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Enby is a vibrator for everyone
Sex toy store Wild Flower recently announced the launch of its first original toy, Enby, a gender-neutral vibrator that looks… kinda like a bike seat?
Wild Flower said they wanted to create something that would work for trans and non-binary folk, while its unique shape and design makes it accessible to all genitals and all bodies. The name Enby comes from the word “non-binary.” People who identify as non-binary sometimes call themselves ‘enbies’.
Wild Flower promotes Enby as a creatively adaptable sex toy that has multiple functions. Its wings can be flexed to stroke, grab or massage. Its ridges keep it in place or can provide extra stimulation, depending on how creative you get with it. You could:
- Hump it with a vulva or perineum
- Stroke a penis by wrapping it into a sleeve
- Tuck it into underwear or a harness during strap-on sex, this can stimulate the wearer and the receiver by turning the dildo into a vibrator
- Share the vibrations by slipping it between two bodies
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Sporty Sunday *58
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Is Stranger Things’ Will gay?
The new season of Stranger Things dropped on Netflix a few days ago and after two seasons of abduction and possession, Noah Schnapp’s character Will Byers spends the first half of the latest run with a far more human issue on his hands – all his friends have coupled up and all he wants to do is get back to the good old days of cycling around and playing D&D.
One scene from the show’s third episode, titled The Case of the Missing Lifeguard, though, hints at the Will’s sexuality. Spoilers ahead.
The scene in question sees Will attempting to interest Lucas and Mike in a new Dungeons & Dragons campaign, but it’s obvious that he’s the only one really into the game. The other two boys laugh off his enthusiasm and derail the game with conversation about their respective girlfriends, frustrating the already disheartened Will.
Fed up, Will calls an end to the campaign and rushes out of Mike’s basement, though both Mike and Lucas attempt to call him back. Mike rushes out after his friend and this happens:
Now, obviously this could just be an angry comment thrown out during an argument, but the charged silence and the look of stunned betrayal on Will’s face suggest that Mike’s words have a bit more weight than suggesting that Will just doesn’t like girls yet. Mike apologises, swearing he’s not trying to be a jerk and goes on about how everyone’s growing up, but Will still leaves, even more upset with his friends.
While it’s never discussed or even hinted at again, we can’t help but consider if this is the Duffer Brothers’ way of alluding to Will’s sexuality. Unlike Robin’s coming out scene, the idea that Will might be gay doesn’t lead to an intimate conversation or touching moment between friends.
But the implication does bring back a conversation that began in season one when Stranger Things fans were questioning Will’s sexuality. In the freshman season, Will is continuously referenced by the group’s bullies using homophobic slurs and his story of being dragged into the Upside Down and left for dead was likened to how queer characters are often treated as “other” or thrown in the closet.
Back then Noah Schnapp said that for him Will’s sexuality is besides the point but it looks like many fans disagree.
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Mirror Monday *50
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Periodical Political Post *107
Queer News
- Northern Ireland could get marriage equality this week
- Anti-queer bullying most common in UK schools
- The rainbow hypocrisy of AT&T and other corporations
- Tennessee passes law to chip away at marriage equality
- Trans teen gang-raped on first night out as a woman
Other News
- Australia is becoming one of the world’s worst polluters
- ICE mined driver’s license photos for facial recognition
- ISPs brand Mozilla internet villain for supporting privacy
- Enforcer of Philippines war on drugs defends killing toddlers
- Christian school teacher who scolded girls to be
modest got a student drunk to have sex with him
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Sleepover at the sea
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Bart van der Maas
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The heartbreaking letter a gay teen left his parents before leaving
Kent was 19 when he fled his home. All he left his parents was a note explaining why he’s gone: They wouldn’t accept him because he’s gay. He also posted a photo of the letter on Twitter where people reacted with messages of support and sympathy to his situation.
