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Out100 Cover Stars Ronen Rubinstein & Rafael Silva Televise Queer Love

9-1-1: Lone Star's Ronen Rubinstein and Rafael Silva are setting network TV ablaze with their fiery queer romance.

BY RAFFY ERMAC | October 25, 2022

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Tarlos is here — and ready to take over.

Coined by fans of Fox’s hit procedural drama 9-1-1: Lone Star, the affectionate “ship” name is a portmanteau of the show’s queer main characters: firefighter-turned-paramedic Tyler Kennedy “T.K.” Strand and Carlos Reyes, an Austin police officer. The LGBTQ-inclusive series centers on the lives of emergency responders and also boasts names like Rob Lowe, Liv Tyler, and transgender actor Brian Michael Smith.

Watching Lone Star, which opens a fourth season in early 2023, it’s easy to see why fans love Tarlos. Their relationship — which began in the pilot episode in an Austin honky-tonk and evolved into a roller coaster of casual hookups, breaking up, moving in together, and eventually getting engaged — is a story LGBTQ+ fans could only dream about seeing on network television just a few years ago. Seeing these two characters — with their movie-star good looks and boys-next-door appeal — navigate life and love in relatable ways gives fans giddy feelings with every new episode (which is why discussions of Lone Star continually trend on Twitter during the television season).

Fortunately, out actors Ronen Rubinstein and Rafael Silva have the chemistry to bring these two Lone Star boys to life.

“I can’t imagine doing this with somebody that (a) you don’t like and (b) you don’t mesh well with on set,” Rubinstein says of Silva. Since they started this journey as Tarlos when Lone Star premiered in 2020, the two have grown close as both colleagues and friends. “I can’t imagine doing that with somebody that you don’t get along with and you don’t respect and you don’t love as a human being,” he adds. “I can honestly say that’s how I feel about Rafael.”

“Ro and I are just so fucking different as people…. But it’s this sort of yin and yang thing,” says Silva. “Two of the same pieces of the same puzzle are not going to go together, they’re just not. They have to be different in order to complement each other, and I think we do that very well as actors and as people.”

One of the first scenes the two shot together was a sex scene, and like with any intimacy on camera, that required a lot of trust — even if at the time, they had just recently met. But the two used their real-life newness with each other to their advantage, as it paralleled how T.K. and Carlos were also just getting to know each other, creating a realistic pairing that the stans simply can’t get enough of.

“At that point, when you have a bunch of people just watching you make out and do that, you have to rely on your partner,” Silva says. “It’s like we only got each other right now, so let’s just do whatever happens here, just go with the flow. Let’s just go.”

Tarlos, with all their confidence and chemistry, is one of television’s better examples of an LGBTQ+ couple just getting to live their messy but meaningful lives without extreme trauma keeping them apart. A couple like Tarlos was a portrayal Rubinstein and Silva didn’t see a lot of growing up, and that helped motivate them to portray T.K. and Carlos in a way never before seen by generations of queer TV watchers.

Silva, who was born in Brazil and spent the early part of his childhood there, says he was raised in a very male-dominated, machismo-drenched culture with a stigma surrounding gay people. It wasn’t until he was a young adult attending Pace University in New York City that he was exposed to queer culture, and he was able to “actively, fully be myself” as a gay man. And it wasn’t until he saw Viola Davis’s badass bisexual Annalise Keating on ABC’s acclaimed How to Get Away With Murder that he felt like he saw something of himself represented on television.

Like Silva, Rubinstein, who spent his childhood in the U.S. but was born in Israel after his family left the Soviet Union following its collapse, had a similar experience growing up in a culture that taught folks being gay or queer was verboten. “It just wasn’t a thing that was ever brought into my world,” Rubinstein says.

That is, until he caught the acting bug. Going into Manhattan for auditions and exploring the West Village introduced Rubinstein to people and cultures that he had never experienced before, and that’s when he started to realize he could truly be himself and like both men and women. (Rubinstein publicly came out as bisexual in April of 2021 while Lone Star’s second season was airing.)

“I remember going there, just wandering around, and I was like, ‘Oh, wow, this is amazing,’” he recalls. “I think that was probably the first time where I started looking at men differently. Especially growing up, [I don’t remember] anybody talking about being bisexual. That wasn’t even a term that I even knew existed. It was just gay or lesbian.”

Though they didn’t have much representation growing up, Silva and Rubinstein are elated by how many people are touched by Tarlos. “It’s really all over the world right now, it’s unbelievable,” Rubinstein reflects. “I’d be lying to you if I said, ‘Yeah, of course I knew it would be like this,’ or ‘Yeah, I expected it.’ First of all, just for this storyline to even be birthed, it is so risky. Especially for a network like Fox. If it wasn’t for [creators] Ryan Murphy and Tim Minear, it wouldn’t be possible, and it’s still shocking me to this day.”

What was also shocking for Silva and Rubinstein (in a good way) was getting to see just how much love fans were ready to give in real life, as the two got to meet Tarlos stans over the summer at the Dream It Not at Home convention in Paris.

“We met a lot of people saying, ‘I’ve been saving money to come here, I’ve been working overtime,’ so all I could hear was, ‘I’ve been putting in effort in order to see you,’” Silva says of the experience. “When you hear that, you feel the responsibility to also take them in.”

And they’re not taking any of that love and support lightly. With season 4 of Lone Star on the horizon, and with more Tarlos promised to viewers after a breathtaking proposal scene at the end of season 3, Silva and Rubinstein are more committed than ever to nailing their parts as authentically as possible. And they can’t wait for fans to see what season 4 has in store.

“I’ve definitely been shocked and surprised already within the first couple episodes. There’s definitely been some storylines where I’m like, ‘What?’” Rubinstein says. “It’s hard to predict what’s going to happen on the show, especially with us, so that’s been really cool. It keeps you on your toes, and when I get a script, I’m literally flipping through the pages as fast as I can because at any moment, there could be a bombshell — and we’re definitely going to have a couple this season.”

“Right off from episode 1, we’re going to find out some things that are funny, but it propels on to several beautiful episodes after the first one, and it’s going to be intense,” Silva says. “It’s going to be fun to watch and fun to do. Like what Ronen said, you can’t really expect much because things change a lot. Whatever you think is going to happen, Tim always brings something better than what your imagination can perceive. I think the fun part is just waiting to find out what actually happens.”

“The biggest thing is all paths lead to the wedding,” Rubinstein adds.

As the actors reflect on the future of their careers beyond Lone Star, both remain optimistic that LGBTQ+ representation is only going to improve, and they both want to work on projects that push boundaries and are more inclusive of historically marginalized identities. For Rubinstein, that means seeing more projects with bisexual male leads, and for Silva, that means adding Latinx representation to mainstream American media.

“I would love to do movies and work with some of my heroes, whether it’s Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale. I’ve been putting that out since I’ve started this journey, so hopefully it happens,” Rubinstein says. “I think, selfishly, I would like to see more male characters who are bisexual, especially in leading roles. It’s strange that it’s not happening more often. Maybe it’s going to take me to produce something or be the one that does it, but I’d love to see more of that. I think there’s a lot of stories to be told, but especially in the LGBTQ+ community.”

“If I’m going to dream, I want to do things that challenge me, that make me scared, but where I can also have fun and also, I’m going to say selfishly, where I can achieve a certain level in my career where I won’t feel like I have to explain myself,” Silva says.

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#rafael silva #press #ls press #interviews #photoshoots #out magazine #tarlos #ronen rubinstein #october 2022 #out magazine 2022

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patheticpretending · 2 months

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TMC LGBTQ Headcanons [UPDATE!!!]

Quick disclaimer:

This isn't to break Alex's boundaries or make him uncomfortable. He said headcanons are completely ok!

If you do not agree w any of these. That is totally ok! But attacking me is immature and stupid. Just scroll and move on with your day :3

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Humans

Mark Heathcilff - Aroace - grayromatic - Transgender (he/him}

Cesar Torres - Bi Oriented aroace - Transfem Non binary (she/they/him)

Adam Murray - bisexual (no pref) - demibxy (not demiboy!) (he/they/any)

Jonah Marshall - Pansexual - Transmasc Non binary (he/they/ze)

Sarah Heathcilff - Lesbian - demiromantic - Genderfluid (any/all prns expect for he/him)

Evelin miller - Bisexual (male pref) - Transgender mtf (she/her but doesn't mind they/them or neo pronouns)

thatcher davis - Bisexual (non-man pref) - intersex Transmale (he/him)

Dave lee - straight ally - transgender ftm (he/him)

Ruth weaver - Lesbian - transgender mtf (she/her)

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Alternatives

Gabriel - Aroace - Agender (he/it)

Six - Aroace - non binary (he/him)

N - Aroace - non binary (they/it)

Preacher - Lesbian oriented aroace - demigirl (she/they/it/eye)

Faceless alternative: aroace - cis (she/her)

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And that is it! Tysm for reading :3

Also so sorry if I missed anyone! :(

#the mandela catalogue #mandela catalogue #tmc #tmc headcanon #tmc au #gray talks #mandela catalogue headcanons

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master-wus-tea · 4 months

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Otto-Arrow-Fern

He/him

Bisexual transgender man

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Hello <3

I'm Vinnie!

I've been a fan of Ninjago since the pilots first aired (2011)! I am doing a rewatch of the show soon, might live blog it.

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My favorite characters (though I don't hate anyone in Ninjago):

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-Wu

-Garmadon

-Krux and Acronix

-Sensei Yang

-First Spinjitzu Master

-Morro

-Chen and Clouse

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My OCs (and a tiny description):

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-Boss/Magnus: Master of Death (Biker AU)

-Davis: Master of Life (Evil Wu AU)

-Gav: Wu's BF (Biker AU)

-Jame: Obnoxious but charming (Biker AU)

-Archie: “Worst Guy Ever” -Wu (Canon)

-Kay: Nature but Human (Canon)

-Roni: Overlord's grandson. Also Lloyd's crush (Canon, post merge)

-I have more but I don’t remember them all rn lol

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My AUs:

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Royal AU

Space Oddity AU

Evil Wu AU

Sea Creatures AU

Biker Gang AU

Animator Wu AU

Dead Dad AU

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#intro post

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hey, do you have any book suggestion about queer activism and lesbian history? I wanted to start reading more about it. thank you if you do!

hi❣ as you might be able to deduce from the types of historical stuff i tend to post, i'm most of all interested in primary sources. so from my own reading experience i can't really recommend you academic, modern nonfiction books that compile lesbian/sapphic history from many different sources. the books i've read have almost exclusively been published diaries of lesbian/queer people from the past, such as the lesbian crushes trilogy by natasha holme or we both laughed in pleasure by lou sullivan. as well as the diaries and letters of more mainstream figures like virginia woolf, frida kahlo, or emily dickinson - which,, depending on the editor and publisher, usually don't zoom in on the queer aspects of their lives. i can, however, recommend and link my favourite lesbian/sapphic periodicals, magazines, and other publications. you can read countless of them online for free! i can also link some google drive archives that include a large number of books on queer activism, lesbian/sapphic history, and other lgbt topics - again, i haven't read most of these back to back myself, but i've heard good things, and at least you'll have a place you can find many of them if you get recommendations from someone/somewhere else! 💙 periodicals, magazines, etc.: 💕common lives/lesbian lives 💕the lesbian tide 💕come out! 💕the gay liberator 💕the rest of jstors lgbt collection 💕outweek magazine 💕transsisters: the journal of transsexual feminism 💕queer zine archive project google drive archives of books, essays, etc. (with examples of some famous titles you can find inside): 💕1 - odd girls and twilight lovers: a history of lesbian life in twentieth-century america by lillian faderman (1991) - transgender history by susan stryker (2008) 💕2 - bisexuality: a critical reader by merl storr (1999) - straight: the surprisingly short history of heterosexuality by hanne blank (2012) 💕3 - odd girls and twilight lovers: a history of lesbian life in twentieth-century americaby lillian faderman (1991) - the persistent desire: a femme-butch reader by joan nestle (1992) - boots of leather, slippers of gold: the history of a lesbian community by madeline davis and elizabeth kennedy (1993) - transgender warriors: making history from joan of arc to dennis rodman by leslie feinberg (1996) hope you find something to your liking! i have a lot more resources as well, if you end up wanting more of something specific!

