#rural queers

[degenderates]

Tim Miller, "GLORY BOX."

#save me pickup truck gun toting butch #tim miller #glory box #queer performance #performance art #butch lesbian #rural queers

[rootin-n-bootin]

I wish more folks knew about the gay rodeo :(

Cool community, incredible history, and amazing opportunity to interact with queer elders

#gay rodeo #horseblr #lgbtq #gay #horse #western #broke back mountain #horses #red dead redemption 2 #cowboys #cowgirls #cowfolks #queer #queer country #rural queers #rural #country #international gay rodeo association #igra #texas gay rodeo #equestrian #queer history #gay history #transgender #drag queen #old west

[serpentandthreads]

People are all about changing things and doing things to help low-income communities until they are reminded that this includes the poor rural communities that they've demonized.

#rural queer #rural queers #rural lgbtq+ #social justice

[hyenabeanz]

This video is such a gift to the queers omg.

#orville peck #willie nelson #Cowboys #Cowgirls #Queer music #queer cowboy #Rural queers #cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other #country music #Youtube

[razzek]

One thing that's starting to really get to me with the James Somerton stuff is a real strong undercurrent of disdain toward his fans. And yeah, I was one of them. A good scam artist isn't as easy to spot as y'all seem to think. You forget that you have all the information right now. Two days ago most of you had never heard of him and it would have kept going. Anyone can fall for a scam, nobody is immune. I would love to have had whatever resources you guys think we all should magically know about so I could have kept my sad $5 a month I really needed but thought was going to something worthwhile. Some of us can only devote so much energy into things and when you have no idea whatsoever that something is amiss of course you're not going to go digging for sources, why would you when everything is fine as far as you know? I really wish I could have seen the dissenting opinions on him but for many, many reasons that aren't just that the dissenting voices weren't widely circulating at the time all I had was the thought every now and again that "huh that doesn't seem right" and then go on with my day. And I think that happened to a lot of us. So yeah. Say what you gotta say about Somerton, he has more than earned it with the damage he's caused, but maybe don't shit so hard on his former fans because that is going to be you someday with something, it happens to everyone sooner or later.

#james somerton #hbomberguy #todd in the shadows #I really am greatful for Harris and Todd's hard work in exposing all of this #and I am glad I get to see the real voices I did like that james was stealing #I'm just tired of all these people jumping on the drama train taking a dump on folks who are also victims of these crimes #razz rambles #this whole situation is upsetting me in the weirdest ways #I'm distraught but I'm not at the same time #and yet it's 6am and I can't stop reading through the tags and seeing the takes I missed #vaspider's essay and remarks from an AIDS pandemic survivor are especially good #I lived through that shit too but had no idea I was living through it #cuz that's what being blind and impoverished in rural community was like #queer wasn't even something I knew I could be until like 2010 #so it's nice to see my own history #it's not just the young queers who have little to no knowledge of our history

[farmerlesbian]

I just heard about this website called TransRural Lives which just went live! Go check it out! You can also find them on Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube.

"A digital storytelling project exploring and celebrating the lives of transgender older adults who live in or have strong ties to rural areas and small towns in the Pacific Northwest."

The stories are audio recordings from the trans elders themselves, and I find it incredible to listen to their stories and literally hear their voices. This is definitely worth checking out and maybe even getting connected and sharing your story. You will also find a variety of resources and archives on the website. Check it out!

If you want to get involved, they're taking volunteers, donations, help to spread the word, and stories from rural trans people. Here's some info from the website on who they are looking to hear stories from:

Who is eligible to participate in the project? 

Transgender* adults 50 years of age and older who live in or have strong ties to rural areas and smaller cities/towns in Washington State (outside the Sea-Tac metro). In 2024, we will be expanding the project to include transgender older adults who live in Oregon, Idaho, western Montana, and British Columbia.  

* We include and welcome anyone and any identity that falls outside the gender binary, including nonbinary, genderqueer, gender-diverse, gender non-conforming, and Two-Spirit folks. 

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Edit to add: I am in no way associated or affiliated with this project. I simply came across it while surfin' the web and thought yall would be into it and wanted to share it with tumblr! If you have thoughts or feedback or want to get involved or just want to talk to the project, I encourage you to reach out to them. Check out the website! I have zero affiliation with it.

