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the impossible return

that's solidarity baybeeee

Stephen Guy, the chair of the Durham Miners’ Association, said that when it became apparent Durham Pride was under threat, he took it upon himself to “encourage the trade union movement to step up and do the right thing, and stand shoulder to shoulder with the LGBT+ community […] They not only raised funds for us, but came to our communities, uplifted our spirits when they were down, and showed their solidarity.”

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(though these have different appeals. the arranged marriage appeals to having a relationship formed without your work or input required, and depending on the fantasy, it can either be shaped to your needs and be lacking in the romance entirely while still appearing to be so to the outside world, no longer requiring you to deal with people bugging you about your dating life, or it could be forcibly romantic until it breaks you down, much like noncon fantasies generally. and the love potion is closer to fantasies of sex pollen, in heat, etc, where you Need and Love despite your actual feelings, acting uncharacteristically but in a way that frees you both from responsibility of it or the stress of performing love the right way, because you’ve been drugged to do it “right”.)

Snowy plover . . . Seattle Aquarium, Seattle, Washington . . . 8/10/23

photographs by Will Hunt