Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-was-reading-on-this-day-over-the-last-ten-years/
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Rated The Skinny 3/10
I was glad that at least one character acknowledged that what happened to Sebastian (Blake Young-Fountain) was, in fact, a rape. I even found the PSA moments a tad endearing (if a little lengthy), but it is hard to square this film with the likes of <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/pariah/"><i>Pariah</i></a>, a far better film (certainly in terms of cinematography) that also deals with sexual awakenings and "firsts" and one that treats its lesbian characters with respect, even reverence--one that precedes <i>The Skinny</i> by a year. Make no mistake this film is a much-needed depiction of black queer vibrancy and normality, but it can't help but be myopic, focusing as it does on the lives of the relatively class advantaged. If there is a commentary on this that the film offers, it does so almost as a throwaway, when we finally come to understand some of the background of the character Kyle (Dustin Ross). Of course it's through dialogue, and of course it's mostly a response (or justification) for why Jussie Smollett's Magnus cheats, but it is there if you squint at high noon. Smollett is very clearly the lead throughout the film though the structure isn't one that really allows him to shine, vacillating as it does between its cast of characters and their relationships. He is assisted in small part through this dilemma by the charismatic Joey (Jeffery Bowyer-Chapman) and the accented earnestness of Langston (Shanika Warren-Markland), but the smaller, quieter film focused just on <i>his</i> journey through pain would perhaps have been more resonant, more effective, and more interesting. I don't think it can or should be ignored that <i>The Skinny</i> catalyzed a resurgent interest in queer Black narratives and engendered dozens of webseries, but for all of its charms--an ensemble featuring Wilson Cruz and Seth Gilliam, and its tastefully lit and composed sex scenes--it is thin on ideas, its dialogue bloated. The understated growl of Savannah (Jennia Fredrique) is refreshing, but even she seems brought in so that everyone has something (or someone) to do. <i>The Skinny</i>'s appeal has made it possible for shows like <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3228904/"><i>Empire</i></a> to exist and for openly queer black men to be cast in <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/alien-covenant/">Serious Science Fiction</a>, but its handling of character is intractably poor. I want my Black queer cinema to have deep and robust feeling; Patrik Ian-Polk's <i>The Skinny</i> offers only a thin gruel of unearned lessons.
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A Review of Love After the End: https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-love-after-the-end/
In the latest episode of Talking Tudors, Natalie Grueninger speaks with Dr Ashley Douglas about her new book, With My Own Hand: The Secret Life of Marie Maitland, Scotland's Sixteenth-Century Sappho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgC3ivcGoOw
#Scottish #literature #poetry #16thcentury #EarlyModern #LGBTQ #LGBTQhistory #QueerHistory
ACLU sues Penn State Health over canceled gender-affirming care procedure
NEW: Missouri's Amendment 3 would restore an abortion ban with limited exceptions, but its advertising is focused on a different provision: banning gender transition care for minors.
Campaign messaging never explicitly states the amendment would repeal the constitutional right to abortion voters approved only two years ago.
https://www.propublica.org/article/missouri-abortion-gender-transition-minors-amendment-3?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Missouri #GOP #Republican #LGBTQ #Abortion #Women #Health #USPolitics
🚨🚨PLEASE HELP MY FRIEND 🚨🚨
Rain is a trans enby disabled artist stuck on their father's boat w/ abusive family members! After leaving previous residence they were unable to recover $1250 deposit, and their father has broken his promise to cover it! Raising funds to recoup, and escape to where their partner is!
#MutualAid #EmergencyCrowdFund #TransCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund #ShowUpForWishes #poverty #LGBTQ 💕💸🏳️⚧️
@mutualaid @mutualaid@ovo.st @MutualAidNet @posts @mutualaid@kolektiva.social @mutual_aid @mutual_aid@starflower.space
UK: Lambeth Council has signalled it will resist new guidance on access to single-sex spaces, over fears that it risked “leaving trans people open to discrimination”.
https://love.lambeth.gov.uk/lambeth-to-challenge-new-discriminatory-guidelines-on-single-sex-spaces/
These are the dilapidated tents of Gaza’s residents 🏚️💔, sweltering ovens in this intense heat 🥵☀️ and without electricity ⚡️❌ or clean water 💧❌. We just want to live with dignity 🙏❤️.
https://chuffed.org/project/189777-help-hanans-four-children-survive
#mutualaid #MutualAidSavesLives #MutualAidRequest #helpfolkslive2026 #disabled #spoonie #lgbtq #kofi #crowdfunding #gofundme #directaid #queer #diabetic #poverty @mutualaid @mutualaid@ovo.st
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Hey #Manchester queers! After #ManchesterPride went all corporate and bankrupted itself, this year we have Manchester Village Pride, organised by a new nonprofit promising to bring #Pride back to the community.
