lgbtq

1y

太好了！

轉：內政部表示，為保障國人婚姻平權，行政院邀集相關機關針對同性婚姻涉及中國大陸地區人民相關議題召開會議，會中就兩岸同性伴侶在第三地結婚後的入境事由、面談機制，及登記程序等整體行政管理措施進行充分討論後，決議開放兩岸同婚。

https://www.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2220808

#婚姻平權 #LGBTQ

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1y

"My hidden agenda in the book club is to get people excited about reading stories about members of the #LGBTQ+ community who are different than them."

I'm pleased to share my first story for The Advocate, about the joy of #queer folks reading together: https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-book-clubs

#books #bookstodon #Austin #Texas #LGBTQIA+ #culture #Richmond #Virginia @bookstodon

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1y

“Our #LGBTQ+ loved ones need both our compassion and our action to make our communities safe and our laws inclusive, so every LGBTQ+ person can be safe, celebrated, affirmed and loved everywhere in the U.S.”

Hate crimes, particularly against LGBTQ community, on the rise: FBI data - ABC News
https://abcnews.go.com/US/hate-crimes-lgbtq-community-rise-fbi-data/story?id=113962673

(corrected URL)

#news #homophobia #transphobia #politics #USpol #extremism #CriminalJustice

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🏳️‍🌈 📖 Queer Romance Club DECEMBER selection — The Holly Groweth Green 📖 🏳️‍🌈

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It’s Christmas 1946. Lost in the Hampshire countryside on a snowy Christmas Eve, ex-military doctor Laurence stumbles across lonely Mistle Cottage and its owner: Avery.

***

Another tie-breaker needed. I've picked the m/m one as we've had quite a few f/f through the year. (Feel free to read one of the others on the list instead or as well, or recommend your own favourite holiday reads!)

This one looks like a short, sweet read to end the year :)

It's on #KoboPlus for those with subscriptions but will be also available wide.

QRC is open to all, read at your own pace over the month and post about it under the #QueerRomanceClub and @queerromanceclub tags (that's a fedi.groups group, not the dead gup.pe group).

No rules: let’s hear reactions, theories, reviews, favourite quotes etc, any time throughout the month or whenever you read it. CW for spoilers appreciated.

More about QRC here:
https://mastodon.au/@wendypalmer/113144943004145104

#ChristmasReads @bookstodon
#books #bookClub #GayRomance #lgbtq

The title in swirly writing in the centre of a snowy scene of a man in a old-time suit walking across a snow-covered field, snowflakes falling around him. Holly with lots of red berries provides a frame on top and bottom.

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1y

🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜
Via Kyle Griffin:

History has just been made with far too little acknowledgment:

President #Biden sat down with The Washington Blade — marking the first time a sitting president has given an exclusive interview to an #LGBTQ+ news outlet.

Read the president's full conversation with Christopher Kane. https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/09/16/the-washington-blade-interviews-president-joe-biden/

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1y

WaPo:

#Italy passes West's strictest international anti-surrogacy law, effectively barring gay couples from becoming parents

The law threatens would-be parents who use birth mothers abroad with jail time and severe fines in a move that critics say will chiefly target same-sex couples. Adoption, IVF and domestic surrogacy are already banned for gay couples in Italy. #LGBTQ

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286d

#sapphicfictionsaturday
I’m reading Hard Lessons by J. Marie Carr. What’s in your hands today? 📖
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTYJNZ6H

IG/Threads: @jancarr621

#whatareyoureading #sapphicbooks #romanticsuspense #murder #stalking #scienceengineering #againstallodds #butchfemme #lesfic #bookstodon #readingcommunity #lesbian #lgbtq #lgbtqia
@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon @sapphicbooks

A woman laying outside in a hammock reading next to a picture of the cover of Hard Lessons by J. Marie Carr with the caption “What Are You Reading?” for Sapphic Fiction Saturday on 05/17/25.

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📚 We Could Be Rats by: Emily Austin

Sigrid hates working at the Dollar Pal but having always resisted the idea of growing up into the trappings of adulthood, she did not graduate high school, preferring to roam the streets of her small town with her best friend Greta, the only person in the world who ever understood her. Her...

https://bookblabla.com/book/we-could-be-rats

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #lgbtq #generalfiction #humorous #literaryfiction

Sigrid hates working at the Dollar Pal but having always resisted the idea of growing up into the trappings of adulthood, she did not graduate high school, preferring to roam the streets of her small town with her best friend Greta, the only person in the world who ever understood her. Her older sister Margit is baffled and frustrated by Sigrid’s inability to conform to the expectations of polite society.

