[thecollectibles]

Art by Drokonov Ilya

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Maggie Vandewalle aka Hijinxed Etc (American, b. Iowa City, IA, USA, based Chattanooga, TN, USA) - Obsession, Drawings: Ink

[crossdreamers]

Indya Moore Is Bringing the Magic of Santa to Transgender Youth and Kids Through the Transanta Campaign

The transgender actor Indya Moore is working hard  to make sure that transgender youth  and kids don’t miss out on enjoying a very merry visit from Santa Claus.

They have launched a social media campaign called TranSanta, which connects people with transgender kids who are homeless, in foster care or don’t otherwise have a means of receiving presidents this holiday season.

“For the holidays, we want to show trans young people that they are loved, supported and have a family around the country and world of people who will care for them,” Moore said in a statement. “We are transing Santa — join us! Transness is so beautiful and we are celebrating our magic.”

Follow Transanta on Instagram, where you will also find info on how to give and how to receive Transanta gifts.

People has more.

Here’s an example of a letter sent to Transanta.

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[thecollectibles]

Art by Tea Me

[leosuncancervenus]

I am full of love and bisexualism and rice

[lgbtcinema]

The moment that baby is born, I’m coming over every day.

Saving Face (2004) dir Alice Wu

[kakumei-no-tomoshibi]

Listen to me, my queer younglings, I don’t usually write in gifsets because it is highly damaging to the aesthetic, but this is a very important PSA. This movie is the sadly ignored, unsung hero of all light lesbian romantic comedies, and if you have not watched it, you should do that right now, at this very moment.

[shamirworm]

not to further damage anyone’s gifset aesthetic, but i also loved this movie & wanna point out why it’s one of the very few Lesbian Movies That Don’t Suck

nobody dies. it’s a low bar, but we all know how often movies and TV shows fail to make it over!

while it does include a coming out story & some related obstacles, that isn’t the entire focus of the film - it’s at least as much about the relationship between the main character and her mother as it is about queer romance, and it’s also very much about the NYC Chinese-American community. it’s not a one-note Gay Story, is what i’m saying. queer people DOING THINGS other than being queer.

it’s WOC-written, directed & starring

it’s really cute and funny

go watch it

[dottiep]

Watch it. It is well-written, well-acted, and well-directed. Even the score is wonderful. I will always pick Saving Face over Imagine Me and You, for example.

Two words: Joan Chen

[morningmightcomebyaccident]

You guys know how much I love Saving Face. But it actually took me listening to Stuff Mom Never Told You’s “Queering Romantic Comedies” episode to realize how deliberately Alice Wu crafted Saving Face to hit upon all the traditional romantic comedy narrative points that the Hays Code prohibited homosexual romances from depicting. Everything right up to and including the grand show of public affection to gain the community’s approval (with the appropriate twist on it).

As the years go by, I grow more amazed by this film and what it did, not less. :)

[beautifulbizarremagazine]

When the weather matches your mood… Gorgeous oil painting by @gank_pansuay !⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #beautifulbizarre #gankpansuay #oilpainting #painting #portraitpainting #figurativepainting #rain #moon #surrealism #goddess #newcontemporaryart #art — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/32cyYKD

[madonnanera]

[luxus-aeterna]

I’ll be home for Christmas... thanks to 2020.

IG: iridessence | artist support | robe by the nylon swish

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[the-bright-path-deactivated2021]

Lesbian!

[faewithoutconsequence]

OP left out the third tweet talking about asexuality haha

Bi asexual 😍😍😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[december-rains]

Lesbian asexual????

[modernsuperhero]

GUYS I LITERALLY HAVE A POSTER OF HER ON MY WALL BECAUSE SHE WAS SUCH A HUGE PART OF MY GAY AWAKENING I FEEL SO VALIDATED RIGHT NOW

[dooflizard]

WE FEEL VALIDATED IN THIS HISTORY TONIGHT

[imfemalewarrior]

Just wanted to share this for my ace lesbian followers! Marilyn Monroe was most probably one of us asexuals, even if she didn't know about/use the terms we use to describe ourselves today. Reading these excerpts is almost the textbook experiences of aces before we find out community.

-FemaleWarrior™

[wahtdahel-blog]

One more young fighter. May God bless these beautiful souls 

[gaylienz]

Autumn Peltier is Anishinaabe-kwe and a member of the Wikwemikong First Nation

[hextechviktor-deactivated202411]

Just to be perfectly fucking crystal clear –

IF DEMOCRATS WIN CONTROL OF THE SENATE, MITCH McCONNELL CANNOT DO THE SAME EGREGIOUSLY EVIL BULLSHIT HE’S BEEN PULLING SINCE FOREVER.

If Democrats win control of the Senate, they can finally push forward a better healthcare plan, among other important pieces of legislation that will guide the United States to a more progressive and equitable future. The GOP is so partisan that they would rather see us lose our healthcare altogether during a global pandemic than allow a Democratic healthcare plan to pass. They proved that in this past year.

