#LGBTQ
https://www.twitch.tv/valkyrie_of_the_north Live 🔴 Reacting to Various Things 😬 Chilling With Chat 🥰 New Video Dropped 📼 Maybe Some System Shock or BioShock Laters 🎮 Loki is a Meowist 🐱 #twitch #twitchstreamer #livestream #transgender #lgbtq
Pride Month 2023: Erasing LGBTQI+ People is a Crime against Humanity
https://www.juancole.com/2023/06/erasing-against-humanity.html
@50sFarmGirl Liberty Coalition Canada's James Kitchen, formerly of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), is the lawyer for anti-LGBTQ campaigner Josh Alexander - seen here being introduced at a rally by rw AfD MEP Christine Anderson who described him as a hero - sharing his views on how "masculinity is under attack here & worldwide" & "we need to embrace God's natural order"
#LGBTQ #cdnpoli #Christofascism
Third question for #Pride #Writephant: what are your favorite LGBTQ tropes? (Borrowing this from Weeknight Writers, love you Dianna!) #pride #LGBTQ #lgbtqbooks
And his speech was a reprehensible perversion of #Churchill‘s famous words
The political career of Florida governor Ron DeSantis is the epitome of #Orbán’s “Christian democracy” come to the United States. DeSantis has imitated Orbán’s politics, striking at the principles of liberal democracy with attacks on #LGBTQ Americans, #Abortion rights, academic freedom, and the ability of businesses to react to market forces rather than religious imperatives
"Sarah Kate Ellis, president and chief executive of LGBTQ media advocacy group GLAAD, sees a great risk if companies back down in the face of growing attacks on the LGBTQ+ community...
“As soon as you cede ground to extremists, you give them more permission,” she said."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/06/04/target-lgbtq-culture-wars/
Mastodon thread: https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/110486048807171805
#RightWing #Extremism #Violence
#Target #LGBTQ #Pride
#News #USA
I just backed The Pride: Summer Special: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joeglass/the-pride-summer-special-2024?ref=thanks-copy
Do I regret or feel any shame for dressing up as a chick and being roughly fucked by a dozen guys? ...Erm no, because why would I? If I don't feel any 'shame', or 'remorse', then why should I fake it, and be a liar, and traitor to my own soul? If God punishes me because I screwed up - fine, but PLEASE don't ask me to punish myself, and be untrue to my cocksucking, bottom-bitch conscience, O World. 😔 #trans #LGBTQ
I am apparently a day or two behind but I trudged onto the bird site just to see this firsthand. LOL
#HankGreen while battling cancer casually drops that he's #Bi :flag_bisexual:
#Queer #Bisexual #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #AlphabetMafia
My Pride pic of the day😊🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈! #aiart #likeness #stablediffusion #lgbtq #lgbtqprude #lgbtqAlly #venus
Among my favorite new music but sharing the TikTok vid because #JohnDuff has #PaulaAbdul dancing along to it. Hope that gets him some more exposure.
https://www.tiktok.com/@iamjohnduff/video/7240887348664372526
#Music #Gay #Queer #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Hey Ho! The mage likes chocolate!
Hi Ho! The mouse loves cheese…
Everybody sing: https://youtu.be/uNNM4O-2Pc0
The Mouse Thief Kickstarter hit another stretch goal, so I’m singing his tavern song.
#kickstarter #CozyFantasy #bookstodon #lgbtq @bookstodon @lgbtbookstodon
This toot concludes your #Transgender and #LGBTQ #NewsUpdate for Monday!
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Please throw money at marginalized people, #lgbtq creators and small businesses.
Volé de Twitter:
"Skelly says it doesn’t matter who you love or who you are, you’re all just skeletons underneath. The Realm of Bones awaits all fleshwalkers sooner or later, so don’t waste your tiny insignificant speck of time as a meatsack being mad about how other meatsacks live theirs. 💀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ "
https://nitter.lacontrevoie.fr/rob_sheridan/status/1664320417337835522#m
@uspolitics Florida's DeMentis signs law, that violates the U.S. Constitution, that he's obliged to follow & wonders, why people in their sane minds are laughing at him & ignoring it?
