#jewish queer youth

[writtenfoxscreams]

🏳️‍⚧️✡️💕💕

[maybeebeee]

In case people missed it, here’s what’s been happening in my city of Melbourne, Australia this weekend.

A TERF rally had literal Nazis turn up, escorted by police up the stairs of Victorian Parliament. Salutes and all. The state of Victoria banned the use of swastika images in recent years however even without the symbol on display there was no question about what these people are. The government is now discussing banning the salute as well, however the legislation won’t be passed for months and clearly the problem already runs deeper than making laws against imagery will be able to protect. Victoria Police is irreversibly corrupted, and so are the people who showed up in support of this rally.

I’m beyond disgusted. Australia is rife with shit like this. ACAB. Fuck Nazis. Protect trans people. Protect Jewish people. Protect every fucking person these disgusting pieces of trash want to harm.

Credit to nichrichie on TikTok for the video.

[the-torchwood-magician]

[dandelionsresilience]

Just in case Trump wins:

right after Trump was elected in 2016, suicidality skyrocketed. If you’re considering suicide in the wake of the election this year, at least wait until after it’s absolutely certain that he’s won - after every vote has been counted, every state certified, and maybe even after he’s been sworn in (IF he wins), just to make sure he doesn’t go to prison instead. Watch the results come in live here, but don’t obsess or let them sway your vote. (To be clear, I don’t want a single person to commit suicide over the election results, no matter what. But I know from experience that “don’t do it” is thoroughly unhelpful, so instead I’m saying at least wait.)

if you’re considering suicide because you fear worsening material conditions, you might think a hotline can’t help with that. and it’s true that they can’t change legislation or promise you’ll be safe. but it’s worth double checking whether what you’re actually hurting from is in fact unfixable. right now, just getting through the emotions can help you regain a more objective view of the situation, and then you can work on surviving it. plus, when something bad happens, we tend to vastly overestimate how bad it will seem in the future, no matter how bad it actually is.

In my experience, it might take a few tries before you find a hotline that picks up, either because they’re so busy, or they’re closed at that time, or they simply don’t serve your location or demographic, so under the thingy I’ve listed more than just the same handful that tend to show up on other websites. Even if you’re not actively suicidal, you can talk to them about your hard feelings, ask for material resources, or just vent to a compassionate listener.

FIND HELP

HopeLine - call/text: 877-235-4525

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - call/text: 988 | chat

Crisis Text Line - text HOME to 741741 | chat

help getting out of the military

for underrepresented adults:

Thrive Lifeline - text THRIVE to 313-662-8209

for pre-teens, teens, and young adults:

Your Life Your Voice - call: 800-488-3000 | text VOICE to 20121 | email

for teens (limited hours):

Teen Line - call: 800-852-8336 | text TEEN to 839863 | email

for trans and questioning people:

Trans Lifeline - call: 1-877-565-8860

for people with substance dependency:

Never Use Alone Overdose Prevention Hotline - call: 877-696-1996

for BIPOC (“with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens”):

BlackLine - call: 1-800-604-5841

for college students of colour:

The Steve Fund Crisis Text Line - text STEVE to 741741

for LGBTQ+ young people:

The Trevor Project - call: 1-866-488-7386 | text START to 678678 | chat

for homeless or runaway youth:

National Runaway Safeline - call/text: 1-800-786-2929 | (has chat and email, but I think the link includes tracking)

for Muslim youth (limited hours):

Naseeha Youth Hotline - call: 1-866-627-3342

Amala Hopeline - call: 1-855-952-6252

for Jewish queer youth (warmline, may take up to 24 hours to reply):

JQY Warmline - call/text: 551-579-4673

for veterans:

Veterans Crisis Line - call: 988, option 1 | text: 838255 | chat

for veterans and their families:

Lifeline for Vets - call: 888-777-4443

for pregnant people:

Crisis Pregnancy Hotline - call: 888-628-3353 | text: 714-448-8323

for parents unsure of their ability to care for a newborn:

National Safe Haven Alliance - call: 888-510-2229 | text SAFEHAVEN to 313131

International Council for Helplines Member Organisations

Warmlines - for emotional support, if you just need to talk; a lower level of support than crisis hotlines

NAMI Helpline directory

Key warmline directory (unclear if 317-550-0060 might also be a warmline, I haven’t tried it)

Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line (limited hours) - call: 888-407-4515

[embodiedfutures]

Part 3, dedicated once again to our Advocacy Committee! Got more roles on the way, so reblog those versions once they're out! We're ENTIRELY volunteer-run, so we need help!! And remember, if you don't see a role that aligns with your identity/beliefs, be sure to check out the Linktr.ee in our bio for more opportunities. We may already have what you're looking for, just not listed in this post! Image Description Below for the New Additions.

