of all the places in the world, you came here.

YOU WANNA KNOW WHYYOU SHOULD READ THIS TRILOGY? OKAY I WILL GIVE YOU SOME REASONS:

ONE HELL OF AN ENTIRE BOOK ABOUT PEOPLE OF COLOR. AS IN PEOPLE WITH DARK BROWN SKIN. OH YEAH MOST MEDIEVAL FANTASY NOVELS HAVE ZERO TO NONE PEOPLE WITH A DARKER SKIN TONE THAN “SUN-TANNED.” NOPE NOPE NOPE. KRISTIN CASHORE DOESN’T TAKE ANY OF THAT SHIT. IN “FIRE,” THE SECOND BOOK IN THE SERIES, THE MAIN CHARACTER (HER NAME IS FIRE BTW THE TITLE OF THE BOOK) SHE’S NOT WHITE. AND NEITHER IS THE PRINCE. NEITHER IS THE KING. NEITHER IS ANYONE IN THAT BOOK. EVERYONE IN THAT MEDIEVAL FANTASY YA NOVEL HAS DARK SKIN.

A+++++++++++ FOR FEMINISM. ALL OF HER FEMALE CHARACTERS KICK. ASS. AND NOT NECESSARILY WITH A SWORD OR SOME KIND OF WEAPON ALTHOUGH THAT’S COOL TOO. KRISTIN MOTHERFUCKING CASHORE UNDERSTANDS THAT A WOMAN DOESN’T NEED TO WIELD A WEAPON TO BE CONSIDERED STRONG. 

THAT FLIPPING QUOTE RIGHT UP THERE. DO YOU SEE THAT? HOW REFRESHING. YOUNG GIRLS ARE READING THESE BOOKS. AND THAT QUOTE, RIGHT UP THERE, IS JUST A TASTE OF THE ENTIRE SERIES. ALL THREE BOOKS. 

“OKAY”, YOU’RE THINKING, “SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD SO FAR. A LOT OF WOMEN-EMPOWERING STUFF, GREAT POC REPRESENTATION, BUT WHAT ABOUT REPRESENTATION FOR THE DISABLED?”

WELL I’M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A SPOILER BUT LET’S JUST SAY THERE’S A LITTLE SOMETHING IN STORE FOR YOU, TOO.

Raffin/Bann: A explicit gay relationship between two main characters from the last book we grew very fond off, that’s not particularly plot relevant (seriously, so fucking sick of this “the author doesn’t mention their sexuality in-canon because they want to show it’s normal” queerness can be normalized AND visible goddammit).

Prince Skye is gay, and Tilda and Bren are in a lesbian relationship (and currently looking for a babydaddy).

Mentions that the Dells have same-sex marriage and talk about the political implications and issues of a royal being homosexual.

TWO major characters are bi. Saf and Fire have had relationships with both men and women, and the narrative never puts one over the other.

yes good

kevin is super reluctant with pda because like he said,, it’s easier to be straight (but he’s not,, none of the foxes are straight lbr)

andrew and neil are out but the public has no idea that kevin is also in the relationship

when neil gets back from baltimore kevin is just like “fuck it” because neil almost died and he needs to stop being so worried about what people would think

if people trash him because of his relationship, what does it matter?

kevin grabs neil’s hand when they’re getting coffee and neil looks up at him, shocked, but then he just smiles

the press gets a picture obviously,, when will they not?

and they think that they just discovered some huge scandal 

“is neil josten cheating on andrew minyard with kevin day?” (that headline is a mess)

neil sees it and laughs for fifteen minutes straight

the next day he’s seen with both andrew and kevin and “did he just kiss both of them???”

the people are confused and neil doesn’t understand what’s so confusing about it

they get so many questions about their relationship and neil just sasses them because “it isn’t any of your business. you’re supposed to be asking about the game, not our personal relations”

neil standing in between andrew and kevin and holding both of their hands, absentmindedly swinging his arms

he’s so fucking cute i am in tears

okay,, sam got this fucking image in my head and it isn’t getting out

neil running across the field to kevin and just jumping at him and kevin catches him and they kiSS 

andrew is seen blankly staring at his boyfriends like what fucking losers,,

people think it’s jealousy but lbr he is just mentally counting the percentage of hatred that he feels

neil and kevin bring their little moment over to andrew and the cameras stay pointed at them

“i hate you both”

neil just smiles and kevin rolls his eyes

they proceed to do the post-game dirty when they get back to the dorm

by Victoria Schwab

“Because the only way to truly record a person is not in words, not in still frames, but in bone and skin and memory.”

