Explaining to straight adults that much of queer history happened within their lifetime and they were unaware of all the extremely important events and how many laws there were to prevent us from thriving because they werent part of queer circles themselves is like…
-leans in close-
How would you like to know about the war in Ba Sing Se?
My dad LOVES learning about the Cold War. It’s full of drama. Backstabbing, cross-double-cross, spy gadgets, secret identities. It makes for great stories and as a journalist he loves a good story.
Me: oh yeah, I was just watching a documentary on the Lavender Scare. Fascinating that it was so recent in our history.
Dad: ….the what?
Me:
Me: -explaining that the moral panic of the 50s slowed down in the 70s only to start back up again with the aids epidemic in the 80s-
Dad: I remember that. It was scary times because no one knew how it was spread.
Me: what if I told you… that they could have slowed the spread of it, but chose not to because it seemed like only queers were affected by it and the government didnt see any problem with all of us dying.
Dad:
Dad: okay heres a simpler question for you- what’s with drag queens and Judy Garland and Barbara Streisand? I feel like every drag queen I’ve seen has a Dorothy costume in their lineup.
Me: -deep breath- okay so let’s go back to that lavender scare for a minute and how it intersects with the golden age of hollywood…
Me, ten minutes later: and that leads up to that famous picture of a drag queen dressed as Dorothy protesting in front of Trump Tower with the sign that says ‘surrender donald.’
Dad: that’s a pretty recent photo though.
Me:… uhhh… 1982.
Dad: … you’ve been hating that guy since before you were born, huh?
Me: oh man, wait until you hear about my opinions on Reagan.
Found a couple old doodles I still really liked when I was backing up my procreate files a couple months ago, so I thought I’d slap some color onto them-this Starfire and Raven piece was the result of that! Sometimes I just need to turn my brain off and paint/render, and this doodle was the perfect excuse
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve drawn Raven, let alone Kori and Raven together, so I had a lot of fun
Kori and Donna lineart cause I love it but I haven’t finished colouring it. They’re so delightful to draw. I’ll probably draw Donna carrying Kori too at some point cause they’re absolutely the type to carry each other as a show of strength and cause it’s fun.
I fucking hate American Healthcare I just had to spend literally a thousand dollars at the eye doctor
anyway tonight at 5PM Mountain Standard time we’ll be playing Skyrim for a few hours until @lakemojave boots up Red Dead Redemption! Come join and please support me potentially even monetarily so that I can fucking Survive
I literally do not care what the Bible says about any political issue. I am not Christian. Christian scripture should have zero effect on my life or my personal freedoms.
The fact that I did not mention abortion anywhere in this post, yet the replies and reblogs are filled with Christians trying to “well actually” me and/or resorting to anti-choice insults is… telling, to say the least.
So you agree? Current US laws banning abortion are based on the religious convictions of a select few?
