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sgiandubh · 10 months

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No Liberace's smile

Warning: this will take forever to read. It didn't take forever to write or research, though. But since I will be gone tomorrow and back well, next Saturday, let it be done with a bang.

S the Actor. S the Entrepreneur. S the NYT (3x!) best-seller Writer. Coach S. S the Lover. S the Womanizer. S the Husband. S the Father.

Is something missing, in this deck of Happy Families?

S the (closeted) Gay, of course.

It doesn't really matter the man himself took the time to deny it loud and clear. Twice. This avatar, fueled by idiocy, hatred and ignorance, makes regularly the rounds, each and every time we dare to celebrate something, anything really. It serves three tribes and serves them well: the Congregation of Domestic Bliss (aka Taiters). The Data Lounge crowd. And the Disgruntled Harpies, who once were some of the most fervent Ginger Jesus worshippers, but whose hopes, dreams and trust wrecked on the shores of Quarantein Ha-wa-wee.

It is the proper of calumny to leave a pungent, persistent trail wherever it fumbles around. Calomniez, calomniez, il en restera toujours quelque chose, Beaumarchais once wrote. Calumny, calumny, something's gonna stick - in a very lazy, but dependable translation. This one is particularly vicious, because it sounds coherent: he trades in make-believe, lots of actors are, precedents exist. And my favorite: it explains everything (fun fact: it doesn't even start to cover the shitshow).

Four exhibits should put us out of this dumpster. Chronologically and comparatively:

Exhibit A: Rough Beginnings (2009)

This one is the most touted on Tumblr, by that horrible woman Queen Puff thought was the same person as Paul C. (and was probably wrong). In a nutshell, she was in London then, she often went to the theatre, she was in the know, fuck knows what else, but she has SOURCES, too: there is nothing straight about his bat.

I suppose this person must have watched Nicholas de Jongh's Plague Over England, a play essentially narrating a scandalous episode of John Gielgud's biography, with a heavy-handed focus on homophobia in Britain during the 50's.

He got naked on stage! He kissed a man! Oh, oh, oh... the rumor! the scandal! (insert domestic fire shrieks) My eyes! Quick, let's fetch the smelling salts! And chlorine! I need a good rinse!

You would imagine Sodom & Gomorrah Ltd on that stage, eh?

Tumblrettes United of the disgruntled sort, did your talkative friend ever show you this devastating Guardian chronicle, signed by their in-house critic, John M. Morrison on February 27th 2009 (https://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2009/feb/26/de-jongh-plague-over-england) ?

Should I sign it or use a pistol flare? It wasn't exactly scandalous, the only thing is the text was really, really piss poor. S is only gracing the above picture, hovering over the article: no mention of him whatsoever. Unlike Somerset 2019, a most Unremarkable Performance.

And S himself was very interested to explore precisely this kind of progressive-ish acting, as he clearly writes in Waypoints. This sounds legit - this is business, baby:

Exhibit B: Know your Classics, bi@ tches (2010)

*channeling Tears for Fears* Data Lounge, I am talking to you/[something, something]/These are the things I could do without...

Aside the already very, very tired stock stories purporting that "my dog's aunt knew Heughan and yeah, he was so, so, so gay I could cry", all you have (I checked!) is 1 (one) absolutely dubious BTS pic taken on the set of that terrible dud, Young Alexander, shot in Egypt, circa 2010. Prominently featuring S's waxed calves (see? gay AF!), an unbecoming, supremely effeminate white tunic and *gasp* a bong (no comments were made on that one, a pity). Yeah, you got it: I am writing and I am laughing at the same time. Freak.

How the hell do you want him to look but, pardon my French, queer as a three-dollar bill? You clearly have no idea about sexual ambiguity as social norm in Ancient Greece and also no clue about that fascinating Alexander himself, his life and his yeah, blatant, documented bisexuality.

Take one of the most interesting sources (yeah, only serious ones, with FACTS) of the Late Antiquity, a guy named Athenaeus of Naucratis. He left us The Banquet of the Learned, a fifteen-volume encyclopedic compilation on the pleasures of eating and drinking and doing it in style, along with some juicy gossip. For example, this (open in separate tab, it's worth it):

What do we read? Alexander's mom, dad and tutor (Aristotle, my favorite Greek philosopher, along with Diogenes) are worried he finally might not really be into women, after all. The future of the Macedonian Kingdom itself is at stake (that watery semen made me choke on my Coke) and this is a very serious affair of the state. The most cost-effective and discreet solution is to handsomely pay that Callixeina courtesan from (famous for pin-ups) Thessaly and be done with it.

Apparently, it worked, not without some resistance. If you ever have the curiosity to go on that (in)famous Wikipedia, you will find a whole page dedicated to Alexander the Great's personal life. It reads exactly like the ABC, do-re-mi summer soccer mercato, feat. the Fitness Harem. One of the major joys of Classical studies is to realize we really didn't invent anything new.

But I digress again, so onwards to ...

Exhibit C: Jobbing Actor on the Road, nothing straight about his Bat (2011-2013)

Once the Batman show is on world tour, things are looking a bit better and it is time to try and lockpick America. Still, the struggle is real:

Also, this:

This is something no one noticed. And this is very clear: how on Earth do you expect to commit to a relationship, any relationship, when your basic needs, according to Maslow's Pyramid (a roof, a job, a steady paycheck, etc), are not satisfied? What would you offer your woman? Your precarity? Your insecurity? Your fear and shame of the bailiffs? A pint of cheap Polish beer? A futon in Golders Green?

But let's conveniently not answer these questions. Let's pretend that poverty has no impact on one's sexual life or dating history. Let's just endlessly cackle and blather on a drunk tweet stating candidly - and perfectly truly - "there's nothing straight about my Bat". I hate to quote myself - for any good speaker, this is a defeat- but, LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE OF MORDOR:

Exhibit D: A French example - the case of Michel Serrault

The 1979 comedy La Cage aux Folles, later adapted for the US public under the name of Birds of a Feather (that Robin Williams/Nathan Lane forgettable gay movie) is absolutely representative for the live and let live French approach to homosexuality, ever since it was decriminalized by the revolutionary Penal Code of 1791. This is why I chose Michel Serrault, one of its two leads, to illustrate my Gay Anon post. Not to mention Serrault was a genius who could play absolutely anyone, from a retired hitman in Matthieu Kassowitz' Assassin(s) to Zaza Napoli.

This balding, ageing, cantankerous drag queen (sound is horrific, but you've got English subtitles - granted, you lose about 30% of the hysterical hilarity in translation, but it is what it is), as seen here in a domestic scene opposite her partner, played by notorious womanizer Ugo Tognazzi:

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By the limp standards of Mordor, Serrault must have been a French LGBTQ+ institution, given his stellar, flawless acting, isn't it?

Incorrect, dolls. In his real, personal life Serrault was a devout Catholic, an exemplary father of two and a one-woman man. His wife, Nita Serrault, whom he met in drama school and never looked back.

It almost sounds like... but no, this cannot be..

The hard, gruesome life of shippers.

#Youtube

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trulyyours-rune · 10 months

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"You're Safe with me."

Quick warnings: Topics about bullying, name calling (such as queer, not mention a lot though.), bit of angst, language here and there, male x male, fluff ending, bit of violence, kinda short cause I'm tired, reader is male and uses he/him, reader is badass cause why not?

BILL'S P. O. V:

"For as long as I can remember, me and my brother, Tom, are often called names a bullied at school from seeming different in everyone's eyes. Even though known to be most popular boy of our grade has been helping us pull through. I like him, don't take this the wrong way of course! Only like a friend. Now...the more I think about it...Is it just a friend way?" I scribble down with messy writing into a diary I recently bought myself, a nice black leather one with a lock with a code. "Bill! C'mon! Hurry up, gonna' be late for school!" I hear my twin brother yell from down stairs. "Give me a minute!" I shout back.

I rush as I put the book in my drawer, grabbing my backpack and nearly tripping down the stairs. The front door opens and my mom is already in the car, smiling and waving her hand gesturing for us to hop in. "Shotgun!" Tom tells and sprints to the car. (He would so do that.) I groan and hop in the back, setting my backpack to the side. We pull out of the driveway and make out way to what me and Tom call hell.

Not gonna lie I'm hoping y/n will be at school today. We're good friends. Many people would sacrifice a lot just to be friends with him, but he only sticks with my band/friend group. He's funny once you get to really know him, and pretty... Pretty? Yea- no. Well he was handsome of course because girls slobber on him day and night. Never dated one of them? Wonder why.