#bledyn #answered

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[okay here are the HC's I also did pronouns hehehe]

HUMANS/NON-ALTS: SETH GREER AROACE PRONOUNS: He/They, he/him

GABRIEL HART ASEXUAL, BISEXUAL PRONOUNS: THEY/THEM

CESAR TORRES DEMIGENDER, BISEXUAL PRONOUNS: They/He, HE/THEM

SARAH HEATHCILFF SAPPHIC, TRANFEM PRONOUNS: SHE/HER, SHE/THEY

NON-HUMANS/ALTS: MARK HEATHCILFF AROACE, DEMIBOY, PANGENDER, TRANSGENDER PRONOUNS: HE/HIM, THEY/HE, THEY/THEM, any pronouns [He also would use We/Our/Ourself] JONAH MARSHALL PANSEXUAL, NON-BINARY PRONOUNS: THEY/THEM

"RUTH WEAVER" AROACE, BISEXUAL PRONOUNS: SHE/IT, IT/IT'S

THATCHER DAVIS BISEXUAL, ASEXUAL PRONOUNS: HE/IT'S, IT/IT'S

[With Marks pronouns I would think Mark would use we/our/ourself because of all the voices that speak when he dose and he just refers himself as any and all thing idk I thought it sounded cool.]

Oooohh /pos

I like these! Some of them are even canon to the au and my interpretation of them-

#asks are neat #super cool fan stuff #like. Seth does canonically use he/they pronouns. though mostly he/him #and alt Ruth and thatcher use it/it’s pronouns as well as she/her or he/him #also OOH I like the idea of mark refering to himself as our due to the voices that accompany him #I like that interpretation. along with the others.

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New Doctor Who Trailer Drops

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/new-doctor-who-trailer-drops/

New Doctor Who Trailer Drops

The first trailer for the upcoming season of Doctor Who has dropped, and yes, it’s very gay.

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On Saturday, fans received another teaser for the upcoming new season of the TV show. The trailer features our favourite doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, as the first black and openly queer person to play the role. We also see a return of trans actress Yasmin Finney, who had a lead role in the specials last year.

The upcoming season of Doctor Who will feature the highest level of queer representation to date. Showrunner Russell T Davies has made sure of this, casting two-time Drag Race Winner Jinkx Monsoon as the first ever (professional) drag queen on the show. She also pops up briefly in the new trailer and looks fantastic.

Who’s Writing the Show?

Russell T Davies was the genius behind the original revamp of Doctor Who, writing from Season 1 (2005) to Season 4 (2010).

The multi-award winner has had a remarkable career as a writer. He has written and produced some of the most iconic LGBTQIA+ shows to date, including Queer As Folk (2000-2005) and It’s a Sin (2021).

Russell T Davies is undoubtedly a pioneer for queer representation in mainstream media. This is part of the reason his return to Doctor Who is so important. With his direction, the queer magic of Doctor Who is sure to continue and flourish.

Doctor Who Has Always Been Gay

Many fans of the show consider Russell T Davies’ era to be some of the best writing the 60-year-old show has seen. The best part about it? Even back then, it was extremely queer.

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Yes, we’re talking about that kiss scene between the Doctor and Captain Jack. This was a huge deal for the UK’s biggest science fiction show at the time. Davies tested the limits. Including this scene was a risk, because in 2005 it was uncertain what the future held for the show.

Excited Miriam Margolyes leaked her Doctor Who role early

Jinkx Monsoon cast in a ‘major role’ in Doctor Who series

Doctor Who fans cheer as Doctor confesses love for her companion

Doctor Who To Get First Openly Gay Companion

For the latest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) news in Australia, visit qnews.com.au. Check out our latest magazines or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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soft--queen · 4 years

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10 LGBT+ classic rock stars that aren't Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, or Elton John

Pete Townshend

Pete is best known as the tall, short tempered energetic guitarist and writer of almost all of the songs by The Who. He was the member who came up with their trademark move of smashing the instruments at the end of each show, and became a voice for youth at the time with one of their many hits 'Talkin 'Bout My Generation.' He came out in his memoir as well as an interview in 1989, saying he was bisexual, and also said he identified as both a woman and a man, saying: "I know how if feels to be a woman because I am a woman, and I won't be classified as just a man."

Debbie Harry

Lead singer and writer for the band Blondie, she's a bisexual woman well known for her colourful taste in fashion and unmistakable voice. Her musical career started out in the punk genre but she is best known for writing and singing some of the most popular new wave songs including Heart of Glass, Call Me, and One Way or Another.

Janis Joplin

Often cited as the face of American blues, folk, soul and rock, Janis Joplin is WLW and had numerous relationships with men and women in her life. She was famed for her distinctive husky voice and powerful and captivating stage presence that left audiences stunned.

Dave Davies

The guitarist in 60s British invasion group The Kinks revealed he was bisexual in his autobiography in 1997. The more outgoing of the Davies brothers in the band, of which he had a difficult and fiery relationship with, Dave also experimented with makeup and women's clothing in the 60s and 70s. Many people claim his riffs were the very earliest beginnings of heavy metal.

Sir Ray Davies

Ray Davies wrote and sung most of The Kink's songs, including their most successful song Lola, which is about a transgender woman. Although quieter and more laid back than his brother, he does not have a quiet tongue either. His endless brotherly quarrels with Dave continue to this day, although they live next door to one another. He is MLM.

Kim Deal

As well as playing Bass for the late 80s indie rock band The Pixies and fronting the 90s band The Breeders, Kim Deal has studied and worked in cellular biology. She has said that she is asexual and also identifies as a feminist. Kim Deal has a unique philosophy in recording music, in that she uses no modern means of production such as digital recording, computers, and auto tuning.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Recognised as the inventor of rock and roll, Tharpe was a pioneer for combining blues and gospel to create a unique sound partnered with her electric guitar as early as the late 30s. She is WLW. Her relationship with Marie Knight became a controversial topic when it was discovered by the public, especially from her religious background.

Rob Halford

Singer and songwriter of the popular heavy metal band Judas Priest, Rob was initially uneasy about coming out as gay due to heavy metal's often homophobic following, but was surprised when he was overwhelmingly supported. He now calls himself the 'stately homo of heavy metal' and speaks openly about the ongoing struggles that LGBT+ people face.

Marc Bolan

In 1971, a tiny 5"4 Marc Boland performed in his band T-Rex on Top Of The Pops wearing glitter under his eyes. This is widely recognised as the starting point of the glam rock movement. He had relationships with men and women in his life, and came out as bisexual in 1975. He was Jewish and he became a style icon of the 70s for his corkscrew hair, colourful fashion and whimsical happy-go-lucky attitude.

Lou Reed

Lou Reed's infamously dry humour and deadpan voice set him apart from other rock stars of his time. As a child his parents put him in a mental hospital and he was given electric shock therapy to try and 'cure' his interest in men. He grew in popularity in the 60s as The Velvet Underground's lead singer and guitarist and went on to have a successful solo career, where he frequently wrote and sung about LGBT people. Reed is MLM and also Jewish!

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imaginedigimon · 4 years

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u got any lgbtq+ hcs for any of the main 12 adventure and 02 kids?

🤔 Hmm...

Now Anon, I’m warning you: I’m probably not going to give you what you want for this. But I’m going to try.

I REALLY HOPE I DON’T FUCK THIS UP, FRIENDS *stressing out a bit I will not lie*

LGBTQ+ Headcanons for 01 + 02 Gang

Tai [Taichi]

Doesn’t know the meaning of the word “straight” except in terms of line segments in math (but even then, he’s a little lost)

He probably saw the pride flag for the first time when he was 14 and because it reminded him of the Crests thought, “I CAN GET BEHIND THAT”

When he learned the real meaning of pride and the LGBTQ+ community, he was even more ecstatic

Has definitely beaten up some homophobes before

And transphobes

He’s beaten up a lot of people in general

Realized after a while that he’s pansexual himself and started painting his face with the pan flag everyday

Will not deny that he has a thing for Matt and Sora at the same time and is happy if they’re happy but would really like to kiss them both pls

Matt [Yamato]

He most certainly questioned his own gender for a while, though he can’t pinpoint when it started

Gabumon told him it didn’t matter what he identified as, they’d always be partners anyway, so that really helped him a lot

It also helped that Tai was willing to beat people’s asses for him

Has also beaten up some homophobes and transphobes (Tai has been the one to drag him away from some fights)

Wears pins of all the pride flags at all times because fuck you haters

Also would like to kiss Tai, just like once or twice or a million times

Identifies as bisexual most likely

Sora

Doesn’t mention it a lot, but Mimi was probably her first kiss (by accident...OR WAS IT?)

