#lgbt+ studies

[alexfiles]

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hi, i reckon i hadn't posted my face in centuries around here, so here it is (though i look tired lol)!

a shot from earlier today at the regional communications congress (part of the national congress, the biggest one in the country), where i spoke about trans history and the impact of press media in forming opinions about the community inside the capitalist system, based on two historical points, 1921 and 2021, in the state of Pernambuco, northeast Brazil (to put it simply 😅).

i'm very proud and relieved that it went well and despite my nervousness i was able to explain the steps that took me to this research, that serves as a baby step towards deeper, more intrinsic studies of gender diversity in this region. yay and let's keep going forward!

[0xn0n53n53]

I need to be in a miniskirt and tights walking around in a botanical garden for research with a clipboard and messy hair please thank you

[taliabhattwrites]

I'm really grateful to Kai Cheng Thom for such a sparkling endorsement. I'm genuinely overwhelmed and so moved😭

Reminder that Trans/Rad/Fem drops on January 24th, and the preorder is available now!

[visciously-face-fckd-by-a-cactus]

this is by no means comprehensive, as this app has a skewed demographic to begin with, but I'm just trying to decide on whether this is a worthwhile topic for the women and gender studies project I'm doing.

[amanufacturedheaven]

Rare Language Learning: Polari

If you have ever used the words:

- Naff

- Butch

- Camp

You have unknowingly been speaking the sociolect known as Polari, the language of queer people primarily used in the 30s to the 70s. Polari is now an endangered language, as labelled by the University of Cambridge

Something of note: Many resources out there imply (or state) that Polari was a language invented and used solely by white cis gay men, which is decidedly untrue. Many words of Polari come from drag culture, lesbians, and the Romani people and their language. The use of ‘the language of British gay men’ may be a more palatable title to the general public, but it is not to me. I did my best to curate a variety of resources, but unfortunately much of queer history has been lost many more decades than I’ve been alive, if you have any other resources for studying Polari I would love to read them, message me or leave a link in the replies.

Articles

Learn Polari, the Secret Language of the Gays ⚢ Out Magazine

Polari: The code language gay men used to survive ⚢ BBC

Polari and the Hidden History of Gay Seafarers ⚢ National Museums Liverpool

The Story of Polari, Britain’s Secret Gay Language ⚢ Fabulosa!

Polari People ⚢ Fabulosa!

Polari: a language born from prejudice ⚢ Englishpanish

The secretive gay language that gave LGBTQ people a voice ⚢ GAYTIMES

A brief history of Polari: the curious after-life of the dead language for gay men ⚢ The Conversation

Study Material

The Polari Bible ⚢ Internet Archive

Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang ⚢ Internet Archive

Sociolinguistics / Polari ⚢ StudySmarter

FlashCards ⚢ Quizlet

New Polari Translator ⚢ LingoJam

Polari: A sociohistorical study of the life and decline of a secret language. ⚢ Dissertation, University of Manchester

Polari: a language born from prejudice ⚢ Englishpanish

Simon Bowkett: a short blog in Polari for LGBT+ History Month ⚢ Civil Service LGBT+ Network

[pant--eater]

I never thought I would see the day when I have to block Caitvi tags out of discomfort. But Vi's treatment in Arcane's season 2 narrative reminds me of that one Tumblr post that goes "hot take but supporting butches doesnt mean just being attracted to them". How butches will be treated as men lite, fetishized and objectified and reduced to objects of desire, and that abusing and fetishizing them is acceptable because "they can take it"

It deadass feels like they reduced Vi to a sexy muscle mommy with no characterization other than being Caitlyn's hot gf who is sad sometimes and punches things. Completely ignoring her character arc, the way she sacrifices everything to protect the people she loves and constantly belittles herself and does self harm in form of alcoholism and her whole pit fighter arc...and for what? They never touch on those issues, all of her pain is forgotten as soon as she gets back together with Cait

Even the fact that Caitlyn physically assaulted her and then had a rebound with Maddie, is brushed aside by Vi forgiving it all. It made me sick to my stomach because it could have been a plot point to address Vi's own self hatred, but no, the centrist ass writers were too afraid to make people uncomfortable by actually having Caitlyn face consequences for her actions.

Cherry on top: the timeline where everything is good is where Vi is dead (the romanticization of self destructive behavior and ableism in this season is a whole other can of worms...oh Jinx what did they do to you), and in the ending scene Vi calls herself "the dirt under Caitlyn's nails", being reduced to her cop girlfriend's property

It upsets me viscerally because I was SO invested in Caitvi back when season 1 aired and I loved them and was excited to see where their relationship would develop in season 2. We were getting a big lesbian ship that actively has sex, has flaws and a passionate slowburn, addresses class differences and the effects of police violence, but instead the writing completely killed the ship for me.

[jenniferleecopping]

meat counter, 2024

Gouache

[castielsparkle]

☆ john winchester's journal | 1x12 - faith | 4x01 - lazarus rising | 12x19 - the future | 5x04 - the end | 6x20 - the man who would be king | john winchester's journal | 12x02 - mamma mia | john winchester's journal | 2x04 - children shouldn't play with dead things | john winchester's journal (x3) | 2x20 - what is and should never be | 6x20 - the man who would be king | supernatural season 5 disc 6 special feature commentary

[mariathechosen1]

Do you read fanfiction? Are you queer? Well then I’ve got the perfect survey for you!

