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the real way to be an 'ally' is to get where a minority is coming from, and the best way to do that is to consume art from that minority's perspective!
(I Saw The Tv Glow is great for trans issues and Queer is great for gay concepts; both came out last year and are on Max US)
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My top recommendation of the moment is a dive into Gay Comix / Gay Comics (not to be confused with early Archie strips) which ran from 1980-1998. To my knowledge, there's not a full reprint but you will be able to find copies online. (I'm linking to a web post on the publication.) Unlike any other print archives I've gone through, Gay Comix is a wide survey of gay/lesbian attitudes through the peak of the AIDS epidemic and the rise and fall of various subcultures. It's fascinating, inspiring, and often quite funny. I particularly love whenever Jennifer Camper shows up.
Jan 23, 2024
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i go to breakfast once a week at our local old-school diner at 6am with him and a whole crew of other characters. he's a retired desert tortoise data collecter (got paid to walk in the rural california drylands all may) and he turned 70 last year. he's one of the only people who will ALWAYS call me out on my shit, and as someone who has trouble reading people, that's pretty nice :)
Apr 1, 2025
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everyone is talking about activism, but imo the best way to destroy the system is from within. if you live in a small town like me, joining a municipal or county board can be the thing that makes actual change, not just protests. those are good too tho.
Apr 1, 2025
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wanna really kick it old school? buy some physical media simply based on cover art/general chatter you've heard. helps if you do this at a thrift store so you're not totally screwed over. you can go off internet chatter, but once in a while try to find something completely random. it can be really fun.
Apr 2, 2025