I don’t mind at all! The situation you mention with your one friend being someone you had romantic feelings for for a long time– that’s actually a very relatable situation to me. The person I call my “best friend” or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
small-ass-mustelid: Sometimes I feel like Iâm the only person who remembers that aplatonic was coined in 2012 on AVEN by an alloromantic asexual to capture their own experiences. That means the first known aplatonic was an ALLOROMANTIC APLATONIC. Yet I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Personal musings on platonic relationships and experiences (as an aplatonic). Friendship: An intense, mutually supportive, emotionally intimate, and potentially physically intimate platonic relationship with the expectation that this relationship will be intentionally sustained, maintained, and refreshed over time, by both[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
grumpytrans: grumpytrans: so loving men isn’t a curse. loving men isn’t “unfortunate”. loving men isn’t a bad thing. yes, we can joke about how awful men can be, but it gets to a a point where this mentality can really[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
xplainthexmen: jakemorph: mutantapologist: Magneto: Are you interested in joining my team of mutants fighting for the end of mutant oppression? đ A mutant: sure whatâs it called? Magneto: the brotherhood of evil mutants Mutant: w Mutant: whyâs it called that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
catgirl-catboy: I hate the complaints about the lack of femslash because they fundamentally miss the POINT. The problem isn’t that people are sexist and homophobic, so there’s less wlw. Its more, people are sexist and homophobic, and to combat that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
adamsmasher: downwithpeople:
ghostly-rowlf: I’m not just queer, I’m also a freak, a pervert, and just a deviant in general
It’s all about the forbidden longing in my gay little heart.
janusfranc15: theoburrsvirginitybalcony: theoburrsvirginitybalcony: Men invented dueling so they could shoot hot loads into eachother Please Lord not this post No no. Continue.
chroniccoolness: chroniccoolness: a lot of people say twink bc they want to say faggot. and they don’t even necessarily realize. but they do pro tip, if you’re using twink to mean: – loser – effeminate in a negative way –[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
saints-who-never-existed: âIn the war film, a soldier can hold his buddyâas long as his buddy is dying on the battlefield. In the western, Butch Cassidy can wash the Sundance Kidâs naked fleshâas long as it is wounded. In the boxing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ohshitthisbloghasothercolors: Itâs a het ship to YOU. To ME, they are both incredibly bisexual.
They’re literally described as identical twins in the show and people gave them different genitals just because Knives is all muscle and dominance. Yeah that is definitely uncomfortable if that’s a trendy headcanon. I’m sorry to hear the fandom is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
baratrongirl: olderthannetfic: elfwreck: olderthannetfic: – Polyamory has never been widely accepted. I have a friend who got hate for writing Harry/Draco/OC over a decade ago. Its acceptance in queer spaces comes and goes – often, there’s tolerance for the “free[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
atthebell: any relationship that involves a queer person is queer đ yes this includes m/f relationships đ yes this includes bi women dating straight men đ throw your biphobia directly in the trash đ
Okay. I did it. I figured out the pattern between what trans headcanons bother me and what trans headcanons don’t. For the most part, I like trans headcanons that disgaree with the character’s canonical gender, and avoid trans headcanons that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
girlofhoneyandglass: andiv3r: pisshandkerchief: pisshandkerchief: sometimes m/f ships are gay. this is often the case actually never say this to me again holy shit. blocked Sorry, reblogging this again because I find the amount of people I see tagging this as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ghostlynblm: do NOT talk to me i am busy having unrealistic gay daydreams
renthony: renthony: renthony: renthony: To a homophobe, even the most chaste kiss on the cheek between gay people is exactly as disgusting and degenerate as a hardcore BDSM orgy hosted in the town square, so you may as well ally[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
jellogram: As someone who grew up in purity culture it’s hard not to see the parallels with the uwu-ification of lesbians like. You guys can accept queerness but you’re still really struggling with the idea that women are capable of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
just-antithings: effervescent People are really comfortable ignoring non-american queer gender expressions, aren’t they? for those who don’t know: Otokonoko (ç·ăźćš, “male daughter” or “male girl”, also pronounced as otoko no musume) is a Japanese term for men who have a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
sorry, I don’t know why you’re asking us this, particularly ^^;; We’re exactly the wrong people to ask. We largely don’t understand platonic relationships at all, queer or otherwise. We’ve recently come to realize we don’t actually know how to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
love language: tormenting your partner with the annoying or frustrating aspects of their own interests and hobbies.
lastvalyrian: One important thing that you should do as a queer person is to find another queer person whose brain works just like yours (romantically or not) and then adopt a cat together and then finally steal that fucking Pikachu[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
autosadist: autosadist: monogamous people who get defensive or outright combative when polyamory is brought up could probably stand to be told that they could actually change their perspectives somewhat if they put in actual effort. i do not have any[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
partywithponies: partywithponies: I love vague labels that make people go “but that’s confusing” or “but that could mean anything” Good. Keep guessing lol “Queer doesn’t actually tell me anything” who says I wanted to tell you anything. Who even are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
just remembered the phrase “twink death” and I’m so fucking glad I haven’t heard it in months/like a year. Thank fuck that meme died.
