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1400 year old ginkgo tree.

 地點：陝西省西安市古觀音禪寺 

Photography: Han Fei

[blackandwhitecircus]

Everytime I hear the phrase "Great Minds think alike" I am inevitably reminded that the German equivalent is "Zwei Dumme ein Gedanke" (Two Idiots same thought)

[mademoiselleclipon]

Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek / “Better Living With Alpacas”

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okay y’all its pride month, time to expose yourself to what some actual trans/nonbinary bi’s have to say about bisexuality

written essays by @mediumkravitz​​

revisiting “both” definitions of bisexual

why attraction to nonbinary people doesnt make you bi or pan

why the bi in bisexual doesnt mean two genders

why bi and pan are the same

the myth of bisexual/straight passing privilege

the bisexual history they dont want you to know

why bisexuality is not transphobic

on reclaiming “bisexual”

why bisexuality is inherently nonbinary

video essays by @verilybitchie​​    

on “rampant transphobia” in the bisexual community’s history

bi vs pan as labels

why we hate bi women

why we hate bi men

the compet masterdoc and bisexuality + comphet vs compulsory heterosexuality

the history of the word bisexual

the bi-cycle

posts on tumblr by various trans/nb bisexuals

another explanation of why bi and pan are the same

on the dismissal of bisexual suffering in the community

bi/trans solidarity from 1993

statistics on the effects of biphobia

more on bi vs pan as labels, and another and another

on peoples reactions to bi women abused by men

on biphobia and separatist ideologies in wlw communities (i wrote this!)

on “slutty” “bad” bisexual women

scapegoating of bisexual men during the aids epidemic

statistics on sexual violence against bi women

on the reclamation of slurs by bisexuals

the negative perception of femmes as bi women 

on defining bisexuality as “two or more” and another one

on choosing sexuality based on what “feels right”

on how “sexuality isnt a choice” manifests biphobia

why erasure of bi mens struggles is harmful

on bi people “having it easier” than gay people

why myths about bisexuals are dangerous

in general just go through the #bi tag on @bifey​​ and @biexboyfriend​​‘s blogs as well as posts from @mediumkravitz​​ and @verilybitchie​​ whose essays were included above, feel free to add on if you feel you see anything else relevant from trans/nb bisexuals specifically

im not interested in hearing about how you didnt bother reading anything/taking anything in bad faith based on whatever. 

and remember!

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[pnkvmpr-hiatus-deactivated20240]

anyway instead of reblogging a post that uses sources “collected” from a racist cis person reblog this one because it has actual trans bisexuals and bisexuals of color who do their own research lol

[heikala]

Process of Koi and Frog 🍁✨

Music composed by Ryan Camus http://www.ryancamus.com/

[lgbtmazight]

So You Want To Understand Imperialism: an introductory reading list

This is part 1 of my theory recs; rather than dumping hundreds of titles into a Google doc and releasing it into the wild, I figured it would be less overwhelming to break them down by topic. This list is obviously non-exhaustive, and I might add some links to it at a later date, but it contains what I consider fundamental readings. Some books I was initially going to include here I kept for future posts instead, because they cover intersecting topics like settler colonialism or political economy.

You will be able to find all the recs under this tag. Drop me a message if one of the links is broken and I’ll do my best to replace it. Happy learning!

- National Liberation and Neocolonialism 101, selected writings by Lenin, Nkrumah, Amilcar Cabral, Che Guevara, and Bill Fletcher

- Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism — V. I. Lenin + The Internationalist Lenin: Self-determination and anti-colonialism — Vijay Prashad

- Capital, Volume I, Chapter Thirty-One: Genesis of the Industrial Capitalist — Karl Marx

- How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (audiobook also available) — Walter Rodney + The World Turned Upside Down: Rodney’s 1972 masterpiece — Leo Zeilig

- Divided World, Divided Class — Zak Cope

- Neo-Colonialism, The Last Stage of Imperialism — Kwame Nkrumah

- The Wretched of The Earth — Franz Fanon

- Towards the African Revolution — Franz Fanon

- The African Liberation Reader (Vols. 1 - 3)  

- The Open Veins of Latin America — Eduardo Galeano

- Cuba’s achievments and America’s Wars — Fidel Castro

- Killing Hope — William Blum

- The Jakarta Method: Washington’s Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World — Vincent Bevins (no free PDF because it was published this year, but I linked an Amazon alternative for purchase)

- NATO’s Secret Armies: Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe — Daniele Ganser

- The CIA As Organized Crime: How Illegal Operations Corrupt America and the World — Douglas Valentine    

- How to Read Donald Duck — Ariel Dorfman and Armand Mattelart

- Rambo and the Swarthy Hordes — Michael Parenti

- Against Empire — Michael Parenti

- The Face of Imperialism — Michael Parenti

- The Law of Worldwide Value — Samir Amin + Samir Amin at 80: An Introduction and Tribute — John Bellamy Foster

- Discourse on Colonialism — Aimé Césaire

- The Blood Never Dried: A People’s History of the British Empire — John Newsinger

[nicostiel]

#a meow massages the heart

[simena]

Camillo (Millo) Bortoluzzi (detail)

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[jmpillo]

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by mofusand

[booknerdstudies]

july bujo + pink vibes ♡

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09.08.2021 • Monday [9/60 days of productivity]

hello beautiful people! i hope you're doing well <3. today, i studied developmental psychology and learnt about freud & his theories. then did 5 tests and solved around 100 questions, studied 3 different methods english teaching. before going to bed, i'll read an article and my book. ✧✧

9th august - what is your favourite summer ‘beach read’ book?

probably daddy-long-legs by jean webster or aristo & dante discover the secrets of the universe.

