Humanity
Always Say Gay
When the whole world is connected and you're supposed to be able to be your true and honest self, what do you do when you can't? In 2024 it's no longer taboo to be a member of the LGBT community, laws have passed allowing for same sex marriage, strides are being made for gender affirming care for gender nonconforming youths. So then why are gay suicide and trans murders happening at such an alarming rate across the county?
The Story of Masculinity and Femininity
When you walk into the store for shaving equipment, you’ll see something that has become so ubiquitous that it’s easy to ignore your natural curiosity and simply buy what you’re told will work. If you’re a man, you buy the blue, orange, black, and gray colored packaging. If you’re a woman, you buy the pastel, pink, and white colored packaging. You’ll take your new razors home, they’ll cut your hair perfectly fine, and you’ll move on to more important parts of your life.
Pride is Not A Controversial Community on Vocal
I have been sitting on this piece for a few days now, wondering if it needed to be written or if I would stir the pot. It turns out I can’t let the subject stay unaddressed.
J. Delaney-HowePublished 2 months ago in PrideSuper policeman
It appears that you enjoy reading about super hero cops! Even while "super policeman" may not be the name of a specific character in popular fiction, we can definitely come up with some inventive and thrilling stories based on the idea. I'll give you a little anecdote now:
Vijay KumarPublished 2 months ago in PrideReturn to Water
Water heals. This persisting belief was a gift from my young mind. Perhaps an innate understanding of a truth that many accepted as fact long before peer-reviewed articles declared the same. Water heals. I believed this as I swam the lengths of my hometown's iconic Z-shaped community pool. I believed because of the ineffable calm that overpowered my senses as I submerged my body. Faith in my restoration kept me afloat, not my particular matter and biology or the stringent lessons of my swim instructors. Even as I swam to the depths, I felt no panic as my body depleted itself of oxygen. The pressure felt like part of the healing process. I would push my lungs to the point of blackened vision until I reached some arbitrary milestone: a wall’s edge, a friend’s leg, or the bottom of the pool. The first gasp of air as you breach the water’s surface floods the system, and suddenly, you’re alive again.
Pongal: Harvesting Joy, Celebrating Abundance
In the heartlands of India, where vast fields sway in the gentle breeze and the sun casts its golden glow over the fertile plains, Pongal heralds a celebration of harvest, gratitude, and abundance. This South Indian festival, deeply rooted in agrarian traditions, is a time when communities come together to express their thanks to nature for a bountiful yield. Pongal, often referred to as the "harvest festival of Tamil Nadu," is not merely a cultural event but a spiritual journey that binds the people to the land that sustains them.
It's time to talk about the trans genocide
Content Warning: This article contains discussion about transphobia, descriptions of hate crimes and violence, discussions of historical genocides, and talk of active anti-trans legislation. Please read at your own discretion.
ghostsandrebelsPublished 3 months ago in PrideFrom Playboy To Scientology: VENUS VALLEY’s Feminist Finale(ish)
Happy new year, gentles and lady-men! If you’ve just arrived at this series, you’re a little late, but don’t worry - there’s plenty of rewriting and re-releasing of other chapters coming, and almost as many epilogues as The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King! You my dear queer reader have arrived almost at the end of my chapter-by-chapter release of my LGBTQIA+ centric philosophy chat book, in which queer life experience is the perfect example to introduce you to pretty much any and every facet of philosophy you can think of; in which you, my rainbow flag waving reader, are invited to debate discuss, question, contribute, so your inputs and insights can become my edits, until your views and voices are in its pages right alongside mine. Welcome, for almost the last time, queerly beloveds - in which I finally get around to talking about THE BIG BAD “F” - to VENUS VALLEY: Queer Philosophers’ Forum.
Mx. Stevie (or Stephen) ColePublished 3 months ago in PrideWelcoming a Happy New Year with Hope and Resilience"
As the clock strikes midnight and the echoes of "Auld Lang Syne" fill the air, the world collectively turns the page, bidding farewell to one chapter and eagerly anticipating the unwritten pages of a Happy New Year. In this kaleidoscope of time, we embark on a journey of reflection, renewal, and the boundless possibilities that come with the dawn of a fresh year.
Keith Haring: Innovative Art
Keith Herring, truly on artistic original. His work was a type of street art that no one sent him has done, and no one after him has done it either. One word that describes the artwork of Keith Haring is innovated an unprecedented. His works of art also socially conscious statements for example, Keith had contracted aids, and so in his artwork, he often did pieces that raise the awareness of the disease and for cure. Keith was also a publicly out of the closet, gay man, who, also in his work addressed issues important in the gay and lesbian communities.
RIKKI LA ROUGEPublished 3 months ago in PrideYou’re a Wizard, Neo: Queer Culture in Fantasy Fiction (a VENUS VALLEY chapter)
A fun fact & fantasy filled chapter is here, queerly beloveds - if you’ve just found me and just thought “a fun fact and fantasy filled chapter of what?”, let me tell you where you are: I’m releasing my LGBTQIA+ centric philosophy book chapter by chapter, so my rainbow flag flying readers can debate, discuss, question, contribute, giving me insights & inputs which become my edits, so the finished book includes all our views and voices. Welcome to Venus Valley: Queer Philosophers’ Forum.
Mx. Stevie (or Stephen) ColePublished 3 months ago in Pride- Top Story - December 2023
Let's Talk About Pansexuality!
December 8 marks pansexual pride day: a day to acknowledge the efforts made by pan community to gain acceptance and awareness. Pansexuality is a sexuality riddled by misunderstanding and misconception, leaving those who identify with the label frustrated and forced to educate those who don't understand. Education is important, it's easy to do, and no one is ever too old to learn new things.
ghostsandrebelsPublished 4 months ago in Pride