Mark Zidzik
@markzidzik.bsky.social
The #OwnVoices #Author of " #Dracula / Harker: A #Gay #Gothic #Romance " and unapologetic anti-reactionary. Hate my sexual orientation, politics, and book, and see if I care.
Book website: https://markzidzik.com
Author blog: https://markzidzik.com/blog
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Book website: https://markzidzik.com
Author blog: https://markzidzik.com/blog
🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇹🇼
Trump, his enabling lackeys in his administration, and their MAGA supporters are a moral stain on America.
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Trump Deporting Gay Men to Iran Is a Death Sentence
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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January 26, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Trump, his enabling lackeys in his administration, and their MAGA supporters are a moral stain on America.
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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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The State is the enemy of empathy, freedom, justice, and the pursuit of happiness.
January 24, 2026 at 8:50 AM
The State is the enemy of empathy, freedom, justice, and the pursuit of happiness.
No hateful people you're being nice to will ever thank you for wasting your life on them.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
No hateful people you're being nice to will ever thank you for wasting your life on them.
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"Burn for You" is HOT! A ballad of queer lust, longing, and love, it is wonderfully explicit yet has layers of meaning.
#GayMusic #LGBTQmusic #QueerMusic #NewMusic #MusicDiscovery
#GayMusic #LGBTQmusic #QueerMusic #NewMusic #MusicDiscovery
New single by Nico! #gaymusic
🌈🎵New EP from my incredible man Nico Lysander!
Gothically inspired! Stay tuned for the live version to be included in our Valentine's day album! Release Feb 13 2026
youtu.be/D5RPu3SOLxc
#queermusic #lgtbq #goth #music #nicolysander #pyrosonic #flammaindomita
Gothically inspired! Stay tuned for the live version to be included in our Valentine's day album! Release Feb 13 2026
youtu.be/D5RPu3SOLxc
#queermusic #lgtbq #goth #music #nicolysander #pyrosonic #flammaindomita
January 18, 2026 at 12:39 PM
"Burn for You" is HOT! A ballad of queer lust, longing, and love, it is wonderfully explicit yet has layers of meaning.
#GayMusic #LGBTQmusic #QueerMusic #NewMusic #MusicDiscovery
#GayMusic #LGBTQmusic #QueerMusic #NewMusic #MusicDiscovery
"[The] reasons used to justify [Renee Good's] death have gone far beyond what she did or didn’t do with her car. Much of it has centered around Good’s identity as a queer woman."
www.wired.com/story/the-ca...
#Trump #MAGA #ICE #homophobia #misogyny
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#Trump #MAGA #ICE #homophobia #misogyny
The Campaign to Destroy Renee Good
After an ICE agent shot and killed the Minneapolis mother, conservative media launched an all-out attack on her reputation. Her identity as a queer woman was central to it.
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January 18, 2026 at 11:50 AM
"[The] reasons used to justify [Renee Good's] death have gone far beyond what she did or didn’t do with her car. Much of it has centered around Good’s identity as a queer woman."
www.wired.com/story/the-ca...
#Trump #MAGA #ICE #homophobia #misogyny
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#Trump #MAGA #ICE #homophobia #misogyny
For reasons the majority of decent Americans find incomprehensible, Trump's deplorable MAGAts want this depiction reversed.
#WonderWoman #Nazis #MAGA #Trump #ICE
#WonderWoman #Nazis #MAGA #Trump #ICE
Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
January 17, 2026 at 9:47 AM
For reasons the majority of decent Americans find incomprehensible, Trump's deplorable MAGAts want this depiction reversed.
#WonderWoman #Nazis #MAGA #Trump #ICE
#WonderWoman #Nazis #MAGA #Trump #ICE
They say Broadway vampire musicals are cursed....
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#vampire #TheLostBoys #Broadway #musicals
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#vampire #TheLostBoys #Broadway #musicals
The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys is the killer new musical based on the 1987 Warner Bros. film. Broadway performances begin March 27, 2026 at the Palace Theatre. Directed by Tony Award winner Michael Arden and featuring...