I seemed so drained in my thought the kids from outside if the car screaming snapped me out of it. "Bye, love you ma." "Love you too, have a good day alright you boys?" "Alright." Both me and Tom almost say in sync as we grab our backpacks and stepping out of the car. Georg and Gustav were waiting at the nearby fence. "Where's y/n?" I tilt my head while approaching them, Tom close behind. "Haven't seen him yet." Gustav shrugs, looking over his shoulder for the boy. I feel myself frown a bit, I was really looking forward to seeing him. Especially inside of school. Hate it in there.

The high-pitched bell rings, making me jump a bit from the sudden loud noise. "Got science first today, you guys?" I ask, looking at my friends as we walk. "Me and Tom got math first." Georg rolls his eyes and Tom groans. "History." Gustav shrugs once again. "Y/n was supposed to have science." I pout a bit. We soon enter the school and a overwhelming feeling surrounds me with looks and stares. I keep my head down, and so does Tom.

I reach my locker and grab the stuff I need in a swift motion, slamming the locker door shut and locking it. I feel an arm shove into me, which makes me bump into my locker. "Watch it, queer." A male voice I hate to recognize walks past me. I clench my teeth together and tense my hands into fists, soon relaxing and walking to Mr. James classroom. (Suck at names 🤩)

I find the spot where I usually sit beside to y/n like usual. Sliding my books under my desk and keeping my head down as I figit with my fingers. The bell rings again, meaning class has started. 1 hour and 30 minutes to go. Lucky me. The teacher passes out empty notebooks, still putting one on y/n's desk like he doesn't notice he's here or not. We pull out our textbooks and that's where the boring part begins.

A couple minutes pass by, we have 1 hour and 12 minutes left. I scribble random doodles on my notebook. A loud "bang!" Of a door slamming open was heard, making me mess up the drawing and look back. Y/n entered through the door breathing quick and heavy as if he just ran an olympic race, "Sorry I'm late, uhm..." He looks down at his shoes to find an excuse. "Parent's car wasn't working." Pretty lame excuse, I smile to myself, but at least he was here.

He sits down in the desk next to me, looking over and signing a quick small wave, I wave back with a smile.

Y/N'S P. O. V:

I knew he would be here, and I feel guilty for being late. Who knows what happened to him while I was gone already? I look down at the notes, clueless what was going on. I never paid much attention anyways.

A minute or two passes by, when a small note gets passed onto my desk from behind me. I open it up and it's one of those 'do you like me?' notes but instead of '□ yes □ no' it was marked '□ yes □ yes' signed from: -the girl behind you. The girl obsesses over me, does this 4 times a week. I chuckle and catch Bill's attention, showing him the note from my desk, pointing behind me. He smiles a bit before drawing God knows what. I erase one of the 'yes' and replace it with no and I check 'no' and crumple it back up and toss it behind me. I hear her open it and sigh in defeat. I smile to myself by the rejection.

(Lunch time cause I have 0 clue what to do now 🥰)

I wait by Bill's locker as he grabs his stuff, he seems off today. Not usually talking to me as often as he does. Tom happens to pass by and I wave to him, he waves back but continues his walk to the cafeteria.

"You alright Bill?" I look at him, he looks at me and closes his locker. "Yeah I'm alright." He looks down a bit. I hum crossing my arms and standing up straight. We start walking to the cafeteria and I see glares getting passed on towards Bill. I glare back at the people and stand my ground, they look away and continue to do whatever they were doing. Feeling power for reputation and both good was a nice feeling. Being respected all because of their reputation could go down if they make a fool of themselves and I use it against them. I would never to Bill, he's one of my best friends after all. He's a sweet boy, not sure why people pick on him. Who cares if people are different? Someone popular could get an ugly haircut and no one bats an eye, and other kids are bullied for what seems to be 'looking different.' Who gives a crap!? Not me, that's for sure, and hell, I get respected.

People call him "Gay." "Emo." "Queer." and the list goes on, ruins his self esteem. Which makes my blood boil each time, he tries to get me not to worry about it so much, but he's my friend! A pretty one at that. Wait- where am I going with this? "Earth to y/n." I see a slim hand wave in front of my face as we walk, snapping me back to reality. "Wait- what's happening?" "Lunch." He shrugs, standing in line.

Eventually it's our time to pick up food, wasn't even all that good after all. Yet I'd rather not starve. Our trays are full and we stand off to the side to spot out the group. Bill sees dirty blonde dreads and starts heading the direction so I follow closely to him.

"Hey man!" A random guy, seems to be a huge sports wannabe guy, stops me in my tracks, startling me. Bill doesn't notice and keeps walking. I hear other guys giggling their asses off like idiots, coming from the nearby bleachers where Bill is walking. "Hey man liste-" I try to talk my way out but he interrupts me with questions I don't even care about. I try to shimmy past him but he just walks in front. I start to get more and more annoyed as the other boys get closer to Bill with what seems to be small opened cartons of milk. "Move!" I shove him with my shoulder but I already hear a splash ahead of me, my heart drops at the moment. Everyone's laughing and Bill is soaking wet with milk while his tray lays on the ground.

He forms tears and runs off to the bathrooms, I go to go chase him but I shove my food tray into the guys chest, ruining the jersey he probably doesn't even know the team of. I run off to the men's bathroom, hearing a stall slam shut and light sobs. "Bill?" I call out. "Go away." "Bill come on, it's me." I put a hand on the stall he was on, pushing on it slightly, he locked it.

I sigh as I still hear the crowd laughing from outside and rage fills my gut. I hear a small click and the stall is unlocked and opens slightly. I see a soaking wet Bill, his usual eyeliner running down his cheeks. I feel my heart break at the sight, I frown and hug him, he hugs back and continues to sob into my shoulder. I rub his back gently and let him cry. "Here." I say, letting go for a moment to sit down against the wall, reaching out my arms. He rests on top of me, arms wrapped around my stomach.

Poor boy looks so mentally and physically drained. I wipe one of the tears of eyeliner across his cheek, it smears a bit but mostly gone. "I wanna go home." I hear him mumble. "My place? I was late because I got your favorite snacks. Still forgot them at home though." I giggle. He smiles and nods, sitting up. I stand up, my clothes may be wet, but it's not like it's the worst thing that will happen to me. I wrap my arm around his shoulder and walk him out, his head cowered down, hiding from shame. After a bit of walking we see Tom, Gustav, and Georg at the office at the entrance. Tom and Georg hug him, also not caring if their clothes got wet or not.

"We're heading to my place, got snacks so he gave in." I chuckle. Tom nods. I take Bill's cold hand and walk him out the entrance, the sun glare making us squint a bit.

BILL'S P. O. V:

(Once they're at y/n's place 👍)

I walk inside the warm house, kicking off my shoes by the door."You can go to my room and change your clothes with mine, I don't mind." Y/n looks at me, walking into the kitchen to grab the snacks he was talking about. I nod and walk to his room, opening the door to the place I felt most comfortable. I spot his drawer and take one of his shirts and pants (that we're both a bit big for him.) and changed into them. They were warm and cozy unlike my milk soaked ones. I walk into his bathroom and grab a towel and dry off my hair, making it messy in the end but who cares beyond this point. I turn on some warm water and wash the eyeliner off my face, drying my face off too and turning off the water.

I walk back to his room and he's already laying in his bed, eating. "Your parents not home or something?" I ask, grabbing some chips he recently bought. "Both working today, their shifts been crazy this week." He shrugs. "Wanna watch a movie?" "Your pick." I say, y/n smiles and puts on a horror movie, Scream I suppose. "You know..." Y/n looks at me. I look at him, letting him know he has my attention. "You're safe with me." He smiles, his cheeks seem redder than usual, but mine feel a bit hotter now and my heart is beating like crazy. I return the smile, after those simple 4 words I truly do feel like I am safe. I want to stick by his side, for... Eternity. He's my safe space. He's the one I come crying too whenever I can. I must be smiling like an idiot now.

I lay back into his bed, closing my eyes a bit. I feel something weighted beside me, it's y/n, also laying down with his eyes closed. He looks so pretty like this, he always has. It's almost like I wanna kiss him sometimes. (Cause you do 🤩). You know what? Fuck it. I place my hand on his cheek and the other one I lay a quick kiss too. My face red as I roll onto my side, facing away from him. Rethinking life choices.

