Me: Saying aros are lucky for “not having to deal with crushes” or that you’re “jealous” of us is really insesitive.

Also me: god I love being aro and not having to deal with crushes

With the help of @elvenclub we have gathered a list of queer entertainment for you to consume when you are looking for some good queer media

Netflix

Sense 8 – Eight people discover that they have become psychically linked to each other, and use this bond to escape people who would seek to destroy them. Among the cast is a trans lesbian hacker, a closeted Latino actor.

A Single Man – A day in the life of an English Professor after his long-term lover dies in a car crash. Stars Colin Firth. This is both heart-warming and bittersweet. Bring the hankies.

I love you, Phillip Morris – A con man finds the love of his life in prison and works to free him in this black romantic comedy. Stars Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. Insanely sweet in its way and worth a watch with ice cream on a rainy day, or if you need something not doom and gloom.

Holding the Man – Two boys in high school discover they have feelings for each other. Despite being complete opposites, they work through the difficult life of homosexuality from the 1960s onwards. Warnings for Aids related story and bereavement.

The Out List – A documentary about notable LGBT+ personalities that discusses being openly LGBT+ today.

De-Lovely – A musical portrait of Cole Porter’s life, from his meeting Linda until his death. Still can’t get the tunes out of my head.

Books (and Comics)

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters – An oyster girl in North England falls in love with a ‘masher’ (a woman who performs variety acts in men’s clothing) and runs away with her to Victorian London. There, she becomes part of the act until she discovers a shocking revelation. Eventual happy ending.

Fun Home: A Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel – The biography of Bechdel’s home life and her discovery of her homosexuality, she compares her struggles with the struggles of her closeted father. Engaging read that is frank, honest and funny, while able to be serious when it needs to be.

Love is Love – In honour of those lost in Orlando, DC and IDW co published a graphic novel that celebrates the LGBT+ community and mourns those lost in the Orlando Shooting. All proceeds go to the survivors and families of the victims.

If I was your girl by Meredith Russo – A coming of age story about a trans girl who falls in love with a boy at her new school, yet fears the repercussions of revealing her past.

Music

Matt Fishel – A gay singer/song writer who writes about his experiences as a gay man in London in a humorous way.

Hayley Kikeyo – A Sapphic singer/song writer who sings about her experiences as a lesbian in awesomely catchy pop tunes.

Jenny by Studio Killers – a song about a woman trying to tell her best friend that she is in love with her.

Non-fiction

Unspeakable Things by Laurie Penny – An award-winning journalist from London, Penny’s book lays out the ins and outs of patriarchy in a clear and decisive way. She discusses the harmful effects of patriarchy for men, women and everyone in-between.

Meat Market: Female Flesh under Capitalism by Laurie Penny – A smaller book by Penny, she discusses how female sexuality is taken from women only to be repackaged and sold back to them.

you know, when i said i wanted the real world to be more like harry potter i just meant the teleportation and the butterbeer, not the entire plot of book 5 where the government refuses to do anything about a deadly threat so the teenagers have to rise up and fight back

“What it’s Like to be” Masterlist

What it’s Like to be Abrosexual

What it’s Like to be Agender

What it’s Like to be Aroflux

What it’s Like to be Aromantic

What it’s Like to be Asexual

What it’s Like to be Bigender

What it’s Like to be Biromantic

What it’s Like to be Bisexual

What it’s Like to be Demigirl

What it’s Like to be Demiromantic

What it’s Like to be Demisexual

What it’s Like to be Gay

What it’s Like to be Genderfluid

What it’s Like to be Genderqueer

What it’s Like to be Lesbian

What it’s Like to be Lithromantic

What it’s Like to be Maverique

What it’s Like to be Nebularomantic

What it’s Like to be Nonbinary

What it’s Like to be Panromantic

What it’s Like to be Pansexual

What it’s Like to be Polysexual

What it’s Like to be Queer

What it’s Like to be Quoigender

What it’s Like to be Transgender

Asexual Awareness Week is here!! Time to celebrate each and every one of you wonderful aces <3 Thank you for being you! Enjoy!!

