to normal people

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aloto poetry series [3/?] —wild geese, mary oliver.

fightingdragonswithwho

For every person that has ever lived outside the box of normalcy, you don’t just deserve to be seen, you deserve to lead, you deserve to be the center of the story line, you deserve the grace to make mistakes and be human. You deserve to be in spaces where you are the majority.

Abbi Jacobson and Chanté Adams accepting the National Visibility Award for A League of Their Own (x)

ahxu-laowen

I see you're a GL enthusiast and others have often tagged you in GL related content... As someone who has consumed a little BL and is curious about quality GL stories, do you have like 2 or 3 recs for me? Thank you!

hi!! i'm so glad you asked *pulls out a presentation on all the gl crumbs i've collected over the years*

we don't have a lot (yet!!!!) it's mostly miniseries, short films and side couples but i'll try my best to put together a list of my personal picks hope you'll be able to find something you like <3

first of all here's some of the longer / higher production stuff we've got

Sleep With Me

Philippines, 6 eps, iWantTFC and GagaOOLala

tw ableism

100/10 can't possibly recommend it enough. a beautiful and sweet story, not too heavy but still complex, the actresses have amazing chemistry that made me all giggly, disability rep, high quality everything. oh and the screenwriter&director is sapphic herself!!

(if the other options don't work for you or you want to make gifs you can download the episodes here)

Fragrance of The First Flower

Taiwan, 6 eps, GagaOOLala

tw homophobia

great acting, writing, cinematography, music, created by a sapphic woman, one of the main actresses is openly bi BUT it has a sad ending (sorry for the spoiler) so if that's something you avoid this show might not be for you

The Handmaiden

Korea, movie, Netflix, Prime, Apple TV

tw graphic violence, abuse

a wlw classic, absolute masterpiece, has a surprisingly happy ending. highly recommend if you haven't watched it already

Couple of Mirrors

China, 12 eps, youtube

tw murder, guns

based on a gl manhua but it's china so the show is censored meaning that there's no explicit declaration of romantic love. however it's all still very obvious and i love this couple dearly, they have a v interesting dynamic. and xu youyi is one of my favorite characters of all time, what a woman. the ending is ??? but there's some hope for a second season

now onto the miniseries

Girlfriend Project Day 1

Korea, 4 eps, youtube

fake dating, enemies to lovers, super cute. very short but the second season has been announced 🥳🥳

you can also find a mv starring the lead actresses here

Nevertheless (side couple)

Korea, 10 eps

don't watch the whole show you really don't need that just watch the soljiwan cut it can stand on its own as a miniseries (i've watched it here i think it's a really nice cut)

best friends to lovers, mutual pining, absolutely delicious. had me crying screaming throwing up

My Fairy Ghost

Japan, 4 eps, youtube

romance between two artists, one alive and the other not so much. don't worry though this has the happiest ending!!!!

Magic of Zero: Zero Photography

Thailand, 1 ep, youtube

tw body image issues

if you're a bl fan you've probably already watched bad buddy (if you haven't you really should). this is a sequel about the gl side couple from that series but it can stand alone. it's an incredibly cute story about established girlfriends with a fantasy element. it should be obvious from my blog how obsessed i am with these girls aksghsksks

Out of Breath

Korea, 3 eps, youtube

a sweet story about two women who met on a dating app. tbh i don't remember much about this apart from the fact that i liked it

She Makes My Heart Flutter

Korea, 5 eps, youtube

from the same director as out of breath. a story about two lesbians, niece and aunt, navigating their queer lives. an awesome sapphic friend group, multiple romantic subplots. it's currently airing so tune in <3

Chinese miniseries and short films

i'm putting them all into one category because there's a lot of them but they're all rather short. some of the longer ones are legend of yunqian, legend of yunze, led astray by love, the vampires, a practical guide to being a superstar's assistant. because they're so short the stories are generally too fast-paced and the production is not high by any means but they're all so beautiful and cute and i enjoy them a lot so i decided to include them in the list. you can find all of the ones i mentioned and more here and here

(the screenshot is from the short film the fox spirit and the little priest you can find it on youtube)

i'm sure i've forgotten something but here's the list for now, enjoy 💗 tell me what you think if you watch anything i'm curious 👀 sorry for such a late reply as you can see i got a bit carried away....

ghostlypawn

a league of their own + celestial bodies

wrongspacetime

You’re my pitcher. And when you tell me you’re ready, you’re ready. Carson & Lupe in A League of Their Own

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Roberta Colindrez, Priscilla Delgado & Kelly McCormack Talk A League of Their Own (video)

weepingwidar

Jenna Gribbon (American, 1978) - If a Woman Reads a Book in the Forest But No One is There to See It (2020)

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Chadwick Boseman’s MCU Colleagues on the ABC News Special Tribute

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Richmond, VA - July 10, 2020 - Marcus David Peters Circle

neglectedrainbow

solidarity always 💙

midgarsflorist

seriously.

as the season comes to an end, a sincere, enormous THANK YOU to the @wtfockenglish team.

i know there are other translators out there but this is the team that i’ve depended on the most for translations. it’s easy to see the work they do and not think about the hours that go into translating clips, big and small, and then compiling them in numerous places for us to access. hosting pages on twitter, tumblr and instagram. hosting the translated clips on a google doc and stream sites. using a new site when an old one doesn’t work, and for what? for people to enjoy this show without the limitations of language.

i can’t thank you enough for bringing me access to this show and making it something that i can look forward to day by day. thank you for being considerate and kind, even when things are tough. thank you for providing us this wonderful gift, for free, just because you like to make people happy and share with them. thank you for doing so in a manner that was fast and thank you for updating us when you knew there would be delays. you weren’t obligated to and yet you still took time to make sure we were aware. thank you for giving us this beautiful season. thank you for robbe’s sweet comments and sander’s one liners that we have all been overjoyed by. thank you for being so positive during hell week(s) and making sure that we kept our heads on straight. thank you for your time. thank you for your effort. thank you for what you do. without you, many of us would not have been able to enjoy this show, or this season in particular.

on behalf of everyone who has enjoyed and benefitted from your subtitles, thank you.

janployshompoos

#queens 👑

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shout out to the translators for doing such an amazing job. us international fans owe them a huge debt.

vjezze

Amsterdam is turning rainbow for a visit of the Russian president Putin. The council of the city of Amsterdam has decided to hang out the gay pride flag on all council owned buildings and offices, in protest to Russia’s new anti-gay law.