She was the type of person who, because she grew up in a very hetero-normative world, wasn’t sure what it meant to like a girl

Probably asked Tai when she was 15 and still thinking about Mimi’s hair and lips when he explained to her that it was perfectly normal

She never forgot that conversation

Has continuously questioned her identity and orientation throughout the years, though only Biyomon has been privy to this struggle

Finally settled on saying she’s queer because she’s not much for labels (especially when she’s in a constant state of questioning)

Definitely asked Mimi to kiss her again just so it wouldn’t be an accident

Izzy [Koshiro]

Always a kid before his time, knew how to explain all aspects of pride to everyone else before they even knew what the LGBTQ+ community was

Has PowerPoints to make things clearer

Around age 17 or 18, he started asking that everyone use he/him or they/them pronouns, and this hasn’t changed since

Everyone said “a’ight” because they love him no matter what

Has always had some kind of romantic feelings for just about everyone in the group, but nothing beyond that

This poor sweetie pie cried the night he realized he was asexual and called Joe, who said in the most intense voice he’d ever heard, “You think that matters to us? We love you, Izzy, and don’t you ever forget that”

Has decided Joe is the coolest guy ever

Started some social media account where it’s nothing but pictures of Tai with various pride symbols painted on his face and it’s blown up

Mimi

Unlike Sora, she didn’t think much about the kiss

She had already accepted that she liked girls by that point

Definitely had a crush on Yolei too, though she played it cool

YOU CANNOT TELL ME SHE DIDN’T CONSIDER MEIKO HER TRUE LOVE

Teases Izzy a lot because she has a bit of a crush on him too, though this confused her because she thought she liked girls

The day she learned the term homoflexible she thought she was dreaming

But she wasn’t

Still, Sora and Yolei and Meiko are her girls and she loves them very dearly

Has the same enthusiasm as Tai and paints the various flags on her face as well (became part of that social media account Izzy started)

You can catch her and Tai at a pride parade screaming at the top of their lungs

Joe [Jou/Jyou]

I’ll admit, he’s probably the token straight? But he’s also one of those guys who’s not afraid to tell Matt he looks handsome today

Has needed to ask Izzy a lot of questions because he’s like me and wants to know and not offend anyone because he’s ignorant or doesn’t know something

Had a moment similar to me where he wondered if he really was straight

Decided he still was, but would support anyone and everyone because that’s just the guy he is

You know how he becomes a doctor? He most CERTAINLY helps with transitioning whenever he can because he’s a GOOD. DOCTOR.

Doesn’t beat up haters, but gives them a death glare that’s just as effective

Wore around a rainbow doctor’s coat because he COULD and no one tried to stop him because they knew he’d quit on the spot

Takeru [T.K.]

Been the guy to say “respect LGBTQ+ rights or die by my sword” or something like that

Lowkey had a crush on Angemon and Angewomon simulanteously and could NOT for the life of him explain why that was

Never told either of them this though

Or Kari

Definitely didn’t tell Kari

Okay yes, Tai is his big brother, but he definitely had a crush on the guy for about 2 weeks before he met Kari and everything changed

Hasn’t told either of them this

Like Sora, has only said he identifies as queer - he’d like to figure it out/delve deeper but is too busy flirting with everyone to care

Brings 5 different dates to his brother’s concerts at the same time and they all have to vie for his attention - it’s usually whoever says the most positive things about his brother

Has done at least 6 drag shows so far and let me tell you - KILLS IT every time

Kari is his forever girl but keeps winking at Ken just to make him blush

Kari [Hikari]

Also had a crush on Angewomon like how could she NOT

Also had crushes on Matt, Izzy, Mimi, and Sora (but not Joe for some reason)

When she realized her feelings for T.K. she got really really nervous (because of all his dates, you see)

Was also confused because she was pretty confused about her range of crushes over the years

Tai came out as pan to her first and she realized that sounded a lot like her

She’s a pan baby and she’s proud of it (and thanks her brother for supporting her)

Gave a rainbow pin to T.K. for his birthday and in return he kissed her

They go to ALL the pride events and nothing can stop them

Occasionally uses they/them pronouns on days she’s questioning

Davis [Daisuke]

Tai was his first love and you cannot change my mind about this

Meeting Kari was like meeting a Tai Who Would Notice Him and that was pretty rad

But he also likes her because of her, too

The world kinda stopped when he met Ken, though

Like damn, look at those soccer skills

I’m gonna be real, I think Davis is soccersexual (or footballsexual for non-Muricans)

Them soccer players be really hot though

Always has questions about the community, but never retains the answers

The PowerPoints, unfortunately, do not help

Eventually gave up and said, “I’M A DUMBASS BUT I SUPPORT YOU ALL”

They tried to tell him he should at least know what he’s talking about

(We’re still working on that)

Wears rainbow shirts with rainbow pants and it’s very atrocious but very appreciated

He is gay. He sometimes does crimes. We accept him anyway.

[T.K. asked him if he wanted to go to a drag show, he said “okay?” and really really loved it now he goes all the time]

Yolei [Miyako]

Mimi is hot, Ken is hot, Kari is hot, Matt’s kinda hot, everyone’s hot

She’s never been able to fully accept this because how is everyone so hot

Mimi was her first love, and Ken was her first boyfriend

She never forgot the firsts

Attracted to any and everyone it seems

She likes to call herself a frying pan and it makes everyone facepalm a little bit

Constantly dresses in the colors on the pan flag because she looks GOOD in them and it’s a way to remind everyone not to mess with her or her community

Tries to pretend she doesn’t know Mimi and Tai when she’s at a pride event and they’re out here acting like fools

But she also loves how unerringly supportive they are

Cody [Iori]

He was the first one everyone came out to, like for some reason he’s that guy

Literally the first person to offer you support

One day he told everyone he was transgender, and while they were surprised, they also didn’t react the way he was expecting

They actually hugged him immediately and said, “But don’t worry we love love love you” and Tai started painting the trans flag on Cody’s face until Cody said, “Guys please fuck off for a sec”

When he becomes a lawyer, he becomes the type of lawyer to defend anyone who was arrested on basis of race/identity/orientation/gender like the boss he is

Suspects he might be ace but hasn’t really delved into it much

He’s too busy scolding Davis for doing dumb things

Ken

Can everyone stop being hot for a sec? -direct quote from Ken himself

He’s in love with all the 02 kids and he’s accepted this

Yolei somehow stole his heart, but T.K.’s winks send it aflutter

He wants them both to stop (but they won’t)

Was completely unaware that Davis also liked him (even though it was really obvious?)

He identifies as bi and, like Izzy, uses they/them pronouns interchangeably with he/him

One of the good detectives on the force. Will bust your ass if you say any offensive slurs about anyone. [Has gotten suspended a few times for doing this BUT IT WAS FUCKING WORTH IT.]

Always the one on duty when Davis gets arrested for his crimes and it’s hecka exhausting

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Uhm... did I do good? I’ll admit, I was a little nervous since I myself am straight and cisgender (or cishet, as I’ve learned is the term) 😥 😥

Anon, I really do hope I did a good job!

And if I didn’t you can roast me in the flames of Meramon Hell

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batmanisagatewaydrug · 4 years

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book blogging #2: reorganizing my to-read list in light of All Of This

I want to be clear about one thing right off the bat: this isn’t intended to be a strategic, ~topical~ book blogging post to show off how profoundly #woke I am and win me white ally points. all of these books were already on my to-read list (with the exception of Angela Davis’ autobiography, added because I can recognize that I have a lot to learn about the history of Black activism). they’re all simply taking on a higher priority because, while amplifying and learning from Black and trans voices is always important, it feels a little extra urgent right now.

so, what am I nabbing as soon as I can get back to the library?

So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo)

I’m actually not even waiting to get to the library for this one; I paid actual cash money to order and own it, which is exceedingly rare for me. I’ve been following Oluo’s work ever since she wrote this cutting profile of Rachel Dolezal, and I genuinely don’t have an excuse for why it’s taken so long to get to her book.

How We Fight For Our Lives (Saeed Jones)

this was a recent addition to my to-read list, added with great enthusiasm after watching Jones’ closing keynote at the 2020 Midwestern Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender and Asexual College Conference. (this was in mid-February, pretty much right before 2020 went entirely off the rails.) I can’t say I’m usually a fan of poetry, but his was lovely, and the way he spoke so casually to the crowd was even better. I’m excited to inhale more of his words.

An Autobiography (Angela Y. Davis)

as noted, this is the only book that wasn’t languishing on my to-read list to begin with. I’m embarrassed to admit that my awareness of Angela Davis has mostly been limited to “badass cool Black feminist lady.” while all of that is undoubtedly true, it’s also incredibly simplistic, and it’s definitely time to grow on that. it almost must be noted that I just really dig good autobiography.

I’m Afraid of Men (Vivek Shraya)

I first learned about Vivek Shraya through her music, which you should listen to, but as an artist she’s also approached pretty much every other artistic medium, including books. I’m Afraid of Men is a short read in which Shraya talks about “being too feminine as a boy and not feminine enough as a girl.” I was happy to see my library order it for our Pride display last year, and now that’s it been an entire 365+ days it’s probably about time I got around to reading it.

Uncomfortable Labels: My Life as a Gay Autistic Trans Woman (Laura Kate Dale)

I learned about Laura Kate Dale in the most unexpected way possible, by listening to her guest spot talking about her book and giving advice on episode 468 of My Brother, My Brother, and Me. I’ve been following her on Twitter ever since, where you can find an abundance of spicy trans gamer girl hot takes. (I assume. I know nothing about games and therefore have no clue which takes count as spicy.)

The Deep (Rivers Solomon)

because you know ya boy cannot make a list without some fiction on it. this is one of those books that it’s taken me awhile to figure out how to summarize this one briefly, and I’ve landed on “mermaids are the descendants of African slave woman and the main character is the one responsible for carrying everyone’s collective trauma. also it’s based on something Daveed Diggs did with his rap group, I believe.” which is still a mouthful, but doesn’t it sound intriguing?

Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)

once a-fucking-gain I must admit to noticing a book, thinking it sounded neat, and then majorly procrastinating on actually reading it on account of all the other books I was already trying to read. I’ve been meaning to get into Emezi’s work for awhile - they’ve just released another adult novel and have a YA book about a trans girl as well, so there’s plenty to catch up on - and hey! It Is Time.

#bookblr

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Hey dude! Do you have any recommendations for LGBTQ+ movies in the romance genre that have like a happy ending. I really don't care how old they are. I'm feeling the Gay™ hence I need the Gay™. You feel me?

HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII NONNIE

First sorry for taking so long, not only did I have to timeline this :) but :) my computer :) froze :) after writing like :) 2 pages :) and I had to do it again :)

So anyway let it be said, the LGBT dialogue is one of osmosis and shared growth and awareness. Some of these films will be very poorly dated, but as you (thankfully) mentioned that them being old wasn’t a *problem*, expect a lot of old stuff. Because one of the most important things to have under your belt when talking about the LGBT media representation battle is the actual journey from A to B – be that incrementalization, subtextual inclusion, text-breeching features, outright evocative and groundbreaking films at the time (which is what MOST of this list will be) and an improvement in our dialogue; let us never forget that while tr*nss*xual is considered a slur and transgender is proper, tr*nss*xual was at one point the politically correct way to speak it – things like that breach in our growing understanding of the spectrum of human sexuality.

I *WILL* disclaimer these aren’t all romance, so if you explicitly want romance, google them and take a look if it sounds to appeal, but I’m taking this as a general cinema history plug considering what a confused mess fandom conversation about LGBT history in film or modern text as applicable, accepted or not.

Wonder Bar (1936) (I wouldn’t really call this queer cinema, but if you have the time to watch it too, I think it was the first explicit mention of homosexual engagement even if it was fleetingly brief. You might even call it Last Call style. A blink and you’ll miss it plug that was still decades ahead of its time)

Sylvia Scarlet (1936) (Again, I wouldn’t call this queer cinema, but a lot of the community takes it as the first potential trans representation on TV due to the lead literally swapping gender presentation, even if the presentation is… not what we would modernly call representation IMO)

Un Chant d'Amour (1950) (Worth it for the sheer fact that it pissed off fundies so bad they took it all the way to the US supreme court to get it declared obscene.)