since it’s asexual awareness week I wanna rec some books with great ace characters from all over the ace spectrum  (some have more than one!!!!!!! actually i think all of my recs have more than one tbh)

Novels:

Collection of short stories:

Poetry

Listen.

there is a universe right outside of your window, but there is no monster under your bed.

there are a thousand stars in that sky, and not a single one of them believes you are insignificant. 

there are more than a million songs playing around the world at this very moment, and every one is written by someone who’s cried themselves to sleep at least once.

there is no known end to space, so breathe and understand that a school test won’t end it all.

find yourself in the stars, in the music, in the universe. 

does your own post ever comfort you? because yeah, i needed this.

reasons i haven’t replied back:

- i’m socially exhausted - i don’t have the time right now - i don’t know how to reply - i have a bad memory and got distracted - i’m having a depressive episode and don’t have the energy to socialise

not reasons i haven’t replied back:

- i’m ignoring you just because - i hate you - i’m fed up with you - i don’t want to be your friend anymore

I wish everything was quieter and softer and less often. 

✨lgbtq blog✨

Happy national coming out day!

Ina talking about her relationship to her body on SVT Edit, with subs by me

Little Todd sticker just because I felt like it~

I was asked if I could make this piece available as a print so I’ll throw one in for anyone who orders :)

not taking any chances

GIANT SELF HELP MASTERPOST

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emergency compliment  calming manatee calming paintbrush soothing techniques the thoughts room the quiet place daily puppy draw a stickman self injury recovery masterpost need a hug?? comfort box alternatives for anger and restlessness happy thing masterpost when you’re sad? click here to smile feeling stressed? cheer up! the dawn room

isnt the rain beautiful are you feeling okay? calm down weave silk to calm down do nothing for two minutes match the colours look at the stars!

wanting to self harm or worse? maybe you want to comfort someone else wow beautiful nature sounds! really good game to get feelings out nature not your thing? coffee shop noise

sand patterns speak to people how to care for self harm cuts distractions and alternatives for self harm how to fade and cover scars what to do when someone notices your cuts/scars? resisting the urges 25 ways to avoid self injury tips to help stop cutting helping someone who is suicidal stupid games to cheer you up (pointless games) the butterfly project just relapsed? reasons to live

eating disorder support groups coping with exercise addictions bulimia recovery coping with weight gain overcome your eating disorder

bipolar self help living with bipolar dealing with bipolar without medication 10 more ways to cope with bipolar bipolar coping skills

how to cope with depression natural depression treatments ways to deal with depression/stress overcoming loneliness  finding the right antidepressant

understanding and managing anxiety understanding and coping with panic attacks tips and tricks for dealing with anxiety anti stress breathing tips coping with social anxiety cope with panic attacks

self defence tips rape escape how to break out of a zip tie

depression resources masterpost cool game called ‘the end’ to distract you “how to cut” (not what you think) big master post of masterposts

HOW TO stop skipping breakfast stop biting your nails work through feelings of social isolation understand types of anxiety deal with anxiety calm down calm down during a anxiety attack do yoga to cheer  yourself up learn how to mediate cope with ocd coping with social anxiety disorder coping with schizophrenia coping with depression coping with bipolar coping with borderline personality disorder coping with eating disorders coping with autism spectrum disorder

GET HELP WITH

disorders/mental illness low on cash but wanting help? panic and anxiety coping with PTSD never say these things to someone having a panic attack what is ocd? more about ocd what is PTSD? what is social anxiety/social phobia supporting someone with PTSD tips living with someone who has OCD what is depression? what is autism spectrum disorder? what is bipolar? what is borderline personality disorder? what are eating disorders? what is generalized anxiety disorder? what is panic disorder? what is schizophrenia?  suicide prevention hotlines more hotlines (UK) list of hotlines for everyone mental health hotlines