Weekend tickets are much more affordable, but they also go up at the end of the month, so grab them while it's still July from https://www.skiddle.com/festivals/manchester-village-pride/#tickets
Congratulations to Douglas Stuart, whose latest novel JOHN OF JOHN has been longlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize.
“This excavation of family, violence and shame is woven through with beautiful imagistic detail, and – unexpectedly – shades of hope. We loved the rich, textural detail of the story”
https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/john-of-john
#Scottish #literature #novel #BookerPrize #Hebrides #LGBTQ #LGBTQfiction
September MA Request for necessities & Ongoing Laptop Fundraiser ❣
- Laptop: $25/$400 - please put "laptop" in note!
- September: $100/$550
Please read the flyers below for more detailed info! I truly appreciate any help. Even a few dollars makes a big impact.
Thank you!
Tags:
#mutualaid #directaid #disabled #artist #queer #lgbtq #poverty @mutualaid @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @disabledvoices @lgbtq @lgbtq@newsmast.community @creativearts @povertyandinequality #spoonie #chronicpain #chronicillness #catmom @spoonie @queer
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What does “respect” mean to you?
What does it look like in action?
Glasgow Theatre Seminar: Queer Plays Volume One – An Anthology of Scottish LGBTQ+ Drama
6 October, University of Glasgow & online: free
𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘖𝘯𝘦 – 𝘈𝘯 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘓𝘎𝘉𝘛𝘘+ 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢 spans 50 years of queer theatre in Scotland. Celebrate the book’s launch & hear from its contributors about the history, present & futures of LGBTQ+ drama in Scotland
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
https://www.gla.ac.uk/events/listings/index.html/event/14845
#Scottish #literature #theatre #drama #plays #queer #queerliterature #LGBTQ #LGBTQdrama
Russian LGBTQ+ journalists forced into exile when their site got labeled an “extremist organization”
RE: https://mastodon.social/@sparkshocker/116971707442876092
$10 has come in! Thank you to the anonymous person who chipped in! Still a long way to go, though; can we get some matches for the $10? They'll add up fast!
https://www.paypal.me/LuneFae
https://gofund.me/1739932e6
https://www.paypal.me/SparkShocker
#MutualAid #EmergencyCrowdFund #TransCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund #ShowUpForWishes #poverty #LGBTQ #helpneededurgent #MutualAidSavesLives 💕💸🏳️⚧️♿‼️🚨
@mutualaid @mutualaid@ovo.st @MutualAidNet @posts @mutualaid@kolektiva.social @mutual_aid @mutual_aid@starflower.space @mutualaid@a.gup.pe @mutual_aid@gup.pe
🚨PLEASE HELP MY FRIEND 🚨
Rain is a trans enby disabled artist stuck in a bad situation w/ abusive family members! $1250 deposit they couldn't recover and their father promised to cover has been reneged on multiple times! Help needed raising funds to escape!
https://www.paypal.me/LuneFae
https://cash.app/$RainLune93
https://gofund.me/1f1916c55
#MutualAid #TransCrowdFund #EmergencyCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund #ShowUpForWishes #poverty #LGBTQ 💕💸🏳️⚧️
@mutualaid @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @posts @MutualAidNet @mutualaid@kolektiva.social
RE: https://mastodon.social/@sparkshocker/117006006207558698
There are now bills coming up that Rain needs help with! ~$100 needed to cover bills! Please, spare what you're able and help keep Rain afloat!
www.paypal.me/LuneFae
https://cash.app/$RainLune93
https://gofund.me/1f1916c55
#MutualAid #TransCrowdFund #EmergencyCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund #ShowUpForWishes #poverty #LGBTQ #helpneededurgent #MutualAidSavesLives #DirectAid 💕💸🏳️⚧️ ♿🚨‼️
@mutualaid @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @posts @MutualAidNet @mutualaid@kolektiva.social @mutualaid@a.gup.pe @mutual_aid @mutual_aid@gup.pe @mutual_aid@starflower.space
💫 August Survival MA Request 💫
$550 needed to cover: 2 co pays, food, meds, phone bill, transport and hygiene.