What's the federal jailtime for insurrectionary dumb-brazenness?
#DefendAmerica #DefendTheConstitution #CleanSCOTUS #DefendDemocracy #RemoveRon #JailTrump #Disney #GayDays #LGBTQ #HumanRights #CivilRights #StandWithHumanity #UnitedInDiversity #StrongerTogether
Taylor Swift’s on-stage shout-out to the queer community got political https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/06/taylor-swifts-on-stage-shout-out-to-the-queer-community-got-political/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #lgbtq #lgbt
Taylor Swift’s on-stage shout-out to the queer community got political https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/06/taylor-swifts-on-stage-shout-out-to-the-queer-community-got-political/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #lgbtq #lgbt
Several cities celebrated Pride over the weekend. Here’s what it looked like https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/06/several-cities-celebrated-pride-over-the-weekend-heres-what-it-looked-like/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #lgbtq #lgbt
Several cities celebrated Pride over the weekend. Here’s what it looked like https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/06/several-cities-celebrated-pride-over-the-weekend-heres-what-it-looked-like/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #lgbtq #lgbt
US fails to make the cut on list of safest countries for #LGBTQ persons. See linked article for detailed report on where LGBTQ rights are repressed. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/06/05/safest-countries-lgbtq-rights-travel/70242408007/
Rap music will be 50 years old in August. In many ways, it's always been a socially conscious genre — but not when it comes to homophobia. @TheConversationUS's Matthew Oware says this is changing. Here, he tracks how attitudes have changed for the better in the rap community.
Bravo to @TheProgressive for using their new issue to stand up for the #LGBTQ community on the face of increasing attacks.
To support those who are in need of aid, we're doing a fundraiser for the entire month of June for Rainbow Railroad! A group of our streamer friends are also in on this
If you have any money to spare this month, please consider donating! We're hoping to raise $1000 to help #LGBTQIA individuals reach safety
Donate here - https://buff.ly/3quSuTz
#PrideMonth #Pride2023 #PrideMonth2023 #LGBTQ #RainbowRailroad #Fundraiser
#Texas Senator Ted Cruz sounds like a reasonable human being, which he usually does not, in arguing with a right wing pastor, Cruz taking the position that #Uganda's anti #LGBTQ law is horrific and wrong, the pastor arguing for Leviticus, in the blood thirsty Old Testament https://www.newsweek.com/ted-cruz-spars-pastor-over-ugandas-anti-gay-law-1804547
#mastodon #fediverse #lgbtq #pride
Just a reminder to be an ally and support diversity.
#People of #Pride: A look at #Maryland’s #LGBTQ #community
With the #LGBTQ community #underassault in many #states, LGBTQ #Marylanders say #PrideMonth has taken on added meaning this year.
"'Oh that Astaphis be mine,
May Philylla look over
And Damareta and desired Ianthemis'—
But Hagesichora overwhelms me."
Alcman, First Maidens' Song
This song was probably performed in Sparta by a female chorus (or two semichoruses) led by Hagesichora and Agido. Some commentators consider it to be an initiation rite, perhaps even a betrothal of the two chorus leaders.
#PrideMonth #LGBTQ #LGBTQHistory #sapphicHistory #ancientGreece @antiquidons @histodons @poetry
#Pridefest Was An Overwhelming #Success.
#KeweenawQueers, a small local #LGBTQ+ #group put together a #familyfriendly #Pridefest.
