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Proud Geek LGBTQ+ Bookshop @proud-geek.co.uk · 7h

It’s #BlackHistoryMonth here in the UK. Looking to add more books by black authors to your bookshelf? There's loads out there, but here’s a little list of LGBTQ+ books & graphic novels with black protagonists, written by black authors:

(A list of titles & author names can be found in the alt text)

Text reads: 20 queer books by black authors to read during black history month.

20 book covers of queer books written by black authors:

▪️ Where Shadows Meet by Patricie Caldwell
▪️ The Relationship Mechanic by Karmen Lee
▪️ The Taking Of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglas
▪️ You’re Not Supposed To Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron
▪️ Blackward by Lawrence Lindell
▪️ 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Runell
▪️ This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
▪️ Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah
▪️ Bunt! Striking Out On Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu
▪️ House Of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
▪️ I Can’t Even Think Straight by Dean Atta
▪️ The Forest Demands Its Dues by Kosoko Jackson
▪️ Revolutionary Acts: Love & Brotherhood In Black Gay Britain by Jason Okundaye
▪️ Wash Day Diaries by Jamelia Rowser & Robyn Smith
▪️ Memorial by Bryan Washington
▪️ Transitional by Munroe Bergdorf
▪️ Sunstruck by William Rayfet Hunter
▪️ Friday I’m In Love by Camryn Garrett
▪️ Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde
▪️ I’ll Be Gone For Christmas by Georgia K Boone

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 18h

Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.

ok.co.uk @ok.co.uk · 6d

Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.

Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show

Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.

www.ok.co.uk

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 9h

Looks like some content creators did not heed the warnings of TLC.

A map of SW UK showing the locations of waterfalls

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 10h

#TodayInQueerHistory
October 13 (1990)
Simon Nkoli, an active rights campaigner in South Africa launches Africa's first ever pride #OTD in Johannesburg.

Recognising how identities overlap, he said: “I cannot be free as a Black man if I cannot be free as a gay man.”

A photograph showing people marching in a pride march.

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 21h

THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE

pony pony huckabuck @spindlypete.bsky.social · Aug 17

based on how often the naughty teens of major cities throw the rentable scooters directly into the river i've formed a theory that the many iron age swords and cauldrons found in lakes around europe that we've previously assumed were ceremonial and sacrificial in nature were in fact thrown by teens

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 21h

I can now no longer sing either song without going into the other. My brain, like monsters and potatoes, is thoroughly mashed.

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 21h

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind/never knowing who to cling to/when the rain sets in?

Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 22h

Phew! Just ran 20 miles in 2 hours and 47 mins!!

All this running is to support a charity that helps LGBTQIA+ young people. Please donate if you can -- we are nearly at £1500!

www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...

Jack's fundraiser for Freedom Youth at OTR Bristol

Help Jack Shoulder raise money to support OTR Bristol

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 1d

#TodayInQueerHistory
October 12 (1998)
After a brutal attack on October 6, Matthew Shepard dies from his injuries. His attackers were given 2 consecutive life sentences.

His death caused a change in US law, crimes based on actual or perceived sexuality or gender are now hate crimes.

A black and white photo of Matthew Shepard

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 1d

Steve had passed his Jet Boot Theory test first time... The practical might take a few more swings though... 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

"Leaping Man", 2014, by Clare Bigger, at Fen Street roundabout, Milton Keynes 😁

A photo of a dynamic metallic sculpture showing a figure made of strips of metal leaping through the air, their feet are held up by arcing metal poles, that look like they could be Jetstreams from their feet

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 2d

@thehistoryboy.bsky.social and I were lucky enough to be Entertained by Mr Sloane today.
We decided to pay our respects to Joe Orton by visiting the beautiful Islington library where he notoriously defaced books, and the flat where he lived.

Two smiling men in front of a bright pink poster

Two smiling men in front of a brick building

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 2d

This excellent bit of news has made me very happy!

Also we need to go on a pilgrimage to @gayonwye.bsky.social 🥰

Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 2d

We have it on good authority that
a) our book is on display in the window of @gayonwye.bsky.social 🥰🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚

and b) a certain Traitor-y Chatty Man might have picked up a copy from there 😱🤩😍

A photo of our book in the window display at Gay on Wye 😁

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 2d

#TodayInQueerHistory
October 11 (1988)
Coming Out Day is launched #OTD by Jean O'Leary and Robert Eichberg. They aimed to tackle homophobia. Eichberg said:

"It is imperative that we come out and let people know who we are and disabuse them of their fears and stereotypes."