[ID: All slides share the same background. There is a repeating list of BFP’s guiding principles and core beliefs in translucent, all-white, capitalized letters. BFP’s guiding principles include youth-centricity, self-liberation, transparency, accountability, horizontality, community, and intersectionality. BFP’s core beliefs include the right to organize, educational equity, youth liberation, anti-racism, religious liberty, disability justice, climate action, decolonization, gender equity, queer/LGBTQ+ liberation, bodily autonomy, fat liberation, abolition, caste abolition, anti-authoritarianism, and anti-capitalism. A burnt orange to amber gradient overlays this list. A bold, white square frames the image with a white arrow pointing right in the bottom right corner.

Slide 1 reads: “LINK IN BIO. APPLY NOW! INTERNATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP POSITIONS! REMOTE & IN-PERSON.” There is a BFP logo in the lefthand corner and the words “Part Three” in the righthand corner, as this is the first of multiple posts showcasing open leadership positions.

Slide 2 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Physical Disability Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to physically disabled experiences

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of physically disabled communities worldwide

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"

Slide 3 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Madness & Neurodiversity Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to mad/neurodivergent experiences

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of mad/neurodivergent communities worldwide

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"

Slide 4 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Fat Liberation Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to fat experiences

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of fat communities worldwide

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"

Slide 5 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Low Income Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to low income experiences

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of low income communities worldwide

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"

Slide 6 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Migrant & Refugee Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to migrant & refugee experiences

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of migrant & refugee communities worldwide

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"

Slide 7 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Queer Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to queer experiences

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of queer communities worldwide

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"

Slide 8 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Gender Equity Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to your gender identity & gender equity

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of marginalized genders worldwide

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"

Slide 9 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Religiously Marginalized Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to your religion/spirituality

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of your religious/spiritual community worldwide

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"

Slide 10 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Reproductive Justice Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to reproductive justice

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of communities in need of repro- resources and care

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"

Hey! We're back with part 2! Better Future Program (@bfpnola) is officially looking for youth volunteers between the ages of 14 and 25 for our Advocacy Committee. Don't see a role that fits your identity or beliefs? Don't worry! We've got SO MANY opportunities, we had to split them up across multiple posts! Feel free to check our Linktr.ee for more positions or our "Apply Now!" highlight on Instagram in the coming weeks!

And if you don’t know who we are? Welcome! BFP is Black-, queer-, and woman-owned nonprofit, entirely run by youth! Since 2016, we’ve been accepting volunteers not just from Bulbancha (so-called New Orleans, Louisiana), but WORLDWIDE! Our mission is to globally expand peer-led political education, support, and imagination for marginalized youth!

To fulfill this goal, we offer over 3,000 free resources through our Liberation Library, design and execute mutual aid-based projects, and offer the safe space young activists need to ask questions and grow. If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, check out our International Youth Leadership Positions page in our bio!

Image description below.

[ID: All slides share the same background. There is a repeating list of BFP’s guiding principles and core beliefs in translucent, all-white, capitalized letters. BFP’s guiding principles include youth-centricity, self-liberation, transparency, accountability, horizontality, community, and intersectionality. BFP’s core beliefs include the right to organize, educational equity, youth liberation, anti-racism, religious liberty, disability justice, climate action, decolonization, gender equity, queer/LGBTQ+ liberation, bodily autonomy, fat liberation, abolition, caste abolition, anti-authoritarianism, and anti-capitalism. A burnt orange to amber gradient overlays this list. A bold, white square frames the image with a white arrow pointing right in the bottom right corner.

Slide 1 reads: “LINK IN BIO. APPLY NOW! INTERNATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP POSITIONS! REMOTE & IN-PERSON.” There is a BFP logo in the lefthand corner and the words “Part Two” in the righthand corner, as this is the first of multiple posts showcasing open leadership positions.