The Children’s Hour (1961) (also known as the 1961 lesson to “don’t be a gossipy, outting bitch”)

Victim (1961) (The first english film to use the word “homosexual” and to focus explicitly on gay sexuality. People might look on it disdainfully from modern lenses, but it really helped progress british understanding of homosexuality)

Scorpio Rising (1964) (Lmao this one deadass got taken to court when it pissed people off and California had to rule that it didn’t count as obscene bc it had social value, worth it for the history if nothing else)

Theorem (1968) (Because who doesn’t wanna watch a 60s flick about a bisexual angel, modern issues and associations be damned)

The Killing of Sister George (1968) (by the makers of What Ever Happened To Baby Jane)

Midnight Cowboy (1969) (…have I had sassy contagonists in RP make a Dean joke off of this more than once, maybe)

Fellini-Satyricon (1969) (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THIS)

The Boys in the Band (1970) (This… this… this made a lot of fuss. Just remember leather)

Pink Narcissus (1971) (a labor of love shot on someone’s personal camera)

Death in Venice (1971) (This is basically a T&S prequel but whatever, based on a much older book)

Cabaret (1972)

Pink Flamingos (1972) (SHIT’S WILD)

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) (The title doesn’t lie, be warned)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) [god I hope you’ve at least seen this]

Fox and His Friends (1975) (some really hard lessons that are still viable today, that just because someone acknowledges your sexuality doesn’t mean they give a shit about you as a person, and that some will even abuse the knowledge for gain)

The Terence Davies Trilogy (1983) (REALLY interesting history look it up, it’s sort of one of those “drawn from own experience” story short sets)

The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) (Documentary)

Desert Hearts (1985) (Pretty much the first film to put lesbianism into a good light as a true focus based on a novel from the sixties)

Parting Glances (1986) (the only film its creator got out before his death from the aids epidemic)

Law of Desire (1987) (two men and a trans woman in a love triangle, kinda ahead of its time)

Maurice (1987) (This one’s really interesting, cuz it was based on a book made about 15 years before it, but the book itself had been written half a century earlier and wasn’t published until after the guy died, he just thought it’d never get published Cuz Gay, so basically it’s based on a story written in like, the 20s finally getting screen time. It has a bittersweet but positive-leaning-ish ending without disregarding the cost that can come with it and even addresses class issues at the same time 100% DO RECOMMEND)

Tongues Untied (1989) (a documentary to give voices to LGBT black men)

Longtime Companion (1990) (This one’s title alone is history, based on a NYT phrasing for how they talked about people’s partners dying, eg longtime companion, during the AIDS epidemic)

Paris Is Burning (1990) (Drag culture and related sexual and gender identity exploration as it intersected with class issues and other privileges explored in a documentary)

The Crying Game (1992)( I should correct this that I guess it’s more, 1992 considered, “SURPRISE, DIL HAS A DILL!” – I guess I really didn’t do that summary justice by modern language and dialogue as much as how people in the 90s were talking about that and that’s a my bad. LIKE. SEE, EVEN I CAN FUCK UP MY LANGUAGE I’M SORRY CAN I BLAME THE STRAIGHTS T_T) #90skidproblems – I guess I should call it a trans film. And this alone tells me I should go watch it again to recode it in my brain modernly rather than like circa de la 2000 understanding.

The Bird Cage (1996) (So you mix drag culture, otherwise heterosexually connected lovebirds, and then realize the girl comes from an alt-rightish house and the guy comes from a Two Dads Home and does cabaret, how to deal with the issues OF this conflict when it’s between you and your happiness, even if the fight isn’t even your own as much as it is that of the person you love. The answer is PROBABLY NOT to dress in drag and pretend to be straight, but what are you going to do? – while played for laughs we’d consider modernly crude, the fact that they even dared to approach this narrative was pretty loud)

The Celluloid Closet (1996) (Ever heard of the Vito Russo test for LGBT representation? This is based on a book by Vito Russo.)

Happy Together (1997) (Ain’t this shit an ironic name; a mutual narrative, via chinese flick, of hong kong ceding to china and an irrevocably tangled MLM pairing as a giant mirrored metaphor)

Boys Don’t Cry (1999) (one of the most groundbreaking films about trans identity at the time)

Stranger Inside (2001) (As easy as it is to recoil to the idea of “black gays in jail”, the film makers actually went and consulted prisoners and put a great deal of focus into intersectional african american issues that really weren’t around even in straight films at the time)

Transamerica (2005) (While it made a bit of a fuss for not casting an actual trans actor, it was one of the first times a big budget studio really tried to tackle it which really pushed us forward)

Call Me by Your Name (2017) (since I’ve apparently leaned really heavy old cinema throw in a modern one lmaooooo)

Also honorable The Kids Are All Right (2010) mention for the sake of the fucking title alone.

And to any incarnation of “On the Road” by Kerouac, which

Was originally a book

Released a sanitized de-gayed edition because of the times

Later released the full homo manuscript

had a few film adaptations

Was one of Kripke’s founding inspirations for Supernatural once he left behind “Some reporter guy chases stories” and took the formula of Sal and Dean (and tbh later, Carlo) in a beat generation vibe gone modern as we know it today.

Reading both versions of this can actually help some folks currently understand that when you get confused over some shit (WHY IS CARLO SO UPSET? WHY IS HE ACTING LIKE AN UPSET GIRLFRIEND??? WHY IS HE SO JEALOUS AND SAD WHEN DEAN IS AROUND GIRLS???? WE JUST DONT KNOWWWWWWWWWWWWW) it’s because some big money asshat bleached the content, and sometimes, it takes a while for the full script to come out and again, surprise, it’s been GAY, they just didn’t want to OFFEND anybody. *jazz hands*

Now if you wanna go WAY WAY BACK, during 191X years, a bunch of gender role flicks came out like Charley’s Aunt, Mabel’s Blunder and the Florida Enchantment.

Also where is @thecoffeebrain-blog to yell about the necessity of watching Oz, for the next few hours? But no, seriously, just look into the entire LGBT *HISTORY* of Oz.

Beyond that though I’m gonna stop here cuz hi that’s a lot. I really don’t know how much counts as “happy ending” but if I had to give an LGBT cinema rec list, that’s it as a sum. I don’t really have like, a big portfolio of UWU HAPPY ENDING GAYS because 1. there aren’t a lot of those but 2. to me, it’s not about the ending, it’s about the journey. Be that in flick or through culture and history itself.

If you want more happy ending stuff, you definitely have to look at 2010+, but it’s not like we’re in a rich and fertile landscape yet so honestly just googling that would probably serve you better since I don’t explicitly explore romance genre or happy endings to really have a collection. LGBT life is hard and film often reflects that if we’re making genuine statements about it and really representing it, and we’re just now getting to a point of reliably having the chance at a happy ending. That or maybe someone can add like “Explicit happy endings” lists after this that has more experience in that subgenre.

Also, I can’t emphasize ENOUGH to remember what was progressive then is not what is progressive now, and frankly, what some people think is progressive now they’ll probably look back on what they said and feel really fuckin’ embarrassed. See: “It’s not text because by alt right homophobic dialogue, M/M sex isn’t gay if you do the secret handshake” MGTOW kinda crazy ass dialogue or parallel narratives they inspire that encourage self-closeting and denial based on the pure idea that being gay makes you somehow lesser, so It’s Not That. Like. I am. 99% sure. At least half of the people talking in this fandom. Are going to regret that the internet is forever. And maybe hope hosting servers end in the inevitable nuclear war that will annihilate this planet.

Also, edit: Speaking of mistaken dialogues and words aging poorly, I’d like to apologize from the poor description I rendered “The Crying Game” with, but that really goes to show how deep-seated the issue is we can so casually fuck up identifying a trans narrative as SURPRISE DICK IS GAY when we were all absorbing the content like 20+ years ago and HOW HARD it can be to de-code yourself from that kind of programming because here I am, writing a giant assed rep post and fucking it up because my brain hadn’t soaked that movie since Y2K. Guess what, time for me to go watch the Crying Game again.

#lgbtqia #representation #media #cinema history

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Most gay Friendly Cities in the World

here are many cities round the world that welcome and embrace the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. These cities have actually improved and grown economically by attracting one among the foremost important and powerful social groups of the 21st century. Chains of hotels, restaurants, bars, pubs, clothes shops and spas that cater to a replacement segment that's always trying to find the simplest of the simplest . We took variety of things into consideration so as to form this text , like legal protection, social acceptance, LGBT nightlife and economic opportunities and created the list of 11 Most Gay-Friendly Cities within the World.

