Queer Global

Arts, entertainment, politics, sex, love, blues, rythm,  rock & roll thru the eyes of an undercover brother of color in Brooklyn. Trans/poly/pan/queer & petty as fuck untill everyone is equal. This is a place for people to come together and learn about each other, not tear each other apart. I believe in IDIC:  Infinite diversity in infinite combinations.  

[ashleysjohnson]

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013-2020)

[queerglobal]

Feeling an extreme sense of withdrawal already, knowing the ride is over.  Like Sense8  This show provided a platform for a REAL attempt at representation. Class, gender, sex, abilities and mental health. They weren’t perfect (more disability and indigenous representation) but they by far out paced other shows.  

Ming-Na as the Calvary is something I will really miss and I hold my breath that a spin-off  light Agent Carter might come out in the future.  

[tyleroakley]

via “Holiday Mrs. Claus Drag Transformation (ft. Trixie Mattel)”

[elletao]

Saving Face (2004) dir. Alice Wu

[whitepeopletwitter]

[superheroesincolor]

Character Design by  oberons_ghost

“Someone asked me “ Do you ever draw white people?” I replied NOPE!From a young age I noticed the lack of Black in anime and gaming. Now that I have the ability, I draw myself in ALL the rolls I wish I saw someone Black in when I was younger. “ -  @oberons_ghost

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[transmlmz]

[winter-wise]

love reading about women in history like “unfortunately, she never found a husband :( she attended university in spite of her parents’ wishes. she and her closest female friend, Elizabeth, with whom she shared a bed, lived together in a cottage for forty years with their pet cat. they liked to collect clocks.”

[rojo-todd]

Back @ it (he/him)

[dawngranger]

PRIDE (2014) dir. Matthew Warchus

[diaryofanangryasianguy]

01/30/20

'Hurry to get your entries in' for Yorkshire Asian Young Achievers Awards

The Yorkshire Asian Young Achievers Awards – known as The YAYAs – is open to any young person aged 16-30, of South Asian heritage (Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, etc) who was born in, or lives and works in, Yorkshire.

The awards are aimed at those socially-mobile young achievers who have overcome deprivation and disadvantage or have broken through traditional barriers to progress and have the potential to inspire others to follow them. The closing date for entries is Wednesday, February 5, and organisers are urging would-be entrants to complete the online nomination form – which can be found at theyayas.org.uk – as soon as possible.

[movingscastles-deactivated20210]

Urias in #ConviverTransforma - Respeita Meu Nome for National Trans Visibility Day (January 29th) (en. #CoexistingTransforms - Respect My Name)

[diversereadingchallenge]

Prompt 42 Rec List

Here are some recs for prompt 42 of the Diverse Reading Challenge 2020. Full prompt list is here. 

42. A book with a rainbow on the cover

Note: I have not personally read the following books, but they are on my to read list. 

Noteworthy - Riley Redgate

A YA novel, it follows a teen girl who after hearing that a spot has opened in a prestigious all male a cappella group, decides to dress in drag to try out. 

The Lost Coast - Amy Rose Capetta

A YA fantasy novel, it follows a teen girl who after moving across the country, becomes friends with a group of witches, and they want her help to find a member who went missing. 

The Travelers - Regina Porter

A novel, it follows the lives of two separate families as they are joined in the marriage of their children. 

Disoriental - Negar Djavadi

A novel, it follows a woman who fled Iran as a child with her family, looking back on her past and her ancestors. 

Dead Astronauts - Jeff Vandermeer

A sci-fi novel, it takes place in a city with no name, in the shadow of an all-powerful company, where people converge in order to save the earth. 

If you would like to join the Diverse Reading Challenge 2020, please follow the tumblr! Spread the word! Submit recs of diverse books you love!

[profeminist]

https://twitter.com/therealjomartin/status/1221547289417801729

Doctor Who Casts Jo Martin as the First Black Doctor in Show’s 56-Year History

[thegayfleet]

You’ve shown me how to feel love. I don’t ever want to be without that feeling.

[diaryofanangryasianguy]

01/22/20

An Arabic ‘Sesame Street’ aims to help Syrian children

Sesame Workshop — the nonprofit, educational organization behind Sesame Street — has launched a new, locally produced Arabic TV program for the hundreds of thousands of children dealing with displacement in Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon.

Called Ahlan Simsim, which means “Welcome Sesame” in Arabic, the show will feature Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Grover, as well as two brand new Muppets — the boy monster Jad, who had to leave his home, and Basma, a purple girl monster who befriends the young stranger. An adorable goat named Ma’zooza adds comic relief.

[superheroesincolor]

Bitter Root #8 (2020)  //  Imagine Comics

Cover variant by  @chrisvisi0ns

Story: Chuck M. Brown, David Walker, art: Sanford Greene

Get more of their comics here

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[thetrevorproject]

Opinion | South Dakota law defies science — and puts transgender youth lives at risk

It is outrageous to force a doctor to risk losing their license — or their freedom — for following professional best practices.

“despite what one might be led to believe by extremist politicians, the primary “intervention” for transgender children involves social transitioning. No 7-year-old is offered hormones, puberty blockers, or surgery” our Medical Director Alexis Chavez 👏

If you or anyone you know needs support, we’re here for you 24/7 at 866.488.7386 or text/chat: thetrevorproject.org/help 📲

[allthecanadianpolitics]

A Quebec City sex worker is dead because a federal parole board allowed a femicidal maniac to pay for sex as a “risk management strategy.”

Last week, Marylène Lévesque, a 22-year-old sex worker employed by a Quebec City massage parlour, was murdered by 51-year-old Eustachio Gallese. Lévesque agreed to meet with the man at a hotel in the city’s Ste-Foy district, but never made it home. Gallese later surrendered to local police and told them to retrieve her body from his hotel room.

The death of a young woman is horrific enough. But the details that would soon surface would make many of us question the inner failings of our justice system and a world that continues to treat sex workers as dispensable.

In 2006, Gallese was sentenced to life in prison for the brutal death of his girlfriend, with no possibility of parole for 15 years. Thirty-two-year-old Chantale Deschenes had been savagely beaten to death with a hammer and repeatedly stabbed. Gallese then took the time to scribble vile insults about her on the bedroom wall before turning himself in to police. This wasn’t a one-time offence. He already had a history of conjugal violence with a previous partner in 1997.

Even though the Parole Board initially found that he posed “a high risk of violence,” they later inexplicably changed that to a “moderate risk” and nine years later Gallese won conditional release to a halfway house. He had been out on day parole since March of 2019. While out, he was apparently allowed to see sex workers “in order to address [his] sexual needs.”

Continue Reading.

Tagging: @abpoli @politicsofcanada

[hundondestiny]

Very important quote from in the article:

When the Parole Board decided to allow Gallese to see sex workers as a halfway solution to his needs being met and his anger defused, they consciously or unconsciously took the decision to treat sex workers as less than human. They didn’t consider sex workers as part of the public they aimed to protect. Instead, they treated them as possible collateral damage, as the frontline to probable violence. It was an experiment they were willing to undertake with the bodies and lives of sex workers.

They knowingly gambled with these women’s safety as a way to provide a convicted violent killer with a human outlet. Even if the risk of violence was “moderate,” it wouldn’t be faced by the general public. After all, sex workers sign away their rights to safety and dignity when they start working in this field, right?

By treating sex workers as a non-consenting panacea for misogyny and violent tendencies, the parole board placed this young woman in a position where she was unknowingly providing services to a violent man who felt entitled to her, her body and, eventually, her life.