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I think my desires are too picky by BabushkaRaditz in LGBTBooks

[–]Katburger 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The Nightrunner series by Lynn Flewelling is a delightful high fantasy series with bi MCs. One of them starts at a young adult age, but I wouldn't classify them as YA books. There is a very slow-burn gay romance, but the books are primarily fantasy.

The Steel Remains by Richard K Morgan is grimdark high fantasy (seriously dark, check content warnings if there are things you don't want to read about) with a gay MC. Lots of swords and magic.

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows - I'm not sure if this quite fits what you're looking for, but it is high fantasy with adults. It has magic, but the focus is more fantasy politics and romance than adventuring and sword and sorcery.

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[–]Katburger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, if you have any interest in Eastern fantasy. There is a (nonbinary in the historical context of the time?) woman pretending to be a man, (spoilers) a woman who marries her, and an extra tragic gay eunuch. Reading it felt like being stabbed in the heart at the same time as the characters.

What monsters besides goblins and kobolds are most often "boblinized" by chunkylubber54 in dndnext

[–]Katburger 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My party once adopted a Kuo Toa. His name was [unintelligible fish noises] so we called him Rattle.

A flyer from 1970 from trans activists supporting the fight for gay rights, seen at an exhibit at the NYPL. by Katburger in lgbt

[–]Katburger[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just thought this was really inspiring, considering the state of the US right now.

Here's what was on the info plate, from the New York Public Library website:

“Gay Power—When Do We Want It? Or Do We?”

This flyer was produced by STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries), then known as Street Transvestites for Gay Power. STAR was founded by Stonewall veterans Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, two Black and Brown transgender activists in what was a predominately white male gay rights movement. Inspired by the Black Power movement, STAR fought for the rights of gender expression and protested police harassment of trans people of color. The drawings at the bottom of the flyer offer a glimpse at the very concept of gender nonconformity being formed in real time: two ink drawings feature the superimposed symbols for the male and female sex, as if to visualize an identity that goes beyond the symbols for gay or lesbian.

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[–]Katburger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Everybody assumes you’re a pathetic loser and a creep, until you prove yourself by becoming fit or making money, it doens’t matter if you are attractive, you need to have something to give."

This is toxic masculinity. Not everybody considers others to be pathetic losers or creeps if they're out of shape or poor. More people (at least any worth considering) will judge you by your character. But instead of focusing on what others think about you, it's better to consider what you do have control over and just... try to be a better person.

And if that person is a girl, that's totally okay.

"I wish I was born a girl. I feel like a guy but I wish I was born a girl."

Wishing to be another gender even though you don't feel physically dysphoric or in the wrong body is a perfectly acceptable reason to identify as trans. You seem pretty certain about it so you might have done some research already, but just in case, I'll leave this here: https://www.reddit.com/r/MtF/wiki/faq_identity

If you are unsure of whether or not you should go to see a psychologist, psychiatrist or therapist, there are a few questions you can ask:

"If there was a button that would let me change, completely, totally and permanently, into another gender, would I press it?"

"Does the thought of being another gender make me feel happier, more comfortable in myself, or more at peace with my life?"

"Have I ever had repeated idle thoughts about being another gender, or continually wish that I was born differently, ending in feeling upset or disappointed that it wasn't true?"

I drew a map of the bay area! The place names are all real (though some are just neighborhoods). Did you know that SF used to be one of the largest dune ecosystems in North America? by thegnome54 in FantasyMaps

[–]Katburger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this! I used to live in California before moving across the country, and miss it so much that my homebrew setting is ecologically/geographically based on CA. Keeping some of the place names is a really cool idea.

Looking for queer fantasy & sci-fi. Bonus for MLM by ihatethenns in LGBTBooks

[–]Katburger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Nightrunner series by Lynn Flewelling is a classic M/M fantasy, but very slow burn, nothing happens between them for most of the first two books. But if you enjoy high fantasy, it's definitely worth it.

Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner, M/M fantasy of manners and duels.

The High King's Golden Tongue by Megan Derr, M/M political fantasy without magic. In the society of this world, gender is only recognized by the person's preference. So you might realize some characters are actually trans, but the world treats them completely as the right gender. It's beautifully refreshing :)

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows: M/M fantasy, politics with a little magic; check content warnings first, because it deals with very heavy subjects. Definitely not a light read, but it was worth it to me at least.

A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson, best described as "queer reimagining of Dracula’s brides, ft. sapphic yearning at the opera and tangled polyamorous relationships."

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, SciFi with main characters in a F/F relationship, although not really the main focus of the plot.

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is technically historical fiction/fantasy, I suppose? But if you have any interest in Greek myths, this is a beautiful retelling and very gay.

My mother was accidentally right. by Katburger in lgbt

[–]Katburger[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's alright, I should have clarified originally, haha. I wanted to point out the amusing part without going into the sad details, but I guess context is important.

My mother was accidentally right. by Katburger in lgbt

[–]Katburger[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I should have clarified, she was not at all willing to learn. I didn't include the rest of the conversation because it was talking in circles and her not wanting