#LGBTQUI

[blackqueernotables]

Michaela Coel: the first black woman to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special.

[asleepies]

Trans Zine Summer?! Is this the motivation I needed??

I have decided to enter my zine/diy printing era this summer :3

[1800forgetmenot]

The audacity of it all,

He figured he carried the weight of it all upon his mountainous shoulders. He wished he could settle into being a they. But he/they could never imagine having to correct someone on his/their preferred pronouns. Coming from the background he/they came from, a family of seven, strict Roman Catholics. Guilt and all. He/they has only recently become comfortable enough to paint his/their nails and go to work. Baby steps for him/them. They yearn to just be. No more self discovery, no more hurdles, no more feats of strength, just a cool maintenance phase.

[artisamaptothejourney]

This was a pretty early figure drawing, done around 1998 or so, around 11x14 inches I think. I sold it a long time ago and so I'm not sure of some of the details.

https://www.darrenengleman.com

[glosackmd]

PROTESTS676 by a Psychiatrist's view Via Flickr: Time has a way of forgetting. 97 hostages remain unaccounted for. ManHatTan Photography’s new conscience linktr.ee/GlennLosack glosack.wixsite.com/tbws

[chandibtha1]

Had an amazing time last night at the @betterbrothersla reception for @thesherylleeralph who gave us the lgbtqui community some powerful words to be encouraged and how beautiful it is to everyone living there authentic lives in 2023 but she was given the gift of song by the srcy and talented. @terrellmusic dispensation of crazy by Gnarls Barkley. He made beautifully his own that young man can sing. Looking forward to tonight’s activities. I even got a chance to exchange hellos with Miss @goddess_ashlee_marie https://www.instagram.com/p/CpX9ZaGJtZH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[maybewererotten]

im an exclusionist and think you need dysphoria to be trans how many blocklists can i get on

[thegayagenduh]

if you've never heard of Hayley Kiyoko at all, not even once throughout your whole lesbian/gay life, are you actually even lesbian/gay??

[the-martian-chronicles]

Need a dad for the holidays?

The holidays are hard for a lot of people, especially LGBTQUI+ folks. If your parents are shitty and/or non-supportive of you, I am happy to be your dad for the holidays. Perks of this deal include:

Knowing that I’m super proud of you trying to figure out this complicated identity stuff. 

Reminding you that you are going to be just fine, even if everything feels difficult and like you’ll never get where you want to be. 

Free advice, virtual hugs, and warm wishes - all from a dude who was once upon a time in a similar situation. 

You can do it, champ. I believe in you. 

[sockparade]

hope in time’s own future

I’ve been hearing people wonder out loud about when things will go back to normal. Mostly folks like me who have relative margin in their budgets, the ability to work from home, and the freedom from panicking about how their bills will be paid while the world is wonky.

The thing is, I think many people have been unaware or have been able to turn a blind eye (myself included) to the fact that, with all the coming layoffs, store closings and the general devastation in multiple industries (transportation, service/gig, hospitality, energy, retail, etc.), we’re going to be confronted with just how awful “normal” already was for so many people in our country. The people unhoused, people living paycheck to paycheck, people crippled with debt, people who are uninsured and not able to afford the healthcare or medications they need, people underemployed because of discrimination or documentation... the list goes on.

Over the past two weeks I’ve been seeing things that I never thought I would see: debt and mortgage payment freezes, evictions temporarily banned, inmates being released, new guidance for police on who should be arrested/detained, companies offering hourly workers paid sick leave, the government discussing giving cash aid directly to citizens, broad support for free COVID-19 testing and vaccines, etc. (related: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/03/coronavirus-tsa-liquid-purell-paid-leave-rules.html)

While healthcare workers are on the frontlines of the health crisis there is another set of heroes who are fighting on the frontlines of policy and ideology right now.  I’ve been so inspired by the community organizers who have been helping people reimagine and build what a noncapitalist society could look like. I’ve been seeing grassroots mutual aid spreadsheets, individual efforts to offer support on Nextdoor, and folks radically giving what they can (sometimes just direct cash through Venmo or cash app, sometimes delivery of resources, sometimes a check-in call) to people they’ve never met who are in need.

