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reblog by only using one word to describe what country/state you’re from

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while i can mainly only speak for sapphic playlists, ive noticed in general that the lgbt playlists were making are really white, cover heavy and… straight?

so heres a (very unabridged) list of lgbt musicians that deserve to be on your playlists way more than that cover of lego house. in alphabetical order:

Against Me! if youre trans & alternative and dont know abt against me - lead by trans frontwoman and punk rock mum laura jane grace - then idk what youre doing. ik theyre p well known, but i still never see them in playlists.

Angel Haze / Raen Roes black & native american two-spirit rapper with the brilliant freestyle rewrite of ‘same love’

Ashby and the Oceanns cute midwestern singer/songwriter with a tmg influence

Be Steadwell super cute butch singer/songwriter

Beth O'Reilly irish youtube singer whose gay ukelele songs arent covers

Bloc Party indie rock band from east london led by kele okereke, coolest man on earth, ended oasis w his snark (seriously)

Chris Garneau french-american indie singer reminiscent of spektor’s anti folk, often discusses trauma with very sad, floaty music. very androgynous voice

Christine and the Queens french synthpop by pansexual singer héloïse letissier

Coeur de Pirate french-canadian singer with a more folky vibe reminiscent of of monsters and men. oh, and shes dating laura jane grace. put them both in the same playlist. please.

Daskinsey4 (warning for nsfw imagery in the link) fuzzpedal britpop from bristol with a fun, bouncy tone

Doria Roberts 90s american folk singer/songwriter. political and confident. put ‘honey jar’ in your playlist please just do it.

Ezra Furman gay american alternative rock singer similar to neutral milk hotel

Ferras indie pop singer with a strong bowie influence vocally

Frank Ocean yes, you know who he is. have you listened to him? have you? i dont care if you only listen to harsh noise folk backwards - listen to frank ocean.

Gerard Way we all know gerard fuzzpedal emo king friends with ljg way and still i see more artic monkeys in these gaylists (gay playlists)

Grace Petrie folk singer from the midlands, england whose bbfsies w billy brag. has two modes: angry gay, sad gay. what more do you need?

Hayley Kiyoko ok ok ik we all know her shes the token woc in your playlist im putting her on the list anyway because im in love with her

Honeywater has a dubious place on the list due to the other fella but.. this is amandla stenbergs band. amandla. they make music. remember that.

the Hoosiers the british indie band behind ‘goodbye mister a’

Indigo Girls this is fucking lesbian heritage right here. Old Skool lesbian country singers right here.

the Internet classique gay triphop led by my dream girlfriend, syd the kyd

Jasmine Kennedy soft sad indie folk from the north of england. her sweet, quiet music ranges from melancholic to happy ending bliss. shes stage buddies w grace petrie too. put ‘cardigan sweater’ in your playlist. do it.

JD Samson & MEN nonbinary dance music officianado JD Samson and her new band after le tigre. loud and fun and gay

Jussie Smollet he plays jamal in empire. admittedly, he hasnt brought out his own stuff yet, but his music for empire is beautiful soulful R&B

Kaytranada a gay music producer whose worked with all the big names, including collaborating with the internet. gay squared.

Le Tirgre lesbian feminist dance music

MIKA the fella behind ‘grace kelly’ and outspoken mga singer whose broached gay/bi topics in his peppy, flamboyant pop since the beginning

MNEK brand new pop sensation making waves with his smooth, energetic love songs

Mr. Twin Sister american indie pop band from long island

Neon Hitch bisexual rroma indie pop singer from the uk

Rachael Yamagata melancholic, blues inspired folk-pop with a smooth, deep voice

Shamir nonbinary synthpop singer known for his androgynous voice and catchy, light hearted tunes such as ‘on the regular’ and ‘make a scene’

Sia bisexual pop-ballad queen who sings often abt trauma, mental illness, and abuse

Soko kristen stewarts girlfriend. indie singer with a high, airy voice whose music ranges in topic from trauma to homophobia to the surreal. put 'who wears the pants’ on your playlist.

Spoonboy genderqueer punk singer from washington dc. try 'sexy dreams’

Teenage Kitchen airy kidcore ukelele folk from bandcamp

Tegan & Sara look, ok, i know everyone knows abt tegan and sara. the lesbian band. so why are they never on sapphic/lesbian playlists? why?

Thao & Mirah folk/country lesbian mirah teams up w thao, who afaik is also sga, for an album of soft, sweet folk music

Tracy Chapman seriously ok this is History. this is the woman behind 'fast car.’ very political american folk singer from the 90s. i love her. shes amazing.