“There hasn’t been a day where I haven’t cried or struggled to find the energy to get out of bed,” he opened. “This doesn’t feel like a home and I don’t think it ever will. You have accused me of being a bad person, of being an embarrassment, and telling me I have a psychological disorder. I don’t think you guys will ever understand what it’s like to hear that from your own parents and how harmful and damaging it is to a child.”
After listing other efforts his parents made to “cure” him of homosexuality, he patiently explained where his parents had gone wrong by not respecting his journey to self-discovery and peace with his sexuality.
“The other day you asked me what parents were for,” he wrote. “Parents are supposed to love and accept their children unconditionally. It took me a lifetime to get to a point where I’m happy and secure with who I am and it breaks my hear that the two people that have supported me my entire life do not accept me when I’m finally happy with who I am. It pains me that you both can’t put aside your personal opinions and views and just love and accept me for who I am.”
He goes on to list statistics about queer teens who attempt suicide, noting that the lack of parental support increases the odds dramatically. “I’m leaving because I refuse to become another statistic,” he says.
He closed by telling his parents not to bother contacting him unless they decided to accept him for who he is. In a later tweet, he revealed that they hadn’t contacted him since he left.
here’s the letter I left to my parents before moving out in english and spanish, I’m never changing who I am
pic.twitter.com/V2qjdLQ1qW
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ᴋᴇɴᴛ☽ (@uhkent) July 8, 2019
ᴋᴇɴᴛ☽ (@uhkent) He is currently staying with a friend and wanted to make sure everyone knew he wasn’t looking for attention when he posted his letter.
“I’m not sharing this for pity or for attention but because I know there are people out there just like me who are scared and stuck in abusive homes and I want to be an example that you’re never stuck and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel,” he tweeted after his missive started going viral.
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Asher Angel and Jack Dylan Grazer during the press tour for Shazam!
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Wet Wednesday *80
Takeru Satoh
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Where being queer is still illegal
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) released an updated map listing the nations still criminalising consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults.
De Facto criminalisation:
Iraq, Egypt
Up to eight years imprisonment:
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Cameroon, Togo, Ghana, Liberia, Guinea, Senegal, Namibia, Botswana*, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Oman, Syria, Lebanon, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, Comoros, Mauritius, Eswatini, Bhutan, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Cook Islands
10 years to life in prison:
Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, St Vincent and Grenadines, St Lucia, Grenada, Barbados, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Brunei, Soloman Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Tonga
Effective death penalty:
Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iran
Possible death penalty:
Mauritania, UAE, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Gambia
*Since the list was published Botswana scrapped its law that banned gay sex
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Tattoo Thursday *33
Aiden Glass
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Pride & Pitfalls: Queer Representations in Anime
In terms of sheer quantity, there are a lot more queer characters in anime than there are in American cartoons. Until recently, queer representation in American animation has faced two ridiculous obstacles: the idea that cartoons are just for kids, and the idea that it’s inappropriate to expose kids to the existence of queer people.
Thankfully that first obstacle started being challenged in the ’90s with shows like The Simpsons and South Park, and the second obstacle’s being challenged now thanks to shows like Steven Universe and The Loud House. In Japan, however, neither of obstacles exist. There’s been anime for adults almost as long as there’s been anime, and kids anime have long featured openly queer characters.
As for the quality of queer representation in anime, it’s a mixed bag. While there isn’t the same “think of the children!” panicking as in America, Japan still has a fair deal of cultural stigma around the queer community.
Because of this, while including queer characters is less taboo, they’re often portrayed as jokey stereotypes. Sometimes these stereotypical characters are written well enough to transcend their problematic origins, other times they can be incredibly offensive (let’s never speak of “Puri Puri Prisoner” from One Punch Man). There’s also the yaoi (boys love) and yuri (girls love) genres which focus on same-sex relationships, but often in a very unrealistic and fetishized manner.
As the LGBT rights movement picks up steam in Japan, there’s thankfully been an increase in more respectful and believable portrayals. This article will examine how 20 popular anime approach their queer characters.
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Flower Friday *20
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