UPCOMING:
$45/$85 - JULY food due 7/28
$0/$200 - AUG meds due 8/3
Thank you, anything helps. 💕
#mutualaid #MutualAidSavesLives #MutualAidRequest #maboost #helpfolkslive2026 #disabled #spoonie #chronicillness #chronicpain #disabledartist #leftist #lesbian #lgbtq #kofi #crowdfunding #gofundme #directaid #queer #diabetic #poverty @mutualaid @mutualaid@ovo.st @disabledvoices @disability @lgbtq
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Stressed? Feeling overwhelmed? Why not give your frazzled nerves a warm, literary hug and melt your worries away for a while? This week’s Butch/Femme Fiction Therapy Thursday theme: Love At First Sight.
#loveatfirstsight #therapythursday #butchfemme #lesfic #sapphicbooks #bookstodon #writingcommunity #butchfemme #lesbian #lgbtq #lgbtqia
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Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding #Trans Troops’ Fate
The #Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out #transgender #service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.
#law #military #Trump #Hegseth #bigotry #ignorance #hate #LGBTQ+ #TransRights #HumanRights #CivilRights
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/transgender-troops-ban.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2lA.Tz8d.A1VrNAH4pbXw&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Julia Curlee briefed presidents and became the White House’s senior career intelligence official. Then a far-right campaign targeted her for being transgender.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/julia-curlee-transgender-cia-briefer?1
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Right. Introduction post.
It’s a little complicated (and probably too long and too much).
I’ve been lieven for a few years now but it’s not my actual name. My real name is that rare I can find only about 5 people with the same name in the world (but none with the same spelling). Seemingly I’m the only one in Europe, at least in modern times.
That’s what happens when you choose your name with care and take a few years to find it. My previous name was also rare though shared with a famous cartoon (not intentional). There’s a story why that name became history too. Maybe one day I’ll share.
The name originally given to me came alongside a traumatising religious event by the two people who ended up abusing me until I was removed from the home at 13 and those two eventually had a judge revoke their parental rights.
I take a lot of pride in the person I’ve become – me. It was not easy to get here. At the same time, there’s still a lot of lingering trauma and I’ve yet to find my tribe.
As an outspoken queer neurodivergent mixed-race writer who consistently writes about society’s errors and highlights the lives of the vulnerable among us I’ve made a lot of enemies and have seen a lot of violence.
I’m an activist who doesn’t hold up a protest sign but a mirror.
Proud as I am of my identity, I am also deliberately anonymous online. Not by choice, but for my safety. I hope you understand.
That said, I am very much human. Too human, at times.
I care and am fiercely political. Given my identity I have no choice. I wish more people cared.
Beyond all that, I mentor queer youth. I am a storyteller and help others tell their stories. I am an artist who works primarily online, with text; sound and sometimes animation.
I build pretty little confrontational worlds.
I have a diverse professional background and am occasionally hired to do other things as well. Sometimes you just need the money.
I’m a millennial but I’ve come to the conclusion linear time no longer serves me.
If I am not online I am probably working out, reading or sleeping.
I’m barophobic but that’s only sensible.
Want to seduce me? Contemporary art, politics, music, sustainability, interior design, fashion and empathy turn me on. As long as you make an effort and don’t just go for the easy and the obvious.
The fediverse seems a nicer, better, place to be. I’m glad I’m finally here.
#introduction #lgbt2sqia #lgbtq #queer #writer #art #artist #story
Well, this is great news for the LGBTQ in Houston and much needed in the current economic and political climate. Helping the most vulnerable of the LGBTQ youth is certainly a commendable goal. I wish Asia's House the very best of luck with this
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/08/houston-gets-emergency-shelter-for-lgbtq-teens/