Toronto, Canada 11 Toronto is that the largest city in Canada and has a stimulating gay scene. it's a number of the simplest gay bars in Canada and an enormous pride parade. Toronto’s gay community offers a world of arts, culture and vivacious nightlife, with a vibrant gay village at the city’s core. The Village, located in Church-Wellesley, is that the cultural hub of the town , bursting with galleries, theatres and gay-friendly businesses. Over the years the geographical range has expanded with the expansion of the town . Now you’ll find queer-friendly establishments everywhere the town . Where to stay: Top 11 Gay Friendly Hotels In Toronto Toronto gay city - by Duncan Rawlinson - @thelastminute - Duncan.co :Flickr Toronto gay city – by Duncan Rawlinson – @thelastminute – Duncan.co :Flickr São Paulo, Brazil 10 Sao Paulo isn't only Brazil’s economic hub and therefore the largest city in South America, but it’s also the third-largest city within the world. Especially noteworthy for LGBT travelers is that the incontrovertible fact that Sao Paulo hosts the most important gay pride celebration on the earth . São Paulo’s first Gay Pride was in 1997 and attracted only 2000 people. Nowadays, the carnival-like Gay Pride Parade draws nearly four million people that crowd onto the most boulevard of Paulista Avenue and therefore the surrounding streets. Gay nightclubs feature a good sort of shows, with drag, male strip-tease, singers, performances and a few of the simplest DJs anywhere. There are many bathhouses and sex clubs too, often with bars and show nights also . Where to stay: Top 11 Gay Friendly Hotels In Sao Paulo Sao Paulo, Brazil 2019 - LGBTQI Pride parade of Sao Paulo Brasil 2019 - by Luciano Marques : Shutterstock.com Sao Paulo, Brazil 2019 – LGBTQI Pride parade of Sao Paulo Brasil 2019 – by Luciano Marques : Shutterstock.com Crossing pedestrian lights on Pride week at Paulista Avenue located in Sao Paulo , Brazil - by Jo Galvao : Shutterstock.com Crossing pedestrian lights on Pride week at Paulista Avenue located in Sao Paulo , Brazil – by Jo Galvao : Shutterstock.com London, UK 9 London may be a sophisticated, multicultural, open-minded city, an area where everybody is welcome. it's home to Europe’s largest gay community. Pride London may be a major event, there's a crucial Gay and Lesbian festival , and its gay nightlife is one among the world’s best. Old Compton Street and its surrounding area in SoHo is London’s gay epicenter, with gay bars and shops for each style and wish . Soho, found to the west of the West End , may be a popular spot where you’ll find many gay-owned clubs, restaurants and stores. Another similar area to see out is Old Compton Street. Another increasingly popular area is Vauxhall Village. Where to stay: Top 11 Gay Friendly Hotels In London Piccadilly Circus in London filled with people with flags celebrating London Gay Pride 2019 - Davi Barbiere : Shutterstock.com Piccadilly Circus in London filled with people with flags celebrating London Gay Pride 2019 – Davi Barbiere : Shutterstock.com Madrid, Spain 8 Madrid has the most important gay community in Spain and one among the most important in Europe, with an estimated 500,000 LGBT people living within the city. Chueca is that the center of the LGBT community where you’ll find the very best concentration of gay bars and night clubs. Chueca starts at Gran Via and runs north for 1km and it stretches east to west between Calle Hortaleza and Paseo de Recoletos. during this city, gay marriage is allowed and therefore the gay community has influenced largely the city’s trendiest hotels, restaurants and shops. Every July Madrid hosts the most important gay pride in Europe. Madrid’s gay pride, called Orgullo, draws a crowd of nearly 2 million people. Where to stay: Top 11 Gay Friendly Hotels In Madrid Madrid, Spain - Gay Friendly City - shutterstock Madrid, Spain – Gay Friendly City – shutterstock Chueca neighborhood in Madrid, decorated during gay pride day celebrations - by Victor Lafuente Alonso : Shutterstock.com Chueca neighborhood in Madrid, decorated during gay pride day celebrations – by Victor Lafuente Alonso : Shutterstock.com Miami, USA 7 Miami has long been referred to as a well-liked and open destination for LGBT tourists looking to unwind, work on their tans, meet people and dine at the chicest restaurants. The LGBT community has always felt welcome in Miami. All year there are beaches fashionable the gay crowd, nightclubs and venues, parties and more, but it’s the yearly Miami Beach Gay Pride Festival that brings everyone together during a colorful celebration and parade. Where to stay: Top 11 Gay Friendly Hotels In Miami Miami Gay Parade - by :Flickr Miami Gay Parade – by :Flickr Miami, Beach Party - by Olga V Kulakova : Shutterstock.com Miami, Beach Party – by Olga V Kulakova : Shutterstock.com Amsterdam, Netherland 6 For lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender visitors and residents, Amsterdam is one among the foremost attractive cities in Europe. As such, it’s no small wonder that Amsterdam became so fashionable gay visitors. for hundreds of years ‘Amsterdammers’ have had a relaxed and tolerant attitude towards different lifestyles. ‘Live and let live’ is one among the city’s favorite sayings. Amsterdam is worldwide famous for its annual Canal Parade, 80 decorated boats sail along the Prinsengracht which sees the canals lined by over half 1,000,000 spectators, demonstrates and celebrates the range of Holland’s gay and lesbian community. it's the most important gay pride event within the Netherlands, and one among the most important within the world. Where to stay: Top 11 Gay Friendly Hotels In Amsterdam Amsterdam Canal Parade - by Kitty Terwolbeck:Flickr Amsterdam Canal Parade – by Kitty Terwolbeck:Flickr Barcelona, Spain 5 To this day, along side Madrid, Barcelona remains one among the foremost liberal and gay-friendly cities anywhere within the world with many Spaniards relocating from a number of the more conservative areas of the country to measure their life here to the fullest. Catalonia, the state of Spain during which Barcelona is found , has passed in 2014 an anti-homophobia law that aims to defend LGBT rights. because of this law, people physically or morally offending members of the LGBT community might be fined by up to 140,000 euros. Where to stay: Top 11 Gay Friendly Hotels In Barcelona Circuit Festival - by Circuit Festival Official Facebook Page Circuit Festival – by Circuit Festival Official Facebook Page Barcelona, Spain2019 Pride Barcelona LGTBQ Festival - by 19bProduction : Shutterstock.com Barcelona, Spain2019 Pride Barcelona LGTBQ Festival – by 19bProduction : Shutterstock.com San Francisco, USA 4 San Francisco is perhaps the gay capital of America. The LGBT community in San Francisco is one among the foremost important and most prominent LGBT communities within the world and is one among the most important within the history of LGBT rights and activism. for many years , the town by the Bay has been a worldwide focus for gay nightlife, culture and politics. Visitors today can explore the Castro, where it all began. Castro is one among the primary gay neighborhoods within the us . it remains one among the foremost prominent symbols of LGBT activism and events within the world. LGBT life here isn't limited to the Castro neighborhood, though that’s a tourist draw permanently reason — it’s a queer Disneyland. San Francisco is home to more nightlife than you'll shake a go-go boy at, also as vibrant bear and transexual communities. If you’re gay, likelihood is that you’ve either been to San Francisco or decide to sometime in your life. 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In Greenwich Village lays the origin of gay pride Where to stay: Top 11 Gay Friendly Hotels In ny City Historic Stonewall Inn gay bar in Greenwich Village Lower Manhattan - by littlenySTOCK : Shutterstock.com Historic Stonewall Inn gay bar in Greenwich Village Lower Manhattan – by littlenySTOCK : Shutterstock.com Big Gay frozen dessert Shop in Greenwich Village , Manhattan - by DimplePatel : Shutterstock.com Big Gay frozen dessert Shop in Greenwich Village , Manhattan – by DimplePatel : Shutterstock.com Berlin, Germany 2 In the 1920s (the Golden Twenties) Berlin was seen because the city with the foremost lively and advanced gay subculture in Europe. Today, Berlin sits because the gay capital of Europe. The breadth of its gay nightlife, the strength of its culture, and therefore the ever tested and changing community norms have easily eclipsed the city’s continental urban neighbors. it's just about a non-stop party, from the saunas, darkrooms, bars, clubs, cafés, festivals, balls, carnivals and celebrations a hedonist’s paradise, a sensualist’s haven, an aesthete’s delight and a raver’s Mecca, beat one package. The party scene is so diverse and innovative and celebrates any fetish! that's where the Folsom Europe fair takes place in September and therefore the Lesbian and Gay City Festival every June, Europe’s largest street party of its kind, being held within the traditional gay area around Nollendorfplatz in Schöneberg since 1993. Where to stay: Top 11 Gay Friendly Hotels In Berlin Berlin Folsom Fair - by lilas59:Flickr Berlin Folsom Fair – by lilas59:Flickr Tel Aviv, Israel 1 Right at the guts of the center East, lies a city called Tel Aviv . A bubble of sanity in an otherwise difficult and tense area. Tel Aviv, a city blessed year-round sunshine and white sandy beaches, is one among the foremost liberal cities within the world. it's the foremost gay-friendly city, not only within the Middle East but within the entire world. This vibrant city is an undisputed queer capital of the center East, It offers a 24/7 non-stop activities, all year round great weather, great food, gay beaches and infinite of gay bars and night clubs. Every June Tel Aviv is celebrating the Gay Pride week, week of celebrations and happenings throughout the town proudly Expo (Gay Culture Fair), LGBT Theater festival, LGBT festival and therefore the famous Pride Parade which is one among the foremost colorful gay parades within the world. Where to stay: Top 11 Gay Friendly Hotels In Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Pride Parade 2018 Tel Aviv Pride Parade 2018 Tel Aviv Pride Parade Tel Aviv Pride Parade Tel Aviv Beach - Jerusalem Beach Tel Aviv Beach – Jerusalem Beach Tel Aviv Beach Party

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10 LGBTQ Performers in the 1970's

The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBT) community against a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. They are widely considered to constitute the most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States. Wikipedia

What followed in the 1970’s was a rising tide of LGBTQ performers that “came out” to express their unique take on music, theater and sexual (transgender) identity. Here are 10 of those performers and a brief look at what they contributed to the movement and to our culture. Click on the image to learn more about the performer.

JAYNE COUNTY

As rock’s first openly transgender singer, Jayne Rogers (born June 13, 1947), better known by her stage name Jayne County, is an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer whose career spans five decades. While dressed in female attire from the beginning of her career, County transitioned to female in 1979, becoming Jayne (as the above poster illustrates).

She made her first performing appearances as Wayne County in Wayne County and The Electric Chairs. In 1969 she appeared in Jackie Curtis’ play Femme Fatale. County considered Curtis a major influence on her career and persona and County is widely considered an influence on David Bowie –– County’s Queenage Baby number was the prototype for Bowie’s Rebel Rebel. Even more notable was her play, World – Birth of A Nation, which was set in a hospital and dealt with male castration –– evoking both transgender surgery and her mixed feelings about men, both gay and straight.

After seeing the play, Andy Warhol cast her in his play Pork. She went on to appear in the film The Blank Generation (1976). Back and forth between New York and London, she settled in Atlanta Georgia. In 2018, County debuted a retrospective show of visual art in the New York City gallery, Participant, Inc.

County’s life and art is considered an inspirational influence on John Cameron Mitchell’s transgender rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

JACKIE CURTIS

“Jackie Curtis is not a drag queen. Jackie is an artist. A pioneer without a frontier,” so said Andy Warhol. Andy was right. Jackie Cutis (1947-1987) was a true original. Long before he became one of the Pop master’s superstars. Curtis distinguished himself by appearing (alternately) as a James Dean-like male and a Jean Harlow-like female in Off-off Broadway plays of his own devise in which he and his friends appeared:

Glamour, Glory And Gold, co-starred Candy Darling, and Robert DeNiroin his first New York stage appearance;

Vain Victory, also starred Darling with Warhol and Jack Smith star Mario Montez;

Amerika Cleopatra featured a thin barely-known Harvey Fierstein;

Femme Fatale, starred Patti Smith, Jayne County and Penny Arcade; and

Heaven Grand In Amber Orbit toplined Holly Woodlawn. These were all makeshift, wildly tossed together affairs having little to do with plot and character but tons to do with exhibitionistic self-expression.

Outside of such Warhol films as Flesh (1968) and Women in Revolt (1972), Jackie’s most notable screen appearance was in Yugoslavia agant-gardist Dusan Makvejev’s W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism – a film about sex researcher Willhelm Reich, creator of the so-called Orgone Box. Makvejev felt Jackie presence in the film added a lot to his view of Reich’s sexual theories.

DIVINE

Born Harris Glenn Milsted in 1945, this life-affirming, overweight transvestite was re-named Divine (after the hero/heroine of Jean Genet’s Our Lady of the Flowers ) by the writer-director John Waters, who discovered her right down the block from where he lived. Through his films Waters turned a lonely overweight kid from Baltimore into one of the biggest (in every sense of the word) of all underground movie stars.

In Waters’ comedies, Pink Flamingoes, Female Trouble, Polyester and Hairspray, Divine redefined what it means to be a movie star. Waters called him The Most Beautiful Woman in The World and if you’ve seen Divine on stage of screen you’ll know why; for like his idol, Elizabeth Taylor, Divine was overwhelmingly sui generis.