A bright Keith Haring work showing a person coming out

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 2d

I've been lucky to work at Freedom for the last 2.5 years. It's been magic working with wonderful queer young people and seeing them thrive and flourish even with *gestures at everything*.

It's also been fun sharing my museum and heritage skills with the group.

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 2d

#TodayInQueerHistory
October 10 (2025)
#OTD Freedom: Past, Present and Future opens, an exhibition looking back at 30 years of Freedom Youth.
Freedom has helped queer young people since 1995, making it 1 of the oldest continuing services of its kind.
Use the QR codes to find out more and support.

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 3d

The Farnese Antinous ❤️
👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

Sculpted between 130 and 137 CE, from the Naples Archaeological Museum

A photo of the statue of Antinous in the Farnese collection

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 4d

#TodayInQueerHistory
October 9 (2011)
Anna Grodzka is elected to Polish parliament. She is the 1st trans woman to hold a seat in Polish parliament and the 3rd trans person worldwide elected to a parliamentary seat.

In 2008 she set up Trans-Fuzja to help the wellbeing of Poland's trans community.

A woman with short hair and glasses wearing a black shirt and purple jacket

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Bishop Joey (he/him) @bishopjoey.bsky.social · 5d

Social media post from @DrChrisThompson (dated 17/12/2021):
Time for your annual reminder that, according to A Christmas Carol, Bob Cratchit makes 15 shillings a week. Adjusted for inflation, that's $530.27/wk, $27,574/yr, or 13.50/hr.
Most Americans on minimum wage earn less than a Dickensian allegory for destitution.

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 4d

🏃‍♂️💨🇬🇷
ONE MONTH TO GO!

Im running the Athens Marathon this year to support young people who need our help.

Every pound raised will make a world of difference!
www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...

Jack's fundraiser for Freedom Youth at OTR Bristol

Help Jack Shoulder raise money to support OTR Bristol

www.justgiving.com

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 5d

#TodayInQueerHistory
October 8 (1970)
The Daughters of Bilitis, an early Lesbian Rights group in the US, were raided by police during a meeting in a private member's club in New York.

This raid and the harassment from the police spur the group to be more politically active.

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 5d

COME ON

Chris Schilling @schillingc.bsky.social · 5d

A good friend has submitted this brilliant model of the library from Buffy to Lego Ideas. I’d be very grateful for your help in getting her to 5k supporters: beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Library | LEGO® Ideas

"Sunnydale High isn't really like other high schools. A lot of weird stuff happens here." Buffy the Vampire Slayer first exploded onto our TV screens in the lat…

beta.ideas.lego.com

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 5d

Oh wow! 💖👠

Matt Baume 🏳️‍🌈 @mattbaume.bsky.social · 5d

Did you know the voice of Disney's Prince Charming was gay? Neither did I, but according to this biography of actor Charles Laughton, Laughton and the actor Bill Phipps were having a not-apparently-secret affair during the making of Cinderella. Good for them!

Text from a book:
Brecht and Laughton also seem to have done the casting them-
selves: a few emigré actors, like Hugo Haas, as the Pope, quite a
number of serious young Hollywood actors, acquaintances of
Laughton (Frances Heflin, sister of Van, for example), but for the
most part, in James Lyon's phrase, 'both Laughton and Brecht
wanted unspoiled, teachable, younger people.' Many of these they
found in the recently defunct Actors' Lab, including one, Bill Phipps,
who, as it happens, became Laughton's lover, a troubled but none the
less sustaining relationship. He played Andrea, though Eric Bentley,
for one, reckons he was overparted. In general, the company they
assembled was young, eager and talented.

a photo of bill phipps in a suit, and a screengrab of prince charming at the ball

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 6d

#TodayInQueerHistory
October 7 (1975, 2014)
1975: Elton John is on the cover of Rolling Stones magazine. He comes out as bi! He later came out as gay in the 1980s.

2014: in Kenya, human rights activist Audrey Mbugua wins a landmark court case to have her name and gender changed.

A balding man in a jumper and statement glasses reclines against a red background

A woman with orange glasses and a red hoodie against a black background

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 6d

IS IT?!

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 6d

What a week huh?

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