My heart just acted as if it got chased by a bear. But I hear a chuckle and arms wrap around me and pulls me into him he laughs and kisses the top of my head. I must be blushing madly because my entire face feels like it's on fire. I dig my face down into his shoulder as my arms wrap around him. He was my safe space after all.

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And kids that's how I met your fath-

Anyways. It's 1:52 in the morning and I've been fighting every nerve to stay awake so it may seem rushed. Anything does when you're half asleep after all.

But ngl, hope you enjoyed <3

#bill kaulitz #tokio hotel x male reader #bill kaulitz x male reader #tokio hotel imagines #tokio hotel

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im-not-a-l0ser · 5 months

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So a while ago I did a poll on who Mark Chasity should date

For some reason, Ted Spankoffski won???? With Gary Goldstein (Attourney at Law) in second place.

Anyway, Officer Bailey made third, and I'd like to make my case for him and my opinion on the rest of the relationships.

I think that Officer Bailey and Mark Chasity would be so cute because they'd balance. Bailey is intense in an overcompensating way, and Mark Chasity is a sweetboi. Like it's such 😠👬😸 and I'm here for it.

I think that they could have a nice, domestic relationship, that Mark could make Bailey open up and be vulnerable.

Now, if you're uncomfortable with shipping characters played by the same guy, worry not! Many of us have decided that the cop in TGWDM (the guy who's not Sam lol) could easily be Bailey. And if that helps, do that. Because I love the idea of them.

Opinions of everyone else under the cut.

Okay, we're gonna talk about how these relationships would go, and I'm gonna go in decending order of who won. Which means:

Ted Spankoffski- I think that maybe it'd be a gay awakening hook-up? Nothing long term for them. Mark doesn't deserve that, honestly.

Gary Goldstein- This I think could be a longer term relationship, where they meet bc of some legal trouble or something like that, and they date for a few months, but Mark is overall neglected by Gary's busy worklife. They have a civil breakup, and maybe even a comforting relationship if they need a shoulder to cry on.

Offer Bailey- I already said, but I will continue to say: Bailey is someone Mark would consider separating Karen for. Someone he can just be with, and who keeps his life interesting without being abusive or rude to him, and who will be emotionally vulnerable with him, even if it's probably only with him. I think of of ever broke up, it would be so bittersweet. I think it would be Mark picking his religion and family over Bailey, and Bailey holding back tears while supporting him because he knows that his family means so much to him and since Bailey may have wanted something like that for so long (imagine him with a little girl omg) he'd understand even more

No one, he will never be happy- Sad, but realistic.

Dan Reynolds (with Action News, weekdays at 10 pm)- He's someone I highkey put to fill slots, so I'm surprised he made 5th. But like... I can sort of see it? Like, I feel like one would flirt with the other, and the other would either not notice or ignore them.

Bill Woodward (tied with Gerald Monroe)- I have mentioned how I think Bill is straight, and how it makes me sad bc I like him and Paul, but it's prolly one-sided. But it would be cute if he were queer. Someone said they met at church, which I love, but I just think Bill is (sadly) straight.

Gerald Monroe (tied with Bill Woodward)- I feel like this would be more of a similar relationship that he'd have with Max’s dad; a not-even-friends with benefits that's out if the public eye because they are bigots who happen to be attracted to men. They would both not treat Mark like a person, and while he might even enjoy that for a short period of time, he would realise that it's unbalanced and would eventually leave like he deserves.

Kyle's Dad- So, we don't know Kyle's Dad, I just thought it was a silly, cute idea. Besides Bailey, it's either Kyle or Jason's dad that I could see, just based on how nice their kids are when given the freedom.

General John MacNamara- Okay, I get it, it's a cute idea. Uh, Jon McNamara is married though and I don't wanna fuck that up.

Other (Put in Tags), AKA President Howard Goodman apparently- I think this is silly, but I actually like it. Especially if he is with Mark during/after his meeting with Wiggly. Because hooo boy, imagine that conversation. A stuck, frozen, breaking down Howie calling his long distance hubby and telling him 'I just met a dark god and almost died,' and Mark doesn't want to belittle his experience or preach in a moment of absolute madness, so he just doesn't know what to do? I see the appeal 100%

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booasaur · 1 year

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Any new upcoming series with w/w?

Lol, I had a whole answer typed up and almost completed last night, I could only remember a few upcoming shows but added a bunch of ongoing and recent with descriptions and then the post editor hiccuped and removed most of it so I angrily went to sleep instead.

But maybe that was for the best, because this morning a video of upcoming f/f shows in April came out so now I can add a few more.

There's Dead Ringers, that show with Rachel Weisz playing twin gynecologists and since it's a genderbent adaptation of an existing movie we already know it's gonna be super messy. It would be pretty wild for Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies to not have some wlw and luckily it does, the trailer itself reveals a couple. Tiny Beautiful Things, with Kathryn Hahn and Sarah Pidgeon (Leah in The Wilds) playing her younger self, apparently Kathryn Hahn's character's daughter is queer. Slip is a kinda scifi, where a bored wife cheats on her husband and realizes every time she has sex with someone, she wakes up married to them. The show's about her trying to get back to her original life, and there are a series of different husbands, but also a few wives (also, the first "replacement" husband is played by Boorman's actor from Willow!). There are also the upcoming Thai dramas Be Mine, Reverse 4 You, and 23.5, as previously mentioned.

In terms of returning series coming back, there's the Disney cartoon The Owl House, getting its final ep. Single Drunk Female's second season is returning soon. It has a bi lead, and she did have a female love interest but it was pretty temporary compared to the will they/won't she has with the main character male love interest. Her Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor, also a very main character, is a lesbian, and she's married but her wife's actress is a regular on another show now so I dunno if she'll be back.

Welcome to Eden, a Spanish thriller about people trapped on an island with a cult, ended the first season on a major cliffhanger so it'll be exciting to see what happens now, though it feels like anyone could die so that's a bit nerve-wracking. It has a lot of different kinds of rep, f/f, m/m, trans, one of the gay guys is deaf too and it's a plot point that his boyfriend won't learn sign even though his friends have.

The Epix series From is a pretty well done horror series about people trapped in a town and who get hunted at night, it's more ominous and suspenseful than outright gory. It actually has three wlw, though one is mostly with one guy, the one who's engaged to a woman outside the town seems to be about to start a romance with another guy, and one is a teen who's crushing on the first woman, feels unrequited. I didn't know about any of them when I started, so they're a bonus, the show itself is rather compelling.

As for current shows, The Power (lol, get it, current) started last night on Prime, it's nice that after the misreading of Class of '07, this new show about girls does immediately have a wlw. Gap's already finished but it made such a splash, if you haven't watched, I'll mention it again. The other Thai drama, Show Me Love, is still airing. Fantasy Island is honestly kind of sweet, it feels like one of those '90s shows, episodic, bright colors and optimism, and great guest stars. One of the two leads, I'd say, or at least the second billed main, is queer.

We got our three firefighter shows, 9-1-1 with a solid (now) established relationship, Fire Country, a lesbian character but not much screentime, and of course Station 19, which is honestly winning me back in a huge way with their current storyline (if they land it).

Cop wlw update (why are there so many of them!): NCIS Hawai'i remains super cute, especially when Lucy is on, looks like Ayanna on Law & Order: Organized Crime got herself a new gf with a super hot voice, The Rookie: Feds still has Niecy Nash playing a super likable and bi lead. I couldn't stand the egregious copaganda in FBI: Most Wanted, and like, imagine how bad it'd have to be, when I can still watch all the rest of these shows, but Sheryll's still there, so. Sin Huellas (No Traces) has already finished but gets another mention for being as funny as it was, with a cute, hot couple at the center. Rabbit Hole's just started, but the initial antagonist/probable grudging ally's an FBI lady who within the first 10 minutes of the first ep dropped that she had a wife. Van der Valk has started its third season and though I'm gonna keep hoping Lucienne's INCREDIBLY hot ex from 2x03 returns, Lucienne, second billed, is plenty hot by herself. Ariana Guerra, who played the novitiate in Helstrom, has joined the second season of CSI: Vegas. Her character's bi and has a main character boyfriend but he seems like he'll most likely end up with a different character.