#Michigan www.keweenawreport.com/featured/pridefest-was-an-overwhelming-success/
For #PrideMonth and #MagazineMonday, I want to share a Magazine I contribute stories to about LGBTQ+ rights (or the absence of them) around the world.
https://flipboard.com/@kyoungmichoi/international-safe-zone-d26a37thy
#LGBTQ+ #stars and #activists share #empowering #messages for #PrideMonth
To commemorate Pride Month, #PhilipBaldwin speaks with #LGBTQ+ #stars and #activists #FoxFisher, #DrRanj, #JohnGalea, #NancyKelley, #ValentinoVecchietti and #PeterTatchell
Twitter executive responsible for content safety resigns after Elon Musk criticism
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/6/4/2173231/-Twitter-executive-responsible-for-content-safety-resigns-after-Elon-Musk-criticism #ElonMusk #Twitter #LGBTQ #TransRights
#ChastenButtigieg #Condemns #AntiTrans #Movement, Urges #Loud and Proud #Pride #Celebrations.
“It’s okay to revel in their misery,” he said of those on the #right who #oppose #LGBTQ+ #rights
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Pride #PrideMonth #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.advocate.com/people/chasten-buttigieg-book-event-interview
Gay marriage support in the US reaches its highest level ever (tied with 2022) -- at 71%. Among those aged 18-29, 89% support.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/506636/sex-marriage-support-holds-high.aspx
#GallupPoll #GayMarriageSupport #USMarriageEquality #YouthSupportRainbowRights #LGBTQ+Equality #LoveIsLove #Politics #News
#WithLove, season 2: big family, big love https://oldaintdead.com/with-love-season-2-big-family-big-love/ #Review #Tv #LGBTQ+
24HourNation's next free webinar will explore LGBTQ nightlife in America.
As a member (or ally) of the community, you may be interested to hear how LGBTQ nightlife is responding to America’s current political climate.
Subscribe to receive details on this webinar: https://24hournation.com/subscribe/
#OutAfterDark #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Nightlife #NighttimeEconomy #Gay #Lesbian #Queer #Trans #Transgender #Bars #Events #Clubs #Festivals #Pride #24HourNation #Webinar #WebPanel
#JoleneBunting #fined for #breaching #injunction against #harassing #DragQueen.
The #sentence was imposed on Bunting after she #admitted #violating an #CourtOrder to immediately take down a #video on #socialmedia about #Actor #MatthewCavan.“This was not an #unintentional breach or #mistake it was a deliberate #breach of a #courtorder.”
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #NorthernIreland #DragQueens #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Harassment #Discrimination #Homophobia
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/jolene-bunting-fined-breaching-injunction-27056681
#War brings #urgency to #fight for #LGBT #rights in #Ukraine.
#Campaigners hope a new #law will show #LGBT #soldiers that the #country they are risking their #lives for #cares about them
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Ukraine #Russia #War
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/05/war-brings-urgency-to-fight-for-lgbt-rights-in-ukraine
UK transphobes mad at reality for creating hermaphroditic fish. #LGBTQ #science https://www.them.us/story/british-library-fish-sex-pride-tweet
#Montana #Officials #Canceled a #NativeAmerican #Trans #Woman’s #Event at a #Library Citing #AntiDrag #Law
The #talk was going to be about the #history of #twospirit and #LGBTQ+ people in #montana
County Government cancels event on the same day they had the gall to proclaim #pridemonth.
https://www.them.us/story/montana-canceled-trans-womans-library-event
#Montana #Library Cancels #Indigenous #Trans #Woman's #History #Lecture Due to #AntiDrag #Law
#AdriaJawort, a #NativeAmerican #Trans #Woman, was to speak on the #history of #LGBTQ+ and #TwoSpirit #people in the #state
#Women #Twospirit #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #IndigenousPeople
Why I adopted my own son after giving birth to him https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/06/why-i-adopted-my-own-son-after-giving-birth-to-him/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #lgbtq #lgbt
@budlight@twitter.com @AnheuserBusch@twitter.com @HRC@twitter.com @NBCUniversal@twitter.com @ATT@twitter.com 9. @GetSpectrum@twitter.com states that it is “committed to #LGBTQ acceptance & equality… so that everyone feels valued and empowered to bring their best ideas forward.”
