Lgbt - Blog Posts
what is tumblr if not a waste bin for all my hyperfixations
I am:
A line without a hook
Looking for:
A lady
Internalized biphobia is a bitch
People wearing plain t-shirts to special occasions is my kink
Sitting in front of my crush in a coffeeshop on a cold February evening while she was reading dressed in a long dusty pink dress is the epitome of desperate attraction I've felt so far
Oh the struggle of restraining yourself from falling for a straight girl..
So I'm questioning myself again
I've identified as bi for three years now, but recently I've been very anxious because it feel like I made it up. I've had crushes on girls and I've fallen in love with a girl once, I wanted a real relationship with her. However I haven't fallen for a girl for so long, and now I realize that I am not that sexually attracted to girls whatsoever, so I feel like I'm just straight and just made that up. I don't even remember really realizing I was bi. I have felt some kind of sexual attraction to girls before,but not so much now. Now I feel almost convinced that I've been lying to myself and everybody all this time. Although I know that objectively it's not true, for I have in fact fallen for girls, but I have anxiety and my brain is breaking because of this confusion. I need to have a crush on a girl right now otherwise I'm gonna be confused forever
I think that identifying as queer suits me more, but like... Am I even that? Am I a stupid hetero girl who wanted to feel special? Or is it my anxiety messing with my head?
Ps. BUT IF IM STRAIGHT WHY DO I FEEL THESE FEELS TOWARDS OTHER WOMEN WTF
How do you call a sexuality when most of the time when you see an attractive person you feel too tired to be attracted to them?
Me looking at all those homophobes
You know what. We need a bisexual guy coming out story but where he had thought he was gay before he fell in love with a girl. Like we don't get these kind of stories okay
Do you ever fall in love with someone get really hurt get your heart broken then turn off your ability to fall for somebody so you won't get hurt anymore then some person shows interest in you and you start texting and then they reply later then usually and you start stressing out even though you don't have a crush on them and you hate yourself even more?
CAUSE IT SURE HAPPENED TO ME
Boys these days: hot
Girls these days: gorgeous
My bisexual ass: is dying
Her:stalks me on social media, friends me, likes my every single photo and the oldest posts, texts me first, and opens her private insta
Me: is she gay though
Very important question
Does mainly romantic attraction to girls and mainly sexual attraction to boys count as bisexuality?
"Being bisexual can mean that you have twice as much chances to find love, or twice as much chances to get your heart broken"
A very lonely bisexual
Another episode of the series "Reasons why I'm bisexual"
Me: I gotta stop getting into ships like that , it's really unhealthy
Also me: QUELIOT IS CANON OHMYGOD
How to tell if your female friend you have a crush on texts you something flirty on purpose or just as a joke
So…Young Royals.
The point of this post is solely to get you to start watching Netflix’s new Swedish teen drama Young Royals.
To give a short summary it’s a love story between 2 boys and one happens to be a prince with the backdrop being that of an elite boarding school.
So it’s about a young prince called Wilhelm. He gets into a fight at a party one night and the next day the entire countries heard the story. The Queen and Kings solution is to send him to the fancy boarding school his older brother went to. He doesn’t want to go, as he’ll be leaving all his friends and any semblance of a “normal” life. When he gets there he meets his extremely intense and elitist cousin August and Felice a girl he knew at elementary school. He also meets Simon who he immediately feels a connection with, possibly a romantic connection.
One of the best things about it is the cast of characters so here they are:
Wilhelm
Wilhelm’s our lead. He’s the second in line for the throne after his older brother. He doesn’t want any part of royal life and after an altercation that went viral he’s forced to go to a boarding school for rich elites (his worst nightmare). He meets Simon and romantic feelings come to fruition which he struggles to deal with.
Simon
Simon is way more than just Wilhelm’s love interest. He’s a local, isn’t a boarder and he’s nowhere near as wealthy as his classmates which has left him as an outcast, he’s resigned to not make a single friend at this school. He’s openly gay and dreams to move away from his home town. When he meets Wilhelm he expects him to be like the other rich kids but he’s sweet and they get along. He’s such a talented and adorable sweetheart and you will want to love and protect him with your entire being.