I'm not really going through these in any particular order, except combining the above two types, but let me just blow through the rest of the ongoing shows: the Canadian family comedy Run the Burbs has been quite sweet in how it's written the teen daughter, How I Met Your Father comes across as an old fashioned sitcom, except one of the characters is a lesbian. It's kind of fun in its familiarity and low stakes. I didn't expect to be as drawn into The Watchful Eye as I did, the trailer felt quite soapy and it was, at times, but all the nannies were great, and I ended up quite liking the f/f side couple. It's amazing what actual personalities can do. :o A Million Little Things is winding down its final season and Grace Park's character is engaged to Cameron Esposito's character so it feels pretty endgame at this point.

If you didn't watch or stopped watching Carnival Row because the main m/f relationship seemed so especially trite, you maaaay want to give it another look. I'm not nearly caught up with Bel-Air, but in the first season they wrote Ashley's sexuality really well, especially since she's so young. I'm sure you can't have missed my Perry Mason gifsets by now, but I can only reiterate what a great character Della Street is. One of the kids in Gotham Knights is bi (and her brother is trans!) but I'm not sure it's worth getting invested before cancellation. Unless the CW is only going to keep projects involving the Supernatural trio?

At this point, hoping everyone who's into wlw has at least tried Yellowjackets or is aware enough of it to know they don't want to try it. Las Pelotaris 1926 is a Spanish language historical drama about female athletes playing--well, the sport is basque pelota but if you need a reference point, it's like squash or racquetball. If you haven't yet caught up with RWBY, now would be an okay time. Lastly, I've still never watched any of Riverdale or even Choni clips, but its final season has just started and you know, I gotta respect the longevity of whatever they've been doing with them, however up and down they seem to have been, and perhaps this final season will be an up. From what I've seen on SM, they seem to get endgame soulmatey treatment more than any of the other ships and I can respect that.

Aside from the Thai dramas that might air after April and a few of the other shows that ended their seasons in March (or February in Gap's case), all of these have eps airing this month. After this year of cancellations, I think it's worth enjoying what we can, even as we acknowledge how much lead/main character rep and longevity we're losing. :o

#replies #femslash related stuff #sent on 20230329 #Anonymous #5 #the power prime spoilers #thai drama #spoilers #I don't even know where to begin with tagging #also when I say last night I mean thursday night #by the time I finished this actually last night (friday) it was so late I didn't have the energy to proof

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sushisocks · 6 months

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cmon you cant just say how queercoded sean is and then not expand on itผ(•̀_•́ผ)

/lh

My need to constantly talk about Sean MacGuire is really being indulged lately jnhbvbjnbh Thank u dear anon <3

oKAY so like, anon, I will be the FIRST to admit that me calling Sean queercoded might've been a strong choice of words all things considered (especially compared to ACTUALLY explicitly gay Bill Williamson which could go for queercoding considering it's only really explicit if you look for it or catch it). I read Sean as queer in a lot of ways, and that is probably in no small part because I'm queer myself. BUT in my defense, what am I supposed to take away from the developers cuffing Sean's jeans like that?? His queer little swagger???? The outfit with that haircut?????? That is a BISEXUAL MAN if I've ever seen one!!!

^me rn fr (always, about Sean and Lenny in particular. My gay Lenny headcanon is a lot more solid though, I'll be frank, and I'm honestly waiting to go the fuck off about it properly here some day lmao)

On a more serious note though, I definitely think Sean's admiration for Arthur can be read as a little bit of a crush in certain instances. Not that I particularly ship that pairing, but certain ways Sean responds to Arthur has always had me 🤔🤔 For example (and I'm really gonna out myself and how often i rewatch his missions here) in pouring forth oil, when Arthur gets mad forreal for a sec and threatens Sean (after Sean has a tantrum abt not being invited along which.... come on), and Sean laughs, there is DEFINITELY a crush-related way of reading that interaction & Sean's response. Not to mention the lil lookover Sean gives him I mean COME ON he's not even that subtle!

Not to speak of the fact that the first thing he does after being rescued from bounty hunters is ask Arthur for a hug - how many of yall Arthur Morgan horny ppl wouldn't die to do the same? Sean was ahead of the game. He's one of you, I swear.

I think Sean being queer makes sense with his personality too, as the sort of laid-back and easy-going one. Though I also think, given the time and the fact that I think he's bi, it's probably not smth he's ever thought very hard about? You know, heteronormativity etc etc, him and Karen having their messy thing going on etc etc, but Sean WOULD kiss a homie and not really have a problem with it. He'd just -- not think about it much harder, you know?

It's that same attitude he has, which leads me to believing if given the chance he'd be very gnc. I know I've said it before but I do headcanon that modern au Sean would def fuck around with skirts and makeup and nailpolish, and have a very loose relationship with his gender as a man at best. It makes sense to me, for someone who is both that easygoing, and has that sense of interest in societal issues, to at some point have the realization of 'oh gender roles are made up' and act accordingly, you know?

And then I'm also taken with, and sort of speaking from, this sort of perspective of the gang at large as very queer. Speaking of it in that academic way, as a sort of rejection of normative society - heteronormative society in particular - there's absolutely an inherent queerness to this entire gang of outlaws doing as they will. When being queer has always meant being ostracized from society, it is easy to read characters ostracized from society as queer; in this way, and in my opinion, the queercoding is inherent to this game, and these characters. It's there at the very foundation of their situation and way of living, and it's why I personally am never going to argue against any type of queer headcanon (and why I'm a proponent of many of them myself lol). Me seeing queerness in Sean and Lenny, is no different from me seeing it in Arthur and Charles, or Sadie and Karen, or Hosea and Dutch, or literally ANY other gangmember.

I feel like I went on a tangent here, again, as I am prone to do, BUT my main point is: Sean MacGuire is so so queer bcz I said so, and becuase why the fuck else would he be like that?

#JOKING at the end there but also absolutely not #thank u anon for asking me abt this lmao #ultimately sean is harder to argue for as queer bcz he has the least amount of screentime of the gang members. we have crumbs to work with #but i SWEAR he has been reading as queer to me from the moment i first saw him #mf 'can i get a hug arthur?' DUDE who the FUCK else asks that 😭#sean macguire #rdr2 #red dead redemption meta #red dead redemption 2 #rdr2 meta #arthur morgan #lenny summers #teki talks #rdr thoughts #asks #rdr asks #meta asks

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i know ur getting a ton of asks ab the same post but id like to say considering how close to home your post hit:

im a 17 y/o transmasc and i live in mississippi. i was gonna go on testosterone THIS MONTH. my family has spent thousands of dollars that we do not have on getting me appointments with the only gender clinic in the area (who do not take our insurance btw) so i could start T. right before my appointment they signed the bill to outlaw HRT under 18. this is fucking infuriating. i will never be able to leave this state, im poor, disabled, and very far from graduating high school because of my health. even if i could, i still love my local queer community and my family and i don’t WANT to leave them. theres so many fucking factors to not being able to leave a red state, if people would look past their limited life experience it would be so apparent that the proper form of action is not to fight southern trans people who are already FIGHTING FOR OUR LIVES; the proper form of action is to shut the fuck up with your ‘and’s and ‘buts’ and fight against the people who are actively targeting and killing us. i dont get how people have so few thinking skills they can’t possibly imagine the hundreds of possible factors as to why we aren’t leaving. it feels too obvious.

!!!!! not to mention if you’re seeking gender affirming care, if you move you will likely have to start the entire process over again with new doctors and hospitals.

#ask avishai

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fandomfluffandfuck · 1 year

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p much every mainline-connected marvel videogame or those outsourced cartoons end up being mediocre anyways but i get annoyed how bucky's always either not in the IP-ed games or everyone has such superficial personalities and character adaptations that they never have him interact with steve much or in any meaningful way, which is weird bc why even use the IP at that point?

anyways, im just wondering when marvel's gonna see all the critical acclaim bill and frank got from that show and realize that audiences will clap for even a crumb of old men soulmates. its easy money to just sprinkle it into everything that has their IP, those videogames, cartoons, comics, shows, movies. money on the table idk why they still don't take it

(This seems to be related to a prior discussion. Was this sent to the wrong blog by chance? I get what you're saying, but also, I can see how it might be unrelated, too.)

I feel that it is fair to be annoyed. If you're consuming the content with knowing the background of past Marvel conent, I get how it can be disappointing. It's gone downhill as they begin to care more obviously about money than the characters themselves.