and thank you so much for 703 followers!!!! (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。 that's crazy! i'm glad that you think my blog is worth to follow ಥ‿ಥ

[desbianherstory]

south asian lesbian cinema:

I. minor lesbian content/subtext

Umbartha (1982), dir. Jabbar Patel

Mandi (1983), dir. Shyam Benegal

Razia Sultan (1983), Kamal Amrohi

Ustav (1984), dir. Girish Karnad

Khalnayak (1993), dir. Subhash Ghai

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996), dir. Mira Nair

II. lesbian characters/relationships

Fresh Kill (1994), dir. Shu Lea Cheang

Fire (1996), dir. Deepa Mehta

Chutney Popcorn (1999), dir. Nisha Ganatra

Nil Nirjane (2003), dir. Subrata Sen

Sancharram (2004), dir. Ligy J. Pullappally

Nina’s Heavenly Delights (2006), dir. Pratibha Parmar

The World Unseen (2007), dir. Shamim Sarif

I Can’t Think Straight (2008), dir. Shamim Sarif

Soongava: Dance of the Orchids (2011), dir. Subarna Thapa

Qissa (2013), dir. Anup Singh

Mitraa (2014), dir. Ravi Jadhav

Dedh Ishqiya (2014), dir. Abhishek Chaubey

Angry Indian Goddesses (2015), dir. Pan Nalin

Margarita with a Straw (2015), dir. Shonali Bose

Family Album (2015), dir. Mainak Bhaumik

Satyavati (2016), dir. Deepthi Tadanki

Signature Move (2017), dir. Jennifer Reeder

Kattumaram (2018), dir. Swarnavel Eswaran

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019), dir. Shelly Chopra Dhar

Season of Love (2019), dir. Christin Baker

Lihaaf (2019), dir. Rahat Kazmi

Hum Bhi Akele, Tum Bhi Akele (2020), dir. Harish Vyas

Geeli Pucchi (2021), dir. Neeraj Ghaywan

III. lesbian documentaries

Exposure (1990), dir. Michelle Mohabeer

Flesh and Paper (1990), dir. Pratibha Parmar

Khush (1991), dir. Pratibha Parmar

Bolo! Bolo! (1991), dirs. Ian Rashid and Kaspar Saxena

Two/Doh (1996), dir. Michelle Mohabeer

Rewriting the the Script: A Love Letter to Our Families (2001)

For Straights Only (2001), dir. Vismita Gupta-Smith

Many People, Many Desires (2004), dir. T. Jayashree

Brown Like Me (2009)

DESIGIRLS! (2010) dir. Ishita Srivastava

Our Story: Women Who Love Women (2010), dir. Anoma Rajakaruna

I Am (2011), dir. Sonali Gulati

Project Bolo: Indian Lgbt Movement (2011), dir. Sridhar Rangayan

…and the Unclaimed (2013), dir. Debalina Majumder

And You Thought You Knew Me (2013), dir. Pramada Menon

Purple Skies (2014), dir. Sridhar Rangayan

Poshida: Hidden LGBT Pakistan (2015), dir. Faizan Fiaz

Sangini (2016), dir. Nancy Nicol

Ladies and Gentlewomen (2017), Malini Jeevarathnan

Yeh Freedom Life (2018), dir. Priya Sen

Take Me as I Am (2019), dir. Jeremiah Fernandes

Stories of Lesbian Couples From Small Towns and Villages (2019), dir. Vatsala Singh

IV. lesbian short films

Ferdous (1990), dir. Shakila Maan

Lest I Burn (1991), dir. Shani Mootoo

A Paddle and a Compass (1992), dirs. Shani Mootoo and Wendy Oberlander

The Wild Woman in the Woods (1993), dir. Shani Mootoo

Coconut/Cane & Cutlass (1994), dir. Michelle Mohabeer

Two/Doh (1996), dir. Michelle Mohabeer

Her Sweetness Lingers (1994), dir. Shani Mootoo

Guerita & Prietita (1995), dirs. Kathy High and Shani Mootoo

Sum Total (1999), dir. Sonali Gulati

Petals (2001), dir. Suresh Natarajan

Barefeet (2002), dir. Sonali Gulati

Sara (2010)

More Than A Friend (2010), dir. Debalina Majumder

The Queen of My Dreams (2012), dir. Fawzia Mirza and Ryan Logan

The Story of Nilu (2014), dir. Nilu Sherpa

Story Teller: Anuja (2015), dir. Avani Batra

Tremors (2016), dir. Shivangi Mittal

If You Dare Desire (2017), dir. Debalina Majumder

Rainbow In A Brown World (2017), dir. Rhea Dease

Love. No Boundaries: A Film (2017), dir. Monisha Ajgaonkar

Anthadhi (2017)

Devi: Goddess (2017), dir. Karishma Dev Dube

Roohi (2018), dir. Nayan Shah

Ishq, Dosti and All That (2018), dirs. Rituparna Borah, Srishti Lakhera, Bhamati Sivapalan, Ritambhara Mehta

The Booth (2018), dir. Rohin Raveendran

U for Usha (2019), dir. Rohan Kanawade

Long Distance (2019), dir. Anoop Lokkurs

I Know Her (2019), dir. Fawzia Mirza

Sheer Qorma (2020), dir. Faraz Arif Ansari

The Song We Sang (2020), dir. Aarti Neharsh

My Mother’s Girlfriend (2021), dir. Arun Fulara

[vizuart]

Charles Howard Davis - Giverny, Harvest Moon (1880s)

[pochowek]

the legality of parodies is so funny. if you take a bit from someones work without their permission its illegal UNLESS you make fun of them

[yx0dyssey]

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