The Alternate 1990s Future

Eating the past to throw up the future.

[symphony-calamity]

Do you think they realize how much cooler that makes it sound?

Like. I'm not even an apotheosis type of guy. But you do know that makes it sound so much cooler right?

[dunmertitty]

[themainspoon]

Quick note: based on my understanding transitioning would be an example of self-cultivation as it appears in Xianxia literature in this context, not apotheosis.

Apotheosis is being exalted or raised to the status of a deity, it comes from an external source.

Self-cultivation refers to the process of achieving divinity by oneself through the development of one's mind and capabilities.

So if my understanding is correct (if it isn't I'm sorry) cultivate gender, become a god.

[such-fun]

Nostalgia: Spike & Willow (BtVS) Fic Recs

My original OTP. I will always have a special place in my heart for these two characters! So I’ve decided to put together a collection of the best (or my personal favorite) Spike & Willow stories. With some Angel thrown in there for good measure. A lot of NSFW stories so consider yourself warned.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Spike x Willow

Odalisque by Elen 

William has a new toy and sometimes he shares it with the others of the ‘Fanged Four’. (Truly epic)

Eighteen Days by Elen

Spike’s summer of exploring his post-Drusilla life. He encounters Willow in San Jose where she is spending the summer house-sitting, angst-ing over Oz, and interning at a dot com start up company.

The Gift by Emily

What if Angelus decided to go after something other than Willow’s fish? 

Burn for Me by Emily

Willow finds a new prophecy, promising the end of the world.

Good Intentions by Aileen E.

Willow wants to do something nice for Spike and she casts a spell, but not everything goes as planned.

In Bits and Pieces by Aileen E.

Glory succeeds at opening the portal between dimensions and makes it back home, taking Spike with her.

Fade to Black by Jennnillu

What if Tara went bad? Where would Willow turn to?

If Only I Knew Then Series by Jennnillu 

Willow goes back in time to right some wrongs. (Another epic)

If I Only Knew Now Series by Jennnillu

Sequel to If Only I Knew Then…Very alternate season 7.

Inescapable Me by Jennnillu

Willow is not living in Sunnydale and has no recollection of her time there…though that’s all about to change.

Learning Curve by Kallierose

Giles asks Spike for a favor that he probably shouldn’t have.

Family by Kallierose

Willow makes a wish for a real family.  She just makes it to the wrong person.

Je Souhaite: Reality TV by Fayth

Spike makes a wish.

I Had a Plan by Femailofthespecies

A spin on a Lover’s Walk.

Relentless by Femailofthespecies

Willow does with Oz take the Gem of Amara to Angel and Spike gets a better idea.

School is Hardly Enough by Femailofthespecies

Angelus was not the one who ate the gypsy.

In the Still of the Night by Inell

After the events of Halloween, Spike decides that someone has to pay the price for the slayer’s escape.

Forgetful Series by Sinecure

Willow reveals memories planted by the monks who created Dawn.

Bouncing Back by Spikedluv

Spike’s been knocked down one too many times.

Sleepwalking by Spikedluv

Willow mysteriously starts sleepwalking.

The Power of the One Series by Spikedluv

Spike, Willow and  a prophecy.

Turned Out Differently by Spikedluv

Spike imagines that the night he tried to bite Willow turned out differently. 

Spiked by Cyndy

After Buffy’s death the remaining Scoobies takes over patrolling, when someday Willow has a strange encounter with a special blonde vamp.

Hell Here Series by Ruby

After Buffy’s death, all Hell breaks loose in Sunnydale. The survivors try to build it up again.

What Lies in the Past by Ruby

Willow becomes a housemaid at William La Croix’s household, not knowing that he’s a vampire.

The Hand That Wields The Scalpel by Medea 

Establishing a medical practice was an uphill battle for Dr. Willow Rosenberg. But late one evening, Dr. Rosenberg was summoned to the residence of a wealthy, eccentric client to deal with a bizarre medical emergency.

The Chosen by Narcoleptic73

After the death of her parents Willow moves to London where she is discovered by William the Bloody.

Spike x Willow x Angel

Take Your Time by Carrie

Spike forces Willow to go back with him in time to change his and Dru’s past.

It’s About Time by Carrie

Sequal to Take Your Time. The spell is finally broken, but life is never easy.

What Lies Beyond by Jennnillu (Part 2) (Part 3)

Spike x Willow x Angel. A very different season 7, slow burn.

Masters and Minions Series by Medea

Willow’s turned by a minion what makes her the lowest creature under all vampires. Disorientated she seeks help by the only one’s who else are different, Angel and Spike.

Hidden Emotions: Series 1 | Series 2 | Series 3 by Heathervamped

Willow comes to LA looking for a new purpose in life.

