listening to News Is Out’s ‘The Map of Us’ series
https://pdbowman.studio/briefs/28-feb-2026-undeniably-here-queer-news-is-out-map-of-us/

#journalism #LGBTQMedia #queerMedia #NewsIsOut #TheMapOfUs #ThisNewsIsSoGay

March 2026 issue (# 364) of Erie Gay News is now out! See more at https://www.eriegaynews.com/news/news.php?recordid=202603.&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Thanks to our advertisers and volunteers! #gay #lgbtq #Erie #gaypress #queermedia

Bombs dropped on Iran while kids were at their desks. A girls' school in broad daylight. No declaration of war. Just a Truth Social video. Call your reps. bit.ly/4kYQsUd thistleandmoss.com/p/the-daily-... #QueerLife #QueerNews #FediverseQueer #SelfHelp #NewsDigest #QueerMedia #LGBTQ

The Daily Exhale: WE ARE AT WA...

Bombs dropped on Iran while kids were at their desks. A girls' school in broad daylight. No declaration of war. Just a Truth Social video. Call your reps. #OperationEpicFury. More in today's Digest.

https://thistleandmoss.com/p/the-daily-exhale-we-are-at-war-with-iran

#QueerLife #TransJoy #QueerNews #ActuallyTrans #FediverseQueer #SelfHelp #MentalHealth #Survival #CulturalCommentary #NewsDigest #ThistleAndMoss #QueerMedia #TransMedia #LGBTQ #TrumpSucks

February 2026 issue (# 363) of Erie Gay News is now out! See more at https://www.eriegaynews.com/news/news.php?recordid=202602.&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Thanks to our advertisers and volunteers! #gay #lgbtq #Erie #gaypress #queermedia

An 80/90's childrens show I watched as a kid has a transmasc character, I never noticed. It's canon, but it's also never really a topic in the series. He just starts with she/her pronouns and changes to he/him later in the show. Gorgeous.

This is of-course 'Alfred J. Kwak', one of the most politically aware kidshows of the 80/90's

#queermedia #queer #transmasc

January 2026 issue (# 362) of Erie Gay News is now out! See more at https://www.eriegaynews.com/news/news.php?recordid=202601.&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Thanks to our advertisers and volunteers! #gay #lgbtq #Erie #gaypress #queermedia

December 2025 issue (# 361) of Erie Gay News is now out! See more at https://www.eriegaynews.com/news/news.php?recordid=202512.&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Thanks to our advertisers and volunteers! #gay #lgbtq #Erie #gaypress #queermedia

Something arrived this week. It was ordered months ago!

A small indie film called YOUNG HEARTS, dir. Anthony Schatteman.

It's such an adorable coming-of-age film. The colour timing, the photography, the soundtrack, the script, all so sweet, it done gib me diabeetus.

#QueerMedia #BluRay #YoungHearts #YoungHeartsMovie

Is queer media in crisis? A new report shows the way forward

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/queer-media-crisis-2025-study

November 2025 issue (# 360) of Erie Gay News is now out! Special full color edition that includes Voters Guide! See more at https://www.eriegaynews.com/news/news.php?recordid=202511.&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Thanks to our advertisers and volunteers! #gay #lgbtq #Erie #gaypress #queermedia

Yesterday was an emotionally and sensorially (sp?) draining day. I promised myself to take it easy today. There was a pre-planned meeting with a support worker this morning but that was it. He messaged me at the exact time he was supposed to be here and told me he wasn't coming. No explanation why. Always the bridesmaid, nej?

So after cooking an early lunch, I decided to watch a movie that has been on my list for quite some time: Heartstone (Hjartasteinn) from 2016, written and directed by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson.

This story is about Þór (Thor), a small 14-year-old developing feelings for his best friend Kristján. It's a wonky stumble into adulthood, but the story and acting are never crass. Instead of relying on old tropes, Guðmundsson shows a real-life look into the minds of young people hiding their developing sexualities and emotions. The tricks teenagers pull to live a life they want and deem necessary.

I wasn't ready for this movie. Two hours of gorgeous yet bleak Icelandic land- and sound-scapes, familial abuse, and societal pressures. Harm and suicide references are also present.

This film gives the viewer a lot to think about. And I'm crying.

#Movies #Films #Heartstone #Hjartasteinn #QueerMedia #LGBTQIA

I had a weird email today while I was out. Maersk is delivering me something today.

When did I order a container from a massive shipping company?

...confused. I ignored it. It must be nonsense.

When I got back, a package was propped against the door.

It was a book; specifically Our Colors by Gengoroh Tagame, a queer youth manga. Did Maersk deliver this?

Whatever. I remember ordering it and I love it.

#GengorohTagame #Manga #QueerMedia #OurColors

October 2025 issue (# 359) of Erie Gay News is now out! See more at https://www.eriegaynews.com/news/news.php?recordid=202510.&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Thanks to our advertisers and volunteers! #gay #lgbtq #Erie #gaypress #queermedia

I don’t have any suggestions on vacation spots since, well, money is an object I don’t have a ton of, and to be perfectly honest, I like staying at home. Nevertheless, I do have some really great queer media suggestions that I’m sure people will appreciate, given that we are in such troubled times.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/queer-things-i-do-to-unwind-b1f8a25d421f?sk=996f99284a38f40242c27e50165cb8d3

#LGBTQ #SelfCare #QueerMedia

September 2025 issue (# 358) of Erie Gay News is now out! See more at https://www.eriegaynews.com/news/news.php?recordid=202509.&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Thanks to our advertisers and volunteers! #gay #lgbtq #Erie #gaypress #queermedia

Chibi practice. These little doops are so fun to draw. The proportions are all out of whack yet the gestalt of features make for adorbs aplenty.

Rylan and Alex from the web comic Punk Rock Candy by Squishy Bun.

#WebComic #QueerMedia #MastoArt #ClipStudioPaint #wippause

This week on #PrideConnection, we get together with some friends to talk favorite queer-affirming books and other media. Need summer reading recs? Look, or listen, no further. https://pride-connection.pinecast.co/episode/236cf891/pride-connection-presents-affirming-books-media #Blind #LGBTQ #Podcast #BookRecs #QueerLit #QueerMedia

August 2025 issue (# 357) of Erie Gay News is now out! See more at https://www.eriegaynews.com/news/news.php?recordid=202508.&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Thanks to our advertisers and volunteers! #gay #lgbtq #Erie #gaypress #queermedia