Victorian Secret

the parade

-the pink triangle worn by gay men held captive during the holocaust, then later adopted by the community;

-the red rose, representing achillean love;

-the violet, representing sapphic love;

-the yellow rose, representing platonic love;

-the eagle, representing indipendence and freedom from oppression;

-the boar, representing courage and willingness to fight and defend oneself;

-the sun, being the source of life;

— Frederick Marryat, "Diary on the Continent" (May 26, 1835)

Today I learned about: Lord Uxbridge's leg, celebrated limb of Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge, later the 1st Marquess of Anglesey. It was buried in its own grave after the Battle of Waterloo, and became a tourist attraction in Belgium (this despite, or prehaps because of the fact that the rest of Henry's body was still up and walking around).

The wikipedia article is absolutely hysterical. Uxbridge cracked witticisms during the amputation and was quoted as saying, "I have had a pretty long run. I have been a beau these forty-seven years, and it would not be fair to cut the young men out any longer."

1575 Scipione Pulzone - Marcantonio II Colonna

Dog Kennel, Claude I Sene, French, 1775-80

Portrait of a man with a thick beard, American, about 1848.

Miwackulous Tye Monday

yes, India made legal gender change impossible but my friends have always gendered me correctly and stick to it even when it confuses other people and my friend's little sibling calls me older brother in Kannada yes, India made legal gender change impossible but my dog learned my new name quicker than the humans and she runs to give me a kiss when she's told to without being confused about who's being referred to

yes, India made legal gender change impossible but I can feel the Adam's apple growing in my throat and my muscles getting stronger, and my smile more real and I'm growing a beard, and I talk more freely