Since January 2022, @GetSpectrum@twitter.com has donated at least $1.17 million to anti-gay politicians
I'm overdue for my bi-monthly ceramic work share (I just made that up, but it feels appropriate because I seemed to post here about once every other month or so).
And even though it's Pride month (happy #Pride to the whole #LGBTQ+ community!) I don't really do rainbow colored work. Mostly because I forget to set a piece aside for that sort of design until it's too late for Pride. Ha!
So I'm sharing this mermaid scale mug that I recently made. Why is it mermaid scale? I dunno. it sounds better than fish scale I guess.
Ceramic Specs:
Made: wheel thrown body, pulled handle
Clay: reclaim clay (mostly Aardvark Black Mountain and Laguna Soldate 60, with a little Laguna Rod's Bod)
Glaze: I have no idea. I am terrible at taking notes. Hahahahaha! I think it's a blue/black glaze with a wax resist design over it and then a dip into synthetic nuka. I should really take notes about my glazing.
Firing: Cone 10 reduction (~2350°F/1288°C)
#ceramic #clay #pottery #mug #craft #gay #queer #lgbt #lgbtqia #mermaid
Nikki Haley Blames Teen Suicides On The Trans Community | Crooks and Liars https://crooksandliars.com/2023/06/nikki-haley-blames-teen-suicides-trans?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=75416
#Millennials Just Keep #Voting
They are voting at higher rates than younger adults once did, helping the #democraticparty
Older #Americans still #vote at higher rates than younger Americans, but the #gap has narrowed substantially over the past two decades.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Politics #Voting #Allies
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/briefing/millennials-voting.html
"However, unlike other brands, The North Face does not appear to be bowing to the pressures of the anti-LGBTQ+ minority.
“We recognize the opportunity our brand has to shape the future of the outdoors and we want that future to be a more accepting and loving place,” North Face told Newsweek in a statement.
“We’re partnering with Pattie because we believe the outdoors are for everyone.""
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/26/the-north-face-pride-campaign-pattie-gonia-backlash/
These 25 #rainbowflag-waiving #corporations #donated $13.5 million to #antigay #politicians since 2022.
But while major #corporations are continuing to spend token amounts on #marketing to the #LGBTQ #community, a #PopularInformation #investigation reveals the same #companies are spending millions backing #antiLGBTQ politicians.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Business #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #Pride #PrideMonth #PinkWashing
"Republicans, right-wing judges and MAGA activists have set out to trample on free speech and individual rights...
If they don’t like what teachers say about history, gag them. If they don’t like certain #books, ban them. If they don’t like a corporation defending #LGBTQ rights, retaliate against it. Their crusade has become an expression of not only white Christian nationalism but of contempt for the Constitution and the #FirstAmendment."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/06/republicans-woke-court/
Transphobes Are Mad That the British Library Posted About a Fish That Can Change Its Sex | Them
Disney welcomes Gay Days in Florida as the feud with DeSantis rages on - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/06/04/disney-desantis-gay-days-florida/
In SF for Pride weekend? Hanging out at Dolores Park for Trans March? Looking to (re)engage with your creative pursuits? Drop by Noisebridge on Friday June 23 for an open house. Meet other queer hackers, make buttons and ewaste jewelry!
This month, RIF instead of Reading is Fundamental, it means Reading is FABULOUS! I hope you'll join me in supporting DRAG STORY HOUR as they spread the joy and freedom of books. Donate at the link:
#storytelling #reading #Pride #PrideMonth #drag #readers #IReadBannedBooks #fabulous #Transgender #queer #LGBTQ #GoFundMe #allyship
💛 “Pride without Prejudice”
In Florida—and in other states—several pride celebrations are being cancelled due to newly enacted legislation prohibiting the gatherings and fears of hate crimes.
