the tragedy of etsy evilly deleting my original (popular) cowboy cat pin listing and having to make a new one that receives no views.. ive been nerfed.. just when i ordered new stock :') also ive seen it being ripped off on other sites which i knew was inevitable but still damages me spiritually.... anyway the pin is back and since etsy seo hates me now im going to yell about my cowboy Here 🤠
fun fact: western shirts' buttons are snaps instead of normal buttons so cowboys can more easily tear each other's clothes off without ruining them in the heat of the moment
[ID: Illustration of a pale grey horse with a dark smouldering head from which a great deal of smoke erupts. The smoke climbs onto a very dark stormy sky, the colors slowly blending together. The foreground is made up of lots of dried prairie grasses.]
tumblr tuesday: cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other
Yeehaw is a state of mind. It's a way of life. It's funky little dudes (gender neutral) bouncing around the wide prairies with their good pony pals and their very good pals, who may also be their lovers. Here's some very good and also very queer cowboy art.
also please ignore my other babies (my dogs) barking like they’re witnessing a murder in the background. they literally saw a strange looking leaf or something and collectively decided to go unhinged together
YES YES YES I am SO hype about queer westerns! some of these feature soldiers, rangers, and outlaws versus strictly cowboys, and some are male x nonbinary pairings, with a few bonus lesbian recs
Classic Westerns
(M/NB) River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey (alt-history)
(M/NB) Days Without End by Sebastian Barry (former soldiers)
(M/M) Child in the Valley by Gordy Sauer (outlaws)
The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage (closeted gay male, LOTS of period typical homophobia)
All God's Children by Aaron Gwyn
(F/F) Wildflower Words by Sam Ledel (mail order bride mix up)
(F/F) The Boss's Daughter by J. T. Marie (butch lesbian posing as a male cowboy for social acceptance)
(F/F) The Oregon Series by Jae (same as above, but the butch can be read as a transgender man)
Contemporary Romance
(F/F) Prize Money by Celeste Castro (rodeo bullfighters)
(M/M) Forget Me Not by Felice Stevens
(M/M) His Fresh Start Cowboy by A. M. Arthur
(M/M) His Reluctant Cowboy by A. D. Ellis
Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Paranormal
(M/M) Wake of Vultures by Lila Bowen (rangers)
(M/M) A Book of Tongues by Gemma Files (outlaws)
Breaker by Amy Campbell (outlaws)
(M/M) The Nightland Express by J. M. Lee (postal couriers)
full notes on representation and publishing info at qbdatabase.com
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