#GLBT

[toyotabedzrock]

Supporters of the #KOSA have tried to bury this video of @MarshaBlackburn saying explicitly she wants to use it to censor transgender content online.

Would be a real shame if it went viral again while they're debating this on the Senate floor...

StopKOSA.com

https://x.com/evan_greer/status/1816549104425812017?t=XplSFYuFD1pGngQFQNLXAA&s=19

[killer-wizard]

sort of random options idk sorry lmao

ANYWAY PLEASE READ!

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[aaa-battery-not-rechargeable]

there's something i don't like about using the word 'valid' in conversations about queerness. 'valid' implies that someone or something has to be approved, and that there is someone doing the approving. i don't need approval from society or other queers to be what i am. you can't 'validate' my identity if i don't need to search for approval.

[maturegayman48br]

[autumnsvoice87]

Decided to do some lgbtq art. The line art was technically done by someone else. She sent me prints of her work, and I glued it on blank atc cards and cut off ecsess. Then I colored in non binary and Trans colors and added some of my own line art to it as well. So it's a combination of 2 artists. I'm non binary myself.

[proudvisiontv]

BARRY HUMPHRIES A.K.A DAME EDNA EVERAGE PASSES AWAY AT 89

Goodbye Possums! The legendary Drag Performer behind the iconic Dame Edna Everage has died. John Barry Humphries AO CBE was an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He was best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson.

Barry Humphries was 89 

[californiastatelibrary]

Meet Lorraine Hurdle, a Black lesbian woman who served in the United States Women’s Army Corps (WAC) in Germany during World War II. She was born in 1922 and passed away in 2014. 

Photos via The GLBT Historical Society. 

[saturnfantastic]

Rainbow Seacion 🌈

[toyotabedzrock]

Heritage Foundation Admits KOSA Will Be Useful For Removing Pro-Abortion Content… If Trump Wins | Techdirt

Heritage Foundation Admits KOSA Will Be Useful For Removing Pro-Abortion Content… If Trump Wins | Techdirt https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/16/heritage-foundation-admits-kosa-will-be-useful-for-removing-pro-abortion-content-if-trump-wins/

[glosackmd]

GLBT961 by a Psychiatrist's view Via Flickr: June 28, 1969 marked the beginning of the Stonewall Uprising, a series of events between police and LGBTQ+ protesters which stretched over six days. It was not the first time police raided a gay bar, and it was not the first time LGBTQ+ people fought back, but the events that would unfold over the next six days would fundamentally change the discourse surrounding LGBTQ+ activism in the United States. in honor of those who fought many with their lives to gain legislation and respect for gay people, Gay Pride In ManHatTan Photography’s new conscience linktr.ee/GlennLosack

[previouslyafangirl]

You know how cis-het is a common term? Why can't cis-ho be a common term too I would use the shit out of that. I'm cis-ho

[notaplaceofhonour]

I came across to your campaign and I can see you need some assistance in getting your campaign funded, If I'm not mistaken.I can help you promote your campaign to the right audience, You can message me to share you some tips and strategies to get it funded and reach your targeted goals.

imagine seeing trans people begging for financial assistance to escape a government that’s currently trying to genocide them and seizing the opportunity to promote your skills as a promotional guru

if you want to help trans people in desperate need of help, please donate or share the campaign

gofundme

venmo

cashapp

[proudvisiontv]

The 1st Trailer for Pedro Pascal & Ethan Hawke's Gay Cowboy Drama Is Finally Here!

“Years ago you asked me what two men could do living together on a ranch. I’ll answer you now.”

We finally have the first official trailer for Strange Way of Life, Pedro Almodóvar’s gay Western movie starring Pedro Pascal (Silva) and Ethan Hawke (Sheriff Jake). As the story goes, this film is supposed to be Almodóvar’s response to once being attached to direct Brokeback Mountain but not having the same vision for it as the studio.

This new gay cowboy drama will also feature actors José Condessa, Manu Ríos, Jason Fernández, Sara Sálamo, Erenice Lohan, George Steane, and Pedro Casablanc. It will premiere in May 2023 at the Cannes Film Festival.

You can watch the first trailer of Strange Way of Life below.

