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TieDyeDude
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Mx. Justin Vivian Bond is one of the recipients of the 2024 MacArthur Fellowship (i.e. Genius Grant). I first became aware of Bond from the movie Shortbus. The song is slightly NSFW (suggestive lyrics). The movie is extremely NSFW, but beautiful.

https://youtu.be/U4HEVtKvi0M

#tuesdaytunes

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Dilara
Here Comes the Sun | Nicole Dennis-Benn
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You can tell this novel was written by an author who went through a creative writing programme. I'm not fond of those but I recognise the quality of the writing, the message and the emotional punches, so don't be put off by my lukewarm review if the book's description appeals to you. It won awards!
#FoodandLit #Jamaica #LGBTQI+
@Catsandbooks @Texreader
Photo of a Jamaican resort much like the one described in the book from wikipedia

Texreader Wonderful honest review 3mo
Catsandbooks 😂👍🏼🇯🇲❤️ 3mo
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dabbe
The IHOP Papers | Ali Liebegott
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willaful 😭 6mo
IndoorDame ❤️❤️❤️ 6mo
CaitlinR What a lovely poem. 6mo
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dabbe @willaful 💙🩵💙 6mo
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MemoirsForMe ❤️❤️❤️ 6mo
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TheSpineView Love! However, I don't want to grow old. 5mo
dabbe @TheSpineView Agree 💯! 😂🤩😀 5mo
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3: une aspiration au dehors | Geoffroy de Lagasnerie
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A essay about friendship, how undervalued it is in our society, and its potential for making society more open & egalitarian, & less family-centered. Based on his deep, cultivated friendship with ÉdouardLouis and Didier Éribon. With quotes from Barthes, Foucault, Wilhelm Reich, etc. Can't say I agree with everything, but it is thought-provoking & pleasant to read.

#LGBTQI+

Dilara Photo by Paul Lehr of the 3 friends (left to right: Didier, Édouard, Geoffroy) from a Guardian article about E. Louis: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/jan/28/edouard-louis-the-end-of-eddy-chan... 7mo
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TieDyeDude
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I found this recording of an evening at Symphony Space with Justin Vivian Bond on Hoopla today. I became aware of Justin through the movie Shortbus. I have been interested in reading their memoir Tango, but haven't yet. This audio gave some insight into the contents of the book and their writing process.

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La Bastarda | Trifonia Melibea Obono
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There aren't many Equatorial Guinea novels and beggars can't be choosers, but still... I wished the translation flowed better, and the writing was less didactic. It's probably going to be a soft pick nonetheless.

#EquatorialGuinea #Africa #LGBTQI+

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BarbaraBB I just read this one too. And you‘re right about the translation. At least I think it is the translation. I lacks dept at times. 3y
Dilara @BarbaraBB Yes, that was disappointing. I'm not happy with the translation, and I found the translator's choice to keep some words in Spanish (abuelita, hija...) puzzling, since the novel is conveying the thoughts and speech of characters who don't communicate in Spanish in the first place, but in Fang.

Note to self: try Ekomo, au cœur de la forêt guinéenne (Spanish 1985, French 1995) by María Nsué Angüe
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BarbaraBB I was wondering about the Spanish too but didn‘t know if maybe they were colonized by Spain once. 3y
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Dilara @BarbaraBB They were colonised by Spain, but Spanish is an institutional language. Having common Spanish words in an English text makes sense when you have a novel with Hispanic characters in an Anglophone setting, because they may use those words (family titles, etc.) and code-switch, even inside of an English sentence. Here, we have a novel written in Spanish and translated into Spanglish for no good reason that I can fathom... 3y
Dilara ... where Spanish words are used for the concepts least likely to be expressed with Spanish words - family relationships. That's an odd choice. 3y
BarbaraBB I see, that is interesting to know. Odd indeed. Disappointing that the translator didn‘t think of that. (edited) 3y
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BlameJennyJane
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I cannot even recall how this book came into my life but I am so glad it did. The trauma cleaning business was fascinating to learn about but this is also a biography of a woman, Sandra Pankhurst, who has spent her life, in some ways, healing (cleaning up) her own frequently messy trauma. The author‘s use of language and perspective honors Sandra and those whose lives she has impacted. This is a beautiful read I will not forget. #biography #lgbTqi

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Lindy
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Sandra‘s lack of friendships with other members of the #LGBTQI community is not active; she would not turn away from someone on those grounds. But her frame of reference regarding that community is her drag days. Her aversion is not to gay people or #trans people, but to the image of herself that she associates with that period of her life. She identifies her straight friends with a healthier, happier, safer and more productive self.

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Lizpixie
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#SeptemBowie #day19 #ModernLove I think it's fabulous that they're is so much #LGBTQI romance books out there now. Modern love indeed. I do realise that diverse sexuality has been around for a very long time, but authors feeling free to publish novels about is a modern thing. You know it's mainstream enough when it's included in a paranormal romance series!

No_One 😊 love is love!! 7y
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LeeannDunton
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ALSO!!! 'The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue' by Mackenzi Lee is out today! I've heard *such* phenomenal things about this book.

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