drawings of girls 🌷

kd lang kisses Leisha Hailey, c. 1990s.

Aretha Franklin in London, 1972.

On the left, a painting by Palestinian artist Souad Nasr painted more than 35 years ago.  Which reminds me of the photo on the right of an Old Palestinian woman holding onto an olive tree that’s being uprooted by Israel somewhere in the early 2000s

The photo on the right was taken by Nasser Ishtayeh in 2005, near Nablus. The woman is Mahfoutha Shtayyeh. You can look at more of Souad Nasr Makhoul’s work here.

Attending the Party by Hieu Minh Nguyen

my advice for women is eat more, shave less, and do whatever the fuck you want

remembering the beauty i see in everything is a reflection of who i am

Southern Comfort (2001)

A beautiful scene featuring transgender man Robert Eades and his transgender girlfriend Lola.

[TRANSCRIPT:

Robert: – and now she’s coming out, full blown… she is something else.

Lola: Oh, please, stop it.

Robert: What? I’m just telling her how wonderful you are, and how beautiful, and how organised, and…

Lola: Actually, you know, I really should put all of this on tape, you know? For when I’m not feeling so great.

Robert: Sweetheart, it is on tape. 

[BOTH LAUGH]

Robert: Just in the last couple of months now, it’s come on real strong, but she just really blushes! I can get her to blush all the way from head to toe. See? And she can’t deal with it! She’s never blushed like that before!

Lola: [SIGHS]

[BOTH LAUGH]

Robert: All my life, I’ve been looking for the perfect woman… and all this time, she’s been right there in front of me, and I didn’t even realise it, ‘cause I never thought I’d have a chance with her.

Lola: Why? You’re like… completely loveable.

Robert: To be loved by you, that’s… that’s…

Lola: I had no notion, to think that we would have this little fling.

Robert: That’s what I feel - we have this nice friendship, we can’t go out, we have fun together, we got no entanglements and stuff and then - bam! Just… all of a sudden, next thing I know, we’re in love with each other and we can’t stop it.

END TRANSCRIPT]

you can watch the whole documentary here

Teeth of the Valley

horrifying question

where's that picture that ruined my life

found it

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