In light of certain fandoms' creators recently using their considerable fortunes to substantively make life worse for trans people, particularly trans women, this week, V and Emily take a look at a pioneering gender-conforming person who, literally, founded modern scifi fandom: Donald Wollheim. We look at Donald's fannish history, including hosting the very first scifi con ever; publishing Lord of the Rings in the US; and founding the Futurians, the early East Coast scifi fan club who definitely won the all-time BNF war. Then, we look at the other side of Donald's life as a landmark figure in the midcentury East Coast trans and GNC community, including penning the first first-person book about being gender-nonconforming and it not being something to shun, but something to celebrate. While certain big-name authors have decided that they want their legacy to be one of division and hate, we look this week at an individual whose legacies in both fandom and the queer community are ones of building. Of hope for the future. And of telling people that they are not alone.
Sources
American Experience: Casa Susannah A Year Among the Girls, Darrell G. Raynor (Donald Wollheim) Wikipedia Wikipedia Wikipedia Fancyclopedia 2 (1959)
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you aren't going to let it end like this.
even if you have to bite, crawl, scratch, and scream, your way into a kinder better tomorrow.
you aren't going to let it end like this.
grit your teeth. spit out the blood. take the next step.
You CAN be eco friendly with tech!!
Use energy saver mode
Dont keep your pc and chargers plugged in when not in use. Better yet, get outlets that can switch off.
Buy energy efficient products
Replace parts instead of scrapping the whole product, and when it is beyond repair, recycle or sell for parts
Replace your phone battery instead of buying a new phone
Buy used/refurbished. They’re just as good as new, but youre not contributing to more demand
Try to buy local
Buy sustainably sourced accessories or ones that can be easily composted or properly disposed of
Use Ecosia to plant trees while you search
Use wildhero to plant trees with your email
Limit AI usage
Normalize not liking things for no reason or for stupid reasons.
Normalize disliking things others like and still treating them (the person and the thing in question) with respect.
Normalize not having an opinion on things.
Normalize not knowing things and asking others about them.
Normalize doing research.
Normalize disagreeing with your friends' tastes.
Normalize having mixed feelings about things.
Normalize being proud and loud about things you're into.
Normalize trying to emphasize with those you have opposing views with.
If something doesn't HURT anyone
It's okay.
We're only human!
We are not perfect and nobody should expect us to be.
Allow yourself to be you and let others be themselves.
I was talking to my dad about renewable energy and he was like “the only problem with solar farms is they take up so much space.”
And it made me think about a city and how much sun exposure all the rooftops in a city get and…why not just make the city it’s own solar farm by putting solar panels on every rooftop?
Very valid concerns! We do have an alternate flag that differs a lot from theirs if that's of any interest! /info
two radqueer ideologies that seem similar at face value due to their aesthetics but are actually starkly contrasted, quidditsm and consistent progressivism i think both of these provide an interesting and cohesive look at how radqueer liberation might be achieved so i made this chart to compare and contrast them
just to clarify i'm not taking a side on either of them, i just wanted to analyze them alongside each other
what are your thoughts on these?
radical queerness is everywhere. there are people who have confusing feelings about their race, age, abilities, WHATEVER else, and don't have a word for it. They will find it. there are paraphiles who are familiar with their attractions but don't know where to go, or what to do about it. They will know. they probably feel like freaks right now, though. as more and more people discover what radqueer is and what it means, the antis will fade out. you cannot stifle the expressions, the realness and the happiness of so many people. 🌈🍓