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Tuesday, May 12 - “A Russian court has sentenced photographer Alexandra Kuzyk to 18 months in a labor camp after being convicted of producing ‘illegal pornography,’ according to the state-affiliated tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda-Yekaterinbu...
They told us
lower your voice
like thunder could be trained
into a whisper
Told us
fix your walk
soften your hands
straighten your story
until it passed inspection
by people who never had to explain
their existence
They told us...
Article written by: Emma Barrett
Lesbian sex sells. Amid encroaching censorship in the present, history can remind us how queerness persisted during times of social control. The 1950s U.S. was home to cookie-cutter neighborhoods, nuclear f...
Sunday, May 3 - “The LGBTQ-friendly church said the vandalism defaced a Pride mural that had been created in response to a previous act of vandalism last year. The vandalism included hateful rhetoric targeting the LGBTQ community and the c...
Monday, April 27 - “A Russian court on Monday labelled the country’s top LGBTQ rights group as “extremist,” effectively outlawing the organization and paving the way to prosecute its supporters.”
Monday, April 27 - “Funny, fierce, kind....
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Writer | LGBTQ historian | Professional cat cuddler | Ever reaching, high as hope | Lesbian
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mostly lamenting. nyc.
Be Kind, Rewind shares quirky memoirs of growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, tying personal stories to relatable cultural moments.
Gemma Ortwerth is an author, artist, and activist writing on queer life, disability, love, and survival. Her work blends poetic reflection with social critique, exploring grief and joy, chosen family, justice, and art as survival.
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