#bklyn post

[itsmecourtneyk]

december 2023

probably should have tried a mockup before committing to a hobonichi planner for next year, but i guess i don't do anything by halves? 😹

stickers by @ shemeetscity (@bklynpost/melanote), @simplygilded, @pumpkinpaperco, and @stickyinkclub !!!

[katrotica]

I often talk about girls who’ve been here on my tumblr journey from the very beginning, but @bklyn-b goes all the way back to the origins. What I also like to refer to as the @cuddleninga era. The long-time lesbians on tumblr know her. bklyn-b is from that same era for me which is a very special time in tumblryears. She’s an artist, and her tumblr was always full of some beautiful and inspiring stuff, including the occasional nude like this one. I find her just ridiculously stunning. Breathtakingly beautiful with a mesmerizingly incredible body and of course those amazing tats. The one between her boobs is one of my most fave tats. She’s incredible. From what I can tell, her tumblr appears to have been inactive for over 4 years, so she has probably moved on, but that’s ok. I have a little stash of pics of her that I revisit from time to time :) I drew her once, even. You know, old school with pencils and ink and such as I used to do. Oh and @bklyn-b if for some reason you’re only inactive posting and happen to see this and really have fully moved on to a place where you’d rather these pics weren’t … celebrated … please let me know and I’ll pull it down. It does happen to be one of my fave posters so far—I really like how it turned out, but I can save it just for me if that’s what you’d prefer :)

[tacticalhimbo]

TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 2024

Don't have the spoons to make a spiel about how solidarity in and out of the community is important, but wanting to highlight that as is. We need to speak out and show up for those who fight alongside us, and for those we've lost*.

*Remember: Any concrete numbers you see statistics wise are not 100% accurate. The violence against us, especially our BIPOC siblings, are majorly under-reported.

Here are some organizations and resources to share around, with attributions and pronouns (as of writing the post). I'll section this off based on what type of resource/org they are... more or less--

Archival.

2600 Pages of Hate: Transphobia and Fascism by maia crimew (It/She)

Black Trans* Oral History Project by Blu Bachanan (They/Them) and Naomi Simmons-Thorne (She/They)

Digital Transgender Archive by K.J. Rawson (He/Him) et al.

LGBT+ Intersectionality, a Google Drive full of Resource Books

The Mirror Memoirs by Amita Swadhin (They/Them), Jaden Cervantes-Fields (He/Him), and Bilen Berhanu (She/Her)

NYC Trans* Oral History Project

The Trans* Library (Carrd)

University of Victoria Transgender Archives (Canada)

Varied.

Baltimore Safe Haven, established by Iya Dammons (She/They).

Bklyn Boihood, established by Black masculine-of-center queer and trans people of color.

Black Trans Femmes in the Arts, established by Jordyn Jay (She/Her)

Black Trans* Travel Fund, established by Devin Michael Lowe (He/They) and Morticia Godiva (Her/Shey)

Brave Space Alliance, established by trans and gender non-conforming individuals.

FedUp Collective, established by Zain Lugay (They/He), Sam (They/Them), Cody (He/Him), Ian (He/Him), JO Walduck (She/They), et al.

For the Gworls, established by Asanni Armon (They/Them; Sources Vary)

The Gender Affirming Letter Access Project, established by transgender, nonbinary, and allied mental health and medical providers.

"The Gender Binary" is a Misnomer; Gender Has Always Been a Hierarchy by Talia Bhatt (She/Fae)

Privilege, Power, and Pride: Intersectionality within the LGBT Community by Kittu Pannu (He/Him)

The Okra Project, established by Gabrielle Inès Souza, Max Rigano, and Celyna Jackson (Pronouns Unknown).

Organización Latina Trans in Texas, , established by Anandrea Molina (Ella/She, Rigoberto Reyes/Monika Adams (Él/Ella/She/He), Gia Pacheco (She/Ella), Danny Lopez (Él/He), Noemi Garza, Barby Ledesma, Vanessa Garcia, and Kassandra Rivas (Pronouns Unknown).