cock-holliday: cock-holliday: Always tragic when bi girl rep means reeling back in a queer woman so sheâs still palatable to cishet men when REAL bi girl rep is dorkass gay woman who pulls the attention of faggy little wet paper[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
crippled-peeper: crippled-peeper: crippled-peeper: crippled-peeper: having sex with your friends is so very normal please stop poisoning the youths minds with shame surrounding hooking up with your friends. especially if youâre gay people are so fucking mad in the notes that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
viroqu: l0uvie: radiofreddie: just crying over how romantic Freddie & Jim were nbd So I read the book, and almost everytime Jim gave/made Freddie a gift, Freddie would always show it off and say âMy husband got me those!â or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
limetimo: smokeyquartz326: cyberduckshark: mollyprewett: karis-the-fangirl: cornflakepizza: iraniandiaspora: newwavenova: stupiduglyfatcunt: fatbisexualpenguin: People who say bi erasure doesnât happen need to realize Freddie Mercury is known as the most famous homosexual man when he identified himself as bisexual. If thatâs not bi[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
cricketsintheaudience: ALT ALT Peruchetti, Mauro. “Modern Heroes,” 2009. Hand-carved white marble, 74.75 x 76.75 x 29.5 in.
anatomizer: The more I get back into liking, loving and lusting on people, the more I’m reminded what a sanitized, segregated lie queers have been built into. I’ve met the sweetest, prettiest queens who tell me “Well, I’m a transsexual.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mtomauw: The only time you go “why can’t they just be friends” is when you’re looking at something wherein they’re not. Which to my experience, and I’m not encompassing all experiences in a tumblr post, is a bunch of fucking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
immaaxolotl: nothorses: there is so much about modern queer discourse that could be fixed simply by understanding “straightness” to be a socio-political classification & reward for conformity rather than just a personal identity. The only comment in the notes that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“how can you headcanon that character as bisexual– they’re so obviously gay!” Easy; I don’t believe that what a person acts like or dresses like, or their mannerisms or habits of speech correlates to who they’re attracted to. A character[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
boydykedevo: Literally it sucks trying to find any actually interesting queer worldbuilding its all âsociety where everything is the same but people are sometimes gayâ or âthis world DOESNT have a patriarchyâ or âthereâs a third gender igâ if youâre[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Heterosexual male friendships are so rare in tv and movies” No??? they have an entire genre?? They’re literally inescapable? have you ever heard of a buddy cop show? have you ever seen an action movie made prior to 2000?? How[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
incandescent-creativity: princessgemma12: If you like the word âqueerâ reblog. #fun umbrella. we r all sitting under it like the big rainbow thing in elementary school gym class
Can’t believe “straights” == “specifically cisgender heterosexual nuclear family type lifescript followers” is basically lost linguistics nowadays. This is so incredibly foreign to where we came from.
rubixpsyche: the-bar-sinister: rubixpsyche: anendoandfriendo: fenmere: anendoandfriendo: Us seeing anyone use the word straight in place of the word non-queer: quck how do you feel about transhet people? You probably assumed binary transhets, what if they say they are transhet because[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
rubixpsyche: anendoandfriendo: fenmere: anendoandfriendo: Us seeing anyone use the word straight in place of the word non-queer: quck how do you feel about transhet people? You probably assumed binary transhets, what if they say they are transhet because they’re an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
anendoandfriendo: fenmere: anendoandfriendo: fenmere: anendoandfriendo: Us seeing anyone use the word straight in place of the word non-queer: quck how do you feel about transhet people? You probably assumed binary transhets, what if they say they are transhet because they’re[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
anendoandfriendo: fenmere: anendoandfriendo: Us seeing anyone use the word straight in place of the word non-queer: quck how do you feel about transhet people? You probably assumed binary transhets, what if they say they are transhet because they’re an obscure[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t ship straight ships. I have lots of m/f ships and all of them are just as queer as the obviously gay pairings I ship. Speaking as a bisexual– kill the idea that an m/f pairing means the participants[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
yeahwrite: captainclickycat: liesmyth: freedominthedarkmp3: freedominthedarkmp3: Can I be controversial for one sec I do enjoy when fictional gay people are tormented by their sexualities and have internalized homophobia and are violent about it both with themselves + with others. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
skarchomp: skarchomp: hating on polyamory is so lame. you sound catholic i think somewhere along the way people got the idea that they could still say they hate gay sluts as long as they did so by making fun of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
nick-nonya: paprikapony: reblog if youâre obsessed with imagery and symbolism and also are a homo
virtualgirladv: virtualgirladv: How did you get your gender? Factory default Bought it Pirated it Wrote my own Copied a friend’s Malware Data corruption Uninstalled (it was bloat) System update Work/Government issued Dynamically assigned on boot Found it on a random[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