Slide 2 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Africana Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to African countries and their diasporas

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of those of African descent

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)" Slide 3 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Indigenous Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to your Indigenous community

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various Indigenous communities

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)" Slide 4 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Pacific Islander Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to the Pacific Islands and their diasporas

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various Pacific Islander communities

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)" Slide 5 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Central Asian Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to Central Asia and its diasporas

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various Central Asian communities

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)" Slide 6 reads: "Advocacy Committee: East Asian Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to East Asia and its diasporas

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various East Asian communities

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)" Slide 7 reads: "Advocacy Committee: South Asian Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to South Asia and its diasporas

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various South Asian communities

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)" Slide 8 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Southeast Asian Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to Southeast Asia and its diasporas

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various Southeast Asian communities

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)" Slide 9 reads: "Advocacy Committee: West Asian Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to West Asia and its diasporas

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various West Asian communities

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)" Slide 10 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Latine Advocates

Responsibilities Include:

Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to Latin countries and their diasporas

Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various Latin communities

Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation

Time Commitment:

Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!

Requirements/Eligibility:

BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)" /End ID.]

[genderkoolaid]

expand on ur "mental asylum Marxism shit" thing about children & grief?? from what you've said im pretty sure i will relate from my own experiences as a grieving child. also it sounds interesting!!

so i was thinking about how weird it is that, when a child has to deal with the death of a loved one, they say something like "no child should have to go through this! no child should have to even think about death!" which strikes me as weird because i was a child who dealt with the deaths of multiple close family members, very close together. the first was my great-grandmother, who i lived with and who was my best friend. death was never foreign to me (my mom has always been very death-positive on top of all that). grief was just part of my life like everything else was.

but i realized that its because people think childhood should not have any flaws. you should be 100% happy and fulfilled all the time. any time a child experiences anything painful, its bad. not "children should have access to love and support," but "children should not have basic life experiences because the idea of childhood being anything other than fluffy purity scares me."

because children in society are fundamentally not people. especially in a society structured around christian beliefs in natural law theory, that what is natural = what is good, healthy, and Divinely commanded. so on top of children being the property of adults, they are also forced to be the symbols of Nature. whatever is the most useful to whoever needs them. which means we built up this idea of children as tabula rasas, pureness incarnate. like a magic mirror where if we look into it, we'll be able to catch a glimpse of the true face of humanity. every single thing children do can be scrutinized for some grand truth about humans as a whole. and then, the ways children are treated also reflect how we think humanity should interact with its own nature.

example: the idea of humanity as inherently sinful and wicked, with that urge needing to be suppressed through state violence (hello hobbes) = the idea that children are annoying and shitty on purpose and need to be forced via punishment into being Good Citizens.

this is also why children cannot be trans, even though all trans people must prove that we were trans children. being queer must be unnatural; and even if not, its inherently sexual, and sexuality is dirty and bad. so children can't be trans, and they also can't read books on puberty until their parents decide when and what exactly they are allowed to learn. child victims of sexual assault only matter to the extent that they can be used as a symbol of a cultural threat; calling Jewish or trans people pedophiles means saying that they are foreigners attacking basic human nature, and indirectly, Divine command. if you aren't the right kind of victim, or when you inevitably reveal yourself to be A Person with complicated experiences and opinions, you are no longer of use to the agenda.

it sucks that bad things happen to anyone. aspects of youth can exacerbate the pain sometimes, but sometimes it does the reverse: I wish I could have spent more time with the family members I lost, but I know other people who are glad they loss family members young, because they weren't really hurt by it. I think the main thing is that, even sometimes when we talk about our past selves, we project this cultural idea of Child As Purity and ignore the actual person having the experience. when we "empathize" with children by projecting Purity onto them, we aren't actually connecting with them.

[magnetothemagnificent]

i feel like i vaguely remember you saying you were chassidic/grew up chassidic (or maybe i'm just imagining things lmao) and as a queer jew, this is so difficult for me. i'm so conflicted when it comes to chabad. on one hand, the fact that i'm a queer jew who isn't fully observant is hard. i know my rabbi would prefer otherwise even though he doesn't say anything, and the chabad community can be isolating in that aspect. on the other hand, i love the community. i love that my campus rabbi can answer my questions. i love that i know where to go for shabbat dinner. i love that they don't want to strip me of my queerness, even if they don't approve, and all they want is for me to live a fulfilling jewish life and do mitzvot. i hate that chabadniks aren't "accepting" of queer jews, but i love that they're welcoming of all jews, regardless of background. have you ever felt this way or am i alone in this

You are not alone in this.