Tunde Olaniran R&B / hiphop singer from michigan with a loud, take-no-shit style

Willow Smith yes, the willow smith. she wrote two love songs dedicated to marceline from adventure time. thats all you need to know. shes perfect.

Younger Lovers fuzzpedal energetic indie punk

this is also a list of trans women on bandcamp (check the notes for additions)

also, yknow what, spoken word poetrys getting quite popular now. heres a few lgbt spoken word poets to put in the start or end of your playlist to shake it up:

andrea gibson, toby campion, venus selenite, dia davina, aislinn evans, denice frohman, ollie renee schminkey, jade anouka

note: ive bolded the names of poc to emphasise our lgbt playlists are too white. trans musicians are italicised for similar reasons.

please feel free to add your own!

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aave terminology nonblacks shouldn’t use thanks to @luckcycle for the help!

yas

swag

bruh

af (not ‘as fuck’ alone)

on fleek

squad (e.g. ‘squad goals’)

bae

fuckboy/fuckboi

boi

turnt/turn up

___ game too strong

shade (e.g. ‘throwing shade’)

ratchet

thirst/thirsty (not literally)

cracker (not necessarily aave, but was derived from the cracks of whips on black slaves’ backs)

on point (e.g. 'eyebrow game on point)

the struggle (e.g. 'the struggle is real’)

side eye (e.g. 'giving __ the side eye)

finna

here for that/here for this

these terms were created by and for black people, not to be appropriated by nonblack people.

notes

aave means african american vernacular english

nonblack includes nonblack poc

if there are inaccuracies or mistakes here pls tell me!

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trans women of color are literally the reason we have a queer rights movement and have always been a major factor in all forms of social revolution. trans women of color are the most important people and nothing you say will change that.

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Viola Davis is having none of ya white boy nonsense today

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Why You Should Be Reading Chang Ge Xing

So what is Chang Ge Xing?

Chang Ge Xing is a Chinese webcomic by Xia Da that is also published in magazines in China and Japan.

It is set during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) in China and Central Asia and follows the adventures of Li Chang Ge, a princess of the ruling Li family, who sets out on a quest for revenge after her uncle kills her family and usurps the throne.

Okay, that’s neat. Now why should I read it?

Alright, here goes. First of all….

Story

Chang Ge Xing weaves a wonderful story about revenge, personal growth, and the effect history can have on the people living in it. The writing holds a deep compassion for its characters and for people in general. Both the protagonists and antagonists are multi-layered characters with valid goals and points-of-view.

Plot

Xia Da is a goddess of plotting. The storyline travels its way across China and Central Asia with twists and turns that are entirely unexpected, but also clear and well-executed. Chang Ge’s journey has an excellent mix of adventure, action, character drama, and intrigue.

Characters

Li Chang Ge:

Chang Ge is a competent badass with the mind of a political chess-master. More importantly, however, she is human and thus very capable of both triumph and failure. Aspects of her personality (such as her skill at lying and keeping track of multiple identities) can be both the key to her success and her most fatal flaw.

She is above all else a (covertly) compassionate person.

Ashina Sun:

Sun is a general of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate (think central Asian nomadic kingdom) and the adopted son of the Great Khan. He is a straight-forward, loyal guy with a deep dislike of intrigue. Sun starts off as basically a jerk (large active armies are rarely enlightened places), but grows into a thoughtful, mature person.

He likes to make impulsive decisions, to the distress of his subordinates.

Mimiguli:

Mimi is a young Uighur woman who Chang Ge saves from execution. She hides a tragic past behind her care-free demeanor. There is more to this gal than meets the eye.

Also she and Chang Ge are kind of a thing.

Mujin:

Mujin is Ashina Sun’s very put-upon subordinate. He is very organized and observant. He and Sun have known each other since they were kids.

Qin:

Qin is an old trickster who pledges himself to Chang Ge’s cause. He has served in shadows of many lords over the course of his life.

Jin Dan:

She is the renowned mistress of a Daoist temple that Chang Ge visits. She is very wise and acts as a mentor towards Chang Ge.

Ashina She Er:

He is a clever general in the Turkish army and the nephew of the Great Khan.  She Er intends connive and manipulate his way to the Turkish throne. He and Sun are enemies.

Li Shimin/Emperor Taizong:

Li Shimin is Chang Ge’s uncle and the object her revenge.

There are also a whole bunch more characters that I could wax poetic about, but I’m trying to keep this post at an acceptable length.

Art:

The art in this series is incredible. It’s super detailed and lovely.

I mean…..