I don't really know anything about what is happening in Marvel because I don't look at basically any current Marvel content because... well, a lot of reasons, but among them are those out-of-character changes to no-homo Steve and Bucky's relationship you mentioned. I mean, I am thrilled for Sam getting to be Cap. It's a long time coming to have a person of color in that iconic role. But. Just. I'm not expecting great things from Marvel itself because they don't even fucking let their actors do their fucking jobs! Mackie will be great because he's great. But, there's only so many strings to pull on when you hardly know the script.

And as for why they don't even give us crumbs of stevebucky content...

It's about the 🤌🏻homophobia🤌🏻

Like, sure, Marvel would get more money from stucky fans (and likely from queer people generally because we're starved for queer representation in mainstream media), but then they'd lose money from all the conservative, homophobic people and all the people who care about not pissing off (or "offending") those conservative, homophobic people. So. There's no way they'd ever do that 🙃

*long sigh, because, what is it to be a fan of Bucky and Steve but to be a Marvel hater?*

#asks #anti-marvel

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goat-and-a-pig · 7 months

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Hi! I’m goat-and-a-pig.

I love Gravity Falls, so you're gonna see a lot of that on here.

I am a fanfic writer, occasionally an artist, a reblogger, a HUGE reader, and hopefully a blog that you can love. I'm a panromantic asexual demigirl, so I'm here to be queer. My other fandoms include The Owl House, Amphibia, DuckTales, and Star vs. the Forces of Evil.

Did I mention I love Gravity Falls? I'm So Obsessed.

Get off of my blog if you are a bigot, racist, rapist, homophobe, transphobe, sexist, TERF, rapesexual, and/or a pedophile. Or if you ship incest, rapesexual, pedophilic, or tormentor x tormented ships (this includes shipping Bill with any character from Gravity Falls, for example). I will block you.

I also will not answer asks about money. It’s not funny to scam people and I wouldn’t be able to give you any even on the slight chance that you’re for real. Don’t ask about it.

On a happier note, here's the AO3 link to my Gravity Falls fanfic, See the Light! You can also find the chapters here on Tumblr (linked below) and extra content under the tag #see the light. It is completed and I'm having a Q&A day on May 3rd, so don't miss it!

Summary/Prologue/Chapter 1/Chapter 2/Chapter 3/Chapter 4/Chapter 5/Chapter 6/Chapter 7/Chapter 8/Chapter 9/Chapter 10/Chapter 11/Chapter 12/Chapter 13/Chapter 14/Chapter 15/Chapter 16/Chapter 17/Chapter 18/Chapter 19/Chapter 20/Chapter 21/Chapter 22/Chapter 23/Chapter 24/Chapter 25/Chapter 26/Chapter 27/Chapter 28/Chapter 29/Chapter 30/Chapter 31/Epilogue/Acknowledgements

Have a wonderful day!

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2023 In Review - Top 5 Movies

The Servant (1963)

It's safe to say I lost my fucking mind over this movie. I've watched it no less than five times, I've read the source novel, I've annotated academic articles about it, read the British Film Institute volume, looked over Dirk Bogarde's biography passages pertaining to it, and listened to some great podcast episodes discussing its themes.

My best friend watched it with me and said it was Lana Del Reycore, which is something I haven't been able to get out of my head since. It's so slutty and and wild and gorgeously shot. Every scene just gives me chills (I mean, just check out the hand placement over the shadow in the GIF above. Does it get hornier?). That's not even getting into Bogarde's acting. So gloriously unhinged. You never know quite what he's thinking, but you believe he's thinking it with your whole body (Does that make sense? Probably not). It's confounding and wonderful and never ceases to mesmerize me.

2. Saltburn (2023)

I went absolutely fucking feral over this movie. The most accurate review I can give of it is: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Emerald Fennell said one of her key inspirations was The Servant (1963) and when I learned that, my neural pathways rewired themselves because, of fucking course. Oliver Quick is the spiritual successor to Dirk Bogarde's Hugo Barrett. A character as compelling as he is diabolically fucked up. Someone you can't help but wish would ruin your life.

That's not even getting into the gorgeous cinematography, the perfect soundtrack, or the paradigm-shifting sex scenes that have taken up full-time residence in my brain. I'm this movie's bitch.

3. Wild Things (1998)

2023 really became the year of trashy erotic thrillers for me and I'm owning it 100%. This movie is ridiculously sexy, gay, and beyond - beyond - absurd. Just watch it. And listen to the Horror Queers podcast about it. And the Bechdel Cast podcast after that.

4. Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)

It's an x-rated Young Frankenstein with Udo fucking Kier and lots of full frontal male nudity. Is any more information needed? Another one where the Horror Queers podcast is absolutely mandatory post-screening.

5. Past Lives (2023)

Needless to say, this film departs wildly from the 4 films above it... or does it? In its own restrained way, this film is slutty as fuck. No one knows longing like these two. There, I said it.

... But to put it in more respectful terms, this film captures the feeling of having to choose a life you love over a person you love, which is something I've had to do multiple times. It's always heartbreaking. I rarely shed a tear at movies, but this one made me ugly cry. A lot.

Honorable Mention: Showgirls (1995)

You really thought I was gonna end this list on a downer? Not this year. I fucking love this movie and will not be made ashamed. Kyle MacLachlan's hair alone is enough to make this a camp classic. It's on a level of absurd that surpasses all logic, and that is what makes it so brilliant. A great double-bill with Wild Things. Don't forget to check out the Horror Queers & Bechdel Cast pods after viewing. They provide the chocolate syrup & cherries on top.

#the servant (1963)#saltburn (2023)#wild things (1998)#past lives (2023)#showgirls (1995)#flesh for frankenstein (1973)#2023 #best films of 2023

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bananitryithegoatman · 11 months

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This is horrible and i am really scared.

My family and i (four people) are planning to fly to Germany to try get an asylum there.

Russia is currently about to pass a law that would prohibit trans people medical transition, surgeries and change of documents with NO EXCEPTION. Recently they also passed a law that prohibited any "LGBT propaganda" amongst ANY PEOPLE, not just children now, what they describe as propaganda is vague but taken everything that would include even mentioning your sexuality or gender identity to anyone. They also are talking about opening "Center of studying LGBT's behavior" which is literally, and i'm quoting, would be directed on conversion therapy.

I'm already used to get harassed getting outside, every time, people point at me, laugh, call me names, verbally assault me, once a person tried to fight me for "looking like a f*ggot", and even if i try to do something about it - i can't go to police because here they treat queers like shit. it's almost impossible to find an apartment to rent due to my passport's gender mark not looking like how i look right now, and even if i tried to find a side job besides being an artist i WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO because even tho legally no-one is allowed to deny me work based on my gender, practically - it's a lie, and it's more shameful to hire a trans person than to deny them. And i KNOW that every bad thing i face due to how supported transphobia in this country will multiply when they pass that law, and i don't know if that's just it, there's no guarantee that they won't, perhaps, say that everyone diagnosed F64 must go to their "LGBT behavior study clinic" :) I feel like my life, the lives of my family, is under a threat here. I am GENUINELY afraid to go out alone and i am afraid to leave them go out alone because i never know what's gonna happen to them, i feel like at any moment when i'm not hiding, when i'm just out for groceries there's always a chance for me to get harassed again or even get beaten. I see how people look at me and i see they wish me dead.

I'm certain there will be more laws like this and therefore it's not safe for any of us to stay. If i believed that maybe things get better - now i see they'll get worse.

In september we'll be heading to Germany to seek asylum, we'll try to get refugee status. Me, my partner, my friend and his partner. If we stay - we'll die, either by someone's hands or by ours and no one here would know cause this shithole country doesn't take a crap.

Fly tickets per person is $383 My income as an artist is only around $600, $1000 AT BESTa month. rent + bills is $250. $350 left is spent on food and necessities, i simple won't be able to afford the plane tickets for four people. We contacted all LGBT organisations in Russia that could help us get the tickets, but we're not the only ones who's trying to leave, so i don't know if they'll even respond.

We'll need to collect $1532 to get out of here. PLEASE if you can, help us get out of here, it's really not safe.

Even a dollar or a share of our situation would be of help.

#help #transphobia #transgender #lgbtq #lgbt #queer #need help #lgbt help #refugee

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Five things I never tire of writing

Got tagged by @lilolilyr - thank you, don't mind if I do! And I'm gonna open this open up to anyone who wants to do this, without outright tagging! Go bonkers, my friends!

1. Honestly a lot of my fics come about by me wondering "but what if *this* happened instead?", ideally in order to either stop Helena from betraying the team in Egypt, or stop the Astrolabe storyline, or even save Christina somehow etc etc etc. So, canon fix-its gets top billing here!