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January 17, 2026 at 2:20 AM
They say Broadway vampire musicals are cursed....
www.lostboysmusical.com
#vampire #TheLostBoys #Broadway #musicals
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#vampire #TheLostBoys #Broadway #musicals
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I've been doom scrolling for the past two hours and, much to my surprise, it hasn't helped at all
January 15, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I've been doom scrolling for the past two hours and, much to my surprise, it hasn't helped at all
"Heated Rivalry": MM romance or MM fantasy?
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#HeatedRivalry #MMRomance
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#HeatedRivalry #MMRomance
Women are feral for Heated Rivalry. What does that say about men?
The explosive popularity of the gay hockey TV drama reveals women’s desire for sex and romance without violence or hierarchy
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January 15, 2026 at 8:02 AM
"Heated Rivalry": MM romance or MM fantasy?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
#HeatedRivalry #MMRomance
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#HeatedRivalry #MMRomance
Another aggrieved cultural gatekeeper bemoans change.
What do they expect? As humans become more monstrous, monsters become more human.
If the writer truly wants "evil incarnate," I know where to stuff their printed opinion--up their impaled @ss!
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#Dracula #vampire
What do they expect? As humans become more monstrous, monsters become more human.
If the writer truly wants "evil incarnate," I know where to stuff their printed opinion--up their impaled @ss!
thebatt.com/opinion/opin...
#Dracula #vampire
Opinion: Vampires are more abused in pop culture than any other mythological creature – The Battalion
Do you remember a time in history when pure horror was measured by cruel, vicious, towering monstrosities that defied all rational thought? An era when horror l
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January 15, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Another aggrieved cultural gatekeeper bemoans change.
What do they expect? As humans become more monstrous, monsters become more human.
If the writer truly wants "evil incarnate," I know where to stuff their printed opinion--up their impaled @ss!
thebatt.com/opinion/opin...
#Dracula #vampire
What do they expect? As humans become more monstrous, monsters become more human.
If the writer truly wants "evil incarnate," I know where to stuff their printed opinion--up their impaled @ss!
thebatt.com/opinion/opin...
#Dracula #vampire
Are Anne Rice's vampires good influences for queer people and good gateways to foster empathy among straight people?
The older--and, presumably, wiser--I get, the less I think so and the more I think we can do better.
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#AnneRice #VampireChronicles #Lestat
The older--and, presumably, wiser--I get, the less I think so and the more I think we can do better.
www.washingtonblade.com/2026/01/13/t...
#AnneRice #VampireChronicles #Lestat
‘The Vampire Chronicles’ inspire LGBTQ people around the world
AMC’s ‘Interview with the Vampire’ has brought feelings back to live
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January 15, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Are Anne Rice's vampires good influences for queer people and good gateways to foster empathy among straight people?
The older--and, presumably, wiser--I get, the less I think so and the more I think we can do better.
www.washingtonblade.com/2026/01/13/t...
#AnneRice #VampireChronicles #Lestat
The older--and, presumably, wiser--I get, the less I think so and the more I think we can do better.
www.washingtonblade.com/2026/01/13/t...
#AnneRice #VampireChronicles #Lestat
Affirm those of us who affirm the rest of us: show some love for queer singer/songwriter Arlo Novak by listening to his songs and following him on Spotify. 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
#LGBTQmusic #LGBTQmusician #LGBTQsinger #QueerMusic #QueerMusician #QueerSinger #NewMusic #MusicDiscovery
#LGBTQmusic #LGBTQmusician #LGBTQsinger #QueerMusic #QueerMusician #QueerSinger #NewMusic #MusicDiscovery
January 14, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Affirm those of us who affirm the rest of us: show some love for queer singer/songwriter Arlo Novak by listening to his songs and following him on Spotify. 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
#LGBTQmusic #LGBTQmusician #LGBTQsinger #QueerMusic #QueerMusician #QueerSinger #NewMusic #MusicDiscovery
#LGBTQmusic #LGBTQmusician #LGBTQsinger #QueerMusic #QueerMusician #QueerSinger #NewMusic #MusicDiscovery
Profit "trumps" principle (i.e., businessmen have tiny, if any, testes).
