@michaellangan
Liverpudlian-Lisboeta, writer, editor, teacher, mentor, feminist, anti-fascist, 🏳️🌈 sissy, trans-affirming, anti-racist, pro-Palestine, etc. https://www.lumebooks.co.uk/book/shadow-is-a-colour-as-light-is/
O LIVRE lamenta a morte de António Lobo Antunes, uma das vozes mais marcantes da literatura portuguesa. A sua escrita inquieta, exigente e humana continuará a desafiar e a acompanhar leitores por muito tempo.
À família e aos amigos, endereçamos as nossas sentidas condolências.
A new independent LGBTQ+ publisher named PANSY has been launched by novelist Matt Cain and businessman Harry Glasstone 👇 #BookSky
Americans! Rise up and overthrow your authoritarian, ethno-nationalist, theocratic Regime!!
You love books. You sometimes actually read them. You quite like writers too.
This is the show for you. 📕 📺
‘Two Boys and a Tree’ (1962) - David Hockney.
‘Still Life With Cakes’ (c.1670) - Josefa de Óbidos
‘Still Life With Leaping Cat’ (1981) - Elizabeth Blackadder
‘Untitled’ (1992) - Joan Mitchell
Happy Arrest of the Andrew formerly known as Prince Randy to all who celebrate. And as always, thank you feminism.
Black and white portrait photo of Derek Jarman by David Thompson toned and redeveloped archival print on Kentmere paper, 1992 13 5/8 in. x 10 7/8 in.
‘Understand that sexuality is as wide as the sea. Understand that your morality is not law. Understand that we are you….you have no rights on our lovemaking.’
Derek Jarman. 💙
Died on this day 19.2.1994
So very much missed.🤍
A Sereiazinha (The Little Mermaid), 2003 - Paula Rego
Portrait of a Woman in a Winged Bonnet (c.1440) - Rogier van der Weyden
Writing memoir comes at a cost. It also does something magic that fiction cannot. There are so many barriers to writing and rewriting your own story. Here I am talking writing, class, sexuality, shame and the work we have to do just to get to the page. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Come and work with me for a year on @jerichowriters.bsky.social ultimate novel course…https://jerichowriters.com/creative-writing-courses/ultimate-novel-writing-programme/ A year’s worth of teaching, mentoring & resources and rather a lot more even after the course ends. Feel free to ask me anything
I’m so proud to be part of this initiative.
Parents have set it up BUT we welcome ALL OF YOU to sign our Transparent Pledge in support of trans+ people.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...
You can sign anonymously if you need to.
Let’s get to 500 signatures by Monday.
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Anas Al-Sharif pictured with his two young children that he is holding. They are all smiling.
Anas Al-Sharif was one of the most remarkable reporters of his generation. For 673 days, he defied Israeli threats to kill him.
Al Jazeera now confirm their crew in Gaza City have all been assassinated:
RIP reporters Anas Al-Sharif & Mohammed Qareqea and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher & Mohammed Nofal
the Polari Prize First Book longlist, with Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu and Ciara Maguire crossed out as they've withdrawn
The Polari Prize Longlist with Rhian Elizabeth crossed out as she's withdrawn
New update on author withdrawals from the Polari Prize in protest of the inclusion of a proud transphobe
From the First Book longlist: Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Ciara Maguire
From the main award longlist: Rhian Elizabeth
I find the provision of third spaces as a “solution“ to banning trans people from bathrooms so offensive and dunno about y’all but im not gonna participate in my own segregation
Love this …Dog befriends an otter and they meet up every day 💙😎💙
#writing #writingcommunity #pride #lgbtqia
No Kings #nokings
Greetings from Lisbon! Check out the Portuguese sustainable brand Otherwise: www.otherwise.shop
This year’s #LGBTQ+ Free Reads Scheme in conjunction with @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social is now open! Deadline is end of #pridemonth and more details are here: literaryconsultancy.co.uk/2025/05/anno... 🌸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🫶🏻
Huge congratulations to the #curae prize winners! 🌸💜🫶🏻
Lisbon’s jacaranda season is always spectacular…
Phew!
I’m diabetic but I’d risk a coma for these… 🤤
Just ten years ago the UK was top of the list - the best place in Europe for LGBT rights. We are now 22nd
The only country to drop faster in one year than us is Hungary
The government needs to act in a major way before this becomes their entire legacy
The #RainbowMap 2025 is live! Find out how 49 European countries rank on LGBTI human rights and see which ones are leading, or falling behind. Check it out now! rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org