xuanelle: they may be doomed by the narrative but atleast they had gay sex
Continuing on the topic of this post about queer coding and if other types of relationship coding exist– Here’s the hell of it. I know this is hard to accept, but– Prior to the modern era, heterosexual incestuous and pedophilic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Queer coding exists because queer relationships and characters were (and to some degree in some places still are) considered too taboo and too illegal by society to portray directly in fiction. If there are other types of coding that legitimately[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
No, there isn’t. Queer coding is *literally about* stereotypes. Its when you use stereotypes to make your audience assume the character is queer without saying it directly or having them do anything queer. The word you are looking for is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey friend. I have some news that you probably won’t actually like. “Queer coding” is when a writer gives a character culturally stereotypical gay traits, but the character isn’t actually said out loud to be queer, or allowed to do[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Queer coded” is when a writer deliberately uses subtle but obvious cultural tells to inform the audience that their character is meant to be queer, without openly stating that they are queer. This is done to present a queer character[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wish more people in fandom understood (or would make the distinction between) a character who is queer coded, and a character they have a queer reading for. I think that many fans do understand the difference, but insisting that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As much as people like to parrot “ACAB” and consider their job done, most people– especially people raised with evangelical values– have not done the work of unlearning legalism and understanding morality through the lens of actual harm. To these[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
vamptits: vamptits: at least there’s gay people and sadomasochism
If you see a post promoting freedom of artistic expression and denouncing censorship and your first instinct is that OP must be a pedophile and that you need to attempt to discredit their post with the same kind of ‘child[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
gaywebcorenostalgia: found (1998)
crawfishtits: crawfishtits: crawfishtits: pls look up your local obscenity laws and take in just how vague they already are before you decide that increasing sexual censorship won’t be a huge blow to gender and racial minorities in the US in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
pro-bopass: animentality: [A twitter thread responding to the tweet, “NEW: The "Heartstopper” books have been restricted to the adult section of the Columbia-Marion County Public Library and now require parental permission.“ "and this, kids, is why respectability politics doesn’t work.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
imsobadatnicknames2: imsobadatnicknames2: I know it’s a decently well-known fact nowadays that pretty much every foundational aspect of metal aesthetics was introduced by Rob Halford, whose outfits were explicitly inspired by the leather scene of the gay bars he used to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
666coyotewoman666: yeah so. uhhh that one tgirl in my callout post actually wasn’t a dog fucking child grooming pedophile. yeah none of those things. turns out i dropped the ball on this one! sorry guys. ill be more diligent in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
molsno: What I believe is happening in the case of coming across a public expression of sexuality, or a trans woman in a dress, or someone wearing a BDSM collar, or a woman in a short skirt is that these[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thefingerfuckingfemalefury: cryoverkiltmilk: thefingerfuckingfemalefury: super-saiyan-princess: thefingerfuckingfemalefury: fuckyeahlesbianliterature: opseudoescritor: (via lesbian pulp covers – Album on Imgur) [image description: 8 lesbian pulp covers, some with cheesy erotic 50s illustrations of partially-dressed women, some of photos in the same style. Titles include âLesbian[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mlm-blues: âlmao imagine liking menâ OK!!! ON IT BOSS đ«Ąđ«Ąđ«Ą itâs beautiful here
demonicae: scrupulosity-comics: scrupulosity-comics: ALT sometimes instead of a horrid little monk, divine visions of lesbians dance in my head dispensing wisdom ALT ALT Oh… oh I like this đ
problemnyatic: problemnyatic: problemnyatic: problemnyatic: funny how predstrogen got full-nuked right as a lot of discussions about transmisogyny started getting widespread. trans women start talking about our hurt and it gets us removed from our spaces. goddamn incredible. fuck me dude[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
calciumsoda: maniacallaughter: predesterone: predstrogen: predstrogen: predstrogen: not even a full year apart… we stay silly :3 đ literally fuck off lol tumblr has doubled down and after almost a week re-reviewed MY FUCKING TRANSITION and decided it still needed a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
nonbinerdy: boykeats: shout out to my fave under-appreciated unbreakable transgender hero The thing that gets me is he didnât ASK for the impenetrable skin. Poseidon was just like âcool cool but you know what you need? skin of IRON. donât[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
naryrising: future-crab: It’s been said before, it will be said again, but it’s still worth saying: the fact that art centering on straight romance is allowed to just be bad, but art with queer romance in it always has to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
