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1/2 of twodeadqueers ✨💀✨ blog is nsfw & 18+ avatar by the brilliant @kmclaude

[kradeelav]

things I would do if you're a nsfw/kink creative now because I've been eerily prescient about every single wave:

a) get a personal site with your own domain you own. now. not a carrd or third party squarespace. not next week. now. get it online with ugly-ass html but get your links there.

b) if you have the money: join one or multiple of eff.org / cbldf.org / freespeechcoalition.com

partly because they're actively fighting this, partly because they have members-only Lawyers You Might Need. Hint. Hint. Canary.

c) Write Down Those Lawyer Contact Numbers in meatspace. phone number of a real human being especially on paper, On You.

I have been in contact with lawyers for a few months now as my doujin circle knows. this should be telling you Many Things.

d) www.ecrater.com is where i'm going to be tentatively testing a shop because i like the fact you can *not* have payment processes and order digital/physical products via purely mail order.

(... be prepared for this to fall through too in the next 1-6 months.)

e) friends and followers of nsfw artists who earn most of their income through it: now's the time to support them. they're going to need the grace and financial flexibility especially mental health wise. domain/shop transfer/refund/therapy bills ain't free.

check in on them, and often.

f) get a VPN, use it daily to acclimatize, have them on your hard drive, several VPN's preferable. this is for the age verification laws coming. Start reading up on secure, privacy-focused infrastructure (prioritize email > website > shop in that order).

eff.org has a *ton* of resources.

g) prepare for discord and tumblr to be hit in the next wave. have alternatives *and actively start using them* if they're mission critical platforms for you.

I've played with matrix though I quite fancy IRC. if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I say these things not to fearmonger but to give yourself the maximum amount of time to prepare. the pendulum *will* swing back. it did with the 80's moral panic. it will for this too.

you just have to outlast the bastards.

[kradeelav]

Again, I know it's been extremely rough on this corner of the internet, but please consider taking at least one or two concrete actions a day to protect yourself.

Instead of my previous "I'll do some of these in six months" timeframe, I'm now approaching these with a "with a budget of XUSD, inside of two weeks, with a threat model of Y" urgent mentality.

Take that as you will.

[newvegascowboy]

Nobody is required to look respectfully at any of my ocs ever. Disrespect them. Ceaseless watcher cast your gaze upon this wretched thing etc etc etc

[kmclaude]

Self-portrait gel plate printed with acrylic paints and metallic paint pen from a photograph.

Done as part of a test print for a larger in progress work; however, given it is still TDOV it felt apt to share, especially as one whose experiences is highly conditional on what is visible vs. invisible.

[paranoidgemsbok]

me talking about horror to normal people: its not torture porn, horror is an incredible medium to explore personal complex emotions and the genre at large can really speak to a society's unspoken fears at a given time in history

me talking about horror to my pervert friends: ranking saw traps by how horny they are

[johnnyfoursandco]

It is truly fascinating to go and make ocs because at first! The sillies! Then suddenly, you are struck by over two hundred pounds of crushing realization as it clicks into place what exact portion of your soul you just made into a little homunculs.

[johnnyfoursandco]

[caracuuw]

Daily affirmations:

-I can make my OC a worse person

-I can make my OC more miserable

-I can make my OC more repressed

-I can give my OC more issues

-I can make my OC more self loathing

-I can give my OC new fears and insecurities

[kmclaude]

doodled a self portrait before the sleepy time tea hits

never have been able to get my own damn face right

[dottysdokis]

welcome to the Murdersex zine, a zine celebrating all things sex and murder. but um. we don't want to romanticize it or anything so don't make your submissions too murdersexy. we will do extensive background checks on all applicants and if we decide a past work of yours has too much sexy murder we'll have to remove you, sorry. we have limits, you know, we want a tasteful gory spread you could put on your coffee table, and having the Wrong people in it would kill the vibe (and we condemn all killing! wholeheartedly!)

[dottysdokis]

i love how this post picks up whenever something like this happens again

[what-even-is-thiss]

I'm volunteering for a literary journal right now and there's two things I think you all should know.

1. Most people that submit to literary journals are cis white men. We know this because our journal has an anonymous survey about demographics for people that submit.

2. Most things that get submitted to the creative non fiction section are on the level of middle school "What I did over the summer" essays.