Democrats just need 2 more seats to hold the majority with VP Kamala Harris as the tiebreaker. There are 2 seats up for grabs in the run-off election.

You do the math.

Listen, the presidential race would not have been this close if more young voters had voted. If every young person in America had voted, Biden would have likely swept the election. We HAVE that power, Millennials and Gen Z together. But we didn’t use it. Now Georgia is giving some of us a second chance.

Please do not get complacent, even though it looks as though Biden is going to win. The GOP is still that same party full of sycophantic and opportunistic narcissists who old white republicans put in power, even without Trump to bow and kowtow to. They will pull the same shit they always have. So…

VOTE.

Because, as a wise man once said, the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

[thestraggletag]

Fucking ratify the ERA. Flip the senate!!!

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[gypsy-that-i-was]

If you listen, her tapping very much adds to the music.

[lizzy52955]

Love this💗💗💗💗💗

[froggybangbang]

That’s Emma O'Sullivan! She’s a famous tap dancer (all-Ireland champion) and you can see her often if you walk the streets of Galway, dancing in the street!

[sraithpics]

I’d just like to add (for non Irish people especially) that she isn’t actually a tap dancer but a sean nós dancer. Sean nós is a traditional Irish dance (sean nós means “the old way”) but it isn’t the same as the mainstream Irish dance which people would be familiar with. In mainstream Irish dance the dancers have carefully choreographed routines that need to be learned and replicated and keep a rigid upright position at all times. They either wear soft shoes which make no sound or hard shoes which make a tap sound which are worn for different types of dances. People can also usually recognise Irish dance pretty easily at a glance due to the extravagant colourful costumes, white “poodle” socks, white undershorts and heavy wigs and make up that the dancers wear at competitions.

Sean nós is a totally different type of dance separate to this mainstream “Irish dance”. It is a much more loose and free type of dance where the dancers always wear hard shoes since the sound of the feet is very important. There are a few basic moves (the “shuffle, shuffle stamp”, the “heel and toe” and the “slide and shuffle” being the basic foundation steps) but once you have the basics you can combine steps, free style and even make your own steps. You can move your hands and arms to the music unlike in mainstream Irish dance too. Sean nós is often seen as the sexier Irish dance as the dancers are allowed much greater hip and general body movement and can laugh and interact with the audience as they move. There are no particular costume rules for sean nós competitons. Unlike Irish dance, people can really wear whatever but the norm is comfortable and simple dresses or skirts or trouser/top combinations made up from whatever the dancer chooses from their own wardrobes, a huge contrast to the heavy Irish dance costumes and the expense and pageantry associated with them. Part of the appeal of sean nós is that it has not been commercialised and commodified to the degree that Irish dance has and has a much more casual and fun feel to it in contrast to the strict routines and costume norms of Irish dance.

The most skilled sean nós dancers are able to dance a “barrel dance” where they dance at high speed on top of a barrel without knocking it over. It usually takes years to get to this level of skill so people normally start on the ground and then work their way up from a quarter barrel to a half barrel until they can dance on the top of a full one. This is Emma again doing a barrel dance on a half barrel:

Another sean nós dance is Damhsa na Scuibanna “The Brush Dance” where dancers pass a brush between their legs at speed. The still images don’t really do it justice so here’s a clip of three members of the Cunningham family dancers performing it: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX3Z8qG7AKo

It’s important that people call it by its correct name of sean nós or damhsa ar an sean nós rather than just “tap dance” as it’s an important part of our cultural heritage and a type of dance that is barely known about outside of Ireland. Sean nós had almost fallen into total obscurity outside of small pockets of rural Ireland until dancers like  Emma O Sullivan and the Cunningham family dancers repopularised it in the early 2010s through their acclaimed performances and TV appearances as well as their classes for children to keep the tradition going into the next generation. Sean nós is still threatened with falling back into obscurity, if you search online most of the popular videos and photos of it are from about nine years ago during this revival and it’s still largely a rural, West of Ireland phenomenon which even people from within Ireland don’t really know about. Calling it by it’s correct name helps to keep it alive and allows new people to find out about it.

[thenatsdorf]

Unexpected.

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[laufire]

[Spanish transcription: ICE continuará haciendo redadas durante la cuarentena. Aquí hay algunas cosas para recordar:

-No abra la puerta.

-Solicite una orden firmada por un juez, con el nombre y la direccion de quién quiera entrar en esa dirección.

-Ejerza su derecho a llamar a un consulado para obtener un abogado antes de cooperar.

-Permanezca en silencio, no responda a ninguna pregunta y no firme nada.

-ABOLID ICE.]

[English transcription: ICE will continue to do raids during quarantine. So here are some things to remember:

-Don’t open the door.

-Ask for a warrant signed by a judge, with name and address for who they want at that adress.

-Excercise your right to call a consulate to get a lawyer before cooperating.

-Remain silent, don’t answer any questions, and don’t sign anything.

-ABOLISH ICE.]

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Details : Dancing Fairies, 1866, by August Malmström.