neither manly nor a man

ey/em/eir or he/him/his nonbinary. writer. (mannleemann on ao3) I'm not a bot I swear I just suck at producing content

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Bruce: You see that reporter of there?

Danny: The one with the glasses?

Bruce: Yes. His name is Clark Kent. He can be trusted.

Danny: Okay. *Writes note down* What about the woman next to him?

Bruce: That's Cat Grant, and no, she can't be trusted. Everything you say to her will turn into a gossip-lifting, life-ruining article.

Danny: Got it. *writes more notes*

Jason, watching the two from a few feet away: Say, who's that kid Bruce is media training? Is he a new ward he took in?

Tim: No, that's Danny Fenton, the face of Fenton Works. They signed up as a sub-company of Wayne Enterprise. Originally, they were a paranormal investigation and capture company- yes, I mean ghost hunters- but it was discovered that almost all thier tech can be used on metas. Bruce wants to make medical equipment that can be used by our enhanced citizens.

Jason: I see. But why a kid so young? He's your age, right?

Tim: Hmm, apparently his parents, the owners of Fenton Works, made him CEO so they could focus on ghost hunting and the occasional meta medical machines for Bruce. He got here a week ago to shadow me for CEO training, and Bruce stole him after they met outside my office. Danny hangs onto his every word, and I think Bruce forgot what it was like to have a kid actually listen to him.

Jason: Ah thats makes sense. What do you think of him?

Tim: Well, he's a little naive, easy to trick, and has way too much empathy for the cold world of business. I'm gonna have him in my bed.

Jason: Ah....well that took a turn. One I do not like so I'm gonna....*walks away*

Tim: He will be ✨️mine✨️

Bruce overhears everything from the bugs he planted on his kids: Danny, go ahead and change Tim's status. He can not be trusted.

[jessebloom]

this almost makes me want to go back to law school

[pangur-and-grim]

Queer Books and Authors are at a Breaking Point

Authors, agents, publishers: every part of the industry is seeing the strain of five years of escalating anti-LGBTQ censorship.

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if you'd like to show support, here are some upcoming queer books:

When Life Gives You Corpses is a brilliant YA about a cursed praying mantis who falls for a young witch. Yield Under Great Persuasion is a raunchy, but surprisingly sweet story about two men repairing their relationship. Fabulous Bodies is a horror story about a queer rockstar rising from the dead.

This is Where the Future Bleeds is a fantasy set in a vividly imagined land, where two women (who happen to kiss) are the key to healing the broken sky. You're No Better is a story about a teen struggling in the shadow of his murderous parent. Oil on Canvas is about a woman who finds disturbing paintings in the home of her dead mother.

and then here's a list of 26 queer books by Black authors set to publish this year, and a 10 upcoming books by trans authors. if you want to fight back against queer censorship, use your wallet! or (if that's not an option) you can contact your local library and ask them to stock a copy.

[mshfar2a]

I don't like to admit it, but sometimes I actually miss John Green.

[sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog]

Sometimes I can almost hear him.

[tuherrus]

you don't even have a dog

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MANIFESTING A GOOD JUNE MANIFESTING A GOOD JUNE MANIFESTING A GOOD JUNE MANIFESTING A GOOD JUNE MANIFESTING A GOOD JUNE MANIFESTING A GOOD JUNE MANIFESTING A GOOD JUNE MANIFESTING A GOOD JUNE MANIFESTING A GOOD JUNE MANIFESTING A GOOD JUNE MANIFESTING A GOOD JUNE MANIFESTING A GOOD JUNE

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[macrolit]

the greatest picture ever taken

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[spongelll]

me walking to the bathroom at 3am in a massively oversized shirt, using gay fanfic on my phone to light the way

[uncarbonatedmilk]

jonathan sims THE queer character of all time because he's not uncomfortable with being queer. he's uncomfortable with literally everything else

[elliegoose]

my potion #MyPotion

[exit-running]

per The Chart, this is a "Hell at the Bell":

[jackapediablog]

This is easily the most enduring thing I've ever made. Godspeed funny little jpeg. See you again soon

[queerliblib]

Are there any nonfiction books you'd recommend about 18th century or very early 19th century history?

yes! we have one title that will give you a broader overview of the 18th and early 19th century: Queer Enlightenments by Anthony Delaney

three titles that have a more specific focus within the 18th century:

Vicious and Immoral by John Gilbert McCurdy

Charity and Sylvia by Rachel Hope Cleves

Female Husbands by Jen Manion (spans the 18th-early 20th century)

and finally here are two titles not currently in our collection:

one is an open source title that gives a broader overview of the long 18th century: Unsettling Sexuality: Queer Horizons in the Long Eighteenth Century edited by Jeremy Chow and Shelby Johnson (https://openpub.udel.edu/projects/unsettling-sexuality)

and the other is a title that might be hard to find outside of an academic library, but the author has information about the subject on his website: Mother Clap's Molly House: The Gay Subculture in England 1700-1830 by Rictor Norton (his website https://rictornorton.co.uk/eighteen/index.htm)

thanks for writing in!

[pixlerelish]

My toxic trait is that no matter what I need three hours to myself at the end of the day to do absolutely nothing.

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[crystal-leopards]

these are still the most hilarious

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Official ominous signs

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