While beloved for his films, Divine was a prolific LGBTQ performer on stage and in nightclubs. This above poster memorializes one of them . In this particular show — Vice— Divine appeared with many of the members of the legendary San Francisco drag troupe, The Cockettes.

Sadly, Divine (now a gay, transgender icon) died in 1988 of respiratory problems, days after the opening of his greatest acting success, Hairspray. Those lucky enough to see his club appearances also recall Divine for numbers like this —

CASSELBERRY & DUPREE

Mixing Reggae, Country and Gospel, Casselberry and Dupree are a dynamic lesbian duo who have performed with Harry Belafonte and Whoppi Goldberg, They appeared in the Oscar-nominated Art Is and the Oscar-winning The Times of Harvey Milk. The early 70s was a great time for Sapphic folk music, featured as it was at such venues as Lilith Fair. Jaqué Dupree and J. Casselberry offer a stellar example of it in: CASSELBERRYY AND DUPREE “TWO OF US”

CHARLES PIERCE

Charles Piece 1926-1999 was what might be called a female impersonator (he called himself a Male Actress) who found favor with audiences both straight and gay with his knowing impressions of Bette Davis, Mae West, Tallulah Bankhead and Carol Channing, Such impersonations were quite traditional for a comic performer of this sort. But as can be seen and heard in this clip of his rendition of Katherine Hepburn, Pierce kept pace with the blossoming LGBTQ movement with many of his zingers evidencing a keen awareness of the difference the out and proud LGBTQ movement had made in a straight-dominated world.

Headlining a production of Applause was a real tour de force for Piece as this musical version of All About Eve gave him leave to do Bette Davis (star of the original film) and Lauren Bacall (star of the musical remake) at the same time.

JUDITH ANDERSON

Stage and screen star Judith Anderson (1897-1992.) best remembered by the general public for playing the sinister lesbian “Mrs. Danvers” in Hithcock’s Rebecca (1940) and “Ann Treadwell” the socialite who’s keeping Vincent Price’s “Shelby Carpenter” in Laura The latter was quite low-key in that the character was straight, whereas “Mrs. Danvers” was a full-force lesbian.

Despite the obvious she was married twice. Her first husband was an English professor, Benjamin Harrison Lehmann. They were married in 1937 and divorced in 1939. Then, in 1946, she married theatrical producer Luther Greene. They divorced in 1951. Of these marriages Anderson said. “Neither experience was a jolly holiday.”

While Sarah Bernhardt had famously performed Hamlet in the late 19th century, few actresses have ever tried it. Taking it on at an advanced age, as Anderson did, was quite novel. Doing it when she did, put Anderson in league with the avant-garde gender-benders of the early 70s like Jackie Curtis and Holly Woodlawn.

CRAIG RUSSELL

Craig Russell, born Russell Crag Easie in 1948 in Toronto Canada, this female impersonator carved out a considerable career for himself doing such stars as Bette Davis, Tallulah Bankhead and Mae West — having come to know the last-mentioned personally as he briefly worked as her secretary in Los Angeles. Many LGBTQ performers of this genre did impressions of these stars. But there was an edginess to Russell’s work clearly influenced by the rise of the gay rights movement.

He toured widely, appearing in Las Vegas, Hollywood, San Francisco, Berlin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Sydney, to the delight of a variety of audiences. But he won a special place in the hearts of the gay ones, as shown in the 1977 comedy-drama Outrageous in which he plays a character largely based on himself.

Interestingly, Russell — who always identified himself as gay — was bisexual. He fathered a daughter, Susan Allison, in 1973, and in 1982 married his closest female friend Lori Jenkins. The marriage lasted right through to the end of Russell’s life in 1990 when he died from AIDS complications.

SYLVESTER

Sylvester James Jr. (1947-1988) was born in Los Angeles, but first came to public attention when he moved to San Francisco and joined the legendary gay hippie performance troupe The Cockettes. A genuinely original singing talent Sylvester showcased a high, shimmering falsetto and a variety of styles encompassing gospel, disco and cabaret. His look was utterly androgynous. While he sometimes appeared in “drag” he most often sported ensembles suitable to both genders.

Wildly popular in San Francisco he performed solo shows at the city’s opera house. When he died from AIDS complications the entire city mourned, along with everyone else who came to know the man and his music.

STEVEN GROSSMAN

Steve Grossman (1951-1991) a gay singer-songwriter of the early 1970s whose album Caravan Tonight (1974) is distinguished as being the first album dealing with openly gay subject matter released by a major record label, Mercury Records.

He died from AIDS leaving his Joni Mitchell-inflected songs, recorded much in the style of singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, opposed to the then-current glam Bowiesque fashion of openly gay artists. Among them, “Out” is a deeply moving coming-out song directed to his Father mother and brother.

OUR GUEST AUTHOR

DAVID EHRENSTEIN

Born in 1947, David Ehrenstein has been a film critic and political commentator since 1965, writing for such publications as Film Culture, Film Quarterly, Cahiers du Cinema, and the Los Angeles Times. His books include Open Secret: Gay Hollywood 1928-2000, The Scorsese Picture: The Art and Life of Martin Scorsese and Cahiers du Cinema — Masters of Cinema: Roman Polanski .

Blog is originally published at: https://www.walterfilm.com/10-lgbtq-performers-in-the-1970s/

It is republished with permission from the author.

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An Updated, comprehensive-ish list of my muses under the cut

Louis Charles. Fandom - historical rpf. Son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Age - late teens to mid 20′s. He/him pronouns and bisexual. Faceclaim is Lucky Blue Smith.

Marie Therese. Fandom - historical rpf. Oldest child of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Mid to late 20′s. She/her pronouns and bisexual. Faceclaim is Pyper America Smith.

Sophie Beatrix. Historical rpf. Youngest child of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Late teens to early 20′s. She/her pronouns and a lesbian. Faceclaim is Daisy Clementine Smith.

Marie Antoinette. Historical rpf. Wife of Louis XVI and Queen of France prior to the revolution. Late 20′s to late 30′s. She/her pronouns and straight. Faceclaim is Kirsten Dunn.

Louis XVI. Historical rpf. King of France prior to the Revolution. Late 20′s to late 30′s. He/him pronouns and bisexual. Faceclaim is Jason Schwartzmann.

Louis XIV. Versaille/historical rpf. King of France during the later half of the 17th century. Also called the Sun King. Early 20′s to late 30′s. He/him pronouns and straight. Faceclaim is George Blagden.

Philippe d’Orleans. Versaille/historical rpf. Brother of Louis XIV and Prince of France. Early 20′s to Early 30′s. He/him pronouns and gay. Faceclaim is Alexander Vlahos.

Chavalier de Lorraine. Versaillle/historical rpf. Lover of Prince Philippe. Mid 20′s to late 30′s. He/him pronouns and gay. Faceclaim is Evan Williams.

Elizabeth Charlotte (Liesolotte). Fandom - Versaille/Historical rpf. Philippe’s wife. Age - around 20′s to early 30′s. She/her pronouns and straight. Faceclaim is Jessica Clark.

Zoe de Bourbon. Historical rpf. Adopted daughter of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. Age - around late teens to early 20′s. She/her pronouns and pansexual (mostly attracted to girls). Faceclaim is Zendaya.

Ernestine de Bourbon. Historical rpf. Adopted daughter of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. Age - usually mid to late 20′s (same age as Marie Therese). She/her pronouns and straight. Faceclaim is Starlie Cheyenne Smith.

Destin Michaels. Original merman character. Transgender man. Wears prosthetic legs, and uses hearing aids. Knows sign language as well. Age - usually late teens to early 20′s. He/him pronouns and gay (attracted to men only). Faceclaim is Lucky Blue Smith.

Novah Michaels. OC mermaid. Destin’s twin sister. Completely deaf and communicates with sign language, but can also read lips. She/her pronouns and bisexual (attracted mostly to men). Faceclaim is Pyper America Smith.

Billy Kaplan. Marvel Comics. Also known as Wiccan. Usually late teen to early 20′s. He/him pronouns and gay. Faceclaim is Cole Sprouse

Benjamin Hargreeves (Number 6). The Umbrella Academy. Technically a ghost who died as a child but appears as early 20′s. He/him pronouns and bisexual. Faceclaim is Justin H. Min.

Klaus Hargreeves (Number 4). The Umbrella Academy. Mid to late 20′s’early 30′s. Genderfluid with changing pronouns (usually they/them) and pansexual. Faceclaim is Robert Sheehan.

Draco Malfoy. Harry Potter. Mid teens through 20′s. He/him pronouns and bisexual. Facecaim is Tom Felton.

Thor Odinson. Marvel Comics/Marvel Cinematic Universe. Really fucking old (exact age unknown, appears mid 30′s). He/him pronouns and bisexual. Faceclaim is Chris Hemsworth.

Loki Odinson. Marvel. Also fucking old (appears 30′s). Genderfluid but he/him pronouns and pansexual. Faceclaim is Tom Hiddleston.

Brunnhilde (Valkyrie). Marvel. Same as Thor and Loki. She/her pronouns and bisexual (prefers girls). Faceclaim is Tessa Thompson.

Peter Parker (Spider-Man). Marvel. Late teens to early 20′s. Trans man with he/him pronouns and bisexual. Faceclaim is Tom Holland.

Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel). Marvel. Late 20′s. She/her pronouns and Lesbian. Faceclaim is Bree Larson.

Jaime Lannister. Game of Thrones. Late 20′s to mid 30′s. He/him pronouns and straight. Faceclaim is Nicolaj Coster-Waldau.

Brienne of Tarth. Game of Thrones. Mid to late 20′s. She/her pronouns and bisexual (prefers men). Faceclaim is Gwendoline Christie.

Sansa Stark. Game of Thrones. Late teens to early 20′s. She/her pronouns and bisexual. Faceclaim is Sophie Turner.

Hades. Greek Mythology. Age unknown but appears late 20′s to early 30′s. He/him pronouns and mostly straight. Faceclaim is Ian Somerhalder.

Apollo. Greek Mythology. Age unknown but appears early to mid 20′s. He/him pronouns and pansexual. Faceclaim is Jedidiah Goodacre.

Artemis. Greek Mythology. Appears early to mid 20′s. She/her pronouns and a lesbian. Faceclaim is Cara Delevingne.

Nico di Angelo. Percy Jackson Series. Appears late teens to early 20′s. He/him pronouns and gay. Faceclaim is Finn Wolfhard.

Evelyn Trevelyan. Dragon Age/OC. Originally an Inquisitor OC. Early 20′s. She/her and bisexual. Faceclaim is Natalie Dormer.

Aurelia Tabris. Dragon Age/OC. Originally a Warden OC. Early 20′s. She/her and a lesbian. Faceclaim is Hayley Kiyoko.

Anthony J. Crowley. Good Omens. Demon. Age unknown (on earth at least 6000 years). Gender less but he/him pronouns and pansexual. Faceclaim is David Tennant.

Kate Bishop. Marvel. Late teens to early 20′s. She/her pronouns and a lesbian. Faceclaim is Arden Cho.

