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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · 9d

This! 🤣

Mark Zidzik @markzidzik.bsky.social · 9d

Dissolve? Laura Ingraham need only look at the Nobel Prize Committee to turn them into stone.

The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · 9d

hahahaha!!! 💯x🤣

The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · 9d

So these are the people up in arms about Bad Bunny singing in Spanish at the Super Bowl... 🤣 #halftime #superbowl #badbunny

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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 10d

My daughter is a lesbian and I love and support her. Love is love.

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · 9d

Great idea!

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 12d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · 9d

It would seem so. But they haven't wasted a minute whining about it like spoiled children. Laura Ingraham is calling for the Nobel Prize Committee to be dissolved lol. I guess they found out it wasn't as easy to rig as an election.

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · 9d

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to

Maria Corina Machado

“for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy” #nobel

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Mark Zidzik @markzidzik.bsky.social · 13d

Books to be banned by people who read only one book at best. But think of the children!!!
lambdaliterary.org/2025/10/anno...

Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Lammy Awards

The winners of the 2025

lambdaliterary.org

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · 13d

Git me my smelling salts right quick!
#queerlit #bannedbooks #queerbooks #freedomtoread #books

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · 13d

And that one book that they claim to have read that they shake at everyone while screaming their false morality

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Mark Zidzik @markzidzik.bsky.social · 14d

"The latest report found that 3,752 unique titles were affected by bans in the school year that ended in June. More than 80% of all bans originated in just three states: Florida, Texas and Tennessee."

Shocking--not!

www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

The 15 most banned books in U.S. schools

In the 2024-25 school year, book bans affected more than 3,700 unique titles in 87 school districts across 23 states, according to PEN America.

www.nbcnews.com

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · 16d

Nice! I have him reading "The Raven" I didn't know he "The Masque of the Red Death" too!

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · 22d

If you're looking for quality queer short and feature length films, look no further. Check out our curated playlists of free LGBTQ+ films found on YouTube.
(Popcorn & kleenex not included.)
queertriptych.weebly.com/lens.html
#queercinema #lgbtq #shortfilms #featurefilms #comingout #drama #romance

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Mark Zidzik @markzidzik.bsky.social · 27d

A short video teaser for "Dracula/Harker: A Gay Gothic Romance--Part I" downloadable for free on Smashwords at www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
#GayRomance #MMRomance #QueerRomance #LGBTQRomance #GothicRomance #GothicFiction #Dracula #Vampires #Halloween

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · Sep 19

I am so there for this!!!

Queens of the Dead Oct. 24th.

youtu.be/A_gUjCvASN4?...

#lgbtqfilms #lgbtq #zombies

Queens of the Dead - Official Trailer | Katy O'Brian, Jack Haven | HD | IFC Films

YouTube video by IFC Films

youtu.be

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · Sep 19

The ALA's annual "Banned Book Week" is coming (Oct 5th. This year they have some pretty cool downloads for your social media profiles. Show your support for librarians & the freedom to read! Visit: bannedbooksweek.org/promotional-...
#bannedbooksweek #censorship

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · Sep 19

Moms for Liberty is a hate organization that through school board meetings have denied students access to books containing diverse and minority characters, but do nothing to protect children from gun violence.

#momsforliberty #firstamendment #equalrights #stopcensorship

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · Sep 18

That's a very poetic and beautiful view of it!

The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · Sep 18

Thanks! I'm the worst typist!

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Mark Zidzik @markzidzik.bsky.social · Sep 17

The second in a triptych of brief musical character introductions for "Dracula/Harker: A Gay Gothic Romance--Part I" now downloadable for free on Smashwords at www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
#GayRomance #MMRomance #QueerRomance #LGBTQRomance #GothicRomance #Dracula #Vampires #Halloween

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · Sep 16

LGBTQ History Month is an act of resistance. ✊🏳️‍🌈 Claim your past, live your present joyfully, and fuel the future. Our new post explores why queer history and its role models are vital in the current climate.
queertriptych.weebly.com/pulse-blog/h...
#LGBTHistoryMonth #Resistance #QueerHistory #LGBTQ

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · Sep 14

Ever felt like an outsider yearning for a place to belong? 🫂 Our new blog post dives into Matt Lifson's poignant essay on queer longing & finding connection. Don't miss it: queertriptriptych.weebly.com/pulse-blog/l... #QueerBelonging #Community #LGBTQIA #TheAdvocate #queer #lbtq

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The Advocate @advocate.com · Sep 14

As lifelines for queer kids are threatened, who will offer them sanctuary and hope in a world that feels flat and featureless? Matt Lifson writes on navigating his youth in South Florida, and the constant longing for connection.

The geography of longing

As lifelines for queer kids are threatened, who will offer them sanctuary and hope in a world that feels flat and featureless? Matt Lifson writes on navigating his youth in South Florida, and the constant longing for connection.

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · Sep 14

🌈We will persevere. We've been through dark times before and our resilience is unequaled, our resourcefulness undepletable. and our Pride undefeatable. #pride #queer #lgbtq

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The Queer Triptych @queertriptych.bsky.social · Sep 14

"Properly" is relative lol. Celebrating is proper for me. :) 🎉

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