[rosepetals1984]

Review: The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown

Quick review for a quick read. I’m backtracking a little bit because I originally read this Tor Nightfire novella back in June of 2023. I adored this short, sci-fi horror thriller from the perspective of a Black woman trying to navigate her ship back to Earth with limited resources, a irritated crew, and a mysterious threat looming over them. Jacklyn Albright has plenty of secrets as she’s the –…

[beyond-mogai-pride-flags]

Lesbiplatonic Pride Flag

Lesbiplatonic (lesbianplatonic, lesbianoplatonic, lesbioplatonic, lesbiaplatonic, lesboplatonic, lesbplatonic, or lesblatonic): being platonically lesbian; experiencing homoplatonic attraction to women; platonic lesbianism; lesbian-platonic.

Since there's already lesqueerplatonic/lesquasiplatonic (lesbiqueerplatonic/lesbiquasiplatonic, lesbianqueerplatonic/lesbiaqueerplatonic, lesbianquasiplatonic/lesbiaquasiplatonic, lesboqueerplatonic/lesboquasiplatonic) and lesplatonic doesn't quite represent how I feel, I'm coining these terms.

[lenbryant]

Herstory and the AIDS crisis.

The LGBTQ community has seen controversy regarding acceptance of different groups (bisexual and transgender individuals have sometimes been marginalized by the larger community), but the term LGBT has been a positive symbol of inclusion and reflects the embrace of different identities and that we’re stronger together and need each other. While there are differences, we all face many of the same challenges from broader society.

In the 1960′s, in wider society the meaning of the word gay transitioned from ‘happy’ or ‘carefree’ to predominantly mean ‘homosexual’ as they adopted the word as was used by homosexual men, except that society also used it as an umbrella term that meant anyone who wasn’t cisgender or heterosexual. The wider queer community embraced the word ‘gay’ as a mark of pride.

The modern fight for queer rights is considered to have begun with The Stonewall Riots in 1969 and was called the Gay Liberation Movement and the Gay Rights Movement.

The acronym GLB surfaced around this time to also include Lesbian and Bisexual people who felt “gay” wasn’t inclusive of their identities. 

Early in the gay rights movement, gay men were largely the ones running the show and there was a focus on men’s issues. Lesbians were unhappy that gay men dominated the leadership and ignored their needs and the feminist fight. As a result, lesbians tended to focus their attention on the Women’s Rights Movement which was happening at the same time. This dominance by gay men was seen as yet one more example of patriarchy and sexism. 

In the 1970′s, sexism and homophobia existed in more virulent forms and those biases against lesbians also made it hard for them to find their voices within women’s liberation movements. Betty Friedan, the founder of the National Organization for Women (NOW), commented that lesbians were a “lavender menace” that threatened the political efficacy of the organization and of feminism and many women felt including lesbians was a detriment.

In the 80s and 90s, a huge portion of gay men were suffering from AIDS while the lesbian community was largely unaffected. Lesbians helped gay men with medical care and were a massive part of the activism surrounding the gay community and AIDS. This willingness to support gay men in their time of need sparked a closer, more supportive relationship between both groups, and the gay community became more receptive to feminist ideals and goals. 

Approaching the 1990′s it was clear that GLB referred to sexual identity and wasn’t inclusive of gender identity and T should be added, especially since trans activist have long been at the forefront of the community’s fight for rights and acceptance, from Stonewall onward. Some argued that T should not be added, but many gay, lesbian and bisexual people pointed out that they also transgress established gender norms and therefore the GLB acronym should include gender identities and they pushed to include T in the acronym. 

GLBT became LGBT as a way to honor the tremendous work the lesbian community did during the AIDS crisis. 

Towards the end of the 1990s and into the 2000s, movements took place to add additional letters to the acronym to recognize Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Agender, and others. As the acronym grew to LGBTIQ, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIAA, many complained this was becoming unwieldy and started using a ‘+’ to show LGBT aren’t the only identities in the community and this became more common, whether as LGBT+ or LGBTQ+. 

In the 2010′s, the process of reclaiming the word “queer” that began in the 1980′s was largely accomplished. In the 2020′s the LGBTQ+ acronym is used less often as Queer is becoming the more common term to represent the community.