August
August is Wilhelms second cousin, he’s extremely entitled and classist. He constantly puts down those he sees as lower than himself. He’s the row team captain, a prefect and most popular guy in school. He’s also always had an unrequited crush on Felice. And he tries to insert himself in Wilhelms life more than necessary. The actor is brilliant, the character…hard to like.
Felice
Felice is the richest girl in school. She knows about August’s feelings but says he isn’t royal enough for her. She knew Wilhelm when they were young and she’s started obsessing over him. The more we learn about her the more layers are revealed, she’s not as perfect as she wants to be perceived. It took a while for me to understand her but once I did I enjoyed watching her grow.
Sara
Sara is Simons sister. She’s also an outcast and spends all her time at the stables as she feels she understands horses better than people. Although she says she’s fine being alone when the chance to become closer with Felice arrives she starts to like her. She’s a really interesting character and her relationship with Simon can be adorable, he loves and cares for her so much.
After seeing the trailer I was so excited for this show but it’s 1000 times better than I was expecting and just such a beautiful, wonderful young queer love story! A lot of people have compared the love story to the book Red, White and Royal Blue or Skam and whilst fundamentally similar they are very different at their heart. The chemistry between the lead’s is just crazy good, their first kiss in particular was just beautiful. The soundtrack is this awesome scandi electronic music that just fits the story perfectly. And the direction is way more complex and interesting than most teen shows I’ve seen. Also crazily they’ve actually cast real teens, most of the cast is 18 and they all have acne and blemishes…it’s so realistic and refreshing - I haven’t seen something like that since Skam!
So basically I’m in love with this show, even more in love with it than Wilhelm and Simon are with each other (and that’s a lot) *sobs* THEYRE JUST SO BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT! LOOOK!!!
Interviewer: Aren’t you afraid that others are going to remember you playing the role of a gay?
i need people to know that labels aren't mandatory.
Use all the microlabels you want. Go wild.
But at the same time, if you don't feel like going down that rabbit hole, just using the umbrella-term of whatever the hell you identify with is perfectly fine too. Some people don't want to be any more specific and that's totally valid :)
Sources for Somerton's Plagiarism from Hbomberguy's Video (as much as I could get)
I went back through Harry's video, focused entirely on the sources James Somerton pulled from in the hopes of creating as much of a comprehensive list as I could--though my Google-Fu is not very strong. I did however find something I thought was forever lost and that made me very happy--specifically the magazine Midlands Zone containing the column by Steven Spinks that Harry poignantly used as an illustration of gay erasure... while Somerton uses it to sound like HE is waxing remorseful about the very subject.
This is not a complete list, I'm sure. For one thing, I was only able to attempt to pull sources that Harry himself mentioned in the video. Surely there's so very much more out there. I expect there to be a great deal more internet archeology to unearth just how much writing and culture Somerton has stolen like he's the British Museum of Natural History but for gay people.
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Harry's list of mentioned youtubers:
Alexander Avila - https://www.youtube.com/@alexander_avila Matt Baume - https://www.youtube.com/@MattBaume Khadija Mbowe - https://www.youtube.com/@KhadijaMbowe Lady Emily - https://www.youtube.com/@LadyEmilyPresents Shanspeare - https://www.youtube.com/@Shanspeare RickiHirsch - https://www.youtube.com/@RickiHirsch VerilyBitchie - https://www.youtube.com/@verilybitchie
Harry created a convenient playlist of videos by these and other people he wants to bring to everyone's attention.
Please give them your support.
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Midlands Zone Magazine - Column by Steven Spinks
After a great deal of searching, I found an archive of the "Midlands Zone" magazine, where you can read through past issues dating all the way back to February 2014. I have also found the issue from which Somerton took Spinks' poignant discussion of gay erasure: Overall archive Specific Issue - Pages 16-17
It will not allow you to download it, but you can read it exactly as it appeared in print form.