2. AUs. Whether I see a movie or TV show and think "Oh this could be something for Bering and Wells", or I get ideas for a Christmas movie for them, or put them in Scenarios and Circumstances - I love writing Bering and Wells AUs!

3. Smut - I like the lady love, for sure! Be it PWP or a smut scene that works with the plot of a story, I do love to put that spice into my stories.

4. Long-form stories! I always say "I can't do short" - it's rare for me to write anything shorter than 2K words; most of my stories are between 5 and 25K, and I got some whoppers that run even longer. I've written a few shorter things as exercises and to challenge myself, which is fun too! But overall I'm more for the longer ones.

5. Different kinds of queerness! Yes, Bering and Wells is f/f, but hey, there are plenty of ways this can be (one of these days I wanna write an ace HG!), and there are also plenty of other characters that can add other flavors of queerness! I love when I find my own flavor of queerness in fic, and I want my readers to have that feeling too. I might not always get it right, though, because I am just this one flavor of queerness, and if you've ever felt I didn't do a specific flavor justice, please by all means reach out and let me know.

There they are! And I haven't even mentioned the most important thing I'll never tire of writing: Bering and Wells! This ship is my happy place, it's what my muse whispers into my ear, it is what I want to write. Not interested in original fiction, not interested in other ships, not interested in other categories (like m/m). All Bering and Wells all the time, babey! 😅

As per usual, if you have any questions on my writing, please let me know! I love talking shop! (ship? 😁)

#my writing #writing ask #tag game #lilolilyr #bering and wells

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Ultra-Detailed Spoilers, Content Warnings, Text, and Titles for How to Survive a Plague.

It's a really heavy documentary about the AIDS crisis and queer activism by ACT UP in NYC, and hopefully this can help more people fully engage without getting stuck/overwhelemed.

Recurring potential triggers: - shouting, loud chanting, arguing, insults

- police at protests (some brutality)

- homophobia (especially from politicians and religious figures

- religion - scenes of Catholic churches, priests, bishops, cardinals - groups chanting, singing, reciting prayer

-sickness - people sharing HIV-positive status, their fear of dying - mentions of short expectancies - rapid aging, visibly deteriorating health over time - descriptions and images of symptoms - images if visibly sick people in hospitals, needles, IVs, tubes, sores/lesions

-death - recurring counter of # of worldwide AIDS deaths - images dead bodies, ashes, caskets - deaths of several featured activists

- covid parallels - mass death, medical mystery, difficulty finding treatments, opportunistic infections and other related illnesses, political and public health figures, institutional failures, abandonment of the vulnerable - overlapping political and public health figures: Anthony Fauci, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Gregg Gonsalvez, etc. - large groups of people gathered indoors (pre-COVID)

Timestamps (1:49:34 total)

- the crisis -

0:00:00 opens with visibly sick (thin, pale) people in hospitals, receiving treatments from doctors, seemingly in pain

0:00:39-0:01:20 images of crowded indoor gathering, pre-COVID Text: Year 6 of the aids epidemic Greenwich village, New York city. The epicenter. With no drugs to treat the disease, AIDS is nearly 100% fatal. Panic drives a backlash of blame and anti-gay violence. Even hospitals routinely turn away the dying. Fighting for their lives, patients and their advocates take matters into their own hands.

0:01:58-0:02: politician lying/belittling, calling queers fascists

2:46 - 7:09 loud chanting

3:46 - 7:09 police in riot gear chanting at protest

6:07 - 7:09 protestors being arrested, physically grabbed

- the organizing -

7:14 (-1:42:20) text: 1987 Worldwide AIDS deaths 500,000

7:16-8:37 covid parallels: hopelessness Gregg Bordowitz: "how to maintain hope in the face of increasing loss" David Barr Peter Staley: "I'm gonna die from this. This isn't gonna be cured for years and years" "it's like living in a war"

describing symptoms- night sweats, rashes, colds difficulty researching treatments lack of government efforts

9:02 short lifespan mention

- protests-

text: ACT UP's first protest March 24, 1987

9:19 (-1:40:15) cop/police

chanting

9:28 retelling of overt homophobia from mentor

10:29 text: St. Vincent's Hospital

11:12 cop

- medical issues -

12:10 patients getting treatment, visible bruises and lesions

12:33 - 13:23 covid parallels: lack of drugs, cycling through experimental treatments sudden death from pneumonia death from lung damage

14:11 image of IV infusions

- research -

16:19 covid parallel: "they all had to become scientists" doing science research in groups

Mark Harrington - smoking data guy Bob Rafsky - family guy plot twist/reveal: Larry Kramer, Jim Eigo still alive

- AZT -

20:06 medication price gouging

- death -

20:54 shot of grave

text: 1988 Worldwide AIDS deaths 800,000

21:59 patient treatment imagery, IV, deteriorating health

21:33 death

21:45 covid parallel: bodies in trash bags opportunistic infection

homophobia, funeral discrimination

check in maybe end part 1 here the next section will get more technical are people in the headspace to get into that?

- homophobia -

22:36 overt homophobia from politician

check in

22:54 - 24:20 covid parallels: Anthony Fauci (talking about homophobia)

- beyond AZT - maybe end here

"we have had to become our own clinicians, researchers, lobbyists, drug smugglers, pharmacists" cycling through treatments, looking overseas, drugs not wiring working

PWA People With AIDS Health Group - "drug smugglers" David Link

25:29.99 / - 1:24:05 covid parallel: FDA failure

25:54 cops at protest

text: FDA headquarters Rockville, MD

27:54 arrests, dragging people

check in?

Peter Staley debate

30:37 subtle homophobia, stigmatizing gay sex covid parallel: expecting most vulnerable group to make huge social sacrifices to avoid systemic change

end part 1 before more science

31:37 needles, injections, and IVs, lesions chanting

- DHPG, research agenda -

32:31 text: FDA Oversight Commission Bethesda, MD

34:00 tokenizing person of color (lol)

35:29 text: AIDS The Scientific and Social Challenge Montreal 1989 International AIDS Conference Montreal, Quebec

37:38 text: A National AIDS Treatment Research Agenda V International Conference on AIDS Montreal, June 1988

reveal: agenda was well-received by researchers, DDI made available early, for free

39:02 hospital scene - in bed talking to doctor

39:56 animations of viruses, infection mechanisms

- catholic obstruction - check in

41:27 image of grave digging text: 1989 Worldwide AIDS deaths 1,200,000

42:30 - 42:41 / -1:08:04 - -1:06:53 hospital scenes - IVs footage of catholic church during mass, singing religious homophobia in opposition to condoms, disinformation covid parallel: pretending PPE increases transmission

44:17 police at protest

44:43 - 46:29 images in church

45:45 shouting group prayer (Our Father)

- treatment and data "working confrontation" -

46:50 blowing out candles on a cake (ew)

47:29 (-1:02:02) covid parallel: Anthony Fauci (director of AIDS research at NIH)

49:49 patient with IV, bandages in public women, PoC excluded from treatment studies

check in

50:39 - 51:41 mounted police in riot gear

50:47 aggressive arrest

51:31 - 51:41 police brutality/violence: police horse knocking over a protestor hitting protestors with batons loud bang (not a gunshot)

plot twist: NIH refuses having community members on committees, opening meetings to public

check in, maybe end part 2

53:53 text: Sixth International Conference on AIDS

ableist immigration policy

55:25 chant

reveal: NIH agrees to add community members to committees, open meetings to public

57:17 image of a dead African child in a casket text: 1990 Worldwide AIDS deaths 1,700,014

reveal: Merck connects with Act Up they find a compound that's promising in test tubes, disappointing in animal trials

- politicians - maybe end part 2 on drug stuff?

58:55 George H. W. Bush, Fauci chanting, death counts

58:46 police gourneys overt homophobia from politician, hyper sexualizing

1:00:50 police

Text: "A condom to stop unsafe politics. Helms is deadlier than a virus."

