Lawrence Everett Forbes
@bohemiandork.com
Black queer writer, painter, caregiver, and 2025 Lambda Literary Fellow. As seen in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, WIRED, and on Wheel of Fortune. | bohemiandork.com. 🇺🇸🇻🇨🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🩼♿️
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Lawrence Everett Forbes
@bohemiandork.com
· Nov 14
Are You Mad? (2021)
5’ x 4’
Acrylic and gel medium on canvas
5’ x 4’
Acrylic and gel medium on canvas
I'm glad Miss J is still among us, though Miss Tyra'd is lame for not visiting, even via Zoom. [shrugs]
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I'm glad Miss J is still among us, though Miss Tyra'd is lame for not visiting, even via Zoom. [shrugs]
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For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory. n.pr/4ayRPUJ
How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
n.pr
February 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory. n.pr/4ayRPUJ
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Great replacement theory casts immigrants as stealing jobs from Americans *and* diversity programs as stealing jobs from White Americans. Great replacement theory frames immigrants *and* Black Americans as fraudulently voting.
February 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Great replacement theory casts immigrants as stealing jobs from Americans *and* diversity programs as stealing jobs from White Americans. Great replacement theory frames immigrants *and* Black Americans as fraudulently voting.
F#ck around and find out is a timeless trope, isn't it?
On this day in 1779, Native Hawaiians stabbed British colonizer Captain James Cook in the neck.
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February 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
F#ck around and find out is a timeless trope, isn't it?
Happy Valentine's Day to my Fellow Single Folks!
Amber Mark - Doin' Me (Official Visualizer)
YouTube video by AmberMarkVEVO
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Happy Valentine's Day to my Fellow Single Folks!
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T4T live is an act of resistance so trans people love on each other this #ValentinesDay. @translash.org
February 14, 2026 at 4:28 PM
T4T live is an act of resistance so trans people love on each other this #ValentinesDay. @translash.org
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New zines up:
North Central #WestVirginia
Most of #NJ (all of the counties in NJ are covered now!)
#Santa Cruz en español
#Monterey County, #CA en español
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
North Central #WestVirginia
Most of #NJ (all of the counties in NJ are covered now!)
#Santa Cruz en español
#Monterey County, #CA en español
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
SALUTE zines **BE SURE TO PRINT AT 100%!** - Google Drive
drive.google.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
New zines up:
North Central #WestVirginia
Most of #NJ (all of the counties in NJ are covered now!)
#Santa Cruz en español
#Monterey County, #CA en español
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
North Central #WestVirginia
Most of #NJ (all of the counties in NJ are covered now!)
#Santa Cruz en español
#Monterey County, #CA en español
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Effective immediately, all ice-skating backflips are to be referred to as “Surya Bonaly”s, please and thank you.
February 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Effective immediately, all ice-skating backflips are to be referred to as “Surya Bonaly”s, please and thank you.
Received great news I can’t yet reveal…know that I’m happy, though!
a bald man in a red shirt is standing in front of a punching bag and smiling .
ALT: a bald man in a red shirt is standing in front of a punching bag and smiling .
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Received great news I can’t yet reveal…know that I’m happy, though!
This is just downright ugly.
February 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
This is just downright ugly.
Applied for a writing grant!
bugs bunny is wearing a tuxedo and bow tie and is saying thank you .
ALT: bugs bunny is wearing a tuxedo and bow tie and is saying thank you .
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Applied for a writing grant!
I stuck the landing on the story I was working on!
a blurred image of a figure skater with the olympic rings behind him
ALT: a blurred image of a figure skater with the olympic rings behind him
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I stuck the landing on the story I was working on!
Still light in the sky at 5:30…
a woman in a blue shirt is standing in front of a sign that says bliss
ALT: a woman in a blue shirt is standing in front of a sign that says bliss
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Still light in the sky at 5:30…
I did it. I got it done…I think.
a sign that says ' life of concern ' at the top
ALT: a sign that says ' life of concern ' at the top
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I did it. I got it done…I think.
It's that low, huh?
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:23 PM
It's that low, huh?
My biggest fear—my father forgetting who I am—is a matter of time, and there’s nothing I can do about it. #alzheimers #dementia
February 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
My biggest fear—my father forgetting who I am—is a matter of time, and there’s nothing I can do about it. #alzheimers #dementia
I'm working on this piece that's about 98% done, which is lovely, but that 2% is kicking my ass. Love that for me.
kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter .
ALT: kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter .
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I'm working on this piece that's about 98% done, which is lovely, but that 2% is kicking my ass. Love that for me.
Mood:
Wednesday (2023 Remaster)
YouTube video by Tori Amos - Topic
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Mood:
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
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BREAKING BLACK HISTORY TODAY, 2/10/26!
Laila Edwards, the first Black woman to play for USA's National Hockey Team, first Black Woman to score a goal in the Olympics.
(snatched from the other place)
Laila Edwards, the first Black woman to play for USA's National Hockey Team, first Black Woman to score a goal in the Olympics.
(snatched from the other place)
February 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
BREAKING BLACK HISTORY TODAY, 2/10/26!
Laila Edwards, the first Black woman to play for USA's National Hockey Team, first Black Woman to score a goal in the Olympics.
(snatched from the other place)
Laila Edwards, the first Black woman to play for USA's National Hockey Team, first Black Woman to score a goal in the Olympics.
(snatched from the other place)
You know you’ve been through some real shit when 30 degrees is a warm day.
February 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM
You know you’ve been through some real shit when 30 degrees is a warm day.
I need a good, reasonably priced pedicurist in Manhattan. (Yes, I know...) Hit me up, if you know someone.
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I need a good, reasonably priced pedicurist in Manhattan. (Yes, I know...) Hit me up, if you know someone.
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remember what they took from you
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
remember what they took from you
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Brandi Carlile's accompaniment for "America the Beautiful" before the game last night was SistaStrings. The duo, Chauntee and Monique Ross, played another American anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," on the Library's Stradivarius instruments in 2024.
Here's a clip of that impromptu performance. ⬇️
Here's a clip of that impromptu performance. ⬇️
February 9, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Brandi Carlile's accompaniment for "America the Beautiful" before the game last night was SistaStrings. The duo, Chauntee and Monique Ross, played another American anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," on the Library's Stradivarius instruments in 2024.
Here's a clip of that impromptu performance. ⬇️
Here's a clip of that impromptu performance. ⬇️