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so real

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“We/Us is an intergenerational photography and oral history project that celebrates the undocumented presence of Butches and Studs from working-class backgrounds within the British landscape.” - by Roman Manfredi, 2023

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“FAT DYKES RULE” at the new york city dyke march, june 2000

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Quim magazine, for dykes of all sexual persuasions Issue three, 1991 Photo by Jessica Tanzer

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Source: Family; A Portrait Of Gay And Lesbian America - by Nancy Andrews

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Boston Pride ‘96 | Carla Osberg

In 1996, the Boston chapter of the Lesbian Avengers pushed a bed along the route of Boston Pride. During the march, members climbed on the bed and kissed and caressed through the streets. The goal was to create a blatant image of lesbian sexuality for public consumption as both an artistic and a political act, and make a statement about dominant hetero-normative rhetoric surrounding sex and sexuality.

The act caused a scandal, now known as "bedgate” which led to Pride organizers, news outlets, and even the mayor of Boston denouncing it as “distasteful and irresponsible”. The Boston Dyke March commission released a statement following the backlash, asserting “When we permit straights in suits to define us, chastise us or credit our good behavior, we lose power and the qualities that make us beautiful.”

The full statement by Lesbian Avenger Heather Janules can be read here.

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Photography for people in new york! Portraits, products, events? I’m here to offer my services to pay my bills :)

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kd lang / cindy crawford ‘93

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things to update after a legal name change!

Social security card

Driver’s license

Passport

Birth certificate

Employer HR

Bank account

Credit card company

Car insurance

Health insurance

Utilities

Cell phone account

Voter registration

Your school

Professional organizations (for nursing, bar, teaching, etc.)

Doctor’s office & other health specialists

TV & internet

Paypal

*Please add to this list if you can think of anything else!!!

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Girl of Swords Slur Discourse Collection (L) (R)

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Source: Out In America; A Portrait Of Gay and Lesbian Life , by Michael Goff and the staff of OUT magazine

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Source: Lesbian; Sacred Sexuality- by Diane Mariechild & Marcelina Martin

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john waters was right we HAVE to be disgusting and start scaring straight people again

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Our thoughts go out to victims of deadly attack at gay bar leading to cancellation of Oslo Pride

We are shocked and heartbroken to hear about the shooting at Oslo’s London Pub, a popular gay bar, that left two people dead and twenty one gravely wounded. The police are treating this as a terrorist attack. Oslo Pride, which was supposed to have taken place today, has been cancelled for safety reasons. 

Our hearts go out to the victims and their loved ones. 

This news is tough, on all of us in the community, as once again, the scene of this tragedy was a gay club, one of the rare places meant to be a safe space for LGBTQ people, and where they are to be able to enjoy themselves and find some respite from the inequalities and pressures they face in everyday life.

The cancellation of Oslo pride as a result is a bitter pill to swallow - necessary for safety, today, but hopefully a safe Oslo pride can be held in the coming weeks or months in honor of the victims.

If ever anyone thought “pride is not necessary anymore”, this is your answer. 

We believe that we should not stop fighting for our safe spaces now out of fear, because it is this very fear and isolation that the attackers seek to create. We are stronger, we find support in our community, and will continue to seek and build that community. We will keep finding each other  in our bars, we will keep fighting for our safe space and attend Pride. 

If you (or someone close to you) are in need of help and support at this time, here are some resources we put together after the Orlando Pulse shootings - they may not be entirely up to date but it’s a starting point:

LGBTQ+ organisations and help / community centers all around the world

Find safe spaces for you and your fellow LGBTQ+ community members and keep adding to the resource list

Takemehomefromnarnia’s resource masterpost for LGBTQ+ helplines and chats, organisations, safe houses and more

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So fucking bleak

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Finally, some good news.

👉🏿 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/health/abortion-pills-fda.html