But Sigrid's detachment veils a deeper turmoil and sensitivity. She's haunted by the pains of her past from pretending her parents were swamp monsters when they shook the floorboards with their violent arguments to grappling with losing Greta's friendship to the opioid epidemic ravaging their town. As Margit sets out to understand Sigrid and the secrets she has hidden, both sisters, in their own time and way, discover that reigniting their shared childhood imagination is the only way forward.

A must read (Haley Jakobson, New York Times Editor's Choice author), We Could Be Rats is an unforgettable story of two sisters finding their way back to each other, and a celebration of that transcendent, unshakable bond.

A one-sitting-read (Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author) about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and the power of imagination from the bestselling author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead and Interesting Facts About Space.

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📚 The Book of Luke by: Lovell Holder

Following the car accident that ended his football career and left his body scarred, twenty-two-year-old Luke Griffin joins the cast of Endeavor, a new competition-based reality show that pits the tabloids’ darlings against one another in tasks of endurance and problem solving. At first...

https://bookblabla.com/book/the-book-of-luke

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #lgbtq #gayfiction #friendshipfiction #familylife

Following the car accident that ended his football career and left his body scarred, twenty-two-year-old Luke Griffin joins the cast of Endeavor, a new competition-based reality show that pits the tabloids’ darlings against one another in tasks of endurance and problem solving. At first, he thrives, effortlessly forming friendships and even a romantic relationship that he thinks will last a lifetime. But Luke has aspirations far bigger than the show's million-dollar prize, and soon a series of betrayals leads to irreversible tragedy, changing the course of his and his fellow contestants' lives forever.

Ten years later, Luke’s world looks very different: He is now a father of two and the stay-at-home husband to America’s only openly gay senator. When his husband's serial cheating is exposed, Luke impulsively joins the cast of Endeavor's latest season in a desperate bid to earn some fast cash. Back on set, he is confronted with everything he tried to leave in the past: bitter rivalries, shattered friendships, and crushing guilt, all of which threaten to tear down the walls he’s spent a decade building. As Season 20 of Endeavor kicks off, Luke must give everything to the game, even as he finally learns what it means––and what it costs––to face the truth.

Combining the fabulous rivalries of The Traitors with the epic physical stunts of The Challenge, THE BOOK OF LUKE offers a grounded portrait of what it means to reinvent yourself when no one will let you

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1y

#LGBTQ+ #voters in these 4 #states could swing the 2024 #presidential #election.

LGBTQ+ voters strongly #vote for #democrats

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Politics #Election #Representation #Culture #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #Megathread

https://theconversation.com/lgbtq-voters-in-these-4-states-could-swing-the-2024-presidential-election-239656

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1y

Hey, so, Christmas is coming, and I have a little Redbubble store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Rhube/shop?asc=u

Maybe there's something in there you'd like to buy for someone? Some of it is Pride themed, and you'd be supporting a non-binary, disabled artist.

#retro #60s #70s #MidCenturyModern #autumnal #geometric #art #design #redbubble #pride #gifts #Christmas #lgbtq+

A backpack with a design of tessellating cubes in trans pride colours.

A mug with an abstract, retro design in brown, orange, yellow, and blue colours.

A print of a painting of a falling angel in a frame.

A tote bag with a design of tessellating cubes in orange, yellow, and brown colours.

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📚 My Roommate from Hell by: Cale Dietrich

Owen is not going to college to have fun. Nothing is going to stop him from achieving his goals: study hard, get a good job, and set himself up for the rest of his life. The last thing he needs is to have a loud, obnoxious, and infuriatingly hot roommate. Especially since said roommate just so happens to be the prince of...

https://bookblabla.com/book/my-roommate-from-hell

#books #reading #libraries #romance #lgbtq

Owen is not going to college to have fun. Nothing is going to stop him from achieving his goals: study hard, get a good job, and set himself up for the rest of his life. The last thing he needs is to have a loud, obnoxious, and infuriatingly hot roommate. Especially since said roommate just so happens to be the prince of hell.