- sickness, death - stop part 2 on upbeat(ish) note

1:02:27 - scenes in hospital talk about deaths from infections

1:04:12 lesions, rashes being treated

1:06:35 - 1:06:59 Daiichi Sanyo pharmaceutical company breast cancer talk about expecting to die, murder, swearing

- grief, conflict -

1:06:59 footage of casket being carried text: 1991 Worldwide AIDS deaths 2,400,152

scene in hospital with oxygen, examination, blood draw (visible vial of blood)

1:08:43 reference to to an ableist comment, talk about imminent mortality ("it's not like it's gonna be the rest of your life," from an HIV-negative person)

1:09:36 - 1:11:24 Angry insults and shouting about an internal disagreement within an activist group and is essentially one guy complaining about the movement not being cohesive enough, yelling about how many have died and the threat of more death - CW for anyone who is triggered by like, the anger/argument tone of voice also more of this around 1:33

1:11:41 plot twist: Act Up splinters

text: "NEW YORK--A long-standing division among AIDS activists over an upcoming government-sponsored drug trial erupted last week at Washington DC, conference of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG). ACT UP members found themselves on opposite sides of the battlefield during a series of conference disruptions that were embarrassing and infuriating for many activists. In the protest's centerpiece, a dozen people dressed in lab coats... ACT UP/New York, forcing members to take sides against each other, causing disarray within the AIDS activist community and sapping the fight against the decade-old epidemic. More than anything, ACT UP members agree, the row over 185 is symptomatic of fundamental differences concerning strategy that are tearing the 4-year-old AIDS activist coalition apart. The contention over 175 began last August when the federally funded ACTG announced the two-...."

check in ?

"The Treatment Action Group (TAG)"

1:12:48 plot twist: a (former) prominent member Mark Harrington talks down on direct action that risks arrest, calls it silly

1:13:24 image of a wrapped corpse

1:14:32 plot twist: promising drug discovered

1:14:39 cop

1:15:40 confronting bill Clinton

1:18:27 - 1:18:55 reading names of people who have died of AIDS people crying red fountain (to look like blood)

1:19:55 - 1:22:54 the ashes of dead victims spread at white house photos of victims survivors crying, grieving

1:21:04 - 1:22:54 police - mounted, in helmets

1:21:10 police horse knocks over protestors

1:22:54 mood shift - end of emotional crescendo

- maybe end 4, start 5 check in: 5 more min of death +2.5 more min of bad news save for later, or get the tears out now? 1:23:32 George H. W. Bush pushing homophobic "personal responsibility" narrative (covid parallel)

- death -

1:23:48 - 1:27:40 Mark Lowe Fisher dies open-casket funeral, close-ups of dead body

1:24:51 - 1:27:40 visible lesions on Bob Rafsky, he talks of dying he calls upon Mark Lowe Fisher to haunt George H. W. Bush

1:27:46 Bob Rafsky dies long shot of his young daughter crying in church

end 4 / start 5 ?

- disappointment-

1:28:35 shot of closed casket text: "1993 Worldwide AIDS deaths 4,700,532"

1:28:45 plot twist: effectiveness of AZT, DDI, DDC is debunked research process needs to change doubts cast on what they thought was progress

1:30:26 group of activists (Peter Staley, Derek Link, David Barr) discuss the possibility of watching each other die

end 4 / start 5 ?

- disagreement -

1:30:57 text: "1994 Worldwide AIDS deaths 6,200,080"

plot twist: new drug introduced, but rapid approval becomes controversial TAG lobbies for stricter regulations on drug companies

1:32:44 - 1:35:07 plot twist: internal conflict arises meeting criticizing TAG, saying they're rolling back their progress on excelorated approval, saying they're elitist, don't represent everyone TAG said they're not slowing down the process TAG accuses ACT UP of not hearing them out yelling argument breaks out

- relief, survival -

1:35:07 plot twist: "'93-'95 were the worst years... and then we got lucky" David Barr, Mark Harrington, Derek Link, Gregg Gonsalves, Spencer Cox, Gregg Bordowitz, Peter Staley shown alive in the present day.

1:36:17 Peter Staley cries, talks about survivor's guilt

1:36:48 text: "1995 Worldwide AIDS deaths 8,205,601"

plot twist: TAG publishes influential report

1:37:13 Anthony Fauci speaks positively plot twist: combination therapy found to be highly effective, and is released in 1996. many HIV-positive become undetectable.

1:39:56 Mark Harrington cries, thinking about those that died before they had successful drugs They discuss ongoing trauma effects

They celebrate the achievements.

1:42:45 text "The number of companies now making effective protease inhibitors: 7 The number of lives saved: 6,000,000"

"They will hear the story that once, there was a terrible disease, and then a brave group of people stood up and fought, and in some cases died, so that others might live and be FDA"

1:43:52 (-5:42) text "The number of people who die because they can't afford AIDS drugs: 2,000,000 every year 5,500 every day 4 every minute Act up Fight Back End AIDS. www.surviveaplague.com

Peter Staley founded AIDSmeds.com, a comprehensive resource for people living with HIV.

Mark Harrington, who continued running TAG, won the McArthur "genius" award in 1997. He quit smoking.

Derek Link became a map maker.

Garance Franke-Ruta went on to study pre-med (at Harvard) then went on to become a national political journalist.

Jim Eigo made his career as a magazine editor.

Gregg Bordowitz became chair of the film department at the art Institute of Chicago.

David Barr was a founding director of the international treatment preparedness coalition, which advocates for universal access to AIDS drugs.

Spencer Cox took up playwriting.

Gregg Gonsalves completed his undergraduate studies (at Yale) and became an open society fellow.

Ann Northrop returned to television as co-anchor of gay USA, a news program available by podcast.

Bill Bahlman became associate producer of Gay USA.

Larry Kramer wrote the landmark play "the normal heart" and remained a lifetime agitator.

Dr. Ellen Cooper became a strong patient advocate at the FDA before joining AMFAR and becoming an activist herself.

Iris Long returned to a quiet life in Queens with her husband Michael.

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morganwriteblr · 2 years

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Hey Writeblr!!

I'm planning on being a whole lot more active with posting all sorts of writings-- original fantasy fiction and fanfic-- after I move on the 30th May!!

I'll be updating my pinned post to include some of my more recent projects; including short stories and at least one that's shaping up to be a duology or perhaps even a trilogy!

If you're not already following me, consider pressing that button if you like any (or all) of the following:

Dragons

Other Mythical creatures

Smart and badass women (Cis & Trans!)

Whole casts of LGBTQIA+ characters!

Super powers

Magic

High fantasy

Urban fantasy

Another full list of awesome things!

And also FANFIC!

Find me over on Ao3 under MorganFaire for long fics, one shots, drabbles and smut for:

BLEACH (anime and manga series)

THE WITCHER (Netflix and game series)

In the meantime

As I mentioned up top, I'm moving! I just paid £250 today for my removal van, and while I was able to put it on my credit account, it will bump up my repayments for the considerable future...right when I'm also gonna be responsible for all my own utilities and food bills for the first time!

If you are in a position to help a non-binary queer creator moving away from an unsupportive family environment, I would greatly appreciate it!!

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psychoticwillgraham · 2 years

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my local news station is blatantly promoting how to watch tr*mp’s rally tomorrow (bc it’s gonna be right outside the city said station is in) and I just wanna cry I’m so overwhelmed rn first the roe decision then there’s probably gonna be a huge wave of anti queer/trans bills (bc they mentioned wanting to overturn same sex marriage), then just the whole thing of my local drag club closing and my town being overrun with tr*mpers for the weekend so I definitely don’t feel safe in public bc I look very queer without even trying

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GM now means gay marriage

Unbeknownst to the queer-friendly auto giant, General Motors has already paved the way for legalizing same-sex matrimony

By DANIEL KUSNER | Jan. 16, 2009

DETROIT — We're immersed in a ne-queer revolution.

Across the U.S., our LGBT family has galvanized.

Recently in Dallas, we've seen angry protests against First Baptist Church, the Catholics’ California voters, Cinemark screenings of "Milk" and no-trannies-allowed bars.

We should be damn proud of our family.

And maybe this is the Melissa Etheridge Kool-Aid that's talking, but let's consider alternatives to angry rallies.

Perhaps we could harness our "label queen" superpowers and — without permission — seize control over GM's corporate queer image.

Every time you see a GM product — Cadillac, Chevy Saab, Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Saturn and Hummer — just say the words "gay marriage."

This week, General Motors invited me to attend the 2009 Detroit Auto Show.

Even though I was an auto show virgin, it was obvious that this year was seriously fucked up.

There was no getting around it: After jet-setting into Capitol Hill, GM's ass was still beet red from that bailout spanking.

Beneath the promising alternative-fuel veneer of their 2010-12 line, you could taste a hint of "We're scared shitless."

