[Friday survival check in]

[tomakeanoffer]

I have had A Week, guys. I'ts been tiring as all get out but I am still here, which is good. I hope you all are still here too. Sometiems taht's all we can do, be here and try for more next time.

So, if you are not familiar, this post is
• for being excited about the things you've done this week
• for asking for help if you need it
• for venting about anything that mind need to be flailed over (but do let us know if you just need to vent, or if you'd like advice).
• for showing off something cool you've done/made/experienced this week.
• for being generally enthused and excited about things that have happened.
• for just being thrilled that you survived.

Come drop into the comments and let us know how you're doing and how things have gone.  If you need cheer leading or anything, feel free to say so, or if you just want to vent and don't want any advice or anything, let us know.

I do ask that if you have any triggering topics, that you mention them in the subject line, or first line of your comment. This is just so people can make informed decisions on what to read and keep everyone okay. <3 Thank you so much.

Comments

[teaotter]

Pose is this amazing new show from FX. (FX site page where you can access episodes)

It's set in New York in 1987 in the gay ball culture of the day. People would join "houses" (families) to support each other and compete in dance-offs and costume contests (the "balls"). The main character is Blanca, a transwoman who breaks from the House of Abundance to start her own house -- the House of Evangelista. She's joined by her friend Angel, who's a sex worker, a teen kid named Damon who wants to be a dancer, and others as time goes on. There's also Pray Tell, an older gay man who emcees the balls, and who's a good friend to Blanca and the rest.

And of course, they have a rivalry with The House of Abundance, but there's also a lot of friendship and support.

The thing that made me start watching the show was that the showrunner committed to actually casting trans actors for those roles, and hiring a lot of LGBTQ castmembers as well. Most of the cast is non-white, since the balls were mostly for queer people of color.

And oh! I was too young at the time, and things were different by the time I was old enough to leave home. But this is the queer culture of the older generation before me, filled with chosen family and fabulousness and the shadow of never quite being acceptable anywhere else. So I'm watching this and crying and feeling so much for this history and these characters and I just want all the good things for them always.

No one's writing fic for it yet, that I can find, but I'm making art and hoping for the best. The costumes are AMAZING!

[tomakeanoffer]

Shit, this sounds amazing. I'm going to see what I can do about watching it in the next couple of days, I think.