#Allyship #BlackFedi #BlackMastodon #Florida #Inclusion #LGBTQ #Pride #PrideMonth
I’m not sure, but I don’t think that is what Jesus had in mind, at least not according to what I have read and heard so far.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/jesus-in-the-lgbtq-political-arena-with-donald-trump-really-ac27dc400e54?sk=88e805d2dc6f1849e9d40855909b2ced
#LGBTQ #Politics #Religion #JesusChrist #Equality
"I’m at the booth run by the Mama Bears, a nationwide group of #parents of #LGBTQ kids. They stand outside the booth in rainbow tutus, fanny packs, practical sunhats and “Free Mom Hugs” shirts. A group of kids walk by and giggle, then one ducks shyly into a hug, and finally all the kids are hugging a mom, as the moms whisper into their ears (“You are loved” or “We’re so glad you’re here”) until the kids walk away, dabbing at their glittery eye makeup."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/10/26/mama-bears-lgbtq-children/
Popular Information highlights 25 major corporations who have contributed $13.5 million to anti-LGBTQ political candidates since 2022 — often, while claiming to be "inclusive."
For #MusicMonday I want to recommend the #Pride anthem noituLOVEr (Love Revolution) by #LordOfTheLost:
What's the best/biggest instance for kink & fetish? (that won't throw u out for being a nude queer trans sex worker)
#instance #instances #instancerecommendation #instancerecs #InstanceRecommendations #kink #fetish #nsfw #adultcontent #kinkart #kinkphotograpy #fetishmodel #fetishphotography #fetishartist #fetishcommunity #fetishart #kinkmastodon #kinkmodel #queer #LGBT #lgbtq #lgbtqia #trans #sexwork #sexworker #sexworkers #eroticphotography #eroticmodel #eroticart #eroticphotographer #nudeart
It’s just a sign. But it’s important. We must at every opportunity show that we care and that we aren’t giving up.
With everything on iNat and all the hate I am dealing with as a queer nb person this month... fuck. yes. Wrath Month, not Pride Month. I will not be complicit in my own destruction.
The artist is @doeantlers on twitter I believe...I saw this floating around and tried to source it and that's what I came up with. Please lmk if I am wrong!
#LGBTQ #pride #wrath #pridemonth #wrathmonth #pridewasariot #queer
@arstechnica Restricting right-wing, rabble-rousing, incendiary anti-transgender propaganda on Elon's $44 billion sh*tpool?
Musk likes to object!
#StandWithHumanity #HumanityMatters #HumanRights #LGBTQ #Community #LeaveTwitter #HateSpeech #IncitementToViolence #RightWingNetwork #AntisocialMedia #DSA #DigitalServicesAct #EuropeanUnion #EuropeanCommission @EU_Commission
I am looking for a new instance to move to, preferably octodon.social but need an invite. I rarely use this account so I’d would like to go somewhere I will be more active.
If anyone has other ideas for general *anti-everything bad* instances that are currently open or if I can get an invite to octodon.social please lmk!
Tags:
#Queer #Trans #Disabled #Neurodivergent #AntiRacism #AntiCapitalism #LGBTQ #Disability #BlackMastodon
Hey there, we are an #LGBTQ couple who have just fled a red state, and we are currently fundraising to survive! We need ~$2500 to pay the movers to drop off the majority of our stuff. It's #urgent because we are at $7553 currently, and we really need to hit $12k by July 1st to stay okay financially, especially since Kat has to find a new job. Even if you can't donate, please #boost!
Hey there, we are an #LGBTQ couple who have just fled a red state, and we are currently fundraising to survive! We need ~$2500 to pay the movers to drop off the majority of our stuff. It's #urgent because we are at $7553 currently, and we really need to hit $12k by July 1st to stay okay financially, especially since Kat has to find a new job. Even if you can't donate, please #boost!