CHECK

IT

OUT

Seriously, Xia Da must have sold her soul to attain this kind of talent. She is a god-level artist.

History:

Chang Ge takes place in the background of real historical events such as the Xuanwu gate incident and the uighur/khitan/xueyantuo rebellion against the Turks in 627. The series pays close attention to historical accuracy in both plot and setting. Actual historical figures are included in the narrative alongside the fictional characters.

At the same time, Xia Da knows how to balance fiction vs. fact. She keeps the conflicts clear and concise while also throwing the occasional bone to history nerds such as myself.

So yeah, this comic is incredible and you should go read it.

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Three main reasons why I don’t support white people using aave and why I never explain black slang to white people:

You’re almost always going to use it wrong. And even if you’re one of the down (that’s aave) white people who manages to use it mostly right, you are inadvertently giving other white people permission to use it, and they will get it wrong, and y’all literally never correct them, mostly because you don’t actually understand how it’s wrong.

We literally can’t have anything. The second a black person uses a word y’all don’t know in a vine or a song, y’all go through the same stages. First you say we’re destroying the english language, then you turn us into memes to mock us, then you start using the word like you came up with it when, as above, you don’t know what it means. Y’all are literally the “You made this? I made this.” comic.

Y’all make bank (that’s aave) off of our shit. The same shit that we get called ignorant and illiterate for creating, y’all get put on the Ellen show for repeating. You put it on pastel t-shirts and riot grrrl patches and suddenly it’s cute. And we never ever get credit unless it is to disparage us. 

Honestly, I’ve given up on fighting this for the most part. Cause I know how y’all are and I know you’re never gonna change and it’s honestly not worth it for me to point out every time y’all do this. I would literally never have time to do anything else. 

But trust me. I notice.

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Flowers according to season availability 

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7/12 zodiac wlw moodboards: capricorn

requested by anon

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Clementine Hunter (Dec 1986 - Jan 1 1988) was the first black artist to have a solo exhibition at what is now the New Orleans Museum of Art in Louisiana.

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I just left my husband alone with our two children for sixteen days. I was not worried about anything regarding the house, their food, or their wellbeing. I put all the appointments in the family calendar and my husband checked it and kept them. I literally did not worry about them. I missed them, and I was sad that they missed me, but I didn’t worry about them AT ALL. I need to impress upon you all that I missed their company, but was not worried for their welfare.

I also did no meal prep. I don’t even think I went shopping right before I left.

This is not about apples and oranges. This isn’t even about my husband. This is about the fact that this is apparently WEIRD.

Another mum at my daughter’s school is leaving for ten days. She’s taking her youngest (who is a very small baby) and leaving her husband with their two girls. She has been cooking for days preparing freezer meals. She’s panicking and deputizing her six year old to remind him how to make school lunches. AND I AM APPALLED.

A) He is definitely not helpless. (He’s a doctor or something.) What gendered bullshit. B) THAT LITTLE GIRL IS NOT OLD ENOUGH TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HER AND HER SISTER’S WELLBEING. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. C) Why is she married to this person and creating children with him if he’s this big of an idiot?

While she was laughingly recounting this, the other mums were nodding and smiling sympathetically, like oh yes, I too have my caveman at home!! Such managing required! I was the only one who was like “Dude, he’ll be fine. Literally. He will be fine.” I said it a lot. She was not convinced. She kept bringing up her older daughter. She’ll be like a little mum!

NO.

NO NO NO NO.

NO.

Straight women, don’t do this shit. It’s gross. Don’t infantilize your husbands and then expect your daughters to pick up the slack. So fucking gross. So. So. GROSS.

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What do you like best about cats?

This is an oddly specific question but I have an extensive answer.

toe beans

the way that cats will do something dumb and then hope that you didn’t see and pretend that it totally didn’t happen

(the way that when you notice the thing they did, they’ll act offended)

the Liquid State aka, cat in a strangely shaped object not meant for a cat but they’re in there anyway

that little chirp thing they do when you gently touch them while they’re sleeping

head bumps

how outraged they are when you help them, even though they’re quite clearly trapped

when they curl up all tiny in a ball or in that loaf shape

“cat do not touch that thing” “…how bout I do a n y w a y”

how cats are secretly the neediest animals on the planet

when they just seem to know something’s bothering you and they cling to you all day and follow you around rubbing against your legs

when they meow at you so you meow back and they have a moment of “???” before meowing again, slowly, as though what you said made no sense and they’re trying to get you to elaborate

yawns. adorable and also kind of terrifying

constant defiance of physics

purring

how soft and cute they are

literally everything