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My best effort to find the exact book or article Somerton lifted from to be able to get attention to the original writers
Tinker Bells and Evil Queens By Sean Griffin
The Celluloid Closet By Vito Russo Wikipedia article about the book Wikipedia article about the documentary My weak google-fu could not find where you can access the book or documentary. Check your local municipal or university library for book or documentary, or if you know a good source for one or both, please reblog with it added
Camp and the Gay Sensibility By Jack Babuscio
The Groundbreaking Queerness of Disney's Mulan By Jes Tom Personal site with links to social media accounts
Why Rebel Without a Cause was a milestone for gay rights By Peter Howell
Why "The Craft" is still the best Halloween coming out movie By Andrew Park
Opinion: From facehuggers to phallic tails, is 'Alien' one of the queerest films ever? By Dani Leever
Women and Queerness in Horror: Jennifer's Body By Zoe Fortier
[Pride 2019] We Have Such Sights to Show You: Hellraiser and the Spectrum of Queerness By Alejandra Gonzalez
Revealing the Hellbound Heart of Clive Barker's 'Hellraiser' By Colin Arason
Queering James Cameron's Aliens (1986) By Bart Bishop
Demeter and Persephone in space: transformation, femininity, and myth in the 'Alien' films By David Greven
Fears of a millennial masculinity: Scream's queer killers By David Greven (Scholarly site, unable to access original work, offers a way to request a full copy of the text in PDF)
Queer Subtext in Stephen King's It - Part 1: 'Reddie' Character Analysis By Rachel Brands Rachel is the very unfortunate lady who found out she was being stolen from because she supported Somerton through Patreon and saw one of his videos early with her writing--lacking any form of citation or credit
How 'It: Chapter Two' Leaves Richie Tozier Behind By Joelle Monique
When Horror Becomes Strength: Queer Armor in Stephen King's 'IT' By Alex London
Why Queer People Love Witchcraft By Amanda Kohr
'The Favourite' Queers The Past And The Present By Giorgi Plys-Garzotto
(Wuko) Crush (Mako x Wu) By MoonFlower on YouTube
5 Terrible Movies With Awesome Hidden Meanings By J.F. Sargent
The Radicalization of Sexuality: The Queer Casae of Jeffrey Dahmer By Ian Barnard
Netflix's 'Dahmer' backlash highlights ethical issues in the platform's obsession with true crime By Shivani Dubey
The Possible Disturbing Dissonance Between Hajime Isayama's Beliefs and Attack on Titan's Themes Original Article by "Seldom Musings" (Author has made all posts not related to Attack On Titan private and has retired from the blog)
Everyone Loves Attack on Titan. So Why Does Everyone Hate Attack on Titan? By Gita Jackson
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The following people are otherwise named in the video. There are no direct citations of articles or books by them in said video. I am unable to guarantee that I have identified the correct individual.
Darren Elliott-Smith Michaela Barton David Church Claire Sisco King Amanda Howell Jessica Roy
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Telos announced and cancelled a film likely based on this book: The Final Girl Support Group - By Grady Hendrix
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I refrained from including certain sources.
First off only focusing on Somerton's work.
Secondly not including anything that might be visible enough to not require amplifying their voice (I cannot speak for all of those I have found links to, but journalism is frequently a thankless job).
Thirdly any source that is of a nature that is antithetical to the very existence of the queer community, such as the right-leaning source that didn't make it into Somerton's video, but Harry was able to identify as a source he had considered using.
If you feel I have missed a mentioned source--or you know of a source from material that was not covered in Harry's video--please do not hesitate to reblog with added details.
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Please share this information far and wide, and please add to it if you find more material that can be positively identified and linked to the creator/writer.
Happy Pride Month 2022!!!
Faust the Crow loves you even more than she did last year!
Love is Love... Blackarachnia is and always has been my favorite female Transformer. They did her so much justice in War for Cybertron I can’t even begin to express how pleased I am with her character portrayal. And the fact that she’s actively and openly into femmes is just *chefs kiss*.
Peace be upon you, I am Mohammed in Gaza, specifically in the south. We are exposed to heavy bombardment every day. Please help me promote my campaign and publish for me so that people can donate a small amount of money on this link. We need your help because everything has been destroyed, Please don't ignore me, consider me your friend and brother 🙏
Here is my Gofundme link you can post
https://gofund.me/68c086c2
and here is my Instagram account:@palestinian_survivor19
so you can take the content about me videos and pictures of me and my family so that you can repost it in your account
6,747/50,000
I hope this will help. I'll add other images so I can tag other things as well.
