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we will be streaming the first two episodes of mary & george in the server tonight at 6pm PST / 9pm EST and scheduling times to watch the other episodes as soon as possible so...you know. If anyone out there doesn't feel like waiting until it comes out in their country :)

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me consuming every piece of queer media instead of having a social life:

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a lot of you need to be a lot more chill about cishet passing people and couples still being part of the queer community

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This month in the server we are doing our very first Queer Movie of the Month watch party! We will be watching Bottoms on Sunday January 28th at 7pm MST (convert to your time).

Join us on the server!

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I'm a lesbian and i see myself in media about bi women, also in media about gay/bi men. even if it's not Entirely made for me, it's still for me. and I know and hope that other gay/bi people are able to see parts of themselves in lesbian media. sorry to be cheesy but we are more similar than we are different and it's those experiences we share that draw us to these stories in the first place, and the reason we're even telling them <3

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We don't get enough wholesome queer movies, sure, we have a few queer movies like "love, Simon", "call me by your name" and all or movies like "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "The Imitation Game" which are biopics of actual queer people but HOW MANY OF THEM ARE WHOLESOME??? NONE.

All we get is pain and trauma which is the actual portrayal of the struggle of coming out and just being queer. Movies with just cute little scenes, holding hands, kissing, being silly and intimate, we deserve such movies too. And we are finally getting them.

Heartstopper and rwrb are so wholesome and im not gonna shut up about it. My silly little gay heart can't handle the joy I get from these.

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you know you want queer lit pins ( and you can get them HERE )

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“Unfinished Painting” — Keith Haring

This painting was left intentionally incomplete. Haring began it when he was dying due to complications from AIDS, and knew he didn’t have much time left. The piece represents the incomplete lives of him and many others, lost to AIDS during the crisis.

“AIDS Memorial Quilt” — Multiple

This quilt is over 50 tons heavy, and one of, if not the, largest pieces of community folk art. Many people who died of AIDS did not receive funerals, due to social stigma and many funeral homes refusing to handle the deceased’s remains, so this was one of the only ways their lives could be celebrated. Each panel was created in recognition of someone who died due to AIDS, typically by that person’s loved ones.

“Untitled” (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) — Felix Gonzalez-Torres

This pile of candy weighs the same amount as an average adult man. Visitors are encouraged to take some of the candy. As they do so, the pile of candy weighs less and less. This is a commentary on how AIDS deteriorates the body of those who have it. Gonzalez-Torres’ partner, Ross Laycock, had died due to AIDS-related complications the same year.

The SF Gay Men's Chorus

This photo was taken in 1993. The men in white are the surviving original members. Every man in black is standing in for an original member who lost their lives to AIDS.

“Electric Fan (Feel it Motherfuckers); Only Unclaimed Item from the Stephen Earabino Estate, 1997” — John Boskovich

After the death of his lover, Stephen Earabino, from AIDS, Boskovich discovered that his family had completely cleared his room, including Boskovich’s own possessions, save for this fan. An entire person, existence and relationship had been erased, just like so many lives during the AIDS crisis. Boskovich encased the fan in Plexiglass, but added cutouts so that its air may be felt by the viewer, almost like an exhalation. In a sense, restoring Earabino’s breath.

“Blue” — Derek Jarman

This was Jarman’s final feature film, released four months before his death from AIDS-related complications. These complications had left him visually impaired, able to only see in shades of blue. This film consists of a single shot of a saturated blue color, as the soundtrack to the film described Jarman’s life through narration, intercut with the adventures of Blue, a humanization of the color blue. The film's final moments consist of a set of repeated names: “John. Daniel. Howard. Graham. Terry. Paul". These are the names of former lovers and friends of Jarman who had died due to AIDS.

“Untitled” (Perfect Lovers) — Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Created by the same man who created the previous untitled piece, this piece was also inspired by his lover’s deterioration and death due to AIDS. This piece consists of two perfectly alike clocks. Over the course of time, one of the clocks will fall out of sync with the other.

In a letter written to his lover about the piece, before his lover’s passing, Gonzalez-Tourres wrote, “Don't be afraid of the clocks, they are our time, the time has been so generous to us. We imprinted time with the sweet taste of victory. We conquered fate by meeting at a certain time in a certain space. We are a product of the time, therefore we give back credit were it is due: time. We are synchronized, now forever. I love you.”

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Some 90s Pride merch

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Join us for a double showing of Red, White, & Royal Blue on premiere date, August 11th! Join us on our discord server here.

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Join us on July 27th and August 3rd for season 1 rewatch and season 2 watch parties!

Click here to join our server!

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read winter’s orbit recently and now i have brain worms

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aesthetic | Winter's Orbit - Everina Maxwell

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Last call for these beautiful Kiem and Jainan prints by @vkelleyart!

In the US and Canada you can submit your receipt for the Winter's Orbit paperback (the version with the yellow stripe on the side) by 31st Jan for a free print. Six days left!

https://bit.ly/wo-preorder

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@storyseekers event 09 : anticipated 2021 read

— winter’s orbit, by everina maxwell

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Some sketchies of the boyos!! I read all 14 fanfics for this pairing and I just….need more….

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I feel like this should be shared! Here's the link