Being forced to read "Parellel Lives" (Plutarch) and my favorite thing about Caesar's part is:
1 - for some reason they decided to include Clodius sneaking into a women's religious right, getting caught, but not punished because the public liked him too much (sounds like today honestly)
2 - Cato opposing all of Caesar's bills and everyones like "SHUT UP CATO" and they all get passed
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Hi I have two questions
What was your favorite part of the Eras concert?
What Taylor Swift song do you most relate to?
Thank you
Hey Nonny! Thanks for the ask.
First, the concert was FUCKING FANTABULOUS! It exceeded my expectations, and my expectations were sky-high. I want to go again SO BADLY. I don't know if it's possible, but I'm not above a road trip to make it happen. lol
My favorite part... that's hard to say, but these are among my favorite:
The 10 min version of All Too Well - especially the bridge. I mean, it moves me when I hear it in the car or on my phone... so live... when it was done I looked at my daughter and said, "I am forever changed." Also, the fact that she goes from that into "The One"... violence. An act of violence. (But I loved it so much!)
Nothing New w/ Phoebe Bridgers - I really love this song, and getting to see it performed live by these two women was magical.
Illicit Affairs - Hear me out - there was something about the way she was on the floor belting out, "Don't call me kid! Don't call me baby!" that was primal. I wish I had recorded it because I could watch it over and over again.
Really, all of Folklore and Evermore because those two albums hold such a place in my heart, and she delivered - the staging was unbelievable... esp for Willow and Tolerate It.
Biggest surprise - I am shocked - the Reputation set. I am not a huge fan of Reputation. In fact, I had scheduled that time as my bathroom or merch run break. But I decided to stay put, and I'm so glad I did - it plays so differently live - and now I have a greater appreciation for the album. I am blown away by this.
Karma - I love the song, it's such a perfect song to end with, it was just fire... and we had Ice Spice at our performance which made it even more amazing.
But look, I'm a mom.... and I have to say my "kids" (they're in college) reaction when Holy Ground was revealed to be the surprise song will forever live in my heart.
Now songs... Jesus, there are so many, but I'm going to go with the ones that come to mind the quickest. I'll likely revisit this. But here goes:
All Too Well - I mean, I inadvertently cry during some parts just about every time I hear it... and I'm not getting over anything (therapy is good), but it still gets me. That says something.
Better Man - OK - the Little Big Town version of this helped get me through my divorce, but I like Taylor's version even more. I was so bummed she sang it in Gilette, and I knew it wouldn't be my surprise song, but prob just as well. No one needed to see the emotional basket case I would have become seeing it live. lol
This is Me Trying - This one hits hard. This may be the one I relate to most of all.
Mean - It's a great song to remind me where I came from and where I am, and it's SO much better now.
Never Grow Up and The Best Day - I'm a mom - these can gut me if hear them on some days.
Nothing New - I'm beyond the new age of my life, but I remember these feelings so well. Also, there is someone very dear to me who struggles with these issues - it's as if the song were written for them. So every time I hear it, I think of this person, and it really hits hard.
Honorable mention goes to Exile and Evermore too.
Wow - that got long. lol Thanks again, Nonny!
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Rowling isn't denying holocaust. She just pointed out that burning of transgender health books is a lie as that form of cosmetic surgery didn't exist. But of course you knew that already, didn't you?
I was thinking I'd probably see one of you! You're wrong :) Let's review the history a bit, shall we?
In this case, what we're talking about is the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, or in English, The Institute of Sexology. This Institute was founded and headed by a gay Jewish sexologist named Magnus Hirschfeld. It was founded in July of 1919 as the first sexology research clinic in the world, and was run as a private, non-profit clinic. Hirschfeld and the researchers who worked there would give out consultations, medical advice, and even treatments for free to their poorer clientele, as well as give thousands of lectures and build a unique library full of books on gender, sexuality, and eroticism. Of course, being a gay man, Hirschfeld focused a lot on the gay community and proving that homosexuality was natural and could not be "cured".
Hirschfeld was unique in his time because he believed that nobody's gender was either one or the other. Rather, he contended that everyone is a mixture of both male and female, with every individual having their own unique mix of traits.
This leads into the Institute's work with transgender patients. Hirschfeld was actually the one to coin the term "transsexual" in 1923, though this word didn't become popular phrasing until 30 years later when Harry Benjamin began expanding his research (I'll just be shortening it to trans for this brief overview.) For the Institute, their revolutionary work with gay men eventually began to attract other members of the LGBTA+, including of course trans people.
Contrary to what Anon says, sex reassignment surgery was first tested in 1912. It'd already being used on humans throughout Europe during the 1920's by the time a doctor at the Institute named Ludwig Levy-Lenz began performing it on patients in 1931. Hirschfeld was at first opposed, but he came around quickly because it lowered the rate of suicide among their trans patients. Not only was reassignment performed at the Institute, but both facial feminization and facial masculization surgery were also done.
The Institute employed some of these patients, gave them therapy to help with other issues, even gave some of the mentioned surgeries for free to this who could not afford it! They spoke out on their behalf to the public, even getting Berlin police to help them create "transvestite passes" to allow people to dress however they wanted without the threat of being arrested. They worked together to fight the law, including trying to strike down Paragraph 175, which made it illegal to be homosexual. The picture below is from their holiday party, Magnus Hirschfeld being the gentleman on the right with the fabulous mustache. Many of the other people in this photo are transgender.
[Image ID: A black and white photo of a group of people. Some are smiling at the camera, others have serious expressions. Either way, they all seem to be happy. On the right side, an older gentleman in glasses- Magnus Hirschfeld- is sitting. He has short hair and a bushy mustache. He is resting one hand on the shoulder of the person in front of him. His other hand is being held by a person to his left. Another person to his right is holding his shoulder.]
There was always push back against the Institute, especially from conservatives who saw all of this as a bad thing. But conservatism can't stop progress without destroying it. They weren't willing to go that far for a good while. It all ended in March of 1933, when a new Chancellor was elected. The Nazis did not like homosexuals for several reasons. Chief among them, we break the boundaries of "normal" society. Shortly after the election, on May 6th, the book burnings began. The Jewish, gay, and obviously liberal Magnus Hirschfeld and his library of boundary-breaking literature was one of the very first targets. Thankfully, Hirschfeld was spared by virtue of being in Paris at the time (he would die in 1935, before the Nazis were able to invade France). His library wasn't so lucky.
This famous picture of the book burnings was taken after the Institute of Sexology had been raided. That's their books. Literature on so much about sexuality, eroticism, and gender, yes including their new work on trans people. This is the trans community's Alexandria. We're incredibly lucky that enough of it survived for Harry Benjamin and everyone who came after him was able to build on the Institute's work.
[Image ID: A black and white photo of the May Nazi book burning of the Institute of Sexology's library. A soldier, back facing the camera, is throwing a stack of books into the fire. In the background of the right side, a crowd is watching.]
As the Holocaust went on, the homosexuals of Germany became a targeted group. This did include transgender people, no matter what you say. To deny this reality is Holocaust denial. JK Rowling and everyone else who tries to pretend like this isn't reality is participating in that evil. You're agreeing with the Nazis.
But of course, you knew that already, didn't you?
Edit: Added image IDs. I apologize to those using screen readers for forgetting them. Please reblog this version instead.
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