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Blog Post oo4: Catch Phrases

(Published on Patreon June 5, 2019) Firstly: deepest apologies for having missed two blog posts - I've been transitioning from one...

Leftist Queer Scholar

Jun 8, 20193 min read

An abstract digital art piece by Simone Alaine Polo, titled "Melancholia"

Blog Post oo3: Good Faith

(Published on Patreon May 19, 2019) Regularly, and especially lately (see Blog Post oo2 ), I see a post or a comment. It will be a...

Leftist Queer Scholar

Jun 8, 20194 min read

A digital art piece by Simone Alaine Polo, titled "Utter".

Blog Post oo2: Navigating H E L L W O R L D

It seems that the cycle of "nonsense", of exhaustion and hurt, of violence (both external and lateral), etc etc etc, is constant.

Leftist Queer Scholar

Jun 8, 20194 min read

A feminine persons looking straight into the camera intensely, their right hand clenched by their face, as if in fear. A translucent image of dry and cracked earth is overlaid on top.

Blog Post oo1: Your Demons Have Good Advice

But what many of us forget about is ourselves, how to use the tools and skills we have learned about valid anger, transformation, and compas

Leftist Queer Scholar

Jun 8, 20193 min read

A commonly seen/used art piece of an androgynous punk person being asked, "are you a boy or a girl", and they respond, "no". The art itself is in black and white, on top of a pink background.

Abortion Is Not Just Womens Rights - Here's Why

For weeks now, my feeds have been loaded with posts regarding the hot topic of abortion and the terrifying increase and activity of...

Leftist Queer Scholar

May 24, 20194 min read

The word "FEMINISM" in pink is in the center, with a white hashtag in front. The background is black.

What Is Feminism?

The word "FEMINISM" in pink is in the center, with a white hashtag in front. The background is black. Feminism can be understood as a...

Leftist Queer Scholar

Apr 19, 20198 min read

An abstract image of a woman, at the bottom, laying down with her eyes closed and head turned right. Her dark hair blends into the middle of the image, darkened, the faint image of an old house in the background. The overall image is dark, splotchy, cracked, and old.

Essay: The Deadly Constructs of Sexism

Written: March 27, 2019 Area of Study: English Comparative Research Paper The Deadly Constructs of Sexism in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s...

Leftist Queer Scholar

Apr 15, 20198 min read

A picture of multiple old-styled globes together, some tan and one black (on the left).

Essay: Globalization is Neo-Colonialism

Written: 09 Dec 2018 Area of Study: English Research Paper As the modern world progresses, connections make the world seem smaller. A key...

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Apr 11, 20196 min read

A graphic done in an old-school comic style that reads, "The First Pride Was A Riot".

Edmonton Pride Festival Society

Pride is a riot. Pride is a protest. Pride is QTBIPOC. This post will document the ongoings of the Edmonton Pride Festival Society, some...

Leftist Queer Scholar

Apr 10, 201910 min read

An edited photo of Hannah Gadsby, with shorter hair and glasses, looking into the camera and on the right. Around them, sunflowers have been edited on top. The background is a dark blue.

Opinion and Review: Nanette

EDIT/ADDENDUM: (August 21, 2018) I had a discussion with a few fellow leftist queer friends of mine and I have realized some things that...

Leftist Queer Scholar

Aug 20, 20187 min read

A photo of a handmade cardboard sign that reads, "Racism Is A Queer Issue".

Counter Argument: Allies Need Perspective

After reading this article today, I am furious and I am hurt. Disclaimer: I am a white persons and cannot claim to speak for POC, nor do...

Leftist Queer Scholar

Jun 23, 20185 min read

Art by @maxinesarahart. It features a black-filled circle with the following in white letters, "Trans Rights Are Human Rights".

You do not need to have dysphoria to be transgender*

Art by @maxinesarahart. It features a black-filled circle with the following in white letters, "Trans Rights Are Human Rights". In the...

Leftist Queer Scholar

Jun 20, 20182 min read

Resources | Pride 2018

Expansive collection of gender identities, orientations, definitions, and flags! Happy Pride Month! A watercolor diagonal rainbow...

Leftist Queer Scholar

Jun 1, 20181 min read

Reminders About Pride

A watercolor rainbow striped background, text provided below. Just Pride Things (TM): • Non-binary people are trans. There are more than...

Leftist Queer Scholar

May 31, 20181 min read

Two simple silver rings, one laying on top of the other, on a white surface.

Addressing Toxic Monogamy Culture

I am going to try and break this down, using a tumblr post as my baseline (original link to post is dead) as it starts with great points....

Leftist Queer Scholar

Apr 5, 20185 min read

A graphic of two silhouettes in black, facing each other, with colorful question marks going back and forth between them.

Labels & Identity Politics

CN: labels, identity politics, privilege. A graphic of two silhouettes in black, facing each other, with colorful question marks going...

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Mar 31, 20182 min read

The bisexual pride flag of three horizontal stripes: pink, purple, then blue. The bisexual symbol is on top: a ring in the middle interlocked with the feminine symbol on the right, and the masculine symbol on the left - their tops twisted into an infinity sign.

Bisexual vs Pansexual, Sapiosexual vs Noetisexual

First things first: pansexual is not superior to bisexual. If this phrase or idea is new to you, or it seems wild to think that anyone...

Leftist Queer Scholar

Mar 27, 20183 min read

A stock photo of a woman of color with dark hair and red lipstick, on the left side, yelling. There are bushes in the background, blurry and out of focus, on the right.

Regarding Respectability Politics

CN: white supremacy, colonialism, elitism, ableism, classism. When I say "eloquence" what I mean is the following, though not limited to:...

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Mar 26, 20181 min read

A stock image of a person in some kind of industrial room, the walls and floors predominantly in concrete, with part of the right wall in old bricks. The person is sitting against the back wall, curled into a ball and head down, as though crying.

Regarding Trans Peoples and Outing Ourselves

CN: cisnormativity, bioessentialism. There a number of solid and valid reasons a trans persons need not out themselves. First thing to...

Leftist Queer Scholar

Mar 23, 20183 min read

A stock image of a close-up of multiple locks connected and locked to each other, all onto some piece of black metal. The locks have various of relationship names and hearts on them, one of the predominant locks reading, "i carry your heart", with a heart drawn on it.

Gendered Language in Polyamory: Just a Start

CW/TW: misogyny, transmisogyny, sexism, cisnormativity, heteronormativity. This post will be an introductory discussion and unpacking...

Leftist Queer Scholar

Mar 22, 20183 min read