Of course I am talking more than about Krystle Cole, I am talking about romance, which I am now trying to write poems about, my personal relationship to romance. And when it comes to that, I finally decided: I’d like to learn to be enraptured by my fear. Fun collection of short, mostly nonfiction comics about various aspects of queer identity. All previously published by The Nib.

Be Gay Do Crime: Queer Crime Films - BFI Player

Marla’s demise was not inconceivable, given her utter disregard for the people whose lives her greed destroyed, but it begs the question: why do so many (cis-het, white) male villains not only survive, but also often thrive after their misdeeds? What message does this send out to the thousands of queer women watching this film, hoping for a glimmer of representation and the happy endings that are by no means such a rarity in real life? Fan favourite 'Tidal Wave' starts things off strong before delving into garage nostalgia with 'The Dream', 'Enemy Destruct' and 'Destroyed Fortress Reappears'. 'Web' and 'Beat Quest' are also great, and it's cute to hear 'Spider Cider' too. However, I can say that, after having read it, Be Gay, Do Comics definitely deserved their award! This was a fun anthology that brought together a bunch of amazing artists and writers to create an impactful statement about what it means to exist as a queer person within the world. There was a little something for everyone here—the comics covered a myriad of topics and featured creators that had stories to tell about their own cultures and experiences, as well as some queer history, and discussions about "current" events (some of the events are less than current now, but were very current when the comics were made). Although other research has long shown that LGBTQ people and gender minorities are disproportionately affected by crime, the study published in Science Advances, a multidisciplinary journal, on Friday looked at data that has only been collected since 2016, making for the first comprehensive and national study to examine the issue. Crimes: piracy, theft, maybe overthrowing government (idk I watched 250 episodes), assassination attempt, destroying public propertyJust as every other new film with queer female representation, I Care A Lot was discussed intensely on the Internet following its release. Division was particularly strong over its ending. In the last two minutes of an otherwise enjoyable film, it seemed as though its two protagonists would receive a happy ending. As almost every queer person knows, happy endings to stories about us are incredibly rare, so much so that the “Bury Your Gays” theory has emerged in recent years to analyse the prevalence of this alarming trend.

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Part 6 is just part 5 for lesbians. Like fr Jolyne's love interest's original design was clearly female (feel free to now headcanon male Anasui as trans or sth). Crucially, it is not only on his former lover’s behalf that Farr resolves to act. Melodramas often rely on synecdoche, using a single victimized hero and villainous pursuer to represent larger social conflicts, but Victim foregoes synecdoche altogether. By representing London’s resilient yet precarious queer community, Dearden’s film makes it crystal clear that the “victims” designated by the film’s title are plural, and that the villain is, ultimately, the law itself. Nothing in the film suggests that Farr will leave the closet for the bar off Shaftesbury Avenue, but if his advocacy succeeds, then those barroom communities will be a little more stable, less prone to the impulses of suicide and self-exile which Barrett and Henry experience. Crime here applies to various acts. From stealing national treasures and literal mass murder to just petty rule breaking and silly teen shenanigans. c/p from my review on TheStoryGraph) It's hard to rate an anthology. I loved most of these but a few didn't hit with me. I think it's great to see these works collected because this is the kind of thing I would have loved to have had when I was a child growing up queer and reading comics. For the most reason I really enjoyed reading this. It also made me cry a few times SO THERE IS THAT

I think about this lens when it comes to attitudes to sex work, a lot. I think what makes all women want to speculate on sex work, and also makes them nervous, is that it often seems like sex work is a labor that’s available to basically every woman, whether or not that’s true. (Maybe it kind of is but there are things like racism and ableism that make it harder or sometimes impossible to work etc.) (And even if it’s available, we know it’s trans workers and workers of color who face more violence that can be fatal.) Part of me was wishing there was some kind of taxonomy of the comics. I couldn't suss any kind of organization scheme. But maybe that's my librarian talking. :) Gay people on the run?? Dystopian setting?? Yeah, it's decent, don't think I'd like it now but as a teen I ate that shit up. It begins with a bang: “Tonight you better listen because I am going to tell you/ What you always wanted to hear./ All you bad hombres better take a deep breath./ I shit you not./ This is the night of nights./ Take a chance on love.”