#lgbtqai community

[phoenix-joy]

Excerpt:

Edel said the archives were founded because she and members of a group called the Gay Academic Union, which worked to make academia more accepting of LGBTQ people in the ‘70s, began talking about how difficult it was to find reliable information about lesbian history. 

“A few of us said, ‘Hey, why don’t we just start collecting our history? We’re the ones who best know what we need, what we want. Why let other people do that for us, because they’ll control our history?’” recalled Edel, who now splits her time between New Jersey and Arizona with her partner. “We were all people who really knew that our history was disappearing too quickly.”

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The Lesbian Herstory Archives hosts a variety of events, such as a weekly “Lez Craft!” night on Thursdays. For its 50th anniversary, the organization is hosting a “Dyke Prom” in May at a loft in Brooklyn, though Edel noted that the event is already sold out. 

When asked about goals for the next 50 years, she said the archives have outgrown the Brooklyn space and will need to move soon.

“Fifty years is too hard to say,” Edel said. “We leave that in the hands of the next generation. I certainly won’t be around, and I’m just hoping that it still will be mission-driven so that we reflect the amazing complexity of our communities.” /endquote

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[confused-disaster32]

Does anyone know where the best places to buy binders are?

I use to hear good things about GC2B and that's still where one of my friends buys but also ik that apparently they've been getting worst quality?

So yeah, if anyone could recommend a good place to purchase a binder that'd be appreciated

[sscarletvenus]

this pride, i learnt about the Palestinian trans woman Oscar Al-Halabiye, dancer and resistance fighter against the israeli occupation in Southern Lebanon. she named herself Oscar after Lady Oscar from the "The Rose of Versailles", a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda.

her story is documented in Cinema Fouad(1993). zionists use pink washing to reinforce their genocidal terrorist narrative when queer Palestinians have been fighting against the occupation since the very beginning. you can watch it here with english subtitles. long live the intifada!

[your-gay-grandma]

i need everyone to know that community is what will save us all in every single way imaginable. you forming a bond with your neighbour or coworker might help them move house or feel less alone or have the courage to leave an unhealthy living environment. you helping a stranger might provide them with hope. in turn, being able to lean on your community in times of need will save you. your broader bonds with your community are the revolution we need. our society seeks to divide and separate us in so many ways but we are all so much more united in our struggles and joys than you are made to believe. we need to hold onto each other very tightly.

[imthat1boy]

I genuinely like the word queer sm.

It's so much better than the acronym!

A. It's so many less syllables (therefore shorter to say and write)

B. It doesn't leave out any identities

C. It sounds better

[bizarreaizen]

transphobes when they realize that pronouns look different in other languages: 🤯 /hj

[whereserpentswalk]

Any other enbies feel entirely left behind by a trans community that's increasingly focused on transmascs and trasnfems as two distinct groups, and that is more and more intent on making full medical and social transition and passing the only path to acceptance? Anyone else starting to feel a certain way around binary queer people that we used to only have to feel around cis people?

[pierbii217]

Reblog if you are a lover of trans 🏳️‍⚧️

[blueserpent9]

[the--last-great-american-dynasty]

i think we need to remember that sexuality and labels mean something different to everyone. what lesbian means for me is different for others. i identify as a lesbian but finn wolfhard is fucking gorgeous and i giggle a bit watching kit connor, and jake johnson being all grumpy as nick miller does something to me. but i also can confidently say that i will never date a man. i absolutely don’t want to. like some men are fucking gorgeous and i can totally appreciate that and still have no interest in dating men and identify as a lesbian. and like, that’s ok. but also for some people maybe they feel like that but identity as bisexual. and that’s totally fine because it’s their fucking decision how they choose to identify. and it’s the same for gender identity. just because someone presents femme or masc doesn’t mean they follow that binary. a trans masc can present feminine. a non-binary person can present however the fuck they want and they’re still fucking non binary. the whole point of the queer community is acceptance and defying labels and being just who we want to be. if you’re trying to push labels as a queer person on another queer person it’s so hypocritical. let people live their lives, whether they choose to label themselves or not and whether their labels make sense or are the same way you think of labels. it’s not about you. it’s about them. let people live.

[no-reference-georg]

I did NOT read this right..

[marcelinestreehouse]

Just came out to my school as trans in a split second decision!

They are, weirdly supportive!!!!

Yall don't know how happy I am rn.

[your-gay-grandma]

hey queer people,

there is nothing unnatural, wrong, predatory or unlawful about your attraction. your love is safe, beautiful, natural, normal and healthy.

there are various taboos when approaching queer love and attraction. a lot of this is because we don’t learn or talk about it enough growing up, or because the messages we do hear are negative.

part of it is also that we have an extra layer of fear in confessing our attraction that it could realistically not be reciprocated because the other person might not also experience queer attraction.

none of these things make you wrong and i hope you always carry that truth somewhere in your heart.

gay love and attraction is so cool and i will normalise it by being gay every day!

[littlealienproducts]

Halloween Lesbian Button Pins by BigGayMart

[bizarreaizen]

"these pronouns and genders are all just made up !!"

all pronouns and genders are made up, that's how it works ^o^ /gen