Queeraz

The queer social network you've been waiting for. PM for an invite. Uniting LGBTIQ+ people, resources & communities around the world in a central online space. Life, culture, human rights & travel.

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dog teeth #23 - stand up for trans & nonbinary lesbians!

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Preach! 

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Tifa Appreciation Week - Day 5: physical feature

Dear Squeenix:

give Tifa muscles you cowards

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There’s an unreasonable demand for queer/trans people to be very open about our traumas. Early in college, when I was still coming to terms with violence that I experienced, I would be disregarded as “privileged” by the campus activists. This was due to the perceptions of my body alongside my unwillingness to speak about violence I faced. At the time, I wasn’t comfortable being open about trauma. If I stayed silent about it, then people assumed I had a completely easy life. If I was open about it, then I would have been forced to deal with violence that I wasn’t ready to. This is the case for so many queer/trans people, activists, and community members. 

While we should be acknowledging the power we have (e.g. I am white, have class privilege, etc), it’s not enough to simply make these sorts of assumptions from just the perception of our body or even what we’ve told others so far. Everyone has forms of power and everyone has forms of oppression. Just because we aren’t willing to talk about it openly doesn’t make these experiences any less valid. Forcing queer and trans people to be open about our traumas isn’t just anti-queer but also violence within itself. We should make space for people to speak about these experiences while recognizing others aren’t ready to.

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i am the gay

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Queeraz has been 3 years in the making. It’s a central online platform connecting the entire LGBTIQ+ world. Something that started on a holiday, says founder Ineke Hodge, when she was trying to connect to the local queer community and didn't have any way to find them.

“Queeraz was born on a remote tropical island when I was there with my then girlfriend. Everything was kind of straight and after a few days we were desperate for a bit of ‘gay’. I love hanging out with our vibrant community. Everyone is doing amazing and often creative things. So we were wondering: where are the locals, and where are the tourists?” 

“I did some research and I saw that there are quite a few gay websites out there, but they’re generally quite specific. And a lot of them are focused on dating. What I wanted was a queer life and cultural space. Somewhere that would enable me to easily tap into the local vibe of any city around the world.”

What I wanted was a queer life and cultural space

“See, we have artists, performers, events, bloggers, people doing tours in drag, deejays, we have organizations, people doing cooking classes, people with businesses, activists. It is a really rich and diverse community, but unless you know specifically what you’re looking for it is actually really hard to find it.” “So I realized there is no giant aggregator of queer life an culture around the world. And that is what Queeraz is. It’s here to connect LGBTIQ+ people, resources and communities around the world. Most of all Queeraz is a fun place. It’s here to multiply the magic synchronicities of everyday life. And who knows what’s going to happen form every little connection around the globe?”

Queeraz is here to connect LGBTIQ+ people, resources and communities around the world

“Connecting us all has turned out to be quite a big job. It’s been going for three years now. So we are now working with an amazing team of people around the world in Australia, Asia and Europe to bring this great space to our community. And now we need you. We’re looking for founding members to come join us now.”

“In April we open. Then, when you have anything queer, post it in Queeraz. Then there’s one name we all now, and one space we all go whenever we want a little bit of queer. And then I can find people like you wherever I go.”

Queeraz is crowd funding until March 29th and will open up to founding members in April. You can find more information and join on queeraz.com or join us now http://igg.me/atqueeraz.

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Queeraz.com is also hanging out with world famous photographer Erwin Olaf and 12 Amsterdam drag queens. 

Help us crowdfund now here: http://bit.ly/1UafTR8

Only 5$ to become a founding member.

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Queeraz.com is also a place to find fellow travelers from the LGBTIQ+ community. To meet up, to couch surf or just to get information from. 

Help us crowdfund: http://bit.ly/1UafTR8

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Queeraz.com is a platform to connect the queer world and showcase amazing talent. 

Help crowdfund is now for only $5 

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/world-lgbtiq-community-hangout-life-culture/x/10358989#/funders

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Help us to bring you Queeraz! A safe platform for LGBTIQ+ people, culture and travel. Donate only 5$ and be a founding member!

http://bit.ly/1UafTR8

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mhmmm    <3 <3 <3

source: http://www.afropunk.com/photo/jaden-smith

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Stay strong and love yourself. It gets better, I promise.

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Neither // Both by Jess Schultz

Mostly done as an excuse to draw an awesome coat but turned into something else. You are so much more than how others perceive you.

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Myths of Gender in Clothing/Ways to Unlearn the “Shoulds” of Clothing

1. Comfort is everything. Pay attention to what makes you feel comfortable. Look at your wardrobe now. What’s the most comfortable thing you own? Besides my sweatpants (we know how I feel about wearing them in public), I’m most comfortable in my navy blue slacks, a few of my short sleeve button ups, and my California t-shirt. The reason I’m so specific is because there’s a certain way these things fit and in what color/pattern they are that make me feel the most comfortable. It’s more than just fit. For instance, my least favorite pair of pants I own are my cream colored slacks. The fit is pretty similar to my blue ones, however, I feel like they’ll get dirty too easily because they’re so light colored, so I’m often on guard when I wear them. I still love them, and wear them on special occasions, but I generally lean toward my other pair. The same goes for my favorite t-shirt and button ups. It’s a combination of fit and pattern that make me feel good when I wear it. When I shop, I pay extra attention to these characteristics I like in clothes.

2. Patterns/color don’t have gender. Are you a fan of floral and/or pink but are afraid to look too girly? Like plaid but don’t want to look too butch? Get rid of the “buts” of these sentences. If your gut instinct says pastels than embrace pastels! If your gut says plain, simple t-shirts than embrace plain, simple t-shirts. Listen to your inner impulses, and leave preconceived notions behind. There are all sorts of combinations of patterns, color, and types of clothes and they shouldn’t dictate what articles of clothing you should wear.

3. Opposites don’t necessarily attract. Just because you’re attracted to femmes does not mean you have to look butch. Equally, if you like butch it doesn’t mean you have to look femme. I think there is an almost subconscious tendency to lean into a heteronormative style of dress based on who we’re attracted to. Since men typically like girly-girls, lesbians will lean into being more masculine to subtly mimic this representation. And vice versa. I read a great article once about someone who’s dated both ends of the spectrum and how they noticed their own style veering one way or the other as a reaction to who they were with. As with everything else I mentioned, there are grey areas here. People are attracted to people at the end of the day, and you don’t have to look a certain way to attract a certain kind of person. Go back to how my mom told me boys wouldn’t like me if I didn’t dress more feminine. Well, I know now that that isn’t even true. Boys have liked me when I’ve dressed the way I’ve dressed.

Read more in my book The Awkward Lesbian’s Guide to Fashion

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A lesson on how clothing confines in lesbian relationships from the lovely @bbyhoffer