It's absolutely true that I grew up Chabad. I am adamantly no longer Chabad, but I still engage with the community out of necessity and because, well, my family is still Chabad. And it's very very isolating, especially for me, because I can't even go stealth as a trans guy because other Chabad people know who I am, or at least who my family is. So I am in a constant limbo state of being treated as an outsider not just because of being queer, but not even being able to daven with other people- I'm not allowed on the men's side, and I make the women uncomfortable.

Though, I will counter your statement about Chabad being welcoming of all Jews, regardless of background. Chabad as an institution does not consider patrilineal Jews to be Jewish. It also doesn't consider converts who haven't undergone and *Orthodox* conversion to be Jewish. As an institution, Chabad also doesn't affirm trans people's gender identities, nor does it consider homosexuality to be anything but a test from G-d that one must overcome (sometimes even through conversion therapy). And, unfortunately, the closer you get to Chabad, the more you'll realize that. Campus Chabad is very different from institutional Chabad, it's very much a facade to try and recruit more Jews to become Chabad themselves, and yes that does mean eventually "giving up" their queerness.

So that's my caution to you. I think it's great that you're able to use Chabad as a resource - it's certainly better than not having any Jewish community at all- but it's important to be aware of who they are and what they're intentions are. It's kind of like the Salvation Army in a sense- I would *never* tell someone who is able to benefit from their aid to just not use whatever help they can get, but as an institution the Salvation Army is Not Great and getting too close will only end in getting hurt.

And here's some Jewish youth and/or young adult programming organizations (that aren't institutionally queerphobic) you might want to look into if they exist in your area:

Keshet

JQY

Moishe House

Hillel

It's tough out there, but you're certainly not alone. And the fact that you're seeking out a Jewish community is important and incredible, especially in these times.

[velvetvexations]

As someone who is Jewish, the answer to "by who? it doesn't take much imagination to guess who might be the root of all this evil gender ideology" genuinely tends to be "Jewish people" a lot of the time, both nowadays and also historically.

So many (generally white but not always) queer people forget that antisemitism underlies and historically has been the root of a lot of homophobic thoughts. Like the constant erasure of the fact that the Institute for Transsexualism and it's books were burned by Nazis specifically because the institution was opened and run by Magnus Hirshfield who was Jewish, and because they thought homosexuality and transexuality were Jewish plots to corrupt the pure innocent aryan youth.

Like genuinely when you here someone going "THEY are behind gender ideology" even if at first the answer to who "they" are is Trans People, you dig a little deeper and behind that it's "trans people are a Jewish plot to corrupt our pure good white men and women with their evil gender ideology". And it is so frustrating how non Jewish people just don't seem to notice or care when someone tries to point it out

It's truly so much more common than you'd think. Jews are like, the ur-conspiracy target and it usually loops back around to them sooner than later because the right rests on a solid foundation of hating the shit out of Jews.

[safety-pin-punk]

Punk History Resources: Vol. 1

This is a compilation of resources found and recommended by various alternative bloggers, each of whom are credited for their contributions. This started because I was getting SO MANY asks about resources such as videos, books, and websites to use to learn about punk history. Admittedly, my own list isn't that long, so I thought it was best to reach out to some others and share their knowledge with everyone. So thank you again to everyone who helped out with this!!

@raggedyfink @lovintheaesthetic @punk-patches @my-chemical-ratz

YOUTUBE:

Punk/Goth Docs Playlist on Youtube (77 Videos) (raggedyfink)

1991 The Year Punk broke (lovintheaesthetic)

She's Real (Worse Than Queer) (lovintheaesthetic)

Don't Need You, The Herstory of Riot Grrrl (lovintheaesthetic)

The Long Queer History of Punk (lovintheaesthetic)

The very Black History of Punk Music (lovintheaesthetic)

Punk's Not Dead (lovintheaesthetic)

BOOKS:

Phantoms the Rise of La Deathrock (raggedyfink)

Too Tough to Love by Roxy Ramone (raggedyfink)

I Slept With Joey Ramone by Mickey Leigh (raggedyfink)

Please Kill Me, The Uncensored Oral History of Punk Rock (punk-patches & lovintheaesthetic)

Encyclopedia of Punk (punk-patches)

The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho-Punk, 1980-1984 (my-chemical-ratz)

The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB's: A Secret History of Jewish Punk (my-chemical-ratz)

Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (lovintheaesthetic & my-chemical-ratz)

Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout (my-chemical-ratz)

Punk Rock: An Oral History (my-chemical-ratz)

Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution (my-chemical-ratz)