anneapocalypse: Hey you know what’s super funny about the idea of “good bi rep”? For a character to be canonically bi you have to make sure and establish that they’re attracted to multiple genders. Not all mediums allow you to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fascinated by the fact that Resident Evil series has not one but THREE separate toxic trans/queer villains in it. All of which were in games that came out in a three year period. RE’s queer period, I guess! Alfred Ashford:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
michaelimperiolifanblog-deactiv: cuteflesh
rosalarian: bigbigbigtruck: hey tumblr go eat shit you gormless little sex hating bitch A big part of the reason I am terrified by anti-adult-content censorship is that for a lot of people, queer people are inherently adult just by existing.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thedogeveryonehates: lolcubz: thedogeveryonehates: đȘđ»đ„ After absolutely less than half an hour of research I found him. His name is Eloi Rovira from Barcelona. No I’m not obsessed with him. And one more thing Eloi Rovira: “Cuando hice pĂșblico que era[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
official-boob-posts: ro-zden: glyndarling: dwaynewaynejr: Important Information For My Guise & NB People Who Bind It gives a better pectoral outline, too! That being said binding with ace bandages will always have more risks than benefits, as the material is designed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
antinousmondragone: Drummer magazine ads
minomadamu: I think if atlus was gonna remake persona 4 (an already terrible idea.) I would have to block the tag for as long as needed for the fan base to die again BUT then I would feast like a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
isawken: that scene where a sexy lady at a fancy party pulls out a cigarette and a bunch of men swarm to light it but itâs me at the lesbian biker bar and i need something with a sharp edge[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
tricky-pockets: tricky-pockets: tricky-pockets: so, did I ever tell you guys about the time my roommate accidentally simulated gender dysphoria in VR? too bad, iâm posting it anyway My roommate is a cis man who sometimes makes lady characters in video[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
willgrahamscock: willgrahamscock: gay people cant just say I love you they gotta sniff each other homoerotically and act like itâs normal
theowlseye: theowlseye: Itâs really fascinating when you think about how many bisexual male characters there are in mgs compared to its bisexual female characters. male bisexuality is treated as such a myth that itâs cool to see so many bi[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
budgiesmuggled-deactivated20210: Bear Nation (2010). Excerpt from a documentary about the gay bear community. [ID: A bear with a flat top haircut and a grey beard sits in a chair, speaking to the interviewer. He is wearing a grey top. He[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
vaspider: j-psilas: I’m going to throw a stone at a hornet’s nest and say that the TERFs who like to claim Alison Bechdel as one of their own lack basic reading comprehensionâand worse still, they lack shame. There’s an actual,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
penguicorn-arts: polyamorousmood: polyamorousmood: Being polyam is FR like “I’m not aro/ace but I believe in their beliefs” Posted this an hour ago and already got the tags peer-reviewed twice so here they are in the main post for all to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
aforlorngazeintoyesterday: aforlorngazeintoyesterday: if you all wonât stop demonizing queer men we are not surviving the fucking winter if you all wonât stop calling gay men boring or cringey or shaming them for being attracted to men and acting like trans[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
partywithponies: partywithponies: partywithponies: List of ways a m/f ship can be queer (To Me): I headcanon one or both characters as bi I headcanon one or both characters as some flavour of non-cis I generally see both characters as cishet[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
doctorcorby: Characters like Naoto Shirogane and Chihiro Fujisaki are portrayed in their games as ânot transâ due exclusively to socially ingrained transphobia in Japan. Notice that in both these cases the source material portrays dressing and living as other than[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
threeninesfine: can-i-make-image-descriptions: t4t4t: dorkichiban: Similarly, if every sexual encounter involves bringing someone back to your house, the general sexual activity in a city becomes anxiety-filled, class-bound, and choosy. This is precisely why public rest rooms, peep shows, sex movies, bars[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hachama: menoftiktok: thetetra: recovering-redditor: thetetra: bemusedlybespectacled: wetdesertslut: menoftiktok: Bearly Athens Pool Party 2023 first time I think I’ve seen someone with my shape body being admired. @biglawbear I’m a cis het guy who is absolute man candy and I didn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
kyraneko: foldingfittedsheets: discworld-heritage-posts: ephesia: fandomsandfeminism: Ok, this is a little niche, but I have a theory for all you Discworld fans. Why doesnt Carrot have a beard? A few facts to start with: 1. All Dwarves have beards. 2. Carrot[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
digitulworld: just because someone is your favorite character doesnt mean theyd have the same moral alignment as you. wheatley from portal wouldnt say “my pronouns are he/him, thank you for asking!” hed say “what uhh. what does that mean. um.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
cassiecryptic: btw friends can have sex and kiss and still be strictly friends, fuck amatonormativity
autistichalsin: PSA that has been given 100 times already but needs to be said again: The reason you, gen Z queers, need to be kink positive isn’t because you support those kinks. It is okay to be disgusted by them,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…