too gay to function

comics and hot ladies and some really, really gay shit.  deal with it.

[mangled-by-disuse]

in happier pride news i actually found this deeply heartwarming

that's solidarity baybeeee

[lgbtlaughs]

Further context: Durham city council (Reform UK) cut funding and support for Pride. The Durham Miner's Association and other trade unions raised enough money for Durham Pride 2026 to go ahead - a direct call back to when Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) raised money for mining communities when Margaret Thatcher seized union funding during the miner strikes of 1984-85.

At the 1985 Labour party meet, the motion to support LGBT rights as a party was passed due to a block vote from mining unions.

Stephen Guy, the chair of the Durham Miners’ Association, said that when it became apparent Durham Pride was under threat, he took it upon himself to “encourage the trade union movement to step up and do the right thing, and stand shoulder to shoulder with the LGBT+ community […] They not only raised funds for us, but came to our communities, uplifted our spirits when they were down, and showed their solidarity.”

[kineticpenguin]

At the risk of sounding anti-intellectual, I think that college should be free and also not a requirement for employment outside of highly specialized career fields

[kineticpenguin]

At the risk of sounding like an effete intellectual, I do actually think you should be allowed to just take college courses indefinitely

[yourunderwaterskies]

technically you can, if you don't care about degrees.

Free Harvard courses. Free Courses from Stanford. Free Courses from MIT. Free courses from Yale. Free courses from Princeton.

Free courses on Coursera.

Free Courses on EDx Free Courses on Alison

For paid, there's The Great Courses+/Wonderium. 20$ a month for unlimited courses.

When searching, the phrases you're looking for are Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), or you can do a general search of say, "free online college courses." Oh, and so you don't get surprised like I did, have an avoid: Hillsdale College is a conservative Christian site and not a valid MOOC place. Sign up with them and you will get things like THIS IS WHY THE LEFT IS TURNING YOUR KIDS TRANS AND GAY in your inbox.

[aloeverawrites]

@yourunderwaterskies I wanted to say thank you so much for adding these links, seriously, they've been life-changingly helpful to me-

And I also wanted to mention that humanitarian organisations have free courses too, like the Red Cross on international humanitarian law.

Humanity in War

Learn more about the Red Cross International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Program to train policy professionals, government officials, academics,

Kaya

Kaya is a free humanitarian learning platform which offers hundreds of training opportunities across a range of key topics, including the hu

[elodieunderglass]

You 🫵 person in Europe who’s finding it unseasonably hot and you suddenly don’t know what to wear on, like, a hot train.

You’re going to go on Vinted or eBay and put in “made in Italy”, “moda Italia” or (translation of same.) add the search term “silk top.”

What you want are tops that consist of these really thin jersey vest tops with a floaty pure silk layer over them. You’re looking to spend £8-20. You might need to specify “floaty” or “lagenlook.”

There will usually be a healthy secondhand collection of these online. Try to get a pure silk overlayer if you can - some of them are silk blended with viscose.

You’ll probably find the designs kinda mid or old-lady-ish. Don’t worry too much about this. They’ll actually look pretty cool on, and everyone will be jealous of your freedom from suffering.

These tops will keep you much cooler than skimpier ones.

[elodieunderglass]

Have the reviews had time to come in? Do you get it now?

[sunbunniz]

Happy pride month! 🏳️‍🌈✨

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

CUUUUUUUTIES :D

[lobstabear]

To my 25 - 35 year olds, you've reached the age where people around you are starting to give up on themselves because they think it's too late. Don't let that energy rub off on you. It's not too late.

[knittingontheroad]

I became a tattoo artist at 49.

Married the love of my life at 50.

Got my Class A CDL at 59.

You've got time.

As long as you're breathing, you've got time.

[heavensenthousepet]

you learn something new everyday. unless you're a historian. then you learn something old

[melonisopod]

[kjscottwrites]

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH

How many indie, self-pub, and small press queer books are you reading this month!!!?!

100!!!

1,000 ✨🎉🏳️‍🌈 !!