Prince Zarmenus has come to Point University for the first-ever Earth/hell exchange program, and he's determined to make the most of it. Which may or may not include wild parties, bringing in random boys to his and Owen's room, and accidentally setting Owen's furniture on fire. Sparks fly (literally) as Owen and Zar clash, but Zar's actions threaten to not only ruin Owen's peaceful college life, but demon-human relations as well. To clean up his image, he asks Owen to be his fake boyfriend and teach him how to be a better human in exchange for an internship that will secure Owen’s future. That, and Zar will consider being a better roommate.

A deal is struck, and the two start pretending to be in a relationship where they each have agendas of their own. Only Owen has a secret, dating his mortal enemy, even if it’s fake, is the most fun he's ever had.

Charming and fun, My Roommate from Hell is a rom com with a magical twist. Think just one bed, but that bed is in hell, surrounded by fire and brimstone.

A hilarious and charming descent into love, fake dating, and actual Hell. I couldn't stop grinning. Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestsellin

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📚 Heated Rivalry by: Rachel Reid

Nothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander’s game. Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate.

Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov is everything Shane’s not. The self-proclaimed king of the...

https://bookblabla.com/book/heated-rivalry

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #romance #lgbtq #gayfiction #sportsfiction

Nothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander’s game. Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate.

Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov is everything Shane’s not. The self-proclaimed king of the ice, he’s as cocky as he is talented. No one can beat him—except Shane. Publicly, they’re enemies. Privately, they can’t stop touching each other.

The smart thing to do? Walk away, once a few secret hookups turn into a struggle to keep their relationship out of the press. The truth could ruin them both. But for Shane and Ilya, secrecy is soon no longer an option…

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW

The epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance from Rachel Reid, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S.

"The book that got me into hockey romance." —NPR's Weekend Edition

Game Changers

* Book 1: Game Changer
* Book 2: Heated Rivalry
* Book 3: Tough Guy
* Book 4: Common Goal
* Book 5: Role Model
* Book 6: The Long Game

Need more Reid! Check out these other standalones from your favorite MM hockey romance writer:

* Time to Shine
* The Shots You Take

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237d

Reform UK-run council removes trans books from children’s sections of libraries

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/04/reform-uk-run-council-removes-trans-books-from-childrens-sections-of-libraries/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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#DOJ has opened a #federal #CivilRights probe into the death of #AlexPretti

[but not #ReneeGood. Neither should have been killed, but I’ll say it again, Pretti was a straight man, Good a gay woman. Both shootings were recorded on video by multiple witnesses showing neither was at fault. Yet the #homophobic #misogynistic #Trump admin is only willing to look into the straight man’s #murder.]

#law #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #tyranny #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #LGBTQ
https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-ice-fbi-alex-pretti-immigration-65a963816603a08bbc9db83961dd173f?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-30-Breaking+News

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58d

📚 Flux by: Jinwoo Chong

Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, 28-year-old Brandon loses his job after a hostile takeover of his big-media employer, and 48-year-old Blue, a key witness in a criminal trial against an infamous now-defunct tech startup, struggles to reconnect with his family.

So begins Jinwoo Chon...

https://bookblabla.com/book/flux

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #literaryfiction #lgbtq #gay

Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, 28-year-old Brandon loses his job after a hostile takeover of his big-media employer, and 48-year-old Blue, a key witness in a criminal trial against an infamous now-defunct tech startup, struggles to reconnect with his family.

So begins Jinwoo Chong’s dazzling, time-bending debut that blends elements of neo-noir and speculative fiction as the lives of Bo, Brandon, and Blue begin to intersect, uncovering a vast network of secrets and an experimental technology that threatens to upend life itself. Intertwined with them is the saga of an iconic ’80s detective show, Raider, whose star actor has imploded spectacularly after revelations of long-term, concealed abuse.

Flux is a haunting and sometimes shocking exploration of the cyclical nature of grief, of moving past trauma, and of the pervasive nature of whiteness within the development of Asian identity in America.

