My grandma keeps reacting to my messages with pride flags Im dying lol like I’ll say ‘happy mothers day’ an she reacts with 🏳️⚧️ because she likes the colours 💀
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Progress Pride Flag Redesign/Alternative version
“9 stripe Gilbert Baker colors used in the shape of a chevron to indicate progress and inclusion. It goes without saying this is an all inclusive LGBTQIA+ flag hopefully.
I included a version with the pink triangle but also a version without, although my original idea was with it, I understand even though its generally reclaimed as a symbol of empowerment and self identity, some may still find it to be something they don’t identify with (understandably).
The black background can mean many things, I personally chose it because it looked the cleanest and made the colours stand out.
Other versions I tried were continuing the chevron at the end but that ended up making it look cluttered; and I also tried extending the violet, which made it look unbalanced.
Apologies if its badly cropped/the stripes are different sizes”
crossposted from r/QueerVexillogy (I am OP and flag creator)
(kind) feedback and opinions welcome, feel free to use this flag if you wish!
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On November 8th, 1977, Harvey Milk, after 2 fruitless attempts, became the first openly gay man to be elected as a political officer.
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Harvey Bernard Milk was born in New York in 1930. A lover of sports and opera, he dreamed of an equal environment between gay and straight people. He joined the Navy in the Korean War, and afterwards in 1951, he got a teaching degree. By 1955, at 25 years old, he had started theater work and was secretly pursuing gay relationships. He moved to San Francisco in 1972.
1973. Milk Began his first attempt to be elected onto the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and came in tenth of the 33 people running for a spot that year. He made a second attempt in 1975 and got seventh place. On his third attempt, he successfully got elected onto the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay person to be elected into a political position.
If you like what you just read, feel free to like this post - maybe even comment, share, reblog or follow!
Thanks for reading :D I’ll be posting mor on Harvey Milk next week!
-Elle (she/them/theirs)
Sources:
Pride: An Inspirational History of the LGBTQ+ Movement by Stella Caldwell
Pride: The Story of the LGBTQ+ Equality Movement by Matthew Todd
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I just heard someone say that the only thing that could’ve made Heated Rivalry better was being a teenager watching it in secret, and as a teenager that did have to watch it in secret, I want to remind you all that we are equally as scared. I am so scared that I might loose the ability to transition before I even try. I am so scared that my right to marry may be under threat. We are so scared, and the best thing you can do for us is to just exist. Keep being loud, keep making your queer art, keep loving your partner in public, keep transitioning, and keep being alive. Don’t loose hope, we have already come so far. Queer rep is so important in media, but it also important in real life. It is so important that real queer people remain out there and loud about it.
If you can’t stay alive for yourself, stay alive for us.
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The most often homophobic question I get is “Why is there not a straight history month?” or “Why isn’t there a straight pride?”
[[MORE]]I’m sure other people get asked this question, so I will share my default answer: “Why is there a Black History month?”
Black people suffered as much as queer people did. That’s why both people of color and queer people have months dedicated to them. FOR THE RECORD: No idea why Black History Month is shorter than Pride Month. Should be longer in my opinion, seems like they have more history so we should have more time to learn about it.
Now for the million-dollar question: why do queer people get less recognition even though there IS a month for them? Answer: Oh, maybe it’s because we don’t teach queer history in schools.
Why don’t we teach queer history? Answer that, teachers. Put the name Stormé DeLarvarie in the history books right there with Rosa Parks cause they both equally deserve to be there. Even if DeLarvarie diiiiiiiiiid punch someone and Parks didn’t.
Here’s to teaching lots of Black history, Pride history, and above all, BlaQueer history.
Edit: BLAQUEER ISN’T A POPULAR TAG. WHAT. MAKE IT A POPUAR TAG. RIGHT NOW.
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How did gay vampires suck blood in 1880’s?
The next night, Manor came again —just as icy cold, but more demanding. He embraced the boy with stiff, cold arms, kissed his cheek and lips, and laid his head on Har’s soft chest. Har trembled, his heart pounding from the intimate touch.
Manor’s lips sought the tender mound just above his beating heart. There he began to suck —yearning, thirsting— like an infant at its mother’s breast. But after only a few moments, he ceased, rose, and departed. Har felt as if some strange creature had drained him.
Manor, by Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
[[MORE]]Just out of curiosity, I recently read Polidori’s The Vampyre and Ulrichs’ Manor, two short stories about vampires from the 19th century. I’d also like to reread soon Le Fanu’s Carmilla novella and Marie Nizet’s Captain Vampire -even though this last one was really boring to read the first time- in order to make some comparisons between them. For the moment, I have the impression that I should have read some books concerning Lord Byron before to really feel something while being confronted to the text; I mean, I honestly felt nothing with that short story! From this post by litcest about its history, I believe Caroline Lamb’s Glenarvon or Polidori’s diary would have permitted me to be better immersed in the dynamics amogst the vampire and the protagonist, for their relationship is a fantastic and gothic way to represent the violent treatment Lord Byron reserved for his friends, love interests and relatives in the real life. I could see that cold violence in the text but couldn’t feel it, unfortunately.
On the other hand, I deeply liked Manor!! I firstly note that the only vampire stories from the 19th century that were succesfully erotic imho are the queer ones (Carmilla and this one). Plus, I also prefer the vampire as a tragic and marginalized person like Manor or Eli from Let the Right One In than like a predator (both are great obviously, but I adore angsty more than horror uwu )
Sooo, can we now start to advocate to make Manor as famous as Carmilla in lgbtiq+ community?? Can we make some novels, fanart and webseries of him as well??
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Kirby Pride Stickers! 🌈
I made some cute Kirby Pride stickers to kickoff the reopening of my Etsy shop! I currently have rainbow, trans, and ace flags represented to start but if people like them I can expand the pride flag options!
You can get them when my shop opens on March 29th!! ✨
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Bramrants: Part 1
When I was younger, I used to tell my mam about the stories I wrote. I vividly recall asking her if it was okay to make a character nonbinary. I don’t know why I felt like I needed permission to do so, to be honest. Looking back, I’m just confused as I was before as to why I felt obligated to ask.
Perhaps—the installation of “this bad” and “this good” when it came to identity was fervent in my mind, especially at a young impressionable age as mine at the time. I always used to question my own identity and gender, but denial is truly a bitch. She/her this, straight ally that. I was so hellbent on the “fact” that this whole “I feel like a boy” thing was just a phase. I used to hate myself for it. I was confused. I felt invalid; filthy even. I couldn’t turn to anyone because of how afraid I was of getting judged. I hate myself for agreeing to that binding statement.
What I’m trying to say is to be true to yourself. I don’t know how well I wrote this, but hopefully this properly translates my experience to others. Remember, queer Christians: you aren’t alone! You don’t owe anyone an explanation for who you are. If God says he loves you, then he does. Would God hate you so much for being honest? If he supposedly loves us so much, he wouldn’t hate us for being who we are. God spreads love, and so do we. You aren’t alone.
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seeing elderly queer people actually makes me sob like a baby. it makes me so happy they get to live their truth today. hopefully i get to be that someday.
Queer people have been, are, and will always be there!!!!!!!
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It is very difficult to be a queer refugee and living in Gorom refugee camp in South Sudan at the moment. There is no food, nor water. Services like healthcare and medical assistance have been suspended. For people living with HIV, it is a catastrophe!
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WHICH DEMICUPIOROMATIC FLAG IS BETTER? LEFT OR RIGHT? I saw a version left one but it was upside down so i fixed it in ibis paints. i use the one on the right but i like the one on the left!