Princess Janae Place, established by Jevon Martin (He/Him) and Dani Farrell (He/They).

The Transgender Education Network of Texas, established by various BIPOC trans community members.

Trans*, Gender Variant, and Intersex Justice Project, established by Janetta Johnson (She/Her), zy'aire nassirah (He/Him), zen "zee" mills (She/Her), van dell (They/Them), Valentine McClain (They/She), eli b. (They/He), et al.

TransgenderNI (Northern Ireland) / Belfast Trans Resource Centre, established by trans community members.

TransInclusiveGroup, established by Tatiana Williams (She/Her/Goddess), Krys Gordon (She/Her), Adrianna Tender (She/Her/Diva), Mei-Lan Diaz (They/Them), and Na'stacia Buchanan (She/Her).

Trans Latin@ Coalition, established by Paolo Coots (She/Her/Ella), Arianna Inurritegui-Lint (She/Her/Ella), Alexa Rodriguez (She/Her/Ella), et al.

Trans* Needle Exchange, established by Oliver (Pronouns Unknown).

And remember, community is what keeps us alive.

It is important to call out bigotry in our spaces; important to let those here know we value them and their existence. Do not solely fight for those who are gone, fight for those who are living with us here and now.

Let the folks in your lives and in your communities know you care about them. Listen to them. Learn from them. None of us are free until all of us are free.

Which is why I'm also going to drop broader-focus organizations and resources for the global community:

alQaws for Sexual & Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society

Canadian LGBTQ+ History

India's LGBTQ+ Movement

LGBTQ+: A Troubled History in Mexico

LGBTQ+ Orthodox Jewish Education (PDF)

LGBTQ+ Narratives in Pakistan

LGBTQ+ Rights Ghana Support Fund

Nigeria's Queer History

Queer Activism in Africa

Queer Nigerian Emergency Fund

Feel free to add onto this (preferably with more grassroots kinda stuff/individual spotlights; anything goes long as it's vetted really).

[guttersnarls]

I haven't posted on my IG account since November. And it's not like I haven't been collecting vinyls (sparsely, carefully) and going to shows (sparsely, carefully) But I have had to cut back financially most recently. Concerts was a first cut (fees fees and more fees) And Tribulation playing in BKLYN unfortunately was the first. It In NO means is a reflection on how intensely I appreciate them. But a reflection of how fukin crazy and uncertain time is in the US.

[urban-imagist]

I was just at Brooklyn Bridge Park. It's that time of the year again. Had to post this again.

[shellstahh1817]

Mmm where though? Not sure if that person on the bike being Harry // and supposedly it’s From last week not yesterday //

It was on someone’s ig and some inlfuencer / some other person found it and posted it yesterday. Thats what’s been going around it’s supposedly from last Thursday he went to bklyn Friday

Yeah the original poster posted nothing about when it was so I’m gonna stick with my version of things 🤷‍♀️

[temirbek]

Bklyn

When I first came to Brooklyn, NY I needed a place to do my work. I couldn't work at my brother's home because my niece and nephews (6, 4 and 1 year old) wouldn't let me. So I searched for places on the google map and found Brooklyn Public Library (Midwood branch), Starbucks and Dunkin nearby. I can't work whole day at coffee shops so I went to library.

I'm not much of a library guy, I visited public libraries in Bishkek only couple of times. I was planing to visit Brooklyn Library and New York Public Library out of curiosity when I was back in Bishkek, did some research, registered online trying to get a library card. But in order to get a library card one should show a proof of address (a bill to my name or a banking statement with NYC address on it).

So getting a library card wasn't an option for me. I had an envelope which I got when ordering a sim card (more on this on different post) with my name and brooklyn address on it, so I wanted to try maybe it will work and went to the library but I had little hope.

