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i think women should get into polearms in a big way. not a lot of women in polearms these days. would love to see women doing battle with polearms.

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Another one for the HEMA folks, or SCA or LARP or other collections of capital letters! It is available here if you are inclined to wear clothes or stick things on other things

If my clubmates would stop saying banger things like this I would be able to stop drawing piles of weapons and twisty banners. But for now it's a pretty fun challenge for my art so I'll allow it

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I wish kinky sex ed wasn't so stigmatized even among left-leaning "sex positive" circles. Everyone's all "uwu I'm a sub I'll do anything you ask" okay mommy wants you to read The New Bottoming Book so you learn how to sub without hurting yourself since your sex ed up to this point is porn and your ex boyfriend Jared who liked to choke you incorrectly

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Genz d'armes 1415

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I watch realistic knight combat videos because I respect the practice, the skill at play, and the dedication to using and maintaining such gorgeous equipment

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‘Armour at Leeds Castle’ courtesy of ARW Photography

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Genz d'armes 1415

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at duty’s end

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SCENE NEGOTIATION

A scene in basic terms a time where two or more people engage in BDSM and/or power exchange. Sex is optional, but it is a common feature of many BDSM scenes.

BDSM negotiation forms are forms used to negotiate and discuss everything you need to know before a scene, basically an extensive consent exercise.

Consent: What are your limits? What safewords do you use? What words will be ignored if any?

Goals: How do you want to feel? What toys/tools do you want to use, if any? What kinks do you want to incorporate? Will you include sexual contact?

Safety: What barriers will be used for sexual contact, if any? Does any participant have a mental or physical health problem that might affect the scene? What safety equipment may you need? First aid kit? Medications such as asthma inhalers? Safety scissors for rope play? Water for fire/wax play? Etc.

Setting: Where will the scene take place? When will it take place?

Structure: What is your story? What order do you want things to go? How will you incorporate foreplay into it?

Aftercare: What's your aftercare plan?

Of course you don't have to rigidly adhere to the plan. The scene can change or stop at any time you want; this is just a guide.

I've included a negotiation form template and two example negotiation forms for inspiration.

Negotiation Form Template.

Negotiation Form - Example 1.

Negotiation Form - Example 2.

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i figured yall would appreciate this photo

original instagram post from vinnikolaus

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For a medieval knight, donning his armor wasn’t just a laborious process, it was a ritual that made him feel invincible, ready to conquer the battlefield.

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Star-crossed

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Here's some of the @jstor articles I've found really interesting in this line of study:

From my gender/sex variance studies

Erecting Sex: Hermaphrodites and the Medieval Science of Surgery

Mary or Michael? Saint-Switching, Gender, and Sanctity in a Medieval Miracle of Childbirth

The Image of the Androgyne: Some Uses of a Symbol in Earliest Christianity

Transvestites in the Middle Ages

Two Cases Of Female Cross-Undressing In Medieval Art And Literature

Concerning Sex Changes: The Cultural Significance of a Renaissance Medical Polemic

Relating to disability

Sitting on the Sidelines: Disability in Malory

A Dwarf in King Arthur's Court: Perceiving Disability in Arthurian Romance

Disability and Dreams in the Medieval Icelandic Sagas

The Disabled and the Monstrous: Examples from Medieval Spain

Relating to sexuality

Sexual Fluidity “Before Sex"

The Disclosure of Sodomy in Cleanness

"Be more strange and bold": Kissing Lepers and Female Same-Sex Desire in "The Book of Margery Kempe

I will continue to update this list of sources as I find pertinent articles!

Your mileage may vary on these, not all of these have the most tactful or respectful dialogues but I found them interesting.

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✨ Subtle Deity Worship Master List ✨

Greek Deities:

Subtle Aphrodite Worship

Subtle Ares Worship

Subtle Apollo Worship

Subtle Artemis Worship

Subtle Athena Worship

Subtle Dionysus Worship

Subtle Eros Worship

Subtle Hephaestus Worship

Subtle Hermes Worship

Subtle Demeter Worship

Subtle Hera Worship

Subtle Zeus Worship

Subtle Hestia Worship

Subtle Helios Worship

Subtle Persephone Worship

Subtle Poseidon Worship

Subtle Hekate Worship

Subtle Haides Worship

Subtle Harpocrates Worship

Subtle Hypnos Worship

Subtle Selene Worship

Subtle Thanatos Worship

Norse Deities:

Subtle Sigyn Worship

Subtle Loki Worship

Subtle Freyr Worship

Subtle Odin Worship

Subtle Freyja Worship

Subtle Jormungandr Worship

Subtle Idunna Worship - created by @soil-and-stanzas :)

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This list will be updated as I make more posts!