A New York Times Editor’s Choice
- Best Book of 2023 by Esquire, Apple Books, HuffPost, GQ, Cosmopolitan, and Goodreads.
- Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
- VCU Cabell First Novelist Award

Brazen, exhilarating, fun, and surprising! I couldn't predict where this novel was going, but I was definitely along for the ride. Ling Ma, author of Severance

A blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his mysterious employers have inadvert

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Mary-Ann Stephenson, a transphobic TERF, has been confirmed as the new chair of the equalities watchdog of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Human rights have been taken over by haters in the UK.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/31/mary-ann-stephenson-confirmed-as-ehrc-chair-despite-mps-objections

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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📚 In the Lives of Puppets by: TJ Klune

In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots—fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They’re a ...

https://bookblabla.com/book/in-the-lives-of-puppets

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #fantasy #contemporaryfiction #humorousfiction #lgbtq

In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots—fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They’re a family, hidden and safe.

The day Vic salvages and repairs an unfamiliar android labeled “HAP,” he learns of a shared dark past between Hap and Gio–a past spent hunting humans.

When Hap unwittingly alerts robots from Gio’s former life to their whereabouts, the family is no longer hidden and safe. Gio is captured and taken back to his old laboratory in the City of Electric Dreams. So together, the rest of Vic’s assembled family must journey across an unforgiving and otherworldly country to rescue Gio from decommission, or worse, reprogramming.

Along the way to save Gio, amid conflicted feelings of betrayal and affection for Hap, Vic must decide for himself: Can he accept love with strings attached?

Inspired by Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio, and like Swiss Family Robinson meets Wall-E, In the Lives of Puppets is a masterful stand-alone fantasy adventure from the beloved author who brought you The House in the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door.

An epic quest of rescue and discovery [with] the author’s trademark charm, heart, and bittersweetness. Library Journal, starred review

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Manag

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275d

"Normalizing the abnormal" is what the MAGA-GOP has done with Trump and what "The News" aids and abets hourly

‪Right Wing Watch:‬

Anti-#LGBTQ religious-right activist Tony Perkins celebrates the news that corporations are dialing back their support for Pride Month, saying it shows that "we can bring about the collapse of 👉🏼an ideology that seeks to normalize the abnormal."👈🏼

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285d

A FREE BookFunnel Love Tale short read. No opt-in required!
https://BookHip.com/LVJVRAF

#shortstory #erotica #BDSM #restraints #butchfemme #readingcommunity #lgbtq #lgbtqia
@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon @sapphicbooks

The cover of Claiming Cami by Tiffany E. Taylor on a background of a woman with her hands cuffed behind her back and the short read tagline.

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1y

Hi guys!

I’m new to mastodon and the fediverse. I’m still trying to figure things out but so far this seems pretty cool!

Here is a list of my interests:
#kpop
#kdrama
#anime
#manga
#genshinimpact
#books
#nonfiction

I am also a part of the #lgbtq community and came here because of #tiktok

I hope to find lots of friends so if you follow me i’ll follow you back!

#newhere #introduction

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38d

Chinese BLs are the best ever and promos are so stunning

#RevengedLove #TianXuning #ZiYu #cdrama #cpop #cdramas #BL #boyslove #gay #lgbtq #series @board

graphic promoting Revenged Love

graphic promoting Revenged Love

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1y

What Trump’s executive order on gender means for passports

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/01/24/trump-order-passports-x-gender/

https://archive.is/7GuDc

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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1y

Using this #SilentSunday post to encourage people to look up the closest #LGBTQ #nonprofit to you and donate and/or volunteer. Even the smallest donation amount helps when combined with everyone else’s. Governments and corporations are becoming more conservative, but nonprofit #communityorganizations are still free to honor their missions to support vulnerable populations.

A panoramic photo of Lido Beach on the Gulf Coast of SW Florida. A small wave crashes onto the shore and the water is covered in small ripples. The dusk sky is light pink and light blue with hints of yellow.

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1y

Hey! You in Washington state? Please oppose this bill (HB1038): https://app.leg.wa.gov/PBC/Bill/1038

OPPOSE
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HB 1038: Prohibiting puberty blocking medications, cross-sex hormones, and gender transition surgeries for minors.
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Whether you're trans or not, please oppose this bill and leave a comment 🥺

Because gender-affirming care saves lives and *everyone* should be able to make their own choices about their bodies.

#WashingtonState #PNW #Seattle #CallToAction #LGBTQ #TransRights #ProtectTransYouth

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