Just Another Queer Tumblrerer

[assignedmale]

15 July 1944

[rowlfthedog]

[gandalfsbignaturals]

what if instead of paying companies to delete our info off of databases periodically we like. idk. passed a law that said companies couldnt do that anymore. and set up some kind of task force to disband all the companies that do that. thatd be cool

[sakurabraches]

people denying that gelphie's book kiss is strictly romantic are dumb for a lot of reasons. besides the obvious homophobia of "it says these two women kissed but it didn't specify on the lips" that no one would apply if it were two men or a man and a woman, it also ignores what elphaba's saying in that moment. because she's not just saying goodbye to glinda--she's asking her to hold out. elphaba knows she has to leave shiz and glinda behind and she doesn't know if or when she'll be able to go back, but she wants glinda to hold out for her. elphaba is willing to give up everything for the greater good, but she still wants glinda to wait for her and be there for her should she come home. it's incredibly romantic and i don't really think it makes sense for her to request that of someone she just considers friend

[aro-alchemist]

I do just want to point out that 🩷dreamy-sigh-romantic 🩷 and "totally normal casual basic just-friends platonic" are really not the only choices, and as an aromantic person, this kind of attitude does really bother me. One thing I've always really liked about gelphie (admittedly mostly musical, but I think it is also true of the book) is that their relationship is quite vague! They clearly care about each other more than casual friends do, but it's also never defined as explicitly romantic.

Vague and unclear is an option, too! Personally, I kind of feel like Elphaba herself probably didn't really understand her feelings or exactly what she was trying to convey. (Queerplatonic is also an option, but let's be real, that would require way more introspection and understanding of feelings to actually be the intention lol).

This isn't to say it's wrong to see it as romantic, but I feel like the tone of the initial post, saying it's dumb to deny that it's romantic, is what really rubbed me the wrong way. It's fine to see it as romantic, and it's fine to NOT see it as romantic.

[sweatermuppet]

closing statement from an article about being intersex & the possible connection of gender expression and sexuality in intersex individuals, published in The Gay Liberator, 1970s

[tiredyke]

[ID: a picture of an article that says, “Hopefully gay liberation will continue to raise confusing issues until the world at large becomes so confused and befuddled about sex and gender and all that people can finally stop worrying if "it's a boy or a girl" and get around to being free to be and to love people.” /end ID]

[viralfrog]

[thatbroadfromqueens]

Clearly nobody here has played A Link to the Past.

[aro-alchemist]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

A series of short snippets through Elphaba’s life, exploring aromanticism.

I wrote this a little while ago, and wanted to reshare, as it is quite meaningful to me. I so rarely see queerplatonic relationships or feelings explored, so I did it myself.

[thatbroadfromqueens]

Since my last tofu post did so well, I figured I'd share tonight's experiment! This is pressed and drained medium firm tofu browned in a pan with some kind of sauce? Like, I know what's in the sauce. I made it! It's just red lentils cooked in a can of crushed tomatoes and a can of coconut milk and some water and some salt and curry powder. I just don't know the name for that type of sauce. I'd done a similar sauce with no coconut milk last week but that was too acidic for my taste.

Anyway! This came out pretty good! I'd probably add cauliflower if I make this again.

[elierlick]

This is the only known photo of the first trans woman to have her gender legally recognized in Switzerland.

In 1914, Adine T. sent a letter to her local police to grant her a pass to dress as she pleased. She petitioned that "I be granted permission to live as a woman, to wear female clothing and to pursue female occupations, and to be considered a woman before the world in all and every respect, since my emotional feelings are totally feminine and I feel unspeakably unhappy in male clothing."

Her gender was so clear that even the conservative Swiss government had to recognize it. Obtaining permission to live as a woman "is a matter of life and death for me," Adine added.

111 years ago, it was the first pass of its kind in her nation (although not the first in Europe). When interviewed, Adine described herself similarly to other trans lesbians in the 20th century: "a homosexual woman in a male body.” Source: Matthias Ruoss, "Arnold, Arnoldine, Adine."

[thatbroadfromqueens]

We. Have. Always. Been. Here.

