Tag: Theme: Queer Community
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Johannes T. Evans’ Irregular Update

Hello, hello! Had a lovely few weeks. As a birthday treat, we went along to Tropical World in Leeds and it was so much fun – I wore a suit with a pirate hat, and when we went by the enclosure for the cotton-tail tamarins, one of them was so baffled by how wide my…
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I’m in the mood for a queer movie…

Some queer movie recs to enjoy this weekend. Got no plans for the weekend? Want to just chill? In the mood to stay inside with the windows open, the sun streaming in, and a fun queer movie on whilst you bedazzle your jeans and stud your sunglasses in preparation for Pride? Here are some recs to…
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New Works, Releases, & the Flamingos Coffee House Event

Hello hello! In order below, we’ve got an announcement for a new publication from A Coup of Owls; a charity drive for the Black Trans Travel Fund; Monstrous May and a new work published; some chatter about TV and film this week; and finally, a write-up of the Flamingos Open Mic earlier this week and…
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A Transphobe Ruined His Own Night Because I Was Existing Next to Him

Hate is a miserable business — but in this case, not for me! Originally published in Prism & Pen in December, 2024. My partner and I went to DILF Leeds for the first time this week — DILF, which obviously stands for Dad I’d Like To Fuck, is a regular gay dance night that runs here in the UK. It…
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The Joy of Trans Creation

On the liberty of making unapologetically transgender art. Originally published in Prism & Pen. For me as a child, there was no real transgender representation around me. Transfeminine characters were exciting when I saw them, even though they were frequently the butt of jokes, highly sexualised, or the targets of violence from the narratives they…
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Where do I find the queer people?

Making friends and finding social & community spaces as an LGBTQ+ adult. This piece originally published in Prism & Pen on Dec 31, 2023. A friend and I recently went to a Queer Open Mic night after I saw it advertised on the same afternoon. While we were on the way back, she asked about how…