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[ID: Digital artwork of Roach and Izzy cuddling. Izzy's only in his black briefs and Roach is topless, wearing cream colored trousers. /end ID]

Spicy treat under the cut:

1903 Aino Malmberg published the first known lesbian short story in Finland, named "ystävyyttä" ("friendship").

1963 Christer Kihlman publishes a break trough novel Den blå modern ("blue mother"). One of the book's themes is homosexuality, and the book ended up winning the national literary price.

1966 Ilkka Taipale publishes a book "Sukupuoleton Suomi" ("genderless Finland"). In it a lawyer Herbert Gumpler criticizes the law that criminalized gay acts, because it left gay people vulnerable to extortion and violence.

1968 Keskusteluseura Psyke becomes the first registered queer association. It later starts to publish a magazine "96" for queer people.

These literary works and formal associations might seem boring compared to the "first pride was a riot" we hear from America. But the truth is that these published materials slowly moved people's opinions, and in 1971 "gay acts" were no longer a crime.

Also reminder that our nowadays well known and beloved gay icon Touko Laaksonen, "Tom of Finland" started his career in 1956 by publishing his art with that pen name in a magazine based in USA, because that stuff was still illegal in Finland, and even publishing with his real name could have got him into trouble before the law changed. But damn it he found a way to get them published anyway.

happy pride! remember that being a transgender is everything but fiction. there are so many real historical figures from every century about whose transgenderism we aren't even aware of

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So beautiful 😍.

The first one—simply called “Tornado Rock”—was released in August of 1963.

I believe that the only new face in this photo is who I believe to be Brian Gregg. (He replaced Tab Martin after Tab Martin temporarily replaced Heinz.)

From left to right is Roger LaVern, Clem Cattini (who is blinking😂), George Bellamy, Alan Caddy, and Brian Gregg.

They’re all just holding onto one really long sausage—in some kind of meat and cheese shop—and they all look quite delighted by it! (Except for Roger who just always kind of had a resting bitch face.)

The other one—“Remembering…The Tornados”—was a compilation of Tornados songs that were re-released together in 1976 to, well, remember them.

It’s the same lineup, in the exact same order, but this time they each have a ridiculously long sausage that they’re posing with! (And Roger looks like he’s actually smiling this time)

There’s also an uncanny drawing of some blond character who’s seemingly dreaming of the tornados. His neck is really long—which is actually scaring me a bit—but it’s also very humorous.

When I first saw it, I thought maybe it was supposed to be Heinz because I just assume any white boy with bright hair must have something to do with him…but the shape this characters hair is in is far too good quality to be Heinz.

And what they are holding is also bright pink, way too pink for a sausage. Like, I have no clue WHAT it is but I don’t think it’s a sausage???