Queercore: Queer Punk Media Subculture (my-chemical-ratz)

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution: An Oral History (my-chemical-ratz)

Spider-Punk: Banned in D.C.(this doesnt have anything to do with history but i love spider punk so) (my-chemical-ratz)

MOVIES / DOCUMENTARIES:

The Punk Singer (punk-patches)

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution (punk-patches)

Punk's Not Dead (punk-patches)

Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band (punk-patches)

Queercore: How To Punk a Revolution (my-chemical-ratz)

Afropunk (my-chemical-ratz)

Punk in Africa (my-chemical-ratz)

A Band Called Death (my-chemical-ratz)) (link courtesy of @wrench-p, but is unavailable to watch in the US))

ARTICLES:

(some of these are found on JSTOR, but you can sign up for a free 100 articles per month)

Muslim Punk in an Alt-Right Era (my-chemical-ratz)

A History of Punk (my-chemical-ratz)

Jews, Punk and the Holocaust: From the Velvet Underground to the Ramones: The Jewish-American Story (my-chemical-ratz)

What is Punk and Why Did It Scare People So Much? (my-chemical-ratz)

An Account of a South African Punk Rock Music Collection (my-chemical-ratz)

Queer As Punk: A Guide To LGBTQIA+ Punk (my-chemical-ratz)

Did Punk Matter?: Analyzing the Practices of a Youth Subculture During the 1980s (my-chemical-ratz)

ZINES:

(some may not be *about* history, but they’re a huge part of it!)

Punk Planet archive (my-chemical-ratz & safety-pin-punk)

Queer Zine archive (I personally like the anon boy collection haha) (my-chemical-ratz)

Archive.org in general has a lot of zines :) (my-chemical-ratz)

ETC:

(These aren’t about punk history itself but could be helpful in learning about the politics that go with being punk)

A History of Punk from 1976-78: A Free Online Course from the University of Reading (safety-pin-punk)

Punk History Reading List (safety-pin-punk)

Essays about socialism (my-chemical-ratz)

Leftism 101 (my-chemical-ratz)

Rights as an American protester (my-chemical-ratz)

Social justice classes (I’m really excited to go through these!!) (my-chemical-ratz)

Stamped (my-chemical-ratz)

How To Be An Anti-Racist (my-chemical-ratz)

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I would love to make a Vol. 2 post at some point in the future, so if you have resources and want to share, PLEASE message me!!

[theonelivinginfullmoonsfarm]

I think this whole Palestine thing was a huge wake up call for so many people around the world. we no longer glorify fake celebrities who turned a blind eye to genocide, we're no longer consuming whatever the media provides, we're no longer obsessed with fascist bloodthirsty brands, we no longer believe the mainstream media, and we're no longer intimidated by police or threats of losing our jobs or degrees. we're no longer believing in the false narratives we've been fed about Palestinians and Arab people, we're no longer separable. I've seen Jewish people leading protests for Palestine, I've seen black people, Asians, native Americans, Arabs, and white Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs and atheists marching together as one, I've seen Muslims defending queers during the protests, I've seen nothing but love and support... yet some people out there trying to convince you that students protesting is some sort of terrorism sympathy and violent riots. I've seen people picking up history books and educating themselves, I've seen the youth reading about Palestine, I've seen people from all parts of the world, from different religions, ethnicities, and sexual orientation and gender identities, all sitting together in camps sharing food and songs, I've seen things that white supremacists spent too long trying to prevent and I'm very proud of every single one you. Let's keep it up

[biomaterial]

This is hands-down, one of the most solid and well supported pieces I've read on substack in ages. The premise, by drag queen Kochina Rude, surrounds what community means in the present era of queer visibility, the state of politics, and the reliance on businesses as queer third-spaces. It's a SF specific lens, but I feel it rings true for a large swath of the US, and beyond, with frustration and fatigue surrounding language vs action, individualism, and everyone being broke. While I recommend you read the entire piece, here are a few meaningful excerpts.

The current nightlife business model can no longer support those tasked with creating the culture San Francisco is known for, and our workforce has been paying the price for years. (Ask any bartender or security guard how many jobs they have.) The abundant, cheap labor the nightlife industry relies on to sustain itself is no longer possible within city limits; workers have moved across the bay or out of the area just to make ends meet, even if San Francisco remains the center of their social world. The drag queen supply has also just straight up exceeded demand; not just locally, but on television, as indicated by former reality TV contestants reporting fewer opportunities and empty schedules. (I’ve given up on keeping track of these girls, and I work with them.) On top of that, we’re living through a period of inflation and income disparity in the most expensive region in America, and anyone with a stake in the entertainment industry would be hard-pressed to deny what we’re seeing with our own eyes and in our bank statements. To sum it up: we’re down bad, divas.

