Misc. - Blog Posts

Young butch watched over by a poster of Bruce Lee, from Sophia Wallace's "Girls will be Bois" series, 2002–2007.

Urban Weed Awards Crown Unwanted Plants with Superlatives

Federico Gama, selection from 12-D, 2007

Jana Wirth and Natalya Piro for Creem Magazine 2007

African-American cowgirl Nellie Brown, and her horse. Circa 1900 - 1915.

Knight and Kiss Divine - O Beloved, it is my dearest wish to be known only by you. To Partake in your laughter, to feel the leather of your scabbard, and become your flesh. To tread through the field where flowers were left kneeling under your gait, for mine road I hope to be illuminated by your radiance.

The Conquerer [5 of swords tarot] this evil knightess is for https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/novaandmali/star-crossed-a-queer-tarot project! go get yours <3

Henri-Paul Motte Leda et le cygne 1900

Marilyn Monroe at the Plaza Hotel in New York photographed by Eve Arnold, 1956

A marcher in a gay rights parade up New York’s Fifth Avenue, July 1979. Photographed by Brian Alpert.

"South Africa's first Pride March" (1990) photos from GALA Queer Archive

Feelings tonight

“ALRADY, WE HAVE NO FUTURE, BUT WE, HAVE TO CREATE!”, 1995 Yoshitomo Nara

ICC Berlin. Photo: Matthias Heiderich

some recent portraits of butches of color. via butchisnotadirtyword

Drag Kings Chaz Del Diablo, Syditious and Pepe Pan by Sara Hart (2008)

Judith/Jack Halberstam Photo by: Del LaGrace Volcano

eat drink sleep play

ph. Terry Tsiolis for Out Magazine

Drag Kings Manny Mango and Chaz Del Diablo, by Sara Hart (2008)

lively fellas 🦴

Kraków Mistrzejowice (photos by me - grace4drowning on instagram)

sketch

Jøshua Zerø photographed by Nicole Ngai

3am photography by briscoepark

In August 1939, LIFE magazine sent photographer Charles Peterson to shoot an assignment which was never featured in the magazine. This invitation only jam session was organized by jazz guitarist Eddie Condon and promoter Ernie Anderson. It took place in New York at the Riverside Drive apartment of cartoonist Burris Jenkins. The guest list included Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Ivie Anderson, Hot Lips Page, Billie Holiday, Harry Lim, Pee Wee Russell, Johnny Hodges, Chu Berry, Cozy Cole, Clyde Newcombe, Bud Freeman, and Dave Tough.

"Pearls" by Morgan Gwenwald

source: The Femme Mystique, edited by Lesléa Newman