#queer voices

[queerolina-org]

Book Announcement for July's Book Club!

The votes are in, and for July we'll be reading...... 🥁🥁🥁

The Door Into Fire by tumblr's very own @dduane

Herewiss, Prince of the Brightwood, is the only man in centuries to possess the Power of the Flame, but he cannot use or control it, not even to help his dearest friend, Freelorn, the exiled Prince of Arlen. But Herewiss does have a talent for sorcery, and, aided by the enigmatic creature Sunspark, he is able to rout the armies besieging Freelorn. Now Herewiss faces a devastating choice. With or without the Power, he knows his time is running out. Shall he join Freelorn in his fight to regain his kingdom? Or shall he seek out the ancient castle where doors lead to other worlds, worlds Sunspark has hinted at, perhaps even the door that would teach him to control the Power…

Read at your own pace and come join us at Little Blue Bakehouse on July 28th to talk about it! (And don't miss June 30th when we'll be talking about I'll Make a Spectacle of You by Beatrice Winifred Iker)

P.S. I think I saw the ebook is on a mega sale right now for Pride month, so you should definitely jump on that and go buy directly from the author and support her amazing work either way.

[mushroomgrenade]

This is more or less self reflection, comic for myself on why I identify as non-binary . Though I feel like its more of a vent at this point snort. Does anyone else also feel like this lmao or is it just me

[aninamated]

Hey!! Little announcement! I have opened up a casting call for episode 9! There are 6 roles to be filled this time!

Episode 9 features Aquello's family, the king and queen of the sea Tritionius and Adreana, and his little sisters Trinita and Ashelley 🧜‍♂️🧜‍♀️

It also features Aquello's assistant Lori (you may have seen her in art before too!) And there are some voice lines for a classmate of Neil as well, namely Ferdic! (That's right, he's finally getting lines!)

Lori and Ferdic are also both trans btw! 🏳️‍⚧️

So if you are interested or know someone who'd be great for any of the roles, than share this post and check out the link to audition!

[thehermitagepodcast]

The Hermitage Season one. Releasing wherever you get your podcasts, whenever we finish season one (who knows.)

[ellewantsrevenge]

i didn't realize this statement needed to be made but apparently it does

you cannot be queer and pro-cop

you cannot be queer and support white supremacy

you can be gay and do those things. but queer is not simply a sexual orientation or gender identity

queer is a political intersectional identity. if you support political groups (like the cops) or ideologies (like "drug test all SNAP recepients") that harm queer people and other marginalized groups such as Black people, immigrants, poor people, the falsely incarcerated, the hungry, the homeless, etc THEN YOU CANNOT BE QUEER

the first Pride was a revolt against the police who were attacking patrons at Stonewall. we have the right to hold white-washed sanitized pride parades that erase our history because of trans women of color who were sick of having their bars raided and being arrested and threw bricks at cops

show some respect or shut the fuck up

context:

[splteen89]

National Day Of Reading

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's Welcoming Schools National Day of Reading is an annual event celebrating literature that support transgender and non-binary youth.

Reading stories opens a window into the lives of people in our communities while also reflecting the lived experiences of many readers. We hope that reading stories like these inspires caring community members to join together to advocate for the rights of transgender and non-binary youth and ensure that every person has the support they need to thrive and be their whole self.

Fiction

Bianca Torre is Afraid to Everything / Justine Pucella Winans

The Sunbearer Trials / Aiden Thomas

In Case You Read This / Edward Underhill

Ander & Santi Were Here / Jonny Garza Villa

The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester / Maya MacGregor

The Spirit Bares It's Teeth / Andrew Joseph White

Graphic Novel

Girlmode / Magdalene Visaggio

Strange Bedfellows / Ariel Slamet Ries

Homebody / Theo Parish

The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir In Pictures / ND Stevenson

Trans History from Ancient Times to the Present Day / Alex L. Combs & Andrew Eakett

I Shall Never Fall in Love / Hari Conner

[ruairidhohboy]

This obnoxiously repeatative post brought to you by PRIDE MONTH! YES, PRIDE MONTH!

In case I hadn't mentioned lately, I am the pansexual transsexual menace.

Support Queer Art and Queer Voices: Buy My Queer Fantasy Novel!

Have you been thinking about SM Jackram's Last Stand since 2007? Read My Book!

Did you see the brave men and women of Stargate: SG1 and think "Hmmm, could use less Don't Ask Don’t Tell...."? I didn't think "openly transgender military leaders" would be such a large part of the "fantasy" in this "science-fantasy" universe when I started writing it in 2011, but here we are in 2026 with a transgender service ban, so if you want to read about a competent trans daddy in position of authority trying his best to protect his queer children within a military state, BUY MY BOOK!

Do you want to read about a tired bilingual Enby and their struggles with the gendered nature of the French language? Oddly enough my book has a little of that also!

Does a Happily-Ever-For-Now ending including platonic life-partners deliberately co-parenting a disabled child in an extremely lavender marriage sound like your kind of character drama? PLEASE GUYS BUY MY BOOK.

(:

Buy my book.

Go buy my book for pride month.

Be gay, read gay books

And please, finally, reblog to get the word out and help my work find new readers this month!

[saphicangel]

Casting a cis girl as a trans boy in The Last of Us series is more than sloppy. The character’s identity is central to his story, and he faces real, personal struggles, yet the role was given to someone who hasn’t lived that experience. This decision overlooks the realities the character represents and denies opportunities to actors who could bring authenticity to the role. If representation truly matters, it starts with giving these stories to people who can embody them.