Hi! I’m a student writing a research paper on the prevalence of queer couples and lgbtq+ representation in fanfiction and need participants for my survey. This project will be entered in a national Norwegian research competition and will be judged by an academic jury. The more answers I get on this survey, the more accurate my research will be, so I'd really appreciate it if you would take the time to answer!

https://forms.gle/Tcoafs9dU627PNcn8

The survey is now closed! Thank you to everyone who participated!

Now, some of you might be thinking “Hey, I’ve seen this survey before.” And you’d be correct. I have a full explanation as to why here [https://at.tumblr.com/mariathechosen1/queer-participation-and-representation-in/i689fhq3b2vn], but the short explanation is that the original survey was meant for a much smaller sample size and after getting 8000 (!!!) answers on the past survey we decided we had to redo it in proper compliance with the GDPR. If you have any questions about this decision, or about the past survey, please read the FAQ post before contacting me or the project supervisor.

In contrary to the former survey, this research is specifically aimed at queer individuals who read and/or write fanfiction. Both people who answered and didn’t answer the last survey may answer this one.

Here are some reasons to participate:

Science and stuff

Force a highly prestigious academic jury to read more than 20 pages about gay fanfiction

Better my chances of winning real-life money by writing more than 20 pages about gay fanfiction

Help expand a largely ignored academic field (fandom studies)

It’ll only take like 8 minutes (5 minutes if you’re quick)

Uhhmmm…

Please?

[perpendicularpotatoes]

"Sodomy and the pirate tradition" (B. R. Burg, 1983)

Short intermission from fanart: I recently learned that there is a 1983 book called "Sodomy and the pirate tradition" and it got fucking Blackbeard on the cover 🤣🤣🤣

Just wanted everyone to know about that.

The author is still alive and seems very cool. His attitude on the back cover was basically:

I'm not saying all pirates are gay and I'm definitely not trying to argue the obvious and indisputable fact that they had tons of gay sex. I want to look at what homosexuality being okay and even encouraged meant for pirate society.

When I posted this on Reddit a month ago I was informed that he is still very much alive and super excited about OFMD, hadn't watched it yet though because he's hard of hearing and wasn't sure how to at the time the commenter talked to him which is both heart-warming and heart-breaking. 🥺

I hope he's figured it out by now.

(I was able to get a free ebook version through a university library BTW. Haven't gotten around to reading it yet though)

[rawpastas]

I’ve been hyperfixating on him for like 3 weeks now help me 💀💀💀😭

I hc im as greysexual I can’t be the only one 🧍‍♂️

[idylls-of-the-divine-romance]

*grabs you by the shoulders* Hey. You. Yeah, you. With the eyes. You're going to die. You're going to die, life is crazy and low key unknowable, it's unfair, everyone is going to forget you even existed, the sun is going to go out and you're going to die. Life is nothing but smoke smoke and more smoke. Did i mention you will die?

Now go drink some water. Call your mom. Take a walk with your best friend. Enjoy the sunset. Pray (and don't be a try hard! Just talk to God). Read a good book. Read a fun book. Watch a comedy. Watch a tragedy. Try your hardest at work/school today. Don't stress if you do poorly, just try to do better next time even if only by 2%. Eat some good food. Some fruits, vegetables, some cake. Enjoy your life because it - the good and the bad - is a gift from God. One day the smoke will be cleared but that's not any time soon. Until then, eat and drink and read and laugh and cry and die at peace with the universe.

[macbxth-pdf]

A little tidbit of knowledge for all the black sapphics who may come across my blog

Source: Dagger: On Butch Women ( Edited by Lily Burana, Roxxie and Linnea Due )

Passage: The Myth and Tradition of the Black Bulldagger by SDiane A Bogus (pg 29-36 in the physical copy, pgs 30-37 on the pdf)

Mutuals who I think would like this post: @femmepire-butchbiter @nsslaughter @cobwebgf @blackhighfemme @brownsugarbunny @cottagecorewitchebitche

[nostxlgiax]

free commissions

hiyo ✧∘ !  i’m offering free [watermarked] art to build my illustrative portfolio, expand my comfort zone, understand my artistic style, create diversely, *and* use them as commission references when the time comes.

at this time, i welcome head shot, bust up, thigh up, and full body requests with simple or transparent backgrounds. nsfw work is on the table, as well as furry, and minimal gore. 

please join my discord server and pm me with requests — ♡ 

here's some examples ↓

[jesncin]

As the year ends, we wanted to celebrate one last achievement: and that's Lunar Boy making it to Kirkus' Best Middle-Grade Fantasy of 2024 Book list!! Similarly, Weirdo also got into their Best Middle-Grade Books of 2024 list! What an absolute treasure to have two books featured under Kirkus! Let's celebrate with a festive bowl of nasi kuning~

[existential-squid]

*Your extra credit gender assignment's due. If you want to better your grades, there better be memes, geologic formations, poetry, prose, and fanart of games I didn't play on my desk by the end of the week, or I won't be able to grade them before gender finals.