I cannot see the demographics of the people whose essays I'm reading, but guys, if you are wondering if you should submit your work to a literary journal or not, I promise you that just in terms of statistics there are a lot of mediocre cis white men and people in general confidently submitting weird crap that isn't literature to literature magazines. Do it. Submit your work. Please. If you want there to be more diversity in literature, be the diversity. Do it. Do it do it do it.

[what-even-is-thiss]

In general literary magazines want to include more diversity, but if poc, queer people, disabled people, etc. don't submit their work then they aren't gonna get more diverse because we just won't have the material necessary to get more diverse. Submit your work. Do it. Do it. Do it do it do it.

[what-even-is-thiss]

Here's a list of university run literary journals. Do it. Get published.

[what-even-is-thiss]

[wilthered-dreams]

Many indie lit mags also welcome works from BIPOC and LGBTQIA creatives because the editorial staff themselves are in that demographic. Quarantine brought on the start of the SO many indie lit mags - it’s almost a golden age. Don’t be afraid to submit — there will always be so many niches and aesthetics that one will bound to be the one that fits your style. 

There is so much work from marginalized narratives in litmags these days — people lament there is no representation in media, but that disregards the progress and diversity of the works of editors and writers who help make these litmags possible. 

There is representation, and it is flourishing. They are waiting to be read. 

The Lumiere Review compiles a list of submission opportunities every month, and it are always very useful: 

https://lumierereview.com/sub-sep-oct-2021

List of Litmags that Specifically Look for Work from Marginalized Creators or is Run by Marginalized Creators:

Warning Lines: https://warninglines.com/

With Confetti: https://with-confetti.com/

Giving Room Magazine: http://www.givingroommag.com/

The Bitchin’ Kitsch: https://www.talbot-heindl.com/

Tealight Press: https://www.tealightpress.com/

Tipping the Scales: https://www.tippingthescalesjournal.co.uk/

The Winnow Magazine: https://www.thewinnowmagazine.com/

perhappened: https://www.perhappened.com/

AZE Journal: https://azejournal.com/

Honeyfire Lit: https://honeyfirelit.com/

and so much more!!

(And even if some litmags’ mission statement isn’t specifically for marginalized creators, they will always welcome these narratives.)

So please, please submit!

[what-even-is-thiss]

Independent magazines are great too! I’m more familiar with the university journal scene so I appreciate this addition.

[martabat]

hello, this is a list of asian literary journals!! it emphasizes south-east asian journals, but there’s a few from other regions as well

[worstgirleva]

my opinion on the current porn ban is that it benefits the state to have its people filled with shame. they want you to be ashamed of yourself and they want you to hurt others who aren't ashamed of themselves. these changes will not benefit the marginalized

[worstgirleva]

this is not being done to prevent pedophilia. the president of the united states is a pedophile and no one in power has a problem with that

[kmclaude]

posting this (censored) panel of annemarie on its own because it captures the *exact* mix of petulant little girl and stringy-haired horror that she is

[cryptdwelling]

[kmclaude]

If you have heard about the issue with itch, steam, and payment processors and want to do something, now you can!

Strip for Stripe Part 3! Share your experience/proof of contacting a payment processor in reblogs or replies to earn points. Any overages count towards the next goal. I've upped the points to get full frontal, but y'all can do it!!! And there's still that dress to be rid of... ;)

Scripts at https://yellat.money and stop-paypros.neocities.org

[kmclaude]

Joining the stripping meme on the side of incest

If you have heard about the issue with itch, steam, and payment processors and want to do something, now you can!

Comment or reblog with your experience with or proof of contacting a payment processor! Each contact earns points, and they must be contact you made in the next 48 hours to count!

Check https://yellat.money for numbers, information, and scripts! You can also check out stop-paypros.neocities.org as well.

Also! There's currently a letter writing campaign. Info here:

Dieselbrain (@dieselbrain.bsky.social)

#SaveSpeech its been a week, and while we cannot let up pressure on making phone calls, we need to start applying pressure elsewhere now as

[kmclaude]

Overwhelmed? Scared to make a website? Feel the pressure to do it NOW but also do it RIGHT? Don't panic!

I've made a super simple guide on domains, hosting, and even how to make a simple website landing page.

https://marquisdeclaude.com/buildasite/

[kmclaude]

Overwhelmed? Scared to make a website? Feel the pressure to do it NOW but also do it RIGHT? Don't panic!

I've made a super simple guide on domains, hosting, and even how to make a simple website landing page.

https://marquisdeclaude.com/buildasite/

[passion-of-l0vers]

could you maybe possibly kindly shut tf up about the word fetish for a minute

no.

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