And in Detroit— a city that's been white-knuckling it for a long time — there's no shortage of economic fear.

GM's already earned some major queer props.

Their PR outreach has been courting the LGBT market since the dawn of Y2K.

And at the Motor City auto show, GM proudly rolled out their queer employees — designers, trend watchers, technical writers, marketing peeps: This global conglomerate hires some of the best and brightest queer minds.

And let's put it out there: Some auto companies (Porsche) still pretend gays aren't buying their cars.

What's new this year?

It's all about shifting away from the piston and toward the lithium-ion batteries.

Out of the 17 newbies, GM's launching two biggie hybrids: the 2010 Chevy Volt and the jaw-droppingly snazzy 2012 Cadillac Converj.

With it's low-sloping roofline, the five-door hatchback Volt (around $40,000), is Chevy's first plug-in hybrid.

The electric motor will power the car up for up to 40 miles.

The gas engine is a generator that kicks in and recharges the batteries when they're near empty.

When the Cadillac Converj rolled out, it was like Posh Spice just made a surprise entrance.

The unveiling was breathtaking.

The Converj (probably gonna hit the $100K mark) kinda looks like a CTS coupe.

But this hybrid is the epitome of sleek styling.

If someone asked Bobby Trendy, he'd say the Converj was, "Luxurious!"

What's gay marriage got to do with it?

My first real auto show experience was a breakfast powwow titled "Adapting to the State of Business'" where GM's diversity spokesper- son Roderick D. Gillum, talked about the auto giant's commitment to social responsibility.

He mentioned civil rights crusader and GM board member Leon Sullivan, who played such an integral part in the success of the anti-apartheid movement — the man who helped GM realize that voluntarily withdrawing from doing business with South Africa was a bold and phenomenal change.

And when apartheid finally crumbled, South Africa's rebirth ended not just racial discrimination, it abolished all discrimination, which gave same-sex couples the right to legally marry and enjoy the same full, equal marriage rights as their hetero brothers and sisters.

Yep, as fucked up as South Africa once was, their new constitutional bill of rights is light-years ahead of ours.

At GM's diversity powwow, This Writer asked if Sullivan's legacy in South Africa is still alive in the U.S., and if GM supported same-sex marriage rights in America?

A mild gay panic-attack erupted, and someone from the back of the room quickly trotted out GM's Corporate Equality Index rating and the fact the company offers benefits for same- sex partners.

As the Asians and African-Americans in the room scratched their heads, the Q&A sharply shifted direction and GM's social responsibility to same-sex marriage was purposefully left unanswered.

After that, this reporter started feeling like the gay "Roger & Me" dude of the Detroit Auto Show.

The marriage question just made people more nervous.

And the last thing I wanted to do was mess with a company that's trying so hard to get it right.

Initially, I wanted GM to publicly say that they support full, equal same-sex marriage rights in the U.S. — just like the gays they helped in South Africa.

However, during this crisis-management situation, GM can't afford to do anything so publicly risky.

But after three days, I couldn't let it go — all that gay protest anger was bubbling inside.

Who needs GM's permission?

Then it dawned on me.

GM has already helped make gay marriage a reality — in South Africa.

And for three days, everywhere I looked those initials hovered over me: GM.

Because of South Africa, GM supports gay marriage whether they realize it or not.

I don't need them to say it.

We can just usurp their approval by using the initials of their company — let's always remind them that they first did it in South Africa, and now they're going to help us in the U.S.

This is the deal: Every time you see a GM car, just say, "That's a gay marriage car."

Go ahead — flaunt the GM logo; place the words "gay marriage" beneath it.

Make the letters GM as ubiquitous as rainbow flags, pink triangles and HRC bumper stickers.

And if some- one says "General Motors," correct them and say, "Oh, you mean 'gay marriage."

On this journey for full, equal rights, GM has met us halfway.

Now let's just take advantage all of their corporate branding, their beautiful advertising and lovely fuel-efficient cars, and mold it into our new Gay Marriage brand.

During this corporate crisis, GM has no choice.

To say they don't support full equal marriage rights or that they disapprove of gays using their brand as a Pride marriage badge ….

Well, that would be grounds for a corporate divorce.

MEET GM'S TRANS PIONEER One of General Motors most valuable employees is Steven Hanses, pictured, a senior product-assembly-document processor, who's been with the company since 1984. This native Detroiter is out as transgender at work, but Hanses (also known as Thora Lars) doesn't "cross" at the office. He says some co-workers have met Thora outside of work, "And they have been remarkably good to me." Hanses also works on the board of GM Plus, the company's LGBT affinity group. Last year, he brought GM sponsorship to the Southern Comfort Conference, the largest transgender gathering in the country, which happens in September in Atlanta. At the 2008 conference, the GM logo was on SCC billboards, programs and on the sleeves and shoulders in the fishing competitions. You go, Thora!

GM'S PLUG-IN HOTTIES: The 2010 Chevy Volt, left, and the recently revealed 2012 Cadillac Converj concept.

GAYER THAN PINK INK One of GM's brightest queer superstars is the vivacious British import Christopher Webb, manager of GM's color trends. Does Webb look familiar? He appeared on "Project Runway 5," when the designers recycled Saturn car parts into fashion. And Webb's been to Dallas. He's the hotshot whom Mary Kay Inc. tapped to design the new shade of pink for Mary Kay's 2006 Cadillac. Webb's a brilliant walking encyclopedia — an expert about tinting, pigments, vacuumized flakes and hand-sprayed substrates. His passion for color is mesmerizing. I'd describe something as "looks silvery." Webb would say "liquid mercury" "gunmetal" or "chrome." Remember his name. Webb's this close to being the next Tim Gunn.

Memorial Service Honors the Life and Legacy of James A. Washington, Pioneer in Journalism

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The family and friends of the late James Washington, former Publisher of the Dallas Weekly, will gather to celebrate his life and enduring legacy in recognition of his significant impact on the journalism industry.

Dallas, TX - May 1, 2024 - A heartfelt memorial service will be held at Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas on Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, to honor the memory of James A. Washington, a respected figure in journalism and community advocacy.

Officiated by Reverend William White, the service welcomes the Dallas community and friends from around the globe to join in commemorating the remarkable life of James Washington.

Mr. Washington, former Publisher of the Dallas Weekly, touched the lives of many with his pioneering spirit and unwavering dedication to the field of journalism.

His passing on April 2, 2024, in Atlanta, GA, was deeply felt by all who knew him. Well-known as a trailblazer for the Black Press,

James’s legacy transcends borders, leaving an everlasting mark on the industry.

Throughout his career, Mr. Washington earned widespread acclaim and recognition, including the prestigious Legacy Award from the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in 2019.

His commitment to championing Black businesses and fostering future leaders was evident in his stewardship of the Dallas Weekly, where he served as Publisher in 1985. Under his guidance, the publication became a beacon of journalistic excellence and a platform for aspiring writers and reporters.

Today, the Washington family continues James's legacy, with his son and daughter-in-law Patrick and Jess Washington leading the helm of the Dallas Weekly. Their dedication ensures that the vision lives on, inspiring generations of journalists to come.

For those wishing to pay tribute to James Washington, the memorial service offers an opportunity to share cherished memories and stories, reflecting on the joyous moments shared with a true legend.

In honor of James Washington's memory, the family kindly requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the James A. Washington Foundation, Inc.

Light refreshments will be served following the ceremony.

The formal repast will be exclusively for family members and close family friends.

About The Dallas Weekly

Since its establishment in 1954, the Dallas Weekly has served as a pivotal hub for the Black community in one of the nation's fastest-growing regions.

With an unbroken streak of publication spanning 70 years, the Dallas Weekly has solidified its position as the premier and most relied-upon voice within the African diaspora of North Texas. Today, the Dallas Weekly, affectionately known as the DW, stands as a dynamic multimedia entity, wielding influence not only on a national scale but also venturing into international discourse, particularly with the rising presence of Black immigrants. In addition to our award-winning traditional print edition, we have expanded our reach through a cutting-edge multimedia website, an engaging e-edition, a burgeoning community of social media followers, and the recent launch of our internet radio station. These diverse platforms underscore the Dallas Weekly's evolution into a distinctive niche brand operating on a multifaceted multimedia landscape. At the heart of our mission lies our commitment to delivering compelling content that resonates with our community and celebrates our rich culture. Memorial Service Location: Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 W. Wheatland Rd Dallas, TX 75232

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