#trans #pnw #trans stories #queer #rural queer #rural trans #Trans Rural Lives #washington state #pacific northwest #trans elders #links #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQ+ #transgender #transsexual #mod alfalfa #TransRural Lives

[sunny-rants]

ya know that thing where something is so hyper-feminine that it becomes a distinctly queer style? well I feel like there’s a new one where the rural or country or christian vibes are so strong that it circles around to being queer

#chappell roan #the rise and fall of a midwest princess #ethel cain #preachers daughter #camp #campy #midwest #rural aesthetic #ruralcore #rural gothic #midwestern gothic #lgbtq+ #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer #gay #lesbian #wlw #sapphic #achillean #mlm #queer artists #queer musicians #queer vibes #queer style

[bitchwholoveslife]

The thing about being androgynous or gnc in a rural area is that...

You don't want the stares. Not really. But you do want to be the kind of person who gets stared at. So eventually, you come to equate being stared at with doing something right. And maybe it never stops hurting, the way that the locals eye you like you're some kind of spectacle. But it also becomes encouraging in its own way.

#text #trans #transgender #nonbinary #nb #enby #genderfluid #gnc #gender nonconforming #genderqueer #bigender #(that's me!) #multigender #pangender #trigender #rural queer #southern queer #poetry #kind of #gay shit #(< organization tag) #bitchwholoves.text

[star-princess-princess]

Shout out to sleepy femmes, femmes that are libra suns or taurus suns, cozy femmes, femmes that sew, black and brown femmes, femmes who love autumn and winter, autistic femmes, strawberry and cinnamon femmes, softhearted femmes, sweetheart femmes, sensitive femmes, bunny and mouse femmes, femmes who love pink and brown, femmes that drink tea and hot cocoa, baker femmes, femmes with gardens, femmes who love animals, crybaby femmes, femmes who love romcoms, femmes that do yoga, femmes who love romance, gold jewelry femmes, femmes with brown eyes, grandmacore femmes, teddy bear femmes, femmes who read fantasy and poetry, femmes who love pearls, femmes who love thunderstorms, femmes who love candles, mom/parent friend femmes, outdoorsy femmes, fuzzy sock femmes, midwestern femmes, pastel femmes, cuddly femmes, deer femmes, vintage femmes, brown mascara femmes, femmes that sleep with stuffies, femmes with pets, femmes who’s feelings are too big, ditsy femmes, big sweater femmes, princess femmes, femmes with speech impediments, femmes with ocd, southern femmes, femmes with sensory issues, strawberry femmes, lactose intolerant femmes, shy femmes, sweater paws femmes, femmes who like cleaning, femme wives, pink autumn femmes, and pinterest femmes

#sapphic lesbian #pillow princess #high femme #femme princess #femme lesbian #femme #trans femme #black femme #femme dyke #femme appreciation #femme positivity #femme pride #femme love #queer femme #femme wlw #femme enby #rural femme #femme thoughts #indigenous femme #ofos femme #femme posting #disabled femme #hyperfeminine femme #country femme

[deutsche-bahn]

Ich habe gerade den letzten Zug vom bar crawl in der Großstadt meiner Wahl nach Hause erwischt. War nur leider der Zug, den sich auch die größte, betrunkenste Geburtstagsparty-Gruppe der Republik für ihren Heimweg ausgesucht hatten. Fick mich ins Knie, Vorfreude kommt auf.

Die Herren sind alle relativ jung, tragen bei sechs Grad Außentemperatur nur Tshirts und singen Geburtstagslieder mit einer Lautstärke, die ich sonst nur von der Hauptbühne des Hurricane-Festivals gewohnt bin. Dabei kennen sie meist nur die erste Strophe der Geburtstagslieder. Danach zerläuft sich der Gesang kläglich, zumindest für ein paar Sekunden, bevor das nächste Lied mit neuer Begeisterung angestimmt wird. Repeat for 20 minutes.

Irgendwann wird das Singen scheinbar doch langweilig. Die Jungs pöbeln das Geburtstagskind an, dann sich gegenseitig, dann schubsen sie sich durch den Raum, der eigentlich zum Abstellen von Fahrrädern gedacht ist. Irgendwer wirft eine Flasche nach mir. Sie landet zwischen den Sitzen. Ich bin irgendwie selber zu high und betrunken um zu realisieren was gerade passiert ist. Dann brüllt einer den Flaschenwerfer an: "Ey, spinnst du, da ist Pfand drauf!" Jetzt nehme ich es ihnen übel.

Der Zug entleert sich an der Endhaltestelle auf den Bahnsteig, einer von ihnen murmelt mir zum Abschied eine homophobe Beleidigung zu. Cool. Ich freue mich auf die vier Kilometer Heimweg.

Ich bestelle mir lieber ein Taxi, stehe zwanzig Minuten am Bahnhofseingang herum und rufe dann erneut bei der Taxizentrale an, frage nach, wann besagtes Taxi denn bitte komme. "Kommt noch nicht, is keiner frei". Auf Nachfrage erfahre ich, dass so schnell auch niemand frei werden wird. Ich liebe Kleinstädte. Währenddessen sehe ich erneut meine allerliebste Geburtstagstruppe, die gerade einen Abstecher zum Döner-Fassen gemacht hat und jetzt wieder Richtung Bahnhof wankt. Großartig, cool cool cool cool. Ich verpisse mich in die andere Richtung. Nach Hause laufe ich. Der einzige Vorteil ist, dass ich somit um vier Uhr morgens bereits mein Schrittziel erreicht habe (bitte öffnet an dieser Stelle nen Sekt für mich).

Ich komme nach Hause, schlecht gelaunt, irgendwie desorientiert. Idk, ich würde gerne ne witzigere Anekdote daraus zaubern, aber irgendwie fehlt mir da die Energie für. Keine Pointe, nicht mal 'ne Pfandflasche, ich gehe jetzt schlafen.

#i love rural german nightlife it makes me feel so warm and secure #like a pfandflasche being thrown at you in the regionalbahn for dressing like youre trying to woe the hosts of queer eye. #these reminders to hydrate are getting out of hand ngl #german stuff

[1unpunishable1]

Sun Bleached Flies

#music #christianity #ethel cain #queer #gay #lesbian #cigarette #crush #ex religious #hayden anhedönia #farm #fence #barn #cuntry #country #florida #southern gothic #rural #midwest #old house #south carolina #rustic #religious art #artwork #art #my art #artists on tumblr #art tag #drawings #art style

[rootin-n-bootin]

I wish more folks knew about the gay rodeos :(

Cool community, lots of history, and it’s been fantastic getting to interact with my queer elders

#gay rodeo #horseblr #lgbtq #gay #horse #western #broke back mountain #horses #red dead redemption 2 #cowboys #cowboy #cowgirl #drag queen #drag #butch #i wanna be a cowboy babey #tiktok #history #gay history #rural queers #rural #queer country #yeehaw #dolly parton #queer cowfolks #cowfolk #equestrian #rodeo #international gay rodeo association #igra

[serpentandthreads]

This is your reminder that telling rural queers to move to bigger cities or different countries because they are often more "queer friendly" is not a solution. There will always be queer people in rural towns, and not all of us want to leave our small towns. Those who do are probably stuck financially because, in case some of you don't know: relocating to a different city or country is fucking expensive.

#lgbtq #lgbtq+ #rural lgbtq+ #rural queer #queer #bisexual

[fettfleisch]

Countryside is nympho pride

#soerenbaptism #soeren baptism #countryside is nympho pride #pride #nympho pride #countryside #queer pride #farm country #countrycore #country cottage #country #country core #rural #queer community #queer artist #queercore #lavender #moonlight #moon #moonchild #moonshine #full moon #hinterland #redneck #gopnik #softgrunge #pastelgrunge #pastelgoth #kawaii

[lifeinpoetry]

Maybe I’ve been afraid to claim my body, afraid to be wild

                  and break   out into all this sky   around me

Perhaps I can burst

    through ceilings and glass, explode into joy?

— Marlanda Dekine, from “My Black, Rural, Queer Childhood,” Thresh & Hold

#quote #Marlanda Dekine #poetry #Thresh & Hold #out of my collection #My Black Rural Queer Childhood

[rawrsatthetree]

Hello LGBTQ+ community!!!

If you’re queer and grew up in a rural community I need you’re help!!

Our community is facing so much censorship and violence. I want my exhibition to share the untold story of the LGBTQ+ community that grew up in rural areas. Please share anything you feel comfortable sharing! If you don’t like google forms, please DM me I can just send you the questions!

I’m pansexual and nonbinary, and grew up in a small town of only 3,000 people. This project means so much to me!

#art exhibition #form #lgbt #lgbtq community #lgbtq #lgbt pride #lgbtq artist #gender queer #queer pride #queer community #queer #rural queer #rural lgbt #rural gay #gay #lesbian #nonbinary #transgender #bisexual #pansexual #asexual #country gay #country queer