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As a queer person, I no longer believe that identity politics will save us. Unity and hybridity (separate parts that comprise the whole; or, intersectionality) come to roost in affinity: a commonality of characteristics suggesting a relationship to shared interests, causes, or circumstances. On paper, I may have next to nothing in common with my heterosexual friends in tattoo shops or hardcore bands, but we possess a unified outlook on life based on shared experiences from our youth. In contrast, I find that I do not typically share affinity with most other gay people I meet at the gay club. (Ooh, she’s “different.”)

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It’s true that I’m sick of talking about community. But I’m entering the new year with the understanding that sometimes we must take a step back and re-examine our relationships to things to remember why it’s worth doing. One must never forget that we—me, you, and everyone we know—are all worth it. A Jewish proverb attributed to Pirkei Avot from the early common era (first and second centuries, CE) states: “you are not obligated to finish the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.”

[cottoncandytrafficcones]

10 Cool Jewish Women from Modern Day: Part 4 as a Shabbat treat

Siona Benjamin, an author and artist. Born in Mumbai, she is an Indian-American artist living in New York City. Born to a Bene Israel family, she was brought up in a predominantly Hindu and Muslim India. Her work has been featured in a variety of media including The New York Times and The Chicago Tribune. Most of her work figures women, including Miriam, Rachel, Leah, and Esther, and often features Indian themes and clothing. She is the illustrator of children's books On a Chariot of Fire, The Blue Butterfly of Cochin, and I am Hava, as well as the semi-biographical Growing Up Jewish in India.

Becky Albertalli, an American author and former psychologist. Raised in a Reform Jewish household, she has a BA and a PhD in psychology. In her practice, she specialized in working with Queer youth. Her first book, Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda, was published in 2015. She came out as bisexual in an essay in 2020. She has received acclaim from several reviewers. One of her books was named a Stonewall Honor Book.

Rabbanit Sally Mayer, Rosh Midrasha at Mideshet Lindenbaum, as well as a teacher of Talmud and Halcha. She has worked as an editor for the new Korean translation of the Talmud. Born in America, she chaired the Talmud Department and Israel Guidance center for Ma'ayanot. She holds a BA from Stern and an MA in Medieval Jewish History from YU.

Aly Raisman, a retired American artistic gymnast and two time Olympian who participated in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic games, winning gold and bronze medals, as well as the 2011 and 2015 World Championships, where she won bronze and gold medals. Born in Boston, she takes pride in being a member of the Jewish community. She was awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award for coming forward as a victim of sexual abuse, and has participated in a documentary about it. She finished fourth place in season sixteen of Dancing With the Stars, and has worked to empower women.

Tali Golergant, an Israeli-born Luxembourgish singer, songwriter, actress, and vocal coach who represented Luxembourg in Eurovision 2024. Born to a Peruvian Jewish father and an Israeli mother, she lived in several countries including Chile and Argentina before settling in Luxembourg. She began playing the piano at 7, and singing and acting at 12; she is fluent in Hebrew, Spanish, French, and English.

Marissa Avram, the first Thai soldier to serve in the IDF. Born to an Israeli father and a Thai mother who converted, she has an MA in Counter-Terrorism, Intelligence and Cybersecurity from Reichman University.

Alysa Stanton, American Reform rabbi and the first African American female rabbi and the first African American rabbi to lead a majority-Ashkenazi congregation. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she converted to Judaism at 24. She earned a BA in psychology and an MA in education from Colorado State University, and used to be a psychotherapist.

Alison Levine, a Canadian boccia competitor and Paralympic athlete. Diagnosed with idiopathic muscular dystrophy as a teenager, she threw boccia for the first time in 2012. She made her Paralympic debut in 2016, and won her first gold medal at the Montreal World Open in 2019. She has won medals in both singles and pairs boccia.

Dalila Bela, a Canadian-American actress of English, French, Brazilian, Panamanian and Spanish ancestry. She is publicly bisexual. Appearing in her first commercial at age five, she is known for her work as an actress in Anne With an E.