[red-garden]

“Do dishes” and “take out trash” both require the use of a spell slot, vs “use phone” is a cantrip, and brother, I am a level one wizard

[inber]

Say you break your ankle. You could know everything there is to know intellectually about the injury. Even with this vast knowledge, you will still experience physical pain.

Now take this logic and apply it to things like ADHD, autism, clinical depression, and other less visible/divergent disabilities. You cannot think your way out of feeling.

That is to say: you are not a bad, lazy, or selfish person for struggling, even if you know why you are struggling.

[thepolymorphexperience]

Genuinely, thank you so much for this.

[scribeherself]

people will say “they’re only friends” and then show me two people who would crawl through broken glass to hear the other laugh once. two people who have memorized each other’s coffee orders, fears, childhood stories, and emergency contacts. two people who would haunt each other’s houses as ghosts. be serious.

[scribeherself]

Just an FYI—the original intention of this post was to challenge the way people say only friends, as though friendship is somehow lesser than other forms of love. As if being deeply known, cherished, and chosen by another person could ever be a small thing. Normalize profound platonic love. Some of the most fulfilling, transformative, and enduring relationships we will ever have are friendships. 🫶🏼

[thatbroadfromqueens]

I posted earlier about how much I dislike how the phrase "more than friends" is used to mean "other than friends." Saying people are "more than friends" should mean the a-laugh-is-worth-a-glass-crawl thing.

Societal structure, including the language we are taught denying us access to the concept of such a relationship, is absolutely used to deny us these loving, intimate relationships. They marginalize the creation of deep profound bonds outside the context of procreation and promote the fragmentation and disordered individualization of society. (Yes, I did just say the society I live in is sick.)

I think the word queerplatonic is really apt. "Love is love" is a rallying cry used by more assimilationist LGBT people for gay marriage but in the context of profound platonic love that phrase feels incredibly revolutionary. Two allo cis straight people loving each other as deeply as any two humans have ever loved without romantic or sexual intention is incredibly queer in a very authentic way.

[shamebats]

Rage towards your parents: Can you have empathy for your parents while reconciling your childhood trauma?

By @ helena.earlss. [Long video: 3 min, 53s.]

[toni-pepperoni-hamboning]

Its so awesome when i find trekkies in the wild randomly. Its seriously one of my favorite things. PLEASE nerd out with me about one of the oldest woke universes known to man. Yes i will definitely geekily giggle about all the under lying political themes that the shows have constantly conquered throughout the years.

[cdr2002]

YES SO SO REAL

[thatbroadfromqueens]

One Halloween season I went to a queer bar in my TOS red skant and saw a science a command TNG couple there. They were amazing people and I think about them all the time.

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[thatbroadfromqueens]

Cigarettes, J.K. Rowling, and asbestos. All horrible for your health. Yes, I am spoiling some punchlines because my heart falls out of my chest any time someone mentions That Transphobe's One Wizarding Franchise and it's not immediately clear they think she's a fascist. But also this video is really cool.

[officerhaughtstuff]

You’ve heard of the Roaring 20s........

now get ready for the Screaming 20s - coming to a decade near you in 2020

[heterokatedison]

is it too early or can we start screaming now

[heterokatedison]

in retrospect perhaps we should have started sooner

[jorolle]

this post is the equivalent of a newspaper from the day of the outbreak being blown past by the wind after you wake up in a post apocalyptic world

[thatbroadfromqueens]

I genuinely for the first time in my life pulled over while driving and just screamed bloody murder because I needed to. My windows were up and I don't think anybody heard me.

It was really cathartic. And I managed to scream with my girlmode voice, which felt really affirming, even if transphobia was among the many things I was screaming about.

Also, safe driving is knowing when not to drive. If you are emotional, pull over if it's safe to do so and there will not be horribly adverse consequences in your life because of the delay.

[hack-from-kirby-64]

You may notice that stoning someone is considered violent, but getting stoned is generally a good time. Similarly, getting your shit rocked is usually bad, but rocking someone’s world is almost always positive. This is because we rocks are very nuanced and complex

[thatbroadfromqueens]

I saw a post somewhere years ago about how we today get the language from centuries ago all wrong and how in a few centuries history buffa will be reading about the era we're in today and confuse "butt dial" and "booty call"