At the entry there were some registry terminals where you can print out some kind of guest tickets. I felt some kind of relief and printed out one, it costed 1 cent. When presented to librarian she asked:

"What can I do for you sweetie?" (she was a nice old woman). "I'm a tourist and first time here", I said.

She stood up, took me to computers section and started explaining how to login into computer using the code from that ticket (turns out that ticket was for using library computer). I said that I don't need computers. She said that I need to get a library card in order to take out books, or I can just read here, use any free desk and wifi.

That was it, I could use a desk (there were plenty free desks), bring my laptop and use free Wi-Fi whole day. You can come to the library and go straight to any desk without checking in or anything. I've been visiting Midwood branch for about a week now. Place is quite and librarians are nice.

Brooklyn Public Library has 62 branches, own website, instagram page and a logo:

[quietluvr]

HE'S A PUNCHLINE: Eric Adams, the negro cop. oink oink.

NYC City Council prevented Eric Adams from vetoing two bills that would improve safety, comfort, and peace of mind for all New Yorkers. They finally stopped this bootlicking schmuck from ruining our lives (any further). He's got his nose so far up NYPD ass, he can't wake up and smell the shit storm that's been brewing since his little 'homeless encampment' round-up – he thought a ride-along through 'dangerous neighbourhoods' (bklyn is infinitely grimier than the upper oughts, but I wouldn't expect someone who lives in Jersey to know much about that.) would sway a council who has sat back and watched him make a mockery of his Mayoral title... it's laughable. He's a joke.

Excerpt from the New York Post, a decidedly dastardly publication:

[scorciasteamof121]

If you thought that last story was over I’ve came across other episodes that have happened to me in other places more than one so expect more post when have found my former address. ***For reason emoji were added was to avoid any mishaps from anyone and for reason of this story since I haven’t gotten in touch with my relatives their names have been changed to avoid any rights violated and strong language is included in this story as well***

Now back to the story.. It was a strange and paranormal night.. A night I’ll never forget🫣 For what happened that faithful night made realized we’re really not alone in the world. I use to hear rumors about it, things you see in the movies like the famous movie poltergeist but didn’t happened like that. Or even that classic movie from 1982 “The entity”, but from what I heard that movie was based on a true story in which this woman was tormented and molested by an invisible demon and noooo I wasn’t molested by a ghost 🤣😂. I was spooked haunted by something that actually woke me up so goes like this. I used to live with my aunt Loy & my cousin Oz in bklyn., temporarily and only had the couch to sleep on and at that time my aunt Loy had taken a vacation to PR and Oz and I was looking after her place while she was away. So one night, as am barely sleeping..something phenomenal was catching my attention. Lights are off, Oz is sleeping in his room am at the couch and something kept shoving me while am on the couch for like some brief moment. I was freaking out but in a calm kind of way but, I knew I had to do something. There I am with the only intention of wanting to sleep with the only drowsiness but my eyes were wide awake. So I decided to call out to Oz from the living room and had called him just once out loud but he never came over to me. When suddenly”, out of nowhere this thing grabbed my face shook it in a second like I felt a hand grabbing the lower part of my face by my mouth like side to side and it happened in a split second that’s when I called my cousin like my life was in danger really loud more than once.. “OZ!Oz!!! He quickly walked out of his room turn the light on and with a grumpy way said “what”??? I didn’t hesitate to say what had happened and quickly addressed the situation. !Something just grabbed my face! Something is here in this living room and attacked me!! He looked like it wasn’t to much of a big deal and said then start praying see if that can do some good. I didn’t know what else to say except that’s exactly what am gonna do. So he walked away to his room and lights are still on and got on my knees and started to pray shivering knowing what had just happened. The one thing I fail to mention I use to go to church one of those Pentecostal type of Latin church in NY since I was a kid but that’s another story. But had done what is called backslide and am not gonna give you a lecture about it but here is what I googled to explain what it means.