Belly Up to the Bar by Shanna

When Willow is attacked by a demon that’s cousin to a vampire and long thought extinct, the results are some very odd side effects.

Willow x Angel

Sanctuary by Laney

Willow returns after being missing for five years.

Loyalty by Laney

Sequal to Sanctuary. Willow faces an enemy she fears she won’t defeat.

Iron Chains by Winter

Angel asks Willow for a *huge* favor. 

Shadows of the Past by Winter

Willow left Sunnydale to become a part of the NYPD. Out of nowhere, Angelus appears…

Company in the Dark by Emily

Willow brings Angel the Gem of Amarra.

Chess Vignettes by Medea

Can Willow match wits with Angelus in his deadly game?

Rematch by Medea

Willow is called to Los Angeles to restore Angel’s soul. Angelus isn’t going quietly.

Dead Lay Buried by TC 

Willow’s radical plan to resurrect Buffy puts lives in danger.

Big Blue Boxes by Chrissy

Willow and her girlfriend Douglass do a spell, which causes Angel almost to lose his soul to the darkness.

Path Less Traveled Series by Ciderbreak

The PTB have a present for Angel. Will he accept their gift?

Under My Thumb by Cyndy

Angelus pays Willow a midnight visit.

[endusviolence]

Rowling isn't denying holocaust. She just pointed out that burning of transgender health books is a lie as that form of cosmetic surgery didn't exist. But of course you knew that already, didn't you?

I was thinking I'd probably see one of you! You're wrong :) Let's review the history a bit, shall we?

In this case, what we're talking about is the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, or in English, The Institute of Sexology. This Institute was founded and headed by a gay Jewish sexologist named Magnus Hirschfeld. It was founded in July of 1919 as the first sexology research clinic in the world, and was run as a private, non-profit clinic. Hirschfeld and the researchers who worked there would give out consultations, medical advice, and even treatments for free to their poorer clientele, as well as give thousands of lectures and build a unique library full of books on gender, sexuality, and eroticism. Of course, being a gay man, Hirschfeld focused a lot on the gay community and proving that homosexuality was natural and could not be "cured".

Hirschfeld was unique in his time because he believed that nobody's gender was either one or the other. Rather, he contended that everyone is a mixture of both male and female, with every individual having their own unique mix of traits.

This leads into the Institute's work with transgender patients. Hirschfeld was actually the one to coin the term "transsexual" in 1923, though this word didn't become popular phrasing until 30 years later when Harry Benjamin began expanding his research (I'll just be shortening it to trans for this brief overview.) For the Institute, their revolutionary work with gay men eventually began to attract other members of the LGBTA+, including of course trans people.

Contrary to what Anon says, sex reassignment surgery was first tested in 1912. It'd already being used on humans throughout Europe during the 1920's by the time a doctor at the Institute named Ludwig Levy-Lenz began performing it on patients in 1931. Hirschfeld was at first opposed, but he came around quickly because it lowered the rate of suicide among their trans patients. Not only was reassignment performed at the Institute, but both facial feminization and facial masculization surgery were also done.

The Institute employed some of these patients, gave them therapy to help with other issues, even gave some of the mentioned surgeries for free to this who could not afford it! They spoke out on their behalf to the public, even getting Berlin police to help them create "transvestite passes" to allow people to dress however they wanted without the threat of being arrested. They worked together to fight the law, including trying to strike down Paragraph 175, which made it illegal to be homosexual. The picture below is from their holiday party, Magnus Hirschfeld being the gentleman on the right with the fabulous mustache. Many of the other people in this photo are transgender.

There was always push back against the Institute, especially from conservatives who saw all of this as a bad thing. But conservatism can't stop progress without destroying it. They weren't willing to go that far for a good while. It all ended in March of 1933, when a new Chancellor was elected. The Nazis did not like homosexuals for several reasons. Chief among them, we break the boundaries of "normal" society. Shortly after the election, on May 6th, the book burnings began. The Jewish, gay, and obviously liberal Magnus Hirschfeld and his library of boundary-breaking literature was one of the very first targets. Thankfully, Hirschfeld was spared by virtue of being in Paris at the time (he would die in 1935, before the Nazis were able to invade France). His library wasn't so lucky.

This famous picture of the book burnings was taken after the Institute of Sexology had been raided. That's their books. Literature on so much about sexuality, eroticism, and gender, yes including their new work on trans people. This is the trans community's Alexandria. We're incredibly lucky that enough of it survived for Harry Benjamin and everyone who came after him was able to build on the Institute's work.

As the Holocaust went on, the homosexuals of Germany became a targeted group. This did include transgender people, no matter what you say. To deny this reality is Holocaust denial. JK Rowling and everyone else who tries to pretend like this isn't reality is participating in that evil. You're agreeing with the Nazis.

