#julian jarboe

[witchesroad]

ÉOWYN of LORD OF THE RINGS ↬ what do you fear, my lady? a cage. to stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.

[thelunaticartist]

“God blessed me by making me trans[...] for the same reason he made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine: because he wants humanity to share in the act of creation.”

- Julian K. Jarboe // Everyone on the Moon Is Essential Personnel

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inspired by Dax DiPiazza on Pinterest

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[mournfulroses]

Julian K. Jarboe, from her novel titled "Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel,"

[aqua-cultured]

Ceramics projects!

Theme was "home" - explored ideas of finding home in your own body/queer identity and community

[lgbtqreads]

Spotlight on: 2024 Lammy Finalists for Best Anthology

Today on the site we’re shining the spotlight on the 2024 finalists for the Lambda Literary Award for Best Anthology! Anthologies are pretty near and dear to my heart, having edited five of them, and I’m thrilled to help showcase these editors, contributors, and volumes before the Lammy Awards take place on June 11th! 2 Trans 2 Furious: An Extremely Serious Journal of Transgender Street Racing…

[glownery]

wishing everyone who celebrates a happy easter and an even happier transgender day of visibility 🐣🪩🫶🪽

[imaginemirage]

God blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason God made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine, so that humanity might share in the act of creation.

Julian K. Jarboe

[shortstorytournament]

Short Story Tournament

LIKING WHAT YOU SEE: A DOCUMENTARY by Ted Chiang (2002) (link) - tw: ableism

We saw calli as an opportunity: What if we could live in an environment where people didn't judge each other on their appearance? What if we could raise our children in such an environment?

I AM A BEAUTIFUL BUG! by Julian K Jarboe (2019) (link) - tw: bugs, themes of transphobia

Once at the clinic, I brought my copy of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka to my brief pre-surgery consultation. I pointed to the inside cover illustration, and said, “Gimme the works, doctor! Just like Gregor Samsa!"

[haveyoureadthisqueerbook]

[malaisequotes]

“Give me one of every face that has ever been called ugly. Give me one of every skin that has ever been called excessive. Give me a way of moving that no space can admit or accommodate, and then reshape the entire world to hold me.”

The Android That Designed Itself by Julian K. Jarboe

[narwhalsdisguised]

None of us are ever a finished product, and we can all take joy from the fact that we are free to create the self we need and want, however much that may change throughout our lives. Share in the act of creation, whatever that may look like for you.

[Image ID: First image shows an embroidery hoop against a yellow background. The hoop contains fabric with horizontal rainbow stripes, and embroidered on it in blue thread is the partial outline of a torso with top surgery scarring. The thread hangs loose from the edge of the scar.

Second image is a screenshot of a tweet by Julian K. Jarboe, and reads: " God blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason he made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine: because he wants humanity to share in the act of creation. I am only doing the Good Works here on Earth as intended!"

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[lycanthropicture]

oh my god

[dk-thrive]

Don't you ever wish you'd been just a little better, or more useful? Isn't there anyone you could have just been kinder to?"

— Julian K. Jarboe, from "As Tender Feet of Cretan Girls Danced Once Around an Altar of Love" in Strange Horizons, October 16, 2017.

[mournfulroses]

Julian K. Jarboe, from her novel titled "Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel,"

[dreamy-conceit]

God blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason he made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine: because he wants humanity to share in the act of creation.

— Julian K. Jarboe

[moonbfs]

Julian K. Jarboe, Everyone on the Moon Is Essential Personnel