#TransCrowdfund #nonbinary #trans #queer #disabled @mutualaid #MutualAid
"Sarah Kate Ellis, president and chief executive of LGBTQ media advocacy group GLAAD, sees a great risk if companies back down in the face of growing attacks on the LGBTQ+ community...
“As soon as you cede ground to extremists, you give them more permission,” she said."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/06/04/target-lgbtq-culture-wars/
Mastodon thread: https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/110486048807171805
#RightWing #Extremism #Violence
#Target #LGBTQ #Pride
#News #USA
Studie aus 30 Ländern: Schweiz hat höchsten Anteil an trans oder nicht-binären Menschen
Sechs Prozent der Befragten in der Schweiz bezeichneten sich als transgender, non-binär, gender-fluid oder anders als männlich oder weiblich.
https://www.derbund.ch/schweiz-hat-hoechsten-anteil-an-trans-oder-non-binaeren-menschen-538372019449
We're planning a #Pride episode @accordionnoir (broadcast weekly on #Vancouver's #CoopRadio) 🏳️🌈 🪗
Do you know #LGBTQ #squeezebox artists we should reach out to who would like to be played on our show? ⚧️
#EDM #Classical #Norteno #Punk #CountryMusic #Cumbia #FolkMusic #Trad #Metal #LatinMusic #ExperimentalMusic #HipHop 🎧🎶
We've got a lot, but it would be nice to have a wide cultural mix 🌍
Do please pass this on 🙏🏼
Oh in case you missed the memo, yes I’m bi ✌🏼🏳️🌈 #pridemonth #comingout #bivisibility #LGBTQ
Confirmed and verified.
#Pride #PrideMonth #Gay #LGBTQ #QueerStories #Queer #LGBTQIA
"Just before Christmas in 1987, Geraldo Rivera outed me on national television. I'm sure it wasn't malicious, even though he has a history of shock journalism. He didn't even know my name. During a primetime special, he showed a video clip of me and my boyfriend kissing on the National Mall, taken during the National March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights.
I think about this often during Pride Month, even though it happened more than 30 years and several boyfriends ago. The broadcast caused a scandal in my family because I wasn't out to them."
"The closet as a Western construct existed (and still exists) on a spectrum from you're out all the time to you're not even out to yourself. Everywhere on that spectrum, the closet exists as a set of internal and external constraints put on LGBTQ people. For some of us, it keeps us safe, for some it is a mental prison. For me, it is a continual process of undoing its effects."
Those are only a couple of snippets from an, IMO, excellent and sometimes sad article by Jim Berg. 🥺❤️
https://www.salon.com/2023/06/03/geraldo-outed-me-on-national-television/
#Pride #PrideMonth #Gay #LGBTQ #QueerStories #Queer #LGBTQIA
Happy Pride Month to all the long-dead historical queer couples, doomed to be forever described by museum plaques as “close friends,” “like siblings,” and my personal favorite, “the nature of their relationship is unclear” 🏺 🌈
Something new I finished today that I hope some of you enjoy.
Prints and other products are here: https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/pride-2023-mark-tisdale.html
#PrideMonth #Pride #Pride2023 #Cowboys #GayArt #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #LGBTQArtist #MastoArt #PopArt #MarkOnArt
👏🏻Trump-appointed judge rejects Tennessee's anti-drag law as too broad, too vague:
“#Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on #drag shows is unconstitutional, a federal judge says.
The law is both “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad” & encouraged “discriminatory enforcement,” according to …U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker, who was
👉🏼appointed by #Trump.”👈🏼 #LGBTQ
for those interested, on the hellsite (aka Twitter) I did a short thread on so-called "trans widows":
https://twitter.com/JuliaSerano/status/1665065335618191362
#trans #transgender #LGBTQ
Reminder that we tell kids that a giant bunny lays chocolate eggs once a year because a magical wizard came back from the dead, so "sometimes men like other men" isn't really that hard for them to get.