I’m reminded of two Toni Morrison quotes I read last year in her collection of essays and speeches, The Source of Self-Regard.

“Don’t let anybody, anybody, convince you this is the way the world is and therefore must be. It must be the way it ought to be.” (Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address)

And then,

“What will we think during these longer, healthier lives? How successful we were in convincing our children that it doesn’t matter that their comfort was wrested and withheld from other children? How adept we were in getting the elderly to agree to indignity and poverty as their reward for good citizenship?”

“If scientific language is about a longer individual life in exchange for an ethical one; if political agenda is the xenophobic protection of a few families against the catastrophic others; if religious language is discredited as contempt for the nonreligious; if secular language bridles in fear of the sacred; if market language is merely an excuse for inciting greed; if the future of knowledge is simply “upgrade,” where else might we look for hope in time’s own future?” (The Future of Time: Literature and Diminished Expectations)

This gofundme campaign started by Amita Swadhin, “COVID-19 Mutual Aid Fund for LGBTQI+ BIPOC Folks”, is an example of something that gives me hope. (H/t: Eesha Pandit) This is the kind of stuff I want to dream about when we make it to the other side of this pandemic. An organized effort to prioritize the most vulnerable among us. Transparency in leadership. Trusting the requests for need from the community and not resorting to means testing or any other prerequisites. Generous donations from those who are able.

I saw this tweet from Jerry Lorenzo earlier tonight. 

“the biggest loss in the end is if we come out on the other side of this unchanged.” 

I felt that in my bones.

Please consider contributing to the gofundme if you can. And even if you can’t or don’t want to, the campaign description itself is well worth the read.

[not-easily-brxken]

Help needed!

I've got to go off the usual Star Wars topics here and ask for y'all's help with a project!

If you wear a binder or bind in any way, please do me a favor and complete this questionnaire! It is anonymous and safe, and the results will be used in a presentation I have to make in order to get my physical therapy assistant license!

This is in no way being used to give medical advice or analyse anyone’s binding types, styles, or reasoning, and each question is as generic as possible in order to keep everyone safe and happy. 

My main goal is to bring information to a medical board that is largely in the dark on these issues and start a movement towards assessing and treating issues caused by unsafe binding. We need educated allies in the health field, and your participation is the first step!

Thank you so much, and stay safe, friends!

[narwhals123]

Hey guys! So my schools Pride club along with my Photo 2 and AP Photo launched a campain called Safety Pin-Ups! "Safety Pin-Up's mission is to encourage people both young and old who feel marginalized or pushed-aside by the those in power in Washington DC, and those people who want to stand in solidarity with them, to create their own Safety Pin-Ups and share them here and on our other social media outlets. Through art we hope to fight injustice, inequality, and hatred while promoting kindness and acceptance." If you could go like the page on Facebook ( https://m.facebook.com/SafetyPinUp/ ) I'd reaallly appreciate it and the more support on the page would be amazing ♡♡♡

[artisamaptothejourney]

Another early drawing by Darren Engleman included in the book "One hundred artists of the Male figure", by Eric Gibbons. Colored pencil on paper. SOLD. Go to www.darrenengleman.com to see my current and available work

https://www.darrenengleman.com

[glosackmd]

PROTESTS675 by a Psychiatrist's view Via Flickr: I never take sides, as a shooter in highly divisive events one should try not to. but................... I saw her & she seemed aloof from the goings-on at the protest. i have to admit, I only saw her in the image. 😉 TImes Square ManHattan Photography’s new conscience linktr.ee/GlennLosack

[mangymoosemongrel]

It’s been a long time. So... here’s my face.

[whamblamcreations]

Some of the stickers available in the shop!