Real love -- I'm, like, searchin' for that Queer Love -- LGBTQIA+ Love // A Thread for the Real Ones

We all need to take a deep breath in this thread. The last 48 hours have been bizarre, certainly the surliest it's ever been. I'm not sure why we're assuming the worst from posters who've been on ILX in some form for almost two decades. We should start with the assumption that "no one here tries to be an asshole."

― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, June 13, 2022 12:05 PM (

Oh just to be clear I was trying to be funny in telling J0rdan to "shut up"

Sorry if it came off otherwise (or just wasn't funny)

I understood!

How is this the second time in as many months that someone got seriously set off by All About Eve quotes?

I understood both times—

I want to note that while we can’t always agree with each other on other threads, we’re all here in some degree or other because the moral panic continues to be about us, some of us more than others obviously. While we can’t find agreement in other areas, it might be best to assume the best of each other, as Alfred says, because the ally straights are NOT going to be saving us from their infinitely more hateful counterparts.

fgti that is some grade-a repartee. elite even 🧐

we really do need more allyship, table otm. feel like some of the difficulty is text messageboard communication is so one dimensional it's hard to see each other!

Negronis on me!

alfred it would be lovely to meet you some time but i would need to order a mocktail or a shirley temple lol

do you still smoke weed? If so, we're good.

all the thumbs up

... or a milkshake?

A martini, please. Very dry.

i ate so much last night the thought of a milkshake hurts. sparkling water or kombucha. or water from the gd tap haha.

i drank cocchi and soda all saturday afternoon at the annual dyke pride picnic

... or a milkshake?

― Eggs Benedick (Eric H.)

...duck?

sorry I got bent out of shape last night, Alfred. I know now that I misread your intentions. I really like you and everyone else in this thread

Cheers!

to you too!

There are very few moments in life as good as this. Let's remember it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea1TFx3HIL8

hey y'all - I just caught up on all the action from the past week, and the conversations here are giving me life. it feels so necessary to be exchanging perspectives with a group like this, coming from all kinds of different backgrounds. it's a real highlight of the week for me and fills my heart <3

no need to belabor the conversation - but just to say that I've been hanging with a straight guy friend recently (my first straight guy friend in years!), and it's been really great. I didn't realize it would be! it recently occurred to me that I don't have to feel ashamed of wanting to identify as both a man - and very much with womanhood, as well. of course, not having to feel ashamed is very different from actually *not* feeling ashamed, if that makes sense, but I was glad for the realization. as all have said, way complicated.

I also want to share some big news, which is that I just beat cancer. I was diagnosed at the end of last year and was in treatment most of this year - I guess "beat" is pretty relative (always a chance of having to deal with this again), but it was the best possible scenario and for now I'm in remission. :D it felt important to tell you all.

also - "Hi guys. I doubt anyone remember me from 10 years ago. Just wanted to pop in. *Goes back to lurking.*

― lilsoulbrother, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 11:51 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink"

I remember! and I'm really glad you've popped in :))

omg swen wonderful news, i'm so happy for you

hooray swen!! ❤️

gah thanks. what a trip. the hair is almost back but body needs some time - which i don't have much of because I'm going to fire island at the top of August! I'll have to "rebrand."

wish you the best Swen, hope you have a fun summer!

Swen you champ, you are gonna rule Fire Island <3

dear Swen, I am glad yr doing okay. <3 love and light always

<3 me too. grateful for you T. also I can drink and ingest edibles again, which is feeling very real. hope all are enjoying the weekend so far.

wow! congrats

very happy for you :)

That is awesome and great news!

🙏🙏🙏 what's up 4 Saturday bubbies?

That is awesome news Swen!

Today my plan is to relax, enjoy gnocchi for lunch (the sauce is simmering), practice cello for a few hours, swim, play video games, and not do anything even remotely resembling "work".

Tomorrow I plan to work all day and then sing karaoke with friends in the evening.

I was feeling like I wanted to enter into a large-scale collaborative artistic project with somebody in particular. This person is not a close friend, but we've known each other for twenty years, seem to have a deep connection, and have worked on small projects here and there. I called him and made my pitch and he said, "the best part of this suggestion is how excited I'd be to work with you again" and I had the biggest dopamine rush. I am excited! excited to be excited about work again.

that is a great feeling fgti!

i have no real plans this morning or afternoon. tonight i’m going to watch ‘aliens’ in a cemetery.

I'm in a pool.

omg donna

heroic weekend plan

fgti I'm finally in a creative period too after A HOT MINUTE
real nice feeling

i'm subbing in for the saturday dj at da gay club

got all the rihanna and ariana i was missing

yesss which RiRi

diamonds, we found love, where have you been, s&m

fav thread💙

you are all a complete and total delight.

donna that's ... uhm, quite an intrguing idea.

I'm so jealous 💙

I'm about to start a show called wild things on Amazon, seems pretty cool

Yo i keep thinking it's Sunday

Tomorrow's like a bonus

my red state decided to make juneteenth a holiday, so i get monday off!

i'm subbing in for the saturday dj at da gay club

got all the rihanna and ariana i was missing

― the cat needs to start paying for its own cbd (map)

words that confuse me unneccessarily:

1. "subbing"

lol

I get Monday off too but I need to call a board member in the morning and ask for his 25k which should be fun