bobbycaputo: Portraits of Medieval Knights Reimagined as...

bobbycaputo:

Portraits of Medieval Knights Reimagined as Fearless Women by Kindra Nikole

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pernoxs: xverses: A MODERN MUSE; she is everywhere.

pernoxs:

xverses:

A MODERN MUSE; she is everywhere. text messages, last words, love letters, myth - different stimuli beating in the same circadian rhythm. the evidence is damning, and my wrists only write sober. how do you explain a ghost with no name?  

A MODERN MUSE is sixteen poems about what it’s “like to love somebody and what it’s like to lose.” it is constellation sin and girl thighs with wolf marks. it is past midnight heartlust. it is my first chapbook that you can read for free. 

I’ve known Alec for a long time, and even though it’s been a while since we’ve talked, I wanted to share my thoughts.

Alec’s writing has always been something shining in the dark. This chapbook shines, but it is the shot of a silver bullet at midnight. It will blow a hole straight through you. It will leave you bleeding. But as always, her words will come back for you. They will bring you back from the brink, a needle and a soft pair of hands. This is a collection about love, and it will hurt. It will heal.

Please do yourself a favor- read this chapbook.

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flowerchildfemme: lesbianrey: lesbianrey: did you know that in 1953 eisenhower issued an...

flowerchildfemme:

lesbianrey:

lesbianrey:

did you know that in 1953 eisenhower issued an executive order which banned gay people from being employed in government and it was specifically to root out lesbians who enjoyed the job security of government work

“To protect their careers, lesbian government workers moderated their behavior to avoid suspicion. They refused to socialize with other lesbians in public, attended social functions with gay men as their ‘dates,’ and carefully chose their wardrobes and makeup to project a feminine persona. Male employees who resented reporting to a female boss could trigger an investigation into her sexuality.” - Robert J Corber “Cold War Femme”

this era was called the lavender scare and was both a direct result of mccarthyism and the classification of homosexuality as a mental illness during ww2. over 10,000 lesbians and gay men lost their jobs and as a result the daughters of bilitis (the first ever lesbian activist group in the u.s.) formed in order to protect themselves and gay men

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