As a queer person online who is not from the dominant cultural powerhouse in the world, the most common phrase I see is "know your queer history". I was always annoyed by this mantra not because I didn't want to take the time to understand the evolution of queerness through time but because that statement was always silently referring to North American queer history.

Australians. We now have an incredible new LGBTIQA+ documentary about queerness in Australia's colonial and Aboriginal history and it's written by gay comedians. Wins all around. If you want to learn about YOUR queer history, the three part documentary Queerstralia is now showing on ABC iView. Go go go!

The full song is on Spotify if y'all wanna support the artist!

R A D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think the whole thing is wonderful

oh my bad! i posted this months ago but i shouldve included what the book is, this was from kate bornstein’s “my gender workbook: how to become a real man, a real woman, the real you, or something else entirely” and it’s also on internet archive where you can borrow it for an hour

you can also download the new edition directly as a pdf here !

How Could You by Ren Strapp

coming Dec 17, 2024 | published by Oni Press | lettered by @catskullery

Join Molly, Lou, Olene, Yona, Jackie, and Anjali as they try to sleep with each other and have the worst semester of their lives <3

Read all about it at The Mary Sue and at Bleeding Cool

pre-order here (use indiebound if you're sexy) (dude I just checked, it's on sale rn for $16.73 USD, what a steal)

The Days of Bluegrass Love - Edward van de Vendel, Emma Rault (translator) (Tycho Oliver #1)

First written in 1999 in Netherlands, this is the first time it’s been translated into English

Queens & Cowboys: The Gay Rodeo

Western Australia's laws on LGBTQIA+ rights are sorely lacking. Conversion therapy is still legal, private schools can discriminate, having gender changes legally recognised is the worst in the country with a poorly maintained Gender Reassignment Board used to determine applications of merit, non-binary identities aren't recognised, intersex infants aren't protected against unnecessary surgeries, and surrogacy laws exclude queer couples.

WA Labor said they'd take action - back in 2017. Two elections later they're still saying they'll wait until AFTER the 2025 election.

Click here to help the campaign to prioritise LGBTQIA+ law reform in Western Australia.

And make your own TikTok to raise awareness and encourage others to do the same! The more people we get on board with the campaign the harder it is for WA Labor to ignore its OWN commitments to the LGBTQIA+ community!

How daring! Everything about this shot is masterly.

I have mixed thoughts on sex work. I love sex, but I hate work!

“Yeah, we hate seeing you work too!”

how does this post keep getting better

M2B by Kylie Paintain, featured in the zine Unapologetic: The Journal of Irresponsible Gender (1997)

The rest of the article!

Some recently paintings. Each are 26x32” acrylic on canvas.

I love parents in gay dramas. What Did You Eat Yesterday? / Kinou Nani Tabeta?

The line ‘ARE YOU HALF ASSING THE GAY LIFETSYLE’ speaks to me on a personal level

I love how they’re not even mad about their son beinf gay but like BITCH WE‘RE MEETING HIM AND IF WE DONT YOURE A DISGRACE

The parental guilt trip is so fucking universal omg I love it.

You hide your boyfriend from your parents?! You hide your boyfriend like you are ashamed??!!! Oh jail for son!! Jail for son for 1000 years!!!

HOLD THE PHONE there’s a live action version of What Did You Eat Yesterday?? how did I not know this!?

everyone should read the manga this is based on! the protagonist is a 40 year old Shiro, a gay lawyer who is somewhat neurotic and is not used to society being increasingly accepting of gay people since he’s been in the closet for so long. Introverted Shiro is held in contrast to his boyfriend Kenji, who is out and proud and a social butterfly. The story is a slow paced character study on aging gay couples and how being queer is perceived by society. We get the perspectives of the gay couple, their families, their friends and their co-workers.

btw this line in the manga was “is being gay a joke to you??”

oh god I got a picture of the moon you tumblr bitches are gonna LOVE

LOOK AT HER!!!! CRESCENT MOON DURING A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET!!!! SHE’S BISEXUAL!!!!!!

The Bisexual and Transgender pride flags colour picked from literally the most beautiful image of the moon ever

I love trans voices. I love pre-HRT and “started HRT a month ago” and sore voices lowering and carefully trained voices and I love trans laughter and trans singing and I love the in-between androgyny of some voices and I love MY voice and I love my friends’ voices. I love husky voices and medium voices and high pitched voices and gravely voices. I love range changes and I love the expressiveness. I love trans voices.

- leslie feinberg, stone butch blues

["She spoke more softly. "It's a beautiful night, isn't it?" The shades of gender in her voice were intricate, like mine."]