But of course, you knew that already, didn't you?

[rhube]

Thank you for giving a more detailed account than is often shared. I didn't know about Hirschfield's non-binary beliefs! That's wonderful! And tragic and angering that so much was lost!

Fuck that anon and fuck JKR.

[assignedmale]

[thevaultofretroscifi]

David Voigt

[qyriad]

[phatfred]

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”

― Edward Abbey

[egelantier]

PSA: Winterfox/Requires Hate/Benjanun Sriduangkaew/Maria Ying

I'm starting to see recs for Benjanun Sriduangkaew crop up in fandom again, so here's your reminder that Benjanun Sriduangkaew, aka Maria Ying, is actually Winterfox/Requires_Hate, a well-known serial harasser, blackmailer and abuser who decided that the best thing to do with her multimillionaire heiress time and money is to do real and lasting harm to many communities and many writers (especially writers of color) that she saw as rivals.

with how fast things move online right now, I imagine she's banking on people just forgetting everything she pulled: please don't! But even if you won't deny her your attention, at least keep yourself safe and remember that her modus operandi used to be either love bombing people until they let slip something she then blackmailed them with, or literally decades of unhinged harassment.

feel free to share.

original sources:

Mixon report: https://feralsapient.com/?p=889

The letter to Apex editors: https://web.archive.org/web/20170216003240/http://awitin.likhain.net/2017/02/a-letter-to-apex-editors-re-the-intersectional-sff-roundtable/

Zen Cho's report (start here of you never heard of any of this): https://web.archive.org/web/20200808225250/https://zencho.org/being-an-itemised-list-of-disagreements/

Rachel Manija Brown's report: https://rachelmanija.dreamwidth.org/1288081.html

[nanshe-of-nina]

Winterfox attempts to spin her behavior now by saying that she wrote negative reviews as Requires Hate. And it's true that she wrote very negative reviews of SFF she didn't like. That in itself would have been fine, if a little tedious. The problem is that she also had the habit of stalking and harassing anyone who disagreed with her opinions.

And what kind of opinions made you worthy of harassment? Well, asking her to tone down personal attacks or liking Bioware games, Tolkien, or the Dresden Files, amongst other things. (She much preferred dark and/or gritty SFF, such as Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, China Miéville, The Witcher, and Warhammer 40k, though she rarely admits to her previous love of grimdark nowadays.)

I've been aware of her since the early 2000s when SFF fandom was mostly on LiveJournal and she's always been smug and catty. Yet, she took a nasty turn into an all-around toxic stalker around 2010 and has mostly stayed that way, despite the fauxpologies since she got published.

[assignedmale]

Announcement!

[conan-doyles-carnations]

‘In 1778, two Irish gentlewomen put on men’s clothing and ran away together.  Lady Eleanor Butler had received several offers of marriage but was determined to share her life with her friend Sarah Ponsonby. […] They spent the rest of their lives in a black and white house called Plas Newydd outside Llangollen, cultivating their garden, improving their minds and filling the house with clocks, cabinets and “whirligigs of every shape and hue”.  [They also had] a little dog called Sapho.’

[blottsandquill]

“Friend”

[lolita-princess]

They literally named their dog Sapho

[marxistbarbie-deactivated202109]

just 18th century gals being pals

[non-norm]

The Ladies of Llangollen

[non-norm]

Went to the house this summer!

[thevaultofretroscifi]

[that-cunning-witch]

"Aphrodite loves terfs" do you really think a goddess of love formed from a literal penis and the mother of Hermaphroditus, an intersex god who was associated with androgyny and feminine men, fucks around with transphobia?

she is a literal trans icon and to deny that will get you smited by all the gods

[whereserpentswalk]

Select your gender affirming care:

middle surgery

wings and/or tentacles

extra eyes and/or arms

cat ears, tail and instincts

tentacles where genitals used to be

smooth skin where genitals used to be

mouth where genitals used to be

second body you also get to control

Incorporeal (digital or phantasmal)

mouth able to open into a mess of many jaws and fangs

entire outer layer of flesh replaced with exoskeleton (mechanical or insectoid)

Become the sentient undead (a false and godless mockery of immortality ^_^)

Voting ended onSep 8, 2023

[assignedmale]

[70sscifiart]

Bruce Pennington’s 1975 cover art for “Imperial Earth,” by Arthur C. Clarke

[buffysummers]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Alphabet ↳ O ✫ Once More, with Feeling

[ashleysjohnson]

40 FICTIONAL FEMALE DYNAMICS 1. Buffy Summers & Willow Rosenburg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

And I just realized that that's what I want to do. Fight evil, help people. I mean, I-I think it's worth doing. And I don't think you do it because you have to. It's a good fight, Buffy, and I want in. I kind of love you.

[dailybuffysummers]

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | 7.10