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Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president - LGBTQ Nation
"In the face of so many book bans and so much concern about decreasing school library sales of queer content" publishers are "passing" on LGBTQ+ books.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Profit "trumps" principle (i.e., businessmen have tiny, if any, testes).
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
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January 12, 2026 at 12:36 PM
A beautifully haunting Cantopop gay anthem called "Forbidden Colors" from 1988! by the duo Tat Ming Pair.
The song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwg...
The lyrics:
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The duo:
www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Q...
#Cantopop #LGBTQmusic #QueerMusic
The song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwg...
The lyrics:
alisonkung.com/cantopop-tra...
The duo:
www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Q...
#Cantopop #LGBTQmusic #QueerMusic
禁色
YouTube video by Tat Ming Pair - Topic
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January 12, 2026 at 1:38 AM
A beautifully haunting Cantopop gay anthem called "Forbidden Colors" from 1988! by the duo Tat Ming Pair.
The song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwg...
The lyrics:
alisonkung.com/cantopop-tra...
The duo:
www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Q...
#Cantopop #LGBTQmusic #QueerMusic
The song:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwg...
The lyrics:
alisonkung.com/cantopop-tra...
The duo:
www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Q...
#Cantopop #LGBTQmusic #QueerMusic
They're even better impaled AND set afire. (Love that crispy, charcoal-flavored crust.)
January 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
They're even better impaled AND set afire. (Love that crispy, charcoal-flavored crust.)
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Every day of the last 40years of GOP getting elected for anything…
January 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Every day of the last 40years of GOP getting elected for anything…
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In dark times, a dark tale can offer relief—and vicarious revenge.
www.draculaharker.com
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#Dracula #vampires #GothicRomance #ParanormalRomance #GayRomance #LGBTQRomance #QueerRomance #MMRomance
www.draculaharker.com
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#Dracula #vampires #GothicRomance #ParanormalRomance #GayRomance #LGBTQRomance #QueerRomance #MMRomance
January 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
In dark times, a dark tale can offer relief—and vicarious revenge.
www.draculaharker.com
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDKY42RY/
books.apple.com/us/book/drac...
play.google.com/store/books/...
#Dracula #vampires #GothicRomance #ParanormalRomance #GayRomance #LGBTQRomance #QueerRomance #MMRomance
www.draculaharker.com
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#Dracula #vampires #GothicRomance #ParanormalRomance #GayRomance #LGBTQRomance #QueerRomance #MMRomance
This is what MAGA calls American greatness.
#ICE #KristiNoem #Trump #MAGA
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#ICE #KristiNoem #Trump #MAGA
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ICE officer fatally shoots driver in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Minnesota Reformer
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January 8, 2026 at 12:17 AM
This is what MAGA calls American greatness.
#ICE #KristiNoem #Trump #MAGA
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#ICE #KristiNoem #Trump #MAGA
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So what’s on the MAGA agenda for today’s anniversary of getting away with an insurrection? Are there going to be reenactments? Fresh feces smeared on the Capitol? T-shirts bragging, “I smashed the windows and stole a lectern, and all I got was a pardon and this shirt”? Maybe I’ll ask my senator.
a man in a military uniform is speaking into a microphone with the word disgraceful written below him
ALT: a man in a military uniform is speaking into a microphone with the word disgraceful written below him
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January 6, 2026 at 12:50 PM
So what’s on the MAGA agenda for today’s anniversary of getting away with an insurrection? Are there going to be reenactments? Fresh feces smeared on the Capitol? T-shirts bragging, “I smashed the windows and stole a lectern, and all I got was a pardon and this shirt”? Maybe I’ll ask my senator.
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