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Transgender athletes’ rights was opposed by those who viewed female athletes as undeserving, study finds

The researchers also found that adherence to traditional standards of femininity—such as prioritizing thinness and attractiveness—was a strong predictor of opposition to transgender athlete inclusion. For instance, respondents who endorsed the idea that women should be thin or that women’s muscles were less attractive were less supportive of transgender athletes competing in alignment with their gender identity.

Negative attitudes toward homosexuality were another powerful predictor of opposition to transgender athletes’ rights. Participants who expressed homophobic views, such as agreeing with statements like “I would be disappointed if I found out my child was homosexual,” were significantly more likely to support sex testing and oppose transgender inclusion.

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Luigi's Manifesto Exclusive: read Luigi Mangione's 262-word manifesto on the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

I got the Luigi Mangione manifesto. The real one, not the forgery circulating online. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-man...

a medieval drawing of three peasants in front of a fire, pulling up their clothes to warm their legs. the two in the back, a man and a woman, have pulled theirs up far enough to reveal their genitals

cozy winter vibes, france, 14th century

‘I Don’t Want Realism: I Want Magic!’—Magic and Queerness in Later Íslendingasögur (by Basil Arnould Price, a book chapter in Performing Magic in the Premodern North)

Just published - a book chapter in @coffeoglobin.bsky.social @jenhemphill.bsky.social, and Solveig Marie Wang's wonderful new volume on premodern magic. My chapter focuses on how ‘magic’ offers alternatives to normative modes of gender and sexuality in Old Norse sagas ✨ tinyurl.com/PMPN-BAP

Just been reminded of the greatest misprint I ever did see in an 18th century book

Elements of the Wicked book that would improve the films:

- Elphaba's parents are in a thruple w/ a glassblower called Turtleheart
- The creation myth of talking Animals feat. a magical river of piss
- The teens go to a multi-species sex club with huge Speak No More vibes
- Canonical twink couple

maybe we should normalize being like that was fun! three and a half! and leave it at that

letterboxd becoming an extension of stan twitter where every movie is either 5 stars perfect or 1 star the director should be put in jail has made the app borderline unusable

Opening of the Life of Findchú from the Book of Lismore

November 25: feast of Findchú of Brí Gobann (Brigown, Co. Cork), an early medieval Irish male saint famed for his asceticism & his ability to breastfeed, taking on female characteristics. HIs medieval Irish Life is preserved in the Book of Lismore

[Life of Findchú, UCC The Book of Lismore, f. 67v]

I am so tired of waiting, aren’t you, For the world to become good and beautiful and kind? Let’s take a knife and cut the world in two- And see what worms are eating At the rind. Langston Hughes

i love this website love shouting thoughts at the void it’s like i’m 15 on tumblr again

the drive from phoenix to flagstaff feels longer than the flight from jfk to phx and that’s because somewhere in the middle of the desert you are forced to go through a time vortex hope this helps :)

FALL 2006 TOO DONT FORGET THAT COLLECTION

performing manifestation rituals on this airplane rn w vsq’s cover of criminal by fiona apple, the tartan looks from the alexander mcqueen fall 1997 show and this image of sarah and eleanor

how do i explain to the girl next to me that i’m crying on this airplane because i was listening to i’m your man by mitski and started thinking about sarah posonby and eleanor butler the ladies of llangollen

One of my favourite poems.

I’m a queer historian / screenwriter from USC who writes history and fantasy about why we believe what we believe!

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a medieval drawing of a dog standing upright wearing a hood and holding a bottle. beside him is a cat laying in bed wearing what looks like a nightcap. both have distraught expressions on their faces.

doctor dog treating sick cat, 15th century

Hold Out, My Sweet Revisiting Gregory Maguire's Wicked in November 2024

wrote a bit about wicked and historical context in honor of the movie coming out:

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Excerpt from Timothy Snyder's "On Tyranny:" "1. Do not obey in advance." "Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do."

A lil tip for the folks with shoe polish on their lips today :)

a medieval illustration of a monk wearing dark glasses and robes, throwing dice across a table with a devil-may-care look on his face

another throwback to the early wmg days, i spent probably a total of 10+ hours trying to find a digitised copy of the source manuscript, which i believe is held by the national library of russia. never did find it.......

and then you’re like how the hell did this very queer subversive book become a widely beloved musical w a movie adaptation starring ariana grande??????

me reading wicked at 11: ooh so spooky how fun 🧙🏻‍♀️
me reading wicked at 24: so her parents were in a throuple w turtleheart??? glinda won’t stop talking about how hot elphie is?? the slow creep of fascism hangs over us all ????

going back to my roots (posting for the same 6 internet friends i’ve had forever)