“Some thought magic came from the mind, others the soul, or the heart, or the will. But Kell knew it came from the blood”

LGBT+ MASTERLIST PROJECT BY ROCIO @nuevayor

Week One: TELEVISION Week Two: MOVIES Week Three: BOOKS Week Four: POETRY Week Six: COMICS Week Seven: DOCUMENTARIES Week Eight: PODCASTS Week Nine: YOUTUBERS Week Ten: HISTORY Week Eleven: RESOURCES Week Twelve: THANK YOU + GOODBI

Week Five: Welcome back to the LGBT+ Masterlist Project!

Hi again! I sat down this week and listened to music for hours on end (I cannot complain, I love music so much), and after much research I am back with a masterlist of LGBT+ Music! I decided to make three main lists. The first list is of LGBT+ music references outside this post, the second list is of music videos with LGBT+ themes (most but not all are by LGBT+ artists), and the third is a list of LGBT+ artists by genre - including bands with LGBT+ members - and links to where you can listen to them.

I had a lot of fun this week putting together this post. A huge thank you to my girlfriend @mightyachillis for the gifs and to everyone who helped by sending me messages and reblogging previous posts with comments. I am always happy to get recommendations and I will be updating over time, so if you feel like there’s something missing in this week’s list or in any of the other weeks’ masterlists, feel free to message me about it! Also, please let me know if there is a musician here that doesn’t identify with LGBT+ in the artist section; I don’t want to mislabel anyone.

As for next week, we’ll be exploring LGBT+ COMICS - so send recs my way, friends.

Enjoy my LGBT+ MUSIC MASTERLIST!

REFERENCES FOR LGBT+ MUSIC 

Explore 8tracks’ LGBT+ playlists

Advocate’s list of 60 historical music videos that increased LGBT+ visibility

Lists of LGBT musicians on Wikipedia, (Over 1,000 artists in 12 subcategories)

LGBT+ MUSIC VIDEOS - LGBT+ themes and storylines - LISTEN TO YOUTUBE PLAYLIST

“YOUTH” by Troye Sivan

“The Love You Have In You" by Asbjørn

“Only A Girl" by Gia

“Against The Night" by Child Actor

“Night Go Slow” by Catey Shaw

“Warm On A Cold Night” by HONNE

“Desire” by Years & Years featuring Tove Lo

“The Head and the Heart - Another Story” by Sub Pop

“Touch” by Shura

“First Position” by Kehlani

“Bestie” by Sizzy Rocket

“Girls” by Beatrice Eli

“#ThisCouldBeUs” by Doug Locke

"All The Things She Said” by t.A.T.u.

"Explosion” by Zolita

"Girls Like Girls “by Hayley Kiyoko

"Cliffs Edge” by Hayley Kiyoko

"Habits (Stay High)” by Tove Lo

"Horizon” by Luna Blake

"WILD” (Blue Neighbourhood Part 1/3) by Troye Sivan

"FOOLS” (Blue Neighbourhood Part 2/3) by Troye Sivan

"TALK ME DOWN” (Blue Neighbourhood Part 3/3) by Troye Sivan

"Secret” by Huntington

"First Time He Kissed a Boy” by Kadie Elder

“Break Free” by Ruby Rose

“Calling Me” by Aquilo

"Take Me To Church” by Hozier

“Breath and Sound ” by Tom Goss featuring Matt Alber

“Two Men In Love” by The Irrepressibles

“Ghost” by Halsey

“Jenny” by Studio Killers

” She Keeps Me Warm" by Mary Lambert

“A Little Death” by The Neighbourhood

“Addicted To You” by Avicii

"Georgia” by Vance Joy

“From Afar” by Vance Joy

“Gay Pirates” by Cosmo Jarvis

"I Want To Break Free (Official Video)” by Queen

“Genghis Khan” by Miike Snow

“Can’t Be Saved” by Senses Fail

“Time” by Steve Grand

"Spectrum” by Ryan Amador feat. Jo Lampert & Gyasi Ross

“I Try To Talk To You” by Hercules and Love Affair featuring John Grant

“Annabel” by Goldfrapp

“Summertime Sadness” by Lana Del Rey

“Follow Your Arrow” by Kacey Musgraves

“You & I (Nobody in the World)” by John Legend

“Queen” by Perfume Genius

“Timebomb” by Tove Lo

“Cool for the Summer” by Demi Lovato

“I Want To Come Over” by Melissa Etheridge

“Message to Myself” by Melissa Etheride

“I Don’t Do Boys” by Elektra

“Latch” by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith

“Te Amo” by Rihanna

“Closer” by Tegan and Sara 

“Jenny” by BETS

“If you have to keep asking because - I’ll answer it as many times as you ask. But this is always going to be yes.”