Never Easy, But Easier.

"Over time, it got easier. Never easy, but easier."

[haomnyangz]

fave shadowhunters eps since i rewatched in our year 2022 [5/?]: (3.20) city of glass

[alecblushed]

some of my fav cast tweets from 2.11    [all episodes]

bonus:

[alberto-rosende]

Simon Lewis in “How Are Thou Fallen”

[ashstfu]

it’s so crazy having a follower base on tumblr knowing full well it’s not based on selfies or anything like people are here for your crazy twisted mind. i feel like nietzsche

[knightofsteles]

I’ve always dreamed of meeting someone like you.

Alec Lightwood in Synthwave Sunset Colour Palette

[liliana-fp]

[glowcowboy]

does anyone wanna hold hands until we feel a little braver

[its-your-mind]

the reblog map is all of us holding hands btw

[beautifulterriblequeen]

We are each other's night sky. No one is alone here.

[dear-ao3]

night sky continues to get brighter. theres always people here for you

[shinigami-social]

Made a painting of all of us “Holding Hands” <3

[meliorn]

you and me, we always seem to find our way back to each other. (insp.)

[berebone]

Lydia + Hair Porn

[briolarson]

There’s nothing a shadowhunter can’t do in heels

[psmith73]

Grammar Kings + Thirst Tweets

[productofaritual]

Love character relationships that can only be described as "whatever the fuck these two have going on"

[sua-sponte-deactivated20200331]

I’m watching that documentary “Before Stonewall” about gay history pre-1969, and uncovered something which I think is interesting.

The documentary includes a brief clip of a 1954 televised newscast about the rise of homosexuality. The host of the program interviewed psychologists, a police officer, and one “known homosexual”. The “known homosexual” is 22 years old. He identifies himself as Curtis White, which is a pseudonym; his name is actually Dale Olson.

So I tracked down the newscast. According to what I can find, Dale Olson may have been the first gay man to appear openly on television and defend his sexual orientation. He explains that there’s nothing wrong with him mentally and he’s never been arrested. When asked whether he’d take a cure if it existed, he says no. When asked whether his family knows he’s gay, he says that they didn’t up until tonight, but he guesses they’re going to find out, and he’ll probably be fired from his job as well. So of course the host is like …why are you doing this interview then? and Dale Olson, cool as cucumber pie, says “I think that this way I can be a little useful to someone besides myself.”

1954. 22 years old. Balls of pure titanium.

Despite the pseudonym, Dale’s boss did indeed recognize him from the TV program, and he was promptly fired the next day. He wrote into ONE magazine six months later to reassure readers that he had gotten a new job at a higher salary.

Curious about what became of him, I looked into his life a little further. It turns out that he ultimately became a very successful publicity agent. He promoted the Rocky movies and Superman. Not only that, but get this: Dale represented Rock Hudson, and he was the person who convinced him to disclose that he had AIDS! He wrote the statement Rock read. And as we know, Rock Hudson’s disclosure had a very significant effect on the national conversation about AIDS in the U.S.

It appears that no one has made the connection between Dale Olson the publicity agent instrumental in the AIDS debate and Dale Olson the 22-year-old first openly gay man on TV. So I thought I’d make it. For Pride month, an unsung gay hero.

[is-the-post-reliable]

RATING: RELIABLE

you can listen to the clip of the 1954 interview here and find him on wikipedia here

[orisnitsa]

[meliorn]

✩ shadowhunters rainbow meme ✩ ↳ alec + yellow (requested by @autisticsfinn, @hufflebee)

[barbiekens]

I call upon the power of the pentagram. Azazel, I summon thee.

[lttlewing]

alec lightwood in every episode — blood calls to blood

❝ but the high road’s not gonna look so great when you’re running for your life from a pack of demons with no shadowhunter powers to protect you. ❞