8TRACKS PLAYLISTS CALM/CHEER UP MUSIC

note to self good feelings spring fling coffee shop acoustics rad covers good feelings a little bit of everything good morning breathe acoustic conquer school wheels on the road choose happy sleepy tunes coffee shop tunes

BACKGROUND NOISES

MYNOISE SOUNDROWN RAINY MOOD COFFEE SHOP SOUNDS TO FALL ASLEEP TO STUDY PLAYLIST MOST RELAXING TUNE ACCORDING TO SCIENTISTS CALM SOUND

Important!

This is incredible and I’m also going to add emergencykitten.com

Because who doesn’t occasionally have an emergency that requires a kitten

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU COULD EVER REBLOG

This is my savior. I love this

— A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce

THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN

I’VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THIS FOR SEVEN YEARS

DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW HARD IT IS TO ?????

That last fatal scream tho

THE TERROR IN HIS SCREAM OH GOSH

i’m crying

WAAA-

I will always reblog this on the off chance some other poor soul has been searching for it

IT’S BACK

@stormfated IT’s FUCKING BACK!!

YES IT’S BACK

why does he sound like Homer Simpson. 

What do teenage girls even talk to each other about

memes

With the help of @elvenclub we have gathered a list of queer entertainment for you to consume when you are looking for some good queer media

Netflix

Sense 8 – Eight people discover that they have become psychically linked to each other, and use this bond to escape people who would seek to destroy them. Among the cast is a trans lesbian hacker, a closeted Latino actor.

A Single Man – A day in the life of an English Professor after his long-term lover dies in a car crash. Stars Colin Firth. This is both heart-warming and bittersweet. Bring the hankies.

I love you, Phillip Morris – A con man finds the love of his life in prison and works to free him in this black romantic comedy. Stars Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. Insanely sweet in its way and worth a watch with ice cream on a rainy day, or if you need something not doom and gloom.

Holding the Man – Two boys in high school discover they have feelings for each other. Despite being complete opposites, they work through the difficult life of homosexuality from the 1960s onwards. Warnings for Aids related story and bereavement.

The Out List – A documentary about notable LGBT+ personalities that discusses being openly LGBT+ today.

De-Lovely – A musical portrait of Cole Porter’s life, from his meeting Linda until his death. Still can’t get the tunes out of my head.

Books (and Comics)

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters – An oyster girl in North England falls in love with a ‘masher’ (a woman who performs variety acts in men’s clothing) and runs away with her to Victorian London. There, she becomes part of the act until she discovers a shocking revelation. Eventual happy ending.

Fun Home: A Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel – The biography of Bechdel’s home life and her discovery of her homosexuality, she compares her struggles with the struggles of her closeted father. Engaging read that is frank, honest and funny, while able to be serious when it needs to be.

Love is Love – In honour of those lost in Orlando, DC and IDW co published a graphic novel that celebrates the LGBT+ community and mourns those lost in the Orlando Shooting. All proceeds go to the survivors and families of the victims.

If I was your girl by Meredith Russo – A coming of age story about a trans girl who falls in love with a boy at her new school, yet fears the repercussions of revealing her past.

Music

Matt Fishel – A gay singer/song writer who writes about his experiences as a gay man in London in a humorous way.

Hayley Kikeyo – A Sapphic singer/song writer who sings about her experiences as a lesbian in awesomely catchy pop tunes.

Jenny by Studio Killers – a song about a woman trying to tell her best friend that she is in love with her.

Non-fiction

Unspeakable Things by Laurie Penny – An award-winning journalist from London, Penny’s book lays out the ins and outs of patriarchy in a clear and decisive way. She discusses the harmful effects of patriarchy for men, women and everyone in-between.

Meat Market: Female Flesh under Capitalism by Laurie Penny – A smaller book by Penny, she discusses how female sexuality is taken from women only to be repackaged and sold back to them.