Queer People Doing Stuff

he is talking about theatre. he is talking about theatre when he was younger. he says, "of course, it was AIDS then." in the pause, you ask him. clumsy and quiet and 16 and "straight," you ask him. what was it like.

to this day no other post gets sent to me so often by friends who have encountered it as a repost on some other site. the idea that more than one hundred thousand people have read these words, and know this story now, and maybe feel as i did, is tremendously humbling and unbearably beautiful to me. even by accident, even just passing on a story that is not my own, i often think that it is the best thing i have ever done.

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Environmental advocacy and the LGBTQ+ rights movement share a common purpose: protecting vulnerable communities, caring for the spaces we all call home, and creating a world where we all can flourish. Our world is brightest when people can live authentically, love freely, and be embraced for who they are. From rainbow reefs to shimmering tides, diversity makes our blue planet stronger, healthier, and more inspiring.

At minimum about 4.5 thousand people liked this without reblogging it.

Progress.

LA Cares AIDS campaign (c.1984) starring Zelda Rubinstein Zelda Rubinstein was a little person (the term she preferred) who began acting in her 40's. Her big break came in 1982 with her role as Tangina Barrons in the film Poltergeist.

Once Upon a Time (three years ago)…

I did a physical print run of this little fairytale au Good Omens fanfic that I wrote. It was intended as a just-for fun art project, but ended up selling so many books that we got a bulk discount, and raised some money for the Trevor Project. Huzzah!

Over the years I’ve had a lot of people ask if I’d ever do another run, and I’m happy to say that I finally have the time! So without further ado, the final pre-order will be opening TODAY, in my BigCartel shop, to run for two weeks. Ending June 18!

This new edition will also include the current two continuation ficlets on AO3, as well as a bit of new art from the amazing cover artist Martina 💜 I’m also going to be doing the same “Raven Post” packaging as before (see story hilight for example), with an added themed bookmark or some similar merch item.

The down side is, the books are more expensive than last time. Between tariffs and the general state of the world, production costs of everything have skyrocketed. I hate that, but there’s no getting around it. To do a reprint as nice as before with the same spot-UV cover detail and 13+ color illustrations inside (and since the book is over 500 pages long) it now costs $36 USD per book, so that is how much I will be selling them for plus shipping.

To be clear, this is still a zero profit venture! I’m doing this just for the fun of it, because I love bookish things and I think we could all use a bit of whimsy right now. In the unlikely event that we sell so many again that I get another bulk discount, the profits will go to a LGBTQ+ charity like last time. And of course the original fics are still available to read for free on AO3.

✨📖 BOOK DETAILS 📖✨:

▪️Paperback

▪️Matte cover with spot gloss detailing

▪️6”x9”

▪️595 pages

▪️More than a dozen color illustrations* from different artists inside (including a couple brand new pics in this edition)

▪️2 continuation ficlets included at the end (‘Touching Fire’ and ‘Finer Things’)

▪️I will be including the “Raven Post” packaging from last time, as well as some kind of Villainous themed small item(s) such as a bookmark or similar, TBD