Got a chance to work a fifth granny square. I picked up this cotton yarn remnant stash at a garage sale seemingly a lifetime ago - one-off balls in a whole bunch of rainbow-friendly colors perfect for Pride Month and Earth Day and other opportunities to have color joy.
This morning there was an interesting presentation at #lgm about using new typographic ligatures to make written language more gender-neutral. Great ideas with graphically interesting solutions. Thanks to the "Bye Bye Binary"-collective. https://typotheque.genderfluid.space/
Sometimes I like to amuse myself by tallying which items of my outfit came from a "men's" department and which from a "women's" (per US retail designations). Today's tally:
Lee Teka is also a comic artist (often under E.L. Tedana), and you can help support them by buying this wonderful anthology of their work from ABO Comix: https://www.abocomix.com/store/p303/bodeofwork.html
Also, go check out #MutualAidMonday hosted by the fedi's very own Vantablack! In keeping with the work of Lee Teka, let's center mutual aid and community solidarity in every way we can. If you donate, Blahaj will award you the heart of trans pride! :BlobhajTransPrideHeart:
It's #AutismAcceptanceWeek and we had a chat with Katie Munday about the benefits of online spaces for trans autistic people and what people can do to make both online and physical spaces more inclusive.
QSFer K.L. Noone has a new queer fantasy book out (M-NB): The Merchant Witch.
Sometimes heroic swordsmen need money. So Aric and his half-fairy partner Emrys have accepted a job protecting a wealthy cloth merchant’s caravan. But the job’s more complicated than it seems.
Em’s fairy father is hunting them, and Em’s trying not ...
"A tender, gentle novel about new beginnings and being surprised by love. John is non-judgmental and curious, yearning for human connection without imposing barriers. Emotionally very satisfying, “Just Stu” is a worthy read. 4 stars."
I'm TapTap, I'm 33, gender fluid, and after a tame but conservative upbringing I finally feel safe & able to get clothes that feel right to me.
Please make yourself VISIBLE by registering to #VOTE and participating in every election you can! A lot of gross policies are very local, where your vote counts much more. "Both sides" is a form of vote suppression
Block anyone who tries to discourage you or others from voting. Monsters.
Wishing everyone a very happy Easter and Trans Day of Visibility 💙💖
We’re celebrating this very special occasion with a collection of trans pride creations by diverse artists from across the world celebrating Trans Visibility!
"Gorgeous, lyrical descriptions, a bit of magic in and of themselves. And the relationship between Aric and Emrys. There's no doubt that these two belong together, and Noone makes writing the gender fluid Emrys seem breathtakingly easy... a lovely, diverse, enterating and dare I say magical read."
"Quite an enjoyable read. The voice, the prose, the characters and plot - everything was good. If you love sci-fi, space operas, advanced technology, alien civilisations, flawed characters and high personal stakes, this is the book for you."