Magical Frivolity and Practical Japery

Fuck terfs. Like really, fuck you all.

You want to be about bodily autonomy? Then stop even thinking about what might or might not be in someone else’s pants.

Saw some disturbing shit in my feed and idk why bc I do NOT support radfem terfy bullshit and I don’t tolerate it on my blog.

If that’s where you stand, good for you asshole, but go stand elsewhere bc I do not want to hear your shit.

also applies to trans and/or homo "phobia".

so if you see that asshole around, you can report & block & tell 'em it came from me.

also, and just ftr, p sure this particular * is not bi, more likely just trying desperately to get anybody to fuck him

Everyone's talking about Artemis II, the first humans to travel to the moon in 50 years

Historic, right? BUT nobody's talking about the Deaf people who made it possible.

In the late 1950's, NASA had a problem.

They needed to understand what weightlessness did to the human body but every test subject kept getting violently motion sick

NASA needed to figure out FAST during the space race!

So, they went to Gallaudet University. They recruited 11 Deaf people.

Because a number of Deaf people had lost their hearing to spinal meningitis as children which also damaged their vestibular system.

Their inner ears couldn't be overwhelmed. They were immune to motion sickness.

NASA put them in centrifuges. Put them on zero gravity flights. A room for 12 straight days.

(All caps) It rotated the entire time.

One experiment on a ferry in choppy Nova Scotia waters, the researchers got so seasick they had to cancel it. The Gallaudet Eleven? They were playing cards.

Their bodies gave NASA the data and research it needed to send humans into space.

No Gallaudet Eleven? No Mercury. No Apollo. No Artemis II.

They stood on the shoulders of 11 Deaf people most people have never heard of.

This probably isn't going to change people's minds, but sometimes it is easier to evoke sympathy for dogs than it is to evoke sympathy for trans folks.

me messaging a best friend w/zero lead-in:

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our pride month book lists! Every June, we put together book lists as an extra pride treat. What list would you like to see next?

📷: Thank you to @thebookoffaerie for the cover photo featuring our special edition of The Curse of the Goddess by C.C. González!

We want to celebrate all the BIPOC queer readers, authors and artists in our community and give a spotlight to BIPOC queer books especially during Pride. Too often, these books and authors aren’t given the same resources in the publishing world.

This list is bigger than our other Pride lists as we wanted to highlight books we’ve done as well as ones that have been favorites of ours even if they haven’t gotten the special edition treatment from us (maybe one day!). Every single book on this list has been read by at least one staff member if not multiple.

We’d also like to highlight some other book boxes/publishers who specifically focus on uplifting BIPOC books, including queer ones. Check out:

@/LeftUnreadBooks 

@/SatisfictionBox 

@/Hues_BookBox 

@/CoverSnobBox 

Books with a white star icon are available for purchase in the shop.

The Cardigans by Cole McCade

Where the River Meets the Soul by S. Nicole

The Curse of the Goddess by C.C. González

On Wings of Fallen Stars by Khalida Başar

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho

Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

I’ll Have What He’s Having by Adib Khorram

My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron

Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto

As You Walk on By by Julian Winters

The Circus Infinite by Khan Wong

Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

Trailer Park Prince by Andre L. Bradley

Man O’War by Cory McCarthy

Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Outdrawn by Deanna Grey

We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

The Summer of Bitter & Sweet by Jen Ferguson

Earthflown by Frances Wren & Litarnes

Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee

Destination You by J.J. Arias

Fragments of a Fallen Star by Viano Oniomoh

Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon

Into the Light by Mark Oshiro

The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste

House of Frank by Kay Synclaire

Kings of B’more by R. Eric Thomas

On Silver Shores by V. T. Hoàng

Salt the Water by Candice Iloh

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian

The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron

The Name-Bearer by Natalia Hernandez

The Follower of Flowers by Natalia Hernandez

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min

D’Vaughn & Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins

To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

A Diamond Bright & Broken by Holly Davis

The Fall that Saved Us by Tamara Jerée

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender

Flawless Girls by Anna-Marie McLemore

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough

Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Tsai

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

ID: A post of eleven slides with queer book recommendations. Slide 1: A photo of The Curse of the Goddess by C.C. González. The book sits in the central focus point of the photo on a wood slice. To the left are green leaves and white, blue and yellow flowers. The background under the wood is white, blue and golden fabrics. Three white dotted lines travel across the photo dipping under the book. Text on the photo says “Fifty BIPOC queer books to read for Pride” in white font with a black outline.

Louis Wolchonok, 42nd Street, signed & dated July 26, 1923. Graphite on paper.

The headliner at the theater is Julian Eltinge, a famous cross-dresser.