Googled backslide 🌐 🔀 Backsliding, also known as falling away (1) or described committing apostasy” (2) is a term used within Evangelical Christianity to describe a process by which an individual who has converted to Christianity reverts to pre-conversion habits and/or lapses or falls into sin, when a person turns from God to pursue their own desire.

Now back to the story..Take 2

As am still praying my mind is so baffled to what had transpired and was eager to go back to sleep and forget what had happened. After a few minutes of praying walked to turn off the light and laid down on the couch and closed my eyes. What happens next was the scariest shit I ever experienced in all my life. When suddenly this paranormal thing had what felt like it shoved it’s face onto my face as if to taunt me..

There I was scared out of my mind and instead of calling my cousin I had my eyes closed and began to say !! In the name of Jesus Christ!! In the name of Jesus Christ” In the name of Jesus Christ” I can’t remember how many times I said it but when I started to say it, for a brief second or so while my eyes were closed praying I can vividly see an image in front of my eyes and it looked like a shadowy image of a closeup of eyes shaped like nothing any human would have like it actually almost looked like a close up of a Birds Eye’s. I know it sounds crazy but this happened while my eyes were closed as if it was able to penetrate thru my eyelids to be seen by me..this thing seems to have hovered over me and I can hear it as if it had gone outside the apartment which is a couple of feet from the couch and this paranormal thing made it self aware because started making a sound you’d think you’d would be at a Hollywood studio it started sounding like there were waves of what sounded like either a windy tree leaves spreading all over the hallway outside the apt door or sounded like a huge rattle snake chattering it’s tail while I was still praying with the only faith I’ve ever done with my eyes still closed and while that thing is still out there waving god knows what which lasted about maybe a couple of minutes may have been about less than 5 minutes I guess” But can you imagine that happening to you????

After those few moment of paranormal episode, the noisy sound which really sounded like a huge rattle snake suddenly was gone, as I still held on to those words “In the name of Jesus Christ”. I know there were other words I’ve said while I was praying for this thing to be gone to go back from wherever it came from you can’t begin to imagine this happening to me. All I know I finally fell asleep with no hesitation and felt a relief while I fell asleep. I must’ve really fell out cause Ana heavy sleeper and when I am out for the count am usually asleep and out. The next morning since Oz was still asleep I woke up and while I was still laid down on the couch and looked around remembering what had happened I came to think what if what actually happened outside the hallway was 2 spirits battling it out while I was praying cause from what my mind was thinking my mind kept picturing a warrior angle fighting with this entity with a sword and could that have been the sound I heard that night?

Why that image came to mind, your guess is as good as mine. Who can really explain what happened that faithful night and why it happened to me and why it actually still happens to me from time to time. That’s right folks I’m a victim of paranormal that haunts me but really only happens once in a blue like I can go on for months and nothing happens maybe years. But when it happens again, it usually happens out of the blue as if it was like a anniversary. Whatever the case I can truly say god saved me from that evil spirit and only faith is the key and this is what the Bible says about it.

(2 Conrinthians 5:7) For we live by faith, not by sight. (Hebrew 11:6) And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

If you have any comment about wanting to know drop one and if you have stories paranormal you’d like to share come thru. I will post another one soon

[jaehyunlq]

[barrettamusicgroup]

Post Malone (Sunflower) Español

Lyrics & Vocals by: Rebeldè

[chaos-cam]

Pete Steele of Carnivore (years before Type O Negative) backstage at L'amore bklyn NYC circa 1985

[pliablehead]

Got my tickets for MBMBaM in Pittsburgh and TAZ in Brooklyn with SURPRISING ease! :o 

Our seats in Pittsburgh are actually....really super good.... I’ve never had “good” seats to a McElroy show before so I’m super looking forward to it aaaahh

[alfavictor]

Gwen/Miles Fic Spotlight Day 4: follow me when it's dark out, i will be your lighthouse

By: GotLostInTranslation. Warnings: None. Category: Angst w/Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff

Length: 9,609 words

Summary (by Author):

A bitter pool of loneliness collects in her stomach and burns her from the inside out. And it hurts. It hurts so bad.