Leigh Bardugo, an Israeli born author known for the Grishaverse. Of Sephardic, Russian Jewish and Lithuanian Jewish heritage, she graduated with a BA in English from Yale. She had published several books, including ones with Jewish protagonists.

[vintagetvstars]

Bea Arthur Vs. Lily Tomlin

Propaganda

Bea Arthur - (Golden Girls, Maude) - Okay okay where do I even start!! Bea Arthur is incredibly attractive. She has a SUPER deep voice (stunning), a sort of regal, statuesque way of moving and talking, and she can kill you with a single piercing look. Like seriously. Her Looks have become a thing in both shows she plays a lead character in. Did I mention: TWO characters were *written for her*!! When she did Maude in 1972, she'd appeared on All in the Family as a side character and the people there loved her so much they went "this woman needs her own TV show". SO THEY WROTE IT. And made 6 seasons of it. That's how good she is. When the pilot for The Golden Girls was written, creator Susan Harris described the part that Bea would end up playing as a "Bea Arthur type" before they'd even cast her in the role. She was Jewish, she served as a typist and truck driver in the marines during WWII, she had a whole career off and on Broadway behind her by the time she started her career in television, and she was an ally to the gay community — there's even a shelter for homeless queer youth named after her. And did I mention her voice?? Because she can sing too!

Lily Tomlin - (Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, Saturday Night Live, Murphy Brown) - “Lily Tomlin is, I believe, a great artist. I find that her work succeeds on every level: She is a great actress; she is a brilliant comedienne; she is a coruscating commentator on our times and on her place in the world; she is frighteningly clear in her ability to see and to share what entered her mind and her heart; she is amazingly generous with her material. The final point is one that you will not understand until you begin to create your own work, and you will know the brutal difference between those who give a great deal and those who give according to fashion and whim. Trust me when I tell you this is a brutal point.” — Tennessee Williams

Master Poll List of the Hot Vintage TV Ladies Bracket

Additional propaganda below the cut

Bea Arthur:

She was just so funny and compelling onscreen. She had great timing. And she was beautiful no matter what age and she was an incredibly LGBT+ ally.

I think it's a very common experience to start watching The Golden Girls and immediately develop a crush on Dorothy Zbornak - and it's not a coincidence. Between her statuesque figure, her regal poise, her sharp wit and her wonderful, deep voice, Bea Arthur brings so much to the table that it's impossible not to be head-over-heels in love with her from the very first moment she appears on screen. Career-wise, she's a legend of the small screen; she received the third most Emmy nominations for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (an incredible 9!). Her guest appearance as Maude in All in the Family impressed both the public and the executives so much that they made a spin-off series *especially for her*. She led Maude - the sitcom - for six incredible seasons to critical and public acclaim, and this would already be enough to nominate her among the greats, but then - as the true queen she was - she went on to star into *another* legendary show, The Golden Girls, as *another* legendary character, Dorothy, and won another Emmy (as well as several nominations) for it, just because she could. As for her private life, she was known as a private, introverted person, who loved the simple things in life; all her fellow TV stars (including Angela Lansbury, who was a dear friend of hers) recall her as a kind, decent person and a wonderful professional, with impeccable work ethic and truly immaculate comedic timing. We do not support the military complex here, but we do support girlbosses winning, so let me just mention that she was one of the first women (ever!) to join the US marines; she was also a licensed medical technician. All in all - a legendary lady who definitely deserves your vote!

how many people can dress up as the Statue of Liberty and look this good?

have you ever seen a woman so beautiful you started crying

MOTHER

soft butch queen. Who else could rock a papillon like that?!?

1982 Bea Arthur - Fifty Percent.avi

Beatrice Arthur, Down in the Depths, 1980 TV

Lily Tomlin:

She's beautiful and hilarious! Her smile is so bright! photo of her and her partner Jane Wagner:

[deconstructingchabad]

Introduction and Blog Description

Hello!

This blog is a personal blog run by an ex-Chabad queer Jew.

What this blog is:

-A place for myself to talk about my own experiences growing up within and breaking away from Chabad.

-A place to educate and answer questions about Chabad

What this blog isn't:

-Bashing Chassidic and/or Orthodox Judaism. I am Egalitarian Orthodox myself.

Boundaries:

-The topics discussed on this blog are intracommunity issues within the Jewish community. I ask that non-Jews refrain from inserting themselves into these conversations or from sharing them around.

-Antisemitism obviously won't be tolerated, and neither will any other prejudices.