Jessica Jones. Marvel. Late 20′s to early 30′s. She/her pronouns and bisexual. Faceclaim is Krysten Ritter.

Taako. The Adventure Zone: Balance. Unknown but young adult elf. He/him pronouns and gay. Faceclaim TBD.

Aubrey Little. The Adventure Zone: Amnesty. Late teens to early 20′s. She/her pronouns and bisexual. Faceclaim TBD.

Geralt of Rivia. The Witcher. Age unknown, appears mid to late 30′s. He/him pronouns and mostly straight. Faceclaim is Henry Cavill.

Jaskier. The Witcher. He/him pronouns and bisexual. Age - late 20′s to early 30′s. Faceclaim is Joey Batey.

Hyun-soo Joly. Les Mis. Medical student. Hypochondriac. In a polyamorous open relationship with Bossuet and Musichetta. He/him pronouns and pansexual. 20′s. Faceclaim is Kai (EXO).

Lesgle Bossuet. Les Mis. Goes by Les, Bossuet, or Boss. Law student. Polyamorous. In open relationship with Chetta and Joly. 20′s. He/him pronouns and pansexual. Faceclaim is Charles Michael Davis.

Musichetta de Belcourt. Les Mis. Goes by Chetta. Ployamorous. In open relationship with Joly and Boss. 20′s. She/her pronouns and pansexual. Faceclaim is Yara Shahidi.

Naivara Galonodel. Dungeons and Dragons OC. A half-elf Mastermind Rogue with the charlatan background. Early to late 20′s, usually around 23. Modern/non-DnD verse available. She/her pronouns and mostly straight. Faceclaim is Tashi Rodrigues.

Elianis Galonodel. DnD OC. A half-elf Druid in the Circle of the Moon with a criminal background. Older brother of Naivara. Mid to late 20′s, usually around 25. Modern/non-DnD verse available. He/him pronouns and gay. Faceclaim Jordan Rodrigues.

Anders Brightwood. DnD OC. A human bard from the College of Swords with a Knight of the Unicorn background. Mid to late 20′s. Modern/non-DnD verse available. He/him pronouns and bisexual. Faceclaim is Alexander Calvert.

Elijah Mikaelson. Vampire Diaries/The Originals. Over 1000 years old original vampire who looks between mid 20s and early 30s. Family is everything to him. He/him pronouns and bisexual. Faceclaim is Daniel Gillies.

Lorenzo St. John. Vampire Diaries. Goes by Enzo. Vampire. 27 years old (give or take 100+ years). Can be a dick but is loyal to those he loves. Faceclaim is Michael Malarkey.

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LGBT+ History Month & Wales - Cymru & Mis Hanes LHDT+

This is a guest post I made for LGBT+ History Month 2018, on the National Library of Wales’s blog. (Welsh version below.)

Wales & LGBT+ History Month Wales & LGBT+ History Month For fifteen years, February has been regarded as the month to celebrate the histories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, and anybody else who may fit into the LGBT+ umbrella. LGBT+ History Month 2018 has seen the most events in Wales yet – such as Pride Cymru’s event at the Senedd. From studying the LGBT History of Wales, I’ve found that the National Library is a hive of secondary and primary resources into Welsh LGBT Histories. Anyone who has used their archives will know it is a great resource to uncover personal histories – such as Welsh women’s histories. Similarly, Welsh LGBT+ people’s histories are still being uncovered. This month, or any other month, read the history of a Welsh LGBT+ person, celebrate them, and maybe help uncover the history of Welsh LGBT+ people. Here are fourteen key figures in Welsh LGBT+ history who can be researched at the National Library of Wales – to be celebrated this month, and hopefully to always be celebrated in Welsh history. 1. The Ladies of Llangollen are the most well-known Welsh LGBT+ figures. They were Sarah Ponsonby [1755-1831] and Eleanor Butler [1739-1829], two Irish women who escaped their family to live their lives together at Plas Newydd in Llangollen. Much has been written about them, which can be read at the National Library. Archives related to the Ladies at the Library include portraits, letters, facsimiles of their account books, electronic resources and other papers. NLW MS 21682C – Letters from Ladies of Llangollen NLW MS 23699E, ff. 135-137. – Letters of the Ladies of Llangollen NLW MS 23980F, ff. 24-25. – Ladies of Llangollen letters NLW MS 22768D. – Ladies of Llangollen letters Cardiff MS 2.908. – Ladies of Llangollen Bodrhyddan Estate Papers, Deeds and Documents 57 – Letter: Sarah Ponsonby to Miss Williams Wynn. Endorsed ‘Last Letter from Miss Ponsonby’ NLW Facs 18. – ‘Ladies of Llangollen’ account book NLW Facs 19. – ‘Ladies of Llangollen’ account book NLW MS 19697B. – A personal and household account book of the ‘Ladies of Llangollen’ in the hand of Sarah Ponsonby Other writings on the Ladies includes accounts on them from the period, Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan’s Papers of the ‘Ladies of Llangollen’ and Susan Valladares’ article on Anne Lister’s meeting with the Ladies. 2. Katherine Philips [1631-1664] was an Anglo-Welsh poet who Norena Shopland has uncovered as ‘The Welsh Sappho.’ Philips is one of the earliest examples of poetry around her ‘romantic friendships.’ NLW MS 775B. – Katherine Philips poetry NLW MS 776B. – Katherine Philips poetry NLW Facs 739. – Katherine Philips poem NLW Films 943-6 – Katherine Philips Microfilms NLW MS 21702E. – Barddoniaeth amrywiol 3. Frances Power Cobbe [1822-1904] and Mary Charlotte Lloyd [1819-1896], like the Ladies of Llangollen lived in Wales together. Cobbe was a well-known suffragette, campaigner and writer – Mary Lloyd was a Welsh sculptor who lived as her partner. Sources on Lloyd are mainly from Cobbe’s writings. Minor Deposit 1309-15. – Manuscripts of Frances Power Cobbe of Hengwrt, Dolgellau, religious philosopher, &c NLW ex 1865-7 – Frances Power Cobbe Bequest 4. Sarah Jane Rees (Cranogwen) [1839-1916] was a writer, editor, sailor, lecturer, and editor of Y Frythones, and was in a lifelong lesbian relationship, as written by Jane Aaron in Queer Wales. Sarah Jane Rees (‘Cranogwen’) Cerddi i Maggie Eurona gan Cranogwen. NLW MS 23895A. – Anerchiad gan Cranogwen Sarah Jane Rees (‘Cranogwen’) poetry 5. Amy Dillwyn [1845-1935] was an industrialist and feminist who also published novels with lesbian and cross-dressing themes. The novels published by Honno, her biography David Painting and other writings about her by Kirsti Bohata can be read at the Library. Amy Dillwyn papers 6. Gwen John [1876-1939] is probably the most well-known female Welsh artist – less well-known is her relationships with women, such as Véra Oumançoff. Gwen John manuscripts 7. Margaret Haig Mackworth, 2nd Viscountess of Rhondda, [1883-1958] also had relationships with men and women and is well-known as a suffragette. Books by and about her (i.e. Angela John) can be found in the Library. 8. George E. J. Powell of Nanteos [1842-82], has been written about by Harry Heuser in Queer Wales and New Welsh Reader. NLW Facs 417. – Letters to George E. J. Powell, Nanteos Minor Deposits 1394-97. – Letters to George E. J. Powell from A.C. Swinburne 9. Nina Hamnett [1890-1956] was the ‘Queen of Bohemia,’ a bisexual artist from Wales who was linked to the Bloomsbury Group. Search Nina Hamnett in the catalogue. 10. Ivor Novello [1893-1951] was a popular 20th century entertainer from Cardiff. NLW MS 23204D. – Ivor Novello papers NLW MS 23696E. – Ivor Novello letters 11. Rhys Davies [1901-1978] Rhys Davies Papers 12. Kate Roberts [1891-1985], known as the Queen of our Literature, was married to Morris T. Williams [1900-1946], while he had an affair with Edward Prosser Rhys [1901-1945]. E. Prosser Rhys is best known for his winning poem ‘Atgof’ in the 1924 Eisteddfod, exploring his bisexual relationships. Alan Llwyd, in his autobiography of Roberts, theorised that she may have also been bisexual. Papurau Kate Roberts 13. Margiad Evans [1909-1958] was a novelist who again was married, but it is more well known that she had a relationship with Ruth Farr, while her novelists explore themes of sexuality. Her novels, manuscripts and autobiography are at the Library, as well as writings on her, such as by Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan, and her archived papers and letters: NLW Facs 870 – Margiad Evans Diary NLW ex 2790 (i & ii) – Margiad Evans family papers Margiad Evans Papers Margiad Evans Manuscripts NLW MS 23893E. – Margiad Evans Letters NLW MS 23994F. – Poems by Margiad Evans 14. Jan Morris. [1926-] is a Welsh writer and historian, and trans woman. She wrote Conundrum on her experiences with gender transition, as well as books on Wales, and is an important and influential Welsh LGBT figure. Jan Morris Papers

There are many more LGBT+ people from Wales increasingly being written about in queer history and Welsh history. John Davies was a leading Welsh historian who was LGBT and Jeffrey Weeks is a leading sexuality historian from the Rhondda. Other sources used by Welsh LGBT historians, such as Shopland, are newspaper articles, such as those available through the Welsh Newspapers Online. Mair Jones, MA History of Wales, Aberystwyth University. Further Reading Osborne, Huw. Queer Wales. Shopland, Norena. Forbidden Lives. Tate, Tim. Pride. Weeks, Jeffrey. Icons & Allies.

Cymru & Mis Hanes LHDT+

Dyma gofnod gwadd gan Mair Jones.

Cymru & Mis Hanes LHDT+ Am bymtheg mlynedd, ystyriwyd mis Chwefror fel mis i ddathlu hanes pobl lesbiaidd, hoyw, deurywiol, trawsrywiol a queer, ac unrhyw un arall gall ffitio i’r ambarél LHDT+. Mae Mis Hanes LHDT+ 2018 wedi gweld y mwyaf o ddigwyddiadau yng Nghymru eto – fel digwyddiad Pride Cymru yn y Senedd

O astudio Hanes LHDT+ Cymru, rwyf wedi darganfod bod y Llyfrgell Genedlaethol yn llawn adnoddau cynradd ac eilradd Hanes LHDT+ Cymru. Bydd unrhyw un sydd wedi defnyddio eu archifau yn gwybod ei fod yn adnodd gwych i ddatgelu hanesion personol – fel hanesion menywod yng Nghymru. Mae hanesion pobl LHDT+ Cymru hefyd yn dal i gael eu datgelu. Mis yma, neu yn unrhyw fis arall, darllenwch darllen hanes person LHDT + Cymraeg, dathlwch, ac efallai helpwch i ddatgelu hanes pobl LHDT+ Cymru.

Dyma bedwar ar ddeg o ffigurau allweddol mewn hanes LHDT+ Cymru y gellir eu hymchwilio yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – i’w ddathlu’r mis hwn, a gobeithio o fewn hanes Cymru.