If she stays like this, she fears the feeling is going to come up and swallow her whole, drag her down past the point of no return, and drown her. Again.

Before she realizes what she's doing, Gwen is dialing -BKLYN NY- into the device on her wrist, the pattern ingrained into her fingertips at this point, and smashes the go button. The familiar multi-chrome dots swirl around her, morphing into a portal, and she falls in.

Or

After a particularly bad day confronts Gwen with everything she's lost, Miles is there to remind her of everything she's gained.

My Thoughts:

A oldie but goodie, post ItSV fic that assumes that our leading pair has access to interdimensional traveling without spider society. A fic that is quite a good balance of angst and fluff, and even though AtSV wasn't out, touches on some points of Gwen's character arc in it. Good characterization, and fantastic pacing leads this to be a really well done self-contained story. There's really a little bit for every type of reader here.

As always if you want to read more Gwen/Miles content, check out the rest of my list.

[whatidontknowidontknow]

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Not another Blake & Ryan Easter egg 👀

Popular nail artist @nailsbymei posted this fresh [Welcome to] New York set she hand painted for Blake Lively recently and, well, we see some sights:

Classic skylines, the Bklyn Bridge, quintessential snacks, iconic yellow cab...

The ever-present I 🍎 NY, used for tourism campaigns like the one Taylor did for the city during the 1989 era...

And the intersection of East 57th St and 5th Ave, a major, two-way thoroughfare of Manhattan surrounded by city iconography such as designer shops and department stores.

A NY Yankees hat, which, lol we know a London Boy can try to pull off but ends up making him look like a certified tourist (and not like someone who IS New York City)...

Reference to Pearl Oyster Bar, located in the middle of Cornelia Street in the West Village...

🦪🦪🦪

You know, oysters, symbolizing Aphrodite the goddess of love, fertility, pleasure, and sex all through antiquity? Oysters, the symbol of obstacles to be overcome in order to get to hope (the pearl)? Oysters that can symbolize something you have kept deep within you for a long time? Oysters like the expression “the world is your oyster!” which is a remark about going out and getting what your heart desires?

Those.

They also happen to be really important to the history of NYC... so even though Pearl isn’t as iconic as the other illustrations, the fact that it’s on Cornelia Street, is associated with oysters which are for lovers (and in much art allude to erotic yonic energy and female genitalia), and is the literal bedrock of the history of New York...

I think we might have a new Taylor Swift Easter egg.

s/o SLF you know who you are 😏

[antheminmyheart]

Master List of Black Creators, Owners, & Public Figures

Master List of Black Creators, Owners, & Public Figures

DISCLAIMER: I am fucking whiter than white. I compiled this list to boost black creators and public figures, but if I am overstepping at all PLEASE let me know! 

Also, I tried to research these in a timely manner. If anyone in these lists is problematic or should not be supported, let me know. :)

(Of course, this is only a TINY portion! Feel free to add more names, businesses, and creators!)

——

Activists:

•Naomi Anderson

•Maya Angelou

•James Baldwin

•Lillie Mae Bradford

•Mari Copeny

•Frederick Douglass

•Ruth Ellis

•Erica Garner

•Alicia Garza

•Ernest Green

•Fannie Lou Hamer

•Frances Harper

•Langston Hughes

•Marsha P. Johnson

•Alberta Odell Jones

•Quincy Jones

•Martin Luther King Jr.

