Queerness in Scotland has always existed, hidden in medieval manuscripts, coded in Jacobite poetry, or expressed through the arts. In the first of a 3-part series, the National Galleries of Scotland explores queer artforms & artists from Scotland, past & present
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKBCxUmPBho
#Scottish #literature #poetry #art #manuscripts #medieval #18thcentury #history #jacobites #queerhistory #queerness #Pride #PrideDay #InternationalPrideDay #LGBTQ
“With rainbow flags flying high, tens of thousands of people began marching Saturday for the Budapest #Pride parade, defying a government ban that marks a major pushback against LGBTQ rights in the European Union.” https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250628-budapest-pride-to-challenge-orban-s-ban-in-hungary
"I came here to stand up for the rights of a minority... but this crowd looks like a majority." - Judit Hernádi
#BudapestPride today was illegal... but also the largest we had in 30 years. Incredible turnout. Trying to ban it made it stronger. Propaganda trying to make hate the majority opinion failed.
A handful of counter-protesters blockaded the Freedom Bridge (because irony is lost on them), but the parade moved one bridge over and passed them by.
Extra South Shore trains are running to the Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday.
https://mysouthshoreline.com/chicago-pride-parade-june-29-2025/
Dear friends/followers/the fedi at large,
Today seems to be the last big day of Pride Month and I thought I would use this opportunity to say some things.
I have been doing a lot of thinking, reading, and self reflection and made a discovery about myself, and it all started with a simple, what I can only assume was, off-handed remark about me (to someone else): "He sure as hell ain't straight, no matter what he says"
For the last 39 years I have identified as a cis-het man. I'm still a cis-man, but "het" is not accurate. Reflecting on my past experiences, I've *clearly* never been straight. But I denied it.
Even when, as a kid, I experimented with a neighborhood boy, I told myself "I'm still attracted to girls, so I'm clearly not gay."
And it was true. I was not gay. Or straight.
I am bi.
Up until recently, I thought being bisexual meant equal attraction to girls and boys. I was wrong. I read about the modern definition, people's experiences, and other things to realize it isn't as simple as that.
My mind opened.
Happy Pride to everyone!
Drew some poly stuff for #PrideMonth Neglected to post it earlier.
Cute throuple art melts my heart, so I need to draw more of it.
🇨🇦
![@2025 maaike.hartjes
[two women conversing outside the women's restroom]
"All those discussions about transgender people make me scared to use the bathroom..." says the first lady.
"because there could be a trans woman inside?" asks the second lady.
"No --- a TERF!"
[A dark figure with vampirical looking teeth and gaunt eyes with the initials JKR bursting forth from the women's restroom with a camera]
"YOU! YOU LOOK MASCULINE! SHOW ME YOUR GENITALS!"](/proxy/post_attachment/755978/da021e0b42.png "@2025 maaike.hartjes
[two women conversing outside the women's restroom]
\"All those discussions about transgender people make me scared to use the bathroom...\" says the first lady.
\"because there could be a trans woman inside?\" asks the second lady.
\"No --- a TERF!\"
[A dark figure with vampirical looking teeth and gaunt eyes with the initials JKR bursting forth from the women's restroom with a camera]
\"YOU! YOU LOOK MASCULINE! SHOW ME YOUR GENITALS!\"")