1. ‘Ladies of Llangollen.’ Rhain yw’r ffigyrau LHDT+ mwyaf adnabyddus o Gymru. Yr oeddent yn Sarah Ponsonby [1755-1831] ac Eleanor Butler [1739-1829], dwy fenyw Gwyddelig a wnaeth ddianc o’u teuluoedd i fyw eu bywydau gyda’i gilydd ym Mhlas Newydd yn Llangollen. Ysgrifennwyd llawer amdanynt y gellir eu darllen yn y Llyfrgell Genedlaethol. Mae archifau sy’n gysylltiedig iddynt yn cynnwys portreadau, llythyrau, ffacsimilïau o’u llyfrau cyfrif, adnoddau electronig a phapurau eraill. NLW MS 21682C – Letters from Ladies of Llangollen NLW MS 23699E, ff. 135-137. – Letters of the Ladies of Llangollen NLW MS 23980F, ff. 24-25. – Ladies of Llangollen letters NLW MS 22768D. – Ladies of Llangollen letters Cardiff MS 2.908. – Ladies of Llangollen Bodrhyddan Estate Papers, Deeds and Documents 57 – Letter: Sarah Ponsonby [one of ‘The Ladies of Llangollen’] to Miss Williams Wynn. Endorsed ‘Last Letter from Miss Ponsonby’ NLW Facs 18. – ‘Ladies of Llangollen’ account book NLW Facs 19. – ‘Ladies of Llangollen’ account book NLW MS 19697B. – A personal and household account book of the ‘Ladies of Llangollen’ in the hand of Sarah Ponsonby Mae ysgrifau eraill arnynt yn cynnwys cyfrifon ohonynt o’r amser, Papers of the ‘Ladies of Llangollen’ gan Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan ac erthygl Susan Valladares arnynt yn gyfarfod Anne Lister.

2. Roedd Katherine Philips [1631-1664] yn fardd Anglo-Gymreig y mae Norena Shopland wedi darganfod fel y ‘Welsh Sappho.’ Mae Philips yn un o’r enghreifftiau cynharaf o farddoniaeth o gwmpas ‘gyfeillgarwch rhamantus’. NLW MS 775B. – Katherine Philips poetry NLW MS 776B. – Katherine Philips poetry NLW Facs 739. – Katherine Philips poem NLW Films 943-6 – Katherine Philips Microfilms NLW MS 21702E. – Barddoniaeth amrywiol

3. Roedd Frances Power Cobbe [1822-1904] a Mary Charlotte Lloyd [1819-1896], fel Ponsonby a Butler, yn byw yng Nghymru gyda’i gilydd. Roedd Cobbe yn swffraget adnabyddus, ac awdur – roedd Mary Lloyd yn gerflunydd o Gymru a oedd yn byw gyda’i fel ei phartner. Mae’r ffynonellau ar Lloyd yn bennaf o ysgrifau Cobbe. Minor Deposit 1309-15. – Manuscripts of Frances Power Cobbe of Hengwrt, Dolgellau, religious philosopher, &c NLW ex 1865-7 – Frances Power Cobbe Bequest

4. Roedd Sarah Jane Rees (Cranogwen) [1839-1916] yn awdur, golygydd, morwr, darlithydd, a golygydd Y Frythones, ac roedd mewn perthynas lesbiaidd gydol oes, fel y ysgrifennwyd gan Jane Aaron yn Queer Wales. Sarah Jane Rees (‘Cranogwen’) Cerddi i Maggie Eurona gan Cranogwen NLW MS 23895A. – Anerchiad gan Cranogwen Sarah Jane Rees (‘Cranogwen’) poetry

5. Roedd Amy Dillwyn [1845-1935] yn ddiwydiannydd a ffeminist a gyhoeddodd nofelau â themâu lesbiaidd a chroes-wisgo. Gellir darllen y nofelau a gyhoeddwyd gan Honno, ei chofiad gan David Painting ac ysgrifenniadau eraill amdani gan Kirsti Bohata yn y Llyfrgell. Amy Dillwyn papers

6. Mae’n debyg mai Gwen John [1876-1939] yw’r artist benywaidd mwyaf adnabyddus yng Nghymru – llai adnabyddus yw ei pherthynas â merched, fel Véra Oumançoff. Gwen John manuscripts

7. Cafodd Margaret Haig Mackworth, 2il Is-iarll Rhondda, [1883-1958] hefyd berthnasoedd â dynion a merched ac mae’n adnabyddus fel swffraget. Gellir dod o hyd i lyfrau amdani (h.y. gan Angela John) a ganddi yn y Llyfrgell.

8. Mae George Powell o Nanteos [1842-82] a’i rhywioldeb wedi cael ei ysgrifennu amdano gan Harry Heuser yn Queer Wales ac mae nifer o’i ysgrifau i’w darllen yn y Llyfrgell. NLW Facs 417. – Letters to George E. J. Powell, Nanteos Minor Deposits 1394-97. – Letters to George E. J. Powell from A.C. Swinburne

9. Nina Hamnett [1890-1956] oedd y ‘Queen of Bohemia,’ artist deurhywiol o Gymru oedd yn gysylltiedig a’r Grwp Bloomsbury.

10. Ivor Novello [1893-1951] NLW MS 23204D. – Ivor Novello papers NLW MS 23696E. – Ivor Novello letters

11. Rhys Davies [1901-1978] Rhys Davies Papers

12. Roedd Kate Roberts [1891-1985], a elwir yn Frenhines ein Llên, yn briod â Morris T. Williams [1900-1946], tra bu ganddo berthynas ag Edward Prosser Rhys [1901-1945]. Mae E. Prosser Rhys yn adnabyddus am ei gerdd fuddugol ‘Atgof’ yn Eisteddfod 1924, amdano ei berthnasoedd ddeurywiol. Teimlai Alan Llwyd, yn ei hunangofiant Roberts, ei bod hi hefyd wedi bod yn ddeurywiol. Papurau Kate Roberts

13. Roedd Margiad Evans [1909-1958] yn nofelydd a oedd eto’n briod, ond mae’n fwy adnabyddus bod ganddi berthynas â Ruth Farr, tra bod ei nofelau yn archwilio themâu rhywioldeb. Mae ei nofelau, ei lawysgrifau a’i hunangofiant yn y Llyfrgell, yn ogystal ag ysgrifennu arni, fel gan Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan, a’i phapurau a’i llythyrau archif. NLW Facs 870 – Margiad Evans Diary NLW ex 2790 (i & ii) – Margiad Evans family papers Margiad Evans Papers Margiad Evans Manuscripts NLW MS 23893E. – Margiad Evans Letters NLW MS 23994F. – Poems by Margiad Evans

14. Mae Jan Morris [1926-] yn awdur a hanesydd Cymreig. Ysgrifennodd lyfr ar ei phrofiadau yn bod yn trawsryweddol yn ogystal â hanesion Cymru, ac mae’n ffigwr pwysig a dylanwadol LHDT+ Cymru. Jan Morris Papers

Mae yna llawer mwy o bobl LHDT + o Gymru yn cael eu hysgrifennu’n gynyddol mewn hanes queer a hanes Cymru. Roedd John Davies yn hanesydd blaenllaw yng Nghymru a oedd yn LHDT ac mae Jeffrey Weeks yn hanesydd rhywioldeb blaenllaw o’r Rhondda. Mae ffynonellau eraill a ddefnyddiwyd gan haneswyr LHDT Cymru, megis Shopland, yn erthyglau papur newydd, fel y rhai sydd ar gael trwy Bapurau Newydd Cymru Arlein

Mair Jones, MA Hanes Cymru, Prifysgol Aberystwyth.

Darllen pellach: Osborne, Huw. Queer Wales. Shopland, Norena. Forbidden Lives. Tate, Tim. Pride. Weeks, Jeffrey.

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Recently Fox News covered our study on declining empathy in American college students with this alarming title: "The End of Empathy."

Is this true? Are we now living in a society entirely devoid of the basic glue of human connection and interaction?

In order to form an educated opinion, you'll need some background about the study. To summarize briefly, we collected empathy scores from 72 academic sources from 1979 to 2009. In all of these sources, empathy was measured using a standard scale called the Davis Interpersonal Reactivity Index. People who score high on this "empathy test" give freely of their time and money and frequently help others in need. You can try the test and see how you score compared to the 13,737 students in our sample by clicking here. We ran a statistical analysis to see whether there were changes over time in empathy and found that there had been overall declines, especially since the year 2000.

I never imagined that we would end up being able to share good newsabout empathy when we presented our research at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention in May.

The good news is that empathy is not "destroyed" or "under siege," as the author of the Fox News post suggests. Instead, empathy may be sick. Not "you have 6 months to live" sick, more like "you need to spend a few days in bed" sick. In other words, although there has been a decline in empathy, there are a few key things to consider about the data before declaring a state of emergency on the moral health of the nation.

Why this is not a total crisis:

1. Empathy is measured on a 1 to 5 scale, with higher numbers meaning that people are high in empathy. The good news is that despite the declines in empathy, the average empathy score in 2009 is still just above the midpoint of the scale (i.e. just above 3). So, there is no need to plan empathy's funeral quite yet.

2. On that note, there are a wide variety of empathy scores represented within the college student annual average. About half of these scores are higher than the average, and about half of them are lower than the average. In order words, just because empathy is declining on average, does not mean that each individual is low in empathy. To accuse an entire generation of low empathy is not very kind, nor is it accurate.

3. American college students are not the most prototypical Americans. They are richer, whiter, more female, and in our sample at least, about 20 years old on average. So as long as you can avoid college towns, you should be fine. And until future research proves otherwise, I wouldn't suggest joining the empathy militia.

4. Violent criminal acts such as murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault have all shown steady, marked decreases from the early 1990s to the late 2000s. This is the opposite of what we would expect if empathy was ‘under siege.'

Why I am still concerned:

1. This is not the first study to find trends related to declining empathy in American college students. In my dissertation work we also found increases in the personality trait narcissism over time. The fact that there has been other research with similar trends is notable.

2. It's true that the average empathy score still hovers above the midpoint of the scale, but empathy is still declining substantially, and at a faster rate in more recent years. If recent trends continue, this could eventually translate into broader societal problems. I'm most concerned that current declines in empathy could lead to negative reciprocal spirals as people feed off of each other's low empathy.

3. Right now our evidence is limited to American college students, but future work will look at broader trends in narcissism and empathy in American society at large. We're also interested in cross-cultural changes. Stay tuned...

4. Although violent crime in general has declined, certain types of violent crimes have actually risen over time: i) acts of violence against the homeless have shown dramatic increases, especially over the past ten years, and were recently estimated to be at an all time high; ii) hate crimes against Hispanics and perceived immigrants, as well as against lesbians, gays, bisexual, and transgender individuals are all significantly increasing; and iii) hit-and-run car accidents have increased by about 20% since 1998. Each of these specific types of crime target stigmatized, marginalized, or otherwise defenseless groups.

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