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we’re half way during pride month and I felt like sharing with you some of my favorite LGBT+ centered movies!!

some of these movies have romantic plots, some just have lgbtqia identifying main characters. I tried to be unbiased but if you’d like any more information or my opinion on any of these, feel free to ask! I will also issue warnings! hope you enjoy my list! and if you’ve seen any of these movies feel free to discuss with me!

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sapphicambitions

queer books that didn’t disappoint me the way everything else has. please enjoy.

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fenderjess

Also the form of estrogen they prescribed trans women in the 90s, Premarin, looked like this.

And lest there be any remaining doubt.. remember the blue pill? The pill Neo could have taken to forget the truth, bury his troubles and go back to living a normal life, without fearing a system that wanted to destroy him? The pill that was easy, perhaps cowardly according to some, but comfortable? Here’s Prozac.

For a trans woman in the 90s, where the choice was be safe, suppress, cope, and pretend everything is still how it was, or embrace the danger, accept the truth, realize your full potential, and transition into a world that still thinks you’re a joke and would rather have you dead…. well. The metaphor is pretty fucking clear.

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Y’all

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Lana came out as a woman after Speed Racer in 2008, and Lily eight years later after the release of Jupiter Ascending (2016), so if you see original home copies of the Matrix (pre-2008), they are referred to as the Wachowski Brothers on it. It was a branding thing, like the Coen Brothers. That’s how they were called, because they were still presenting as male to the industry and the industry sold them as a creative unit.

I remember after Lana came out, the boxes switched to calling them just The Wachowskis, so I imagine now it’s the Wachowski Sisters.

So, yes, they’ve always been sisters, but if you didn’t know that, it’s not your fault. It’s been a long process and I’m glad they did it on their terms in their time.

myrrhemaid

Presented by myself and @goodluckdetective without comment

awindylife

That. That is the entire high literature summed up. You just broke all man-written novels

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King Lear is so good because you have not one, not two, but three very powerful women, but despite that, the one who uses secrets, intrigue, manipulation and sex to get what he wants and sleeps around to cope with his daddy issues is Edmund

can anyone rec some good queer historical fiction novels set at boarding school

ones like A Light Amongst Shadows by Kelley York???

#lgbt fiction #historical fiction #queer books #lgbt books

akeycalledhome

you’re welcome 😌

beesmygod

teens and weird adults like me of tumblr, i am asking a favor of you: please arm yourself with the knowledge of how the Internet Archive National Emergency Library lending system operated prior to its dissolution so you are not bamboozled by the weird barrage of bizarre lies being spread about it. for a group of people who claim to love reading, none of the people criticizing it apparently bothered to actually look into how the archive functioned and are now willing to destroy one of the most important and valuable resources available to everyone, everywhere.

i’m going to try to make my case here, and i have no doubt there will be gnashing of teeth from people arguing the letter of the law over the spirit of it but i will address that as well. the “damage” done to publishers was near nonexistent but in exchange the publishers who have filed the lawsuit are willing to destroy the archive under the crushing weight of monetary punishment.

the Internet Archive is literally an online library and is recognized as a library by the state of california. it is not a pirate site.

you cannot download the books on the internet archive website. the only book available for download are those in the public domain. all other books can be checked out the same as you would check out any other e-book at any other brick and mortar library. you can borrow the book for 14 days. the books are protected with DRM and copyright protection to prevent theft.

the books online are purchased or donated, and then scanned. you can only borrow as many books as there are physical copies available at the library. so if there is one copy of war and peace available as an e-book and i check it out, you will have to wait until i’m done with it to check it out yourself. this is slightly different than how regular libraries do it, but regular libraries are currently at war with publishers over e-books and how they fit into libraries.

the national emergency library was temporary. it was slated to last from march 24th to june 30th. it was made specifically in response to the pandemic.

the only change to the current process of book lending was the suspension of wait-lists. this means that for 3 months, multiple people could check out the same book for 14 days. they were able to accomplish this by using the collections from the phillips academy andover, marygrove college, and trent university. the statement from the Internet Archive includes this information:

During the waitlist suspension, users will be able to borrow books from the National Emergency Library without joining a waitlist, ensuring that students will have access to assigned readings and library materials that the Internet Archive has digitized for the remainder of the US academic calendar, and that people who cannot physically access their local libraries because of closure or self-quarantine can continue to read and thrive during this time of crisis, keeping themselves and others safe.

… Public support for this emergency measure has come from over 100 individuals, libraries and universities across the world, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). “Ubiquitous access to open digital content has long been an important goal for MIT and MIT Libraries. Learning and research depend on it,” said Chris Bourg, Director of MIT Libraries. “In a global pandemic, robust digital lending options are key to a library’s ability to care for staff and the community, by allowing all of us to work remotely and maintain the recommended social distancing.”