🗣️ A MILLION

Remaining time: 4 days 14 hours

Tag some authors here on tumblr (or share some of your favorite reads!) I'll start with a few!!

@aritany @ashen-crest @mayakern @effiecalvin

[felixjoyful]

@nothwell @sweetfirebird

[noahhawthorneauthor]

@nothwell historical fiction extraordinaire

@ashen-crest cozy fantasy for the win

@crossroadart-seabear selkie comics and gorgeous art

@ninawolv3rina feral vampire on a ship, and pathetic fella with Issues meets Bard with Issues

@tesscarletta sensual plant fantasy world with bodyguards and princes

@authorkarajorgensen whoops you died let's fix that and be gay

@authormicahflowers haven't read but damn those covers are pretty

@franklyn-newt trans starship captain in Dudes Rock

@magicariot magical trans girls

@kay-claire full moon problem; imo werewolves are not a problem

@ladzwriting dark fantasy; need to hurry up and read fealty of monsters

@robinjomargaret monster fucking and aro ace in all it's forms

@wolfehorror has a ton of horror books and put together an anthology with @marsadler

@hedonsgaybookshelf haunt that man

@tjalexandernyc more historical fiction for the win

[cheerfulomelette]

@thebibliosphere a vampire with ADHD, a disabled werewolf, and a [redacted] uncover a world-ending plot and also they kiss each other

@natalieironside transbian anarchists vs Nazis vs Draculas in post apocalyptic America

@renthony nonbinary asexual captain of a sailing ship seeks the blessing of an Oracle for their ship

@johannestevans too prolific to summarise. The brandosando of queer erotica

@invisible-goats Arthurian heroes are reincarnated as a three aimless teenagers in North Wales

[memorycycle]

i hope a ceiling fan falls on the empty spot in the bed next to you and it starts understanding your needs

[rosetower]

this post always makes me so emo... here's me next to my ceiling fan that i turned off for the first time in months to draw

[memorycycle]

stop reblogging this post without the art this is the only version that exists now

[lgbt-tiktoks]

Description: [A video of a woman riding a galloping horse bareback while holding a large rainbow flag.]

[nattousan]

i felt like these tags really added to the experience, thanks @cynderxdustypaws for your knowledge

[naamahdarling]

This is one of the most powerful images I have ever seen, and I will reblog it every single time because every single time it brings tears to my eyes.

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

@jorality

[jorality]

We know who has all the brain cells

[arsnof]

It makes the dream work

[naamahdarling]

Being smart enough to know when to consult and listen to someone more knowledgeable is in fact quite smart! Many humans cannot manage this!

[picunha]

the transition im crying

[vanity-complex]

I am walking onto the field. Haters are forcefully removing me from the premise

[sarahexplosions]

"how can you like this objectively bad thing!" because i have bad taste. move on.

[3cosmicfrogs]

[jvlianbashir]

my friend's discord server has a "proof of touch grass" channel where they post pics of them doing regular activities outdoors/in public. i think many online spaces could benefit from such a thing

[weaselle]

when i was super depressed - like struggling to eat anything barely able to get out of bed to pee depressed - my good friend asked me every day to send her a picture of me holding a leaf and a picture of a meal i was eating and it helped me significantly

(also, she was never judgey - if my meal was a single potato chip she would simply say good job eating a potato chip today <3 )

which is to say, i agree proof of touch grass is a good idea for online spaces

[yadelah]

This kinda required my brain a bit

[joanhello2]

Even opening the door, stepping outside, looking up, and going back in is better than being indoors all day.

[gatheringbones]

tbh a lot of my advice boils down to “hey you know that terrible horrible looming thing you’re doing your best to avoid and distract and escape as much as possible but no matter what you do it just keeps looming and looming and ruining your life”

“just, fuckign, run straight at it screaming.”

[quasarkisses]

i needed this as a background

[spectrexviiii]

[taebaelee]

@staff

[w-erewolf]

2018.

[00000066]

[armthearmour]

A thoroughly fullered Storta,

OaL: 29.8 in/75.7 cm

Weight: 3 lbs/1360 g

Italy, ca. 1565-1570, housed at the Real Armería, Madrid.