My core beliefs:

-Chabad is a highly organized Messianic cult within Judaism. Those within Chabad are still Jews, but the behaviour Chabad as an organization exhibits is no different from other high-control religious groups, and there are extremists within Chabad that display beliefs that are antithetical to Judaism. I will be coming at the issues with Chabad from two main angles: religious and psychological. The religious angle will focus on the ways in which Chabad displays religious norms, values, and beliefs that contradict foundational Jewish values and beliefs. The psychological angle will focus on the ways in which Chabad is a cult that exerts control over its members and recruits members from vulnerable demographics, and the ways in which it has maintained its power over the years.

Resources related to deconstruction:

BITE model- a model outlining the framework most/all cults share and how to recognize them

Yaffed.org- an organization advocating for better education within Charedi schools in New York.

Freidom- a support network for former Orthodox and Charedi Jews.

Footsteps- a support network for former Charedi Jews and those seeking to leave

SayNoToChabad- an Instagram account focusing on issues within Chabad specifically

Alternative sources for Jewish education:

MyJewishLearning

Jewish Virtual Library

Sefaria

ReformJudaism.org

ReconstructingJudaism.org

USCJ.org

Aish.com

Alternative Jewish youth and young adult

organizations:

Keshet

JQY

Moishe House

Hillel

[renthony]

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omg yes please

(Drop a 🏳️‍🌈 in my inbox and I’ll respond with a queer media recommendation!)

This recommendation is for something I keep thinking is more well-known than it is--the graphic novel series DeadEndia by Hamish Steele, which was adapted into the Netflix series Dead End: Paranormal Park!

The basic premise of both is that the main character, Barney, a gay Jewish teenage trans boy, gets a job at a theme park housing a magic elevator that can travel between the 13 planes of reality. There are angels, demons, magic, and a phenomenal cast of diverse characters that fill my heart with so much joy.

I got to the show first, not long after season one released. The show was cancelled after season two as part of Netflix's war against queer television, so after watching the show, I knew I needed to check out the source material.

There are differences between the two, but Hamish Steele was the showrunner, so the spirit is the same. I love them both and I think it's a goddamn tragedy that we were robbed of further seasons of the show. The third graphic novel released after the cancellation, and was dedicated to "everyone who has ever had their favorite TV show cancelled." I don't know what exactly the crew had planned for season 3--because Hamish Steele said on Twitter that they were already working on it iirc--but the third book concludes the story beautifully. If you got into the show and wanted to know what was coming next, do yourself a favor and read the comics.

Here's the plot summary for Book 1 - The Watcher's Test:

Barney Guttman’s life has been turned upside down. His family is struggling to fully embrace his trans identity, but thanks to his best friend Norma, he’s just landed a job at Phoenix Parks, a Dollywood-esque amusement park inspired by the long life and career of mysteriously youthful actress and singer Pauline Phoenix. Soon, Barney and his dog, Pugsley, secretly move into the haunted house attraction. Little does Barney know, the house contains a portal to the demonic planes of Hell. When Courtney, Barney’s devilish new roommate, invites a demon king to Earth through the portal, they offer Barney and Norma as flesh vessels for the king, but in a strange twist, Pugsley is possessed instead! It’s a race through the park to save Pugsley—and the world—from the demon king’s reign of terror that leaves Pugsley with strange and magical side effects. With all of this chaos going on, Barney is also discovering he has crush on park employee, Logan, so he must face his biggest fear of all… talking to someone he likes.

And here's the trailer for the first season of the Netflix show:

I absolutely adore this story in both its forms, and I think more people should check it out. It makes me happy, and I find it hugely inspiring. It makes me want to go work on my own art, which is pretty much the highest praise I can give a piece of fiction.

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[xaveria]

i have the weirdest relationship with christianity of any queer person i know, i was raised in a super liberal gay church with brown jesus with a lesbian youth minister that was racially diverse with a lot of disabled people and we did a lot of legit charity work within our community and had a lot of cooperation with the jewish and muslim communities here but then when i did confirmation at age 13 and did a ton of deep bible study i was like... hmm... i think maybe this doesn't make a lot of sense i think maybe evolution is what actually happened and i became an atheist. and no one in my church shamed me or anything. and then i found out that most christianity is. not like that. and thus i became completely unrelatable to most queers with legit religious trauma especially my husband who was raised southern baptist in rural kentucky. so it's weird having like fond nostalgia for church. anyways happy easter