•Audre Lorde

•Bree Newsome

•Huey P. Newton

•Rosa Parks

-Bayard Rustin

•Sojourner Truth

•Harriet Tubman

•Madam C.J. Walker

•Ida B. Wells

•Malcolm X

Actors/Actresses & Directors:

•Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

•James Avery

•Angela Bassett

•Halle Berry

•John Boyega

•Levar Burton

•Nick Cannon

•Michael Clarke Duncan

•Zendaya Coleman

•Terry Crews

•Viola Davis

•Idris Elba

•Jamie Foxx

•Morgan Freeman

•Whoopi Goldberg

•Tiffany Haddish

•Skai Jackson

•William Jackson Harper

•Kevin Hart

•Steve Harvey

•Jennifer Hudson

•Ice Cube

•Spike Lee

•Phill Lewis

•Bernie Mac

•Eddie Murphy

•Keke Palmer

•James Pickens Jr.

•Chris Rock

•Will Smith

•Raven Symonè

•Denzel Washington

•Jesse Williams

•Chandra Wilson

•Oprah Winfrey

•John Witherspoon

Authors & Poets:

•Elizabeth Acevedo

•Tomi Adeyemi

•Kwame Alexander

•Maya Angelou

•Rena Barron

•Paula Chase

•Dhonielle Clayton

•Brandy Colbert

•Jay Coles

•Dana Davis

•Tanita S. Davis

•Sharon M. Draper

•Paul Laurence Dunbar

•Akwaeke Emezi

•Sharon G. Flake

•Kristina Forest

•L.R. Giles

•Whitney D. Grandison

•Nikki Grimes

•Justina Ireland

•Tiffany D. Jackson

•Kimberly Jones

•Claire Kann

•Kekla Magoon

•Janice Lynn Mather

•Tony Medina

•Candice Montgomery

•David Barclay Moore

•Britney Morris

•Bethany C. Morrow

•Greg Neri

•Nnedi Okorafor

•Tochi Onyebuchi

•Morgan Parker

•Junauda Petrus

•Ben Philippe

•Jason Reynolds

•Debbie Rigaud

•Ilyasah Shabazz

•Nic Stone

•Liara Tamani

•Mildred D. Taylor

•Angie Thomas

•Brian F. Walker

•Booker T. Washington

•Renée Watson

•Alicia Williams

•August Wilson

•C.E. Wilson

•Ashley Woodfolk

•Jacqueline Woodson

•Nicola Yoon

•Ibi Aanu Zoboi

Black-Owned Bookstores:

•Grassrootz Bookstore (Phoenix, AZ)

•Eso Won Books (Los Angeles, CA)

•Malik Books (Los Angeles, CA)

•Marcus Books (Oakland, CA)

•Shades of Afrika (Long Beach, CA)

•Shop At Matter (Denver, CO)

•Pyramid Books (Boynton Beach, FL)

•For Keeps Books (Atlanta, GA)

•Bunnie Hillard (Decatur, GA)

•Challenges Games & Comics (Decatur, GA)

•Semicolon (Chicago, IL)

•Wild Fig Books (Lexington, KY)

•Frugal Bookstore (Boston, MA)

•Loyalty Books (Silver Springs, MD)

•Loving Me Books (Detroit, MI)

•Source Booksellers (Detroit, MI)

•Mind’s Eye Comics (Burnsville, MN)

•Eye See Me (St. Louis, MO)

•Source of Knowledge (Newark, NJ)

•The Lit Bar (The Bronx, NY)

•Cafe Con Libros (Brooklyn, NY)

•Megabrain Comics (Rhinebeck, NY)

•The Schomburg Shop (Harlem, NY)

•Sister’s Uptown (New York, NY)

•Fulton Street Books (Tulsa, OK)

•Third Eye Bag (Portland, OR)

•Amalgam Comics (Philadelphia, PA)

•Harriett’s Bookshop (Philadelphia, PA)

•Uncle Bobbie’s (Philadelphia, PA)

•Turning Page Bookshop (Goose Creek, SC)

•Black Pearl Books (Austin, TX)

•The Dock (Fort Worth, TX)

•Loyalty Books (Washington DC)

•MahoganyBooks (Washington DC)

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•228 Grant Street Candle Company (228grantstreet.com)

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