… A final note on calling this a “National Emergency” Library. We lend to the world, including these books. We chose that language deliberately because we are pegging the suspension of the waitlists to the duration of the US national emergency. Users all over the world have equal access to the books now available, regardless of their location.

ok, there are 2 things i want to address now:

the argument that by supporting this writers don’t make money: the fault for this does not and will never lay at the feet of librarians. after reading all of the above, i would find it very difficult to sincerely believe that an author’s royalty money was severely impacted by three months of 14 days library checkouts. we really cannot allow ourselves to start declaring libraries as our financial enemies because they allow the poor to access things they otherwise would not be able to access. institutions that make information freely available to the public need to be preserved at all costs (source: was librarian).

this is a fault in the publisher. the publisher is the one who profits the most from a book sale and the publisher is the one who is filing the lawsuit. the publishing industry is a group of leeches that cling to you as you slowly attempt to make a living.

a library does not hurt profits. a library is a public service.

even if you want to adhere to the letter of the law, i find it extremely difficult to condemn the actions of the internet archive. there was no financial reason for what they did, no malice and no ulterior motive. their national emergency library was a response to brick and mortar libraries being closed in the wake of a pandemic and shutting off a stream of information to people who needed it (especially students!). in response to catastrophe they stepped up and offered a solution. to condemn them under false pretenses (as many did, by calling it a pirate site and weirdly claiming you could download books an unlimited amount of times [?]) has been calamitous.

this was a huge post lol. if you really read this thank you. i hope it made sense. my motive for writing this is not bc i think writers should be poor and should work for free so don’t get it twisted (i draw a dumbass webcomic so i Get It). i just really like libraries and am really upset at the smear job this one got.

please donate to the internet archive.

honorthegods

The Internet Archive is a wonderful option for people who. like me, have niche academic interests but no access to a brick-and-mortar library willing or able to interloan books from distant collections.

Earlier this year, I bought a particularly useful translation of a work I use weekly for the Internet Archive to digitize, so that others sharing my interest in ancient Greek religion will have access to it, too. It’s a great way to give back to one’s community.

If you can, please donate money or media to the Internet Archive!

elfwreck

Also: Publishers have filed a lawsuit, not authors. None of the money they hope to make is going to the authors.

If they win the suit, that money will go to shareholders and corporate officers, not the authors who wrote those books.

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I did another post on this topic last year, but I thought it could use an update with some more books! And yes, the last post had people repeatedly adding on queer books by white people, so I’m a bit salty about it.

Other queer SFF PowerPoints:

Massive queer SFF rec post

Trans SFF

F/F SFF

Bi and Pan SFF

Ace SFF

I’m not transcribing all the text, but you can find the titles, authors, information on TW, etc beneath the cut.

When possible, I’m linking to my database of queer books. The page for each book includes the synopsis, content warnings under spoiler tags, and links to reviews from queer readers. If it’s not in the queer database at the time of posting (8/24/19), I’ll link to Goodreads instead.

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classics are like: you went so extremely hard with the misogyny that it turned into homoeroticism

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did you mean: modern television

sapphicbookclub

Pride Flag Book Recs! 🌈

Let’s be honest, we’ve all wanted a rainbow on our bookshelves at some point in our lives. So I’m gonna help you make one with all LGBTQ (f/f) books and hopefully also help you with your pride tbr ideas as well!

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar, Blood Countess by Lana Popović, When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey, The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey, Everything Grows by Aimee Herman

All Eyes on Us by Kit Frick, After Happily Ever After Anthology, Once Upon a Pastry by Ashley Uzzell, Pulp by Robin Talley, Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen

The Girl Next Door by Chelsea M. Cameron, The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, The Meaning of Birds by Jaye Robin Brown, The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth, You Only Live Once by Jess Vallance

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski, Hazel’s Theory of Evolution by Lisa Jenn Bigelow, The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee, Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi, Going Off Script by Jen Wilde

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone, The Afterward by E.K. Johnston, Outrun the Wind by Elizabeth Tammi, House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess, The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum

Super Adjacent by Crystal Cestari, These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling, Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan, Tarnished Are the Stars by Rosiee Thor, Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy

Happy Pride Month Reading! ❤️💛🧡💚💙💜

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Next up is a reclist of queer books featuring major characters who are disabled or neurodivergent/have a mental illness of some kind. Those with a ★ and in bold are my personal favorites. Check them out!

Weekend by Jane Eaton Hamilton (Heart Condition)

Just Between Us by J. H. Trumble (HIV/AIDS)

Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi (Chronic Pain)

★ The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill (wheelchair user)

Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt (HIV/AIDS)

Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde (Asperger’s, Anxiety)

Not Otherwise Specified By Hannah Moskowitz (EDNOS- Eating Disorder)

★ Ziggy, Stardust & Me by James Brandon (Asthma, Anxiety)

Fortitude Smashed by Taylor Brooke (Dissociative Dysthymia)

This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kheryn Callender (Deafness)

Top Ten by Katie Cotugno (Anxiety)

You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner (Deafness)

Unspeakable by Abbie Rushton (Mutism)

The Unintentional Time Traveler by Everett Maroon (Epilepsy)

The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller (Anorexia)

History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera (OCD)

Been Here All Along by Sandy Hall (Dyslexia, Anxiety)

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson (Depression)

Run by Kody Keplinger (Blindness)

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (Autism)

Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (Amputee)

★ The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (Epilepsy, Hearing loss)

Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas (Cerebral Palsy)

Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley (Agoraphobia)

★ Timekeeper by Tara Sim (PTSD)

Otherbound By Corinne Duyvis (Amputee, Mutism)

Black Iris by Elliot Wake (Bipolar and Borderline Personality Disorder)

Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert (Ménière’s disease, Bipolar Disorder, Hard of hearing)

★ Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens (Various)

So Lucky by Nicola Griffith (Multiple Sclerosis)

raisinchallah

also thinking about this like gay sephardic poet from like the 13th century who wrote that moses would not have written down the laws against being gay if he had seen how beautiful his lovers face was and im like god the layers the romance the religious emotions..

jewfrogs

the poet is rabbi yehuda al-harizi/judah ben solomon harizi! it’s from his book of taḥkemoni iirc, and the quote is “if Moses had seen the way my friend’s face blushes when he’s drunk, and his beautiful curls and wonderful hands, he would not have written in his Torah: do not lie with a man”