listen……. ‘my love’ is literally the strongest and greatest pet name in existence. there is literally nothing better than somone calling you that….. especially when things are soft and quiet and they look at you with utter adoration and whisper “what’s the matter, my love??” or “i hope everything is okay with you, my love” like oh my god?? let me marry you already!
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The Emerging Lesbian: Female Same-Sex Desire in Modern China, Tze-Lan D. Sang, 2003
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Midnight 2008: "Ladies and Gentlemen and variations there upon" *also a business woman mentions her ex wife*
Bigots: ...
Star Beast 2023: "Did you just assume he?" "Right. sorry, are you a he? she? they?"
Bigots: DOCTOR WHO IS RUINED. ITS WOKE. THE TRANS HAVE TAKEN OVER. *SOBS HYSTERICALLY*
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Snufmin-Free to Love
Moomintroll and Snufkin celebrating their love for one another by hiking and dancing.
Please, please let Snufmin become canon somehow.
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“Like Man and Wife:” A Same-sex Relationship Aboard the USS Pinola
An article I wrote two years ago about a relationship between two American sailors during the Civil War.
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I want to be there wherever you are. Lying next to you even if you are asleep.
Anaïs Nin, from The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1931-1932
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Possible hot take (?): after reading about Gaemon Palehair and his two mommies on ASOIAF Wiki, I now believe Lady Esselyn and Sylvenna Sand are more worthy to rule than anyone else on House of the Dragon.
Sadly Westeros wasn't ready for their progressive edicts.
• Girls should henceforth be equal with boys in matters of inheritance.
• The poor should be given bread and beer in times of famine.
• Men who lost limbs in war must be fed and housed afterward by whichever lord they had been fighting for when the loss took place.
• Husbands who beat their wives should themselves be beaten, regardless of the motive for the chastisement.
Being raised with these ideas, Gaemon could easily have grown to be a great king.
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"A study came out finally 'proving' that bisexual men experience (measurable) sexual attraction to both women and men. For many bi folks, our first reaction was a bemused 'duh!' — why do we need scientists to tell us that bisexual men are attracted to both men and women?
"The answer is we don't, but that doesn't mean this research is absurd or unimportant. Sadly many still question the existence of bisexuality — especially male bisexuality. While we shouldn't have to prove our existence, let alone our right to be who we are, identity maintenance is one of the harder challenges of being bisexual. What is identity maintenance, you ask? Well, like gays and lesbians, bi people go through a process of self-discovery, settling into an identity where, ideally surrounded by a supportive community, we can finally grow and thrive as our true selves. There are different models to describe this process, but for bi people, there is an additional step that gays and lesbians don't have to deal with, known as identity maintenance. It’s where bi people have to continuously convince people over and over that we are still bisexual, that we haven't changed our mind and 'chosen a side' (gay or straight identity).
"Basically, it's fighting against bi-erasure on an individual level. We see it all the time when celebrities who come out as bi are expected to re-affirm their bisexuality on a regular basis. While we shouldn't have to prove our existence, scientific findings are a resource that we can use to do just that. The work of scientists helps to prove that what we are saying about ourselves is true. This is a powerful tool for persuading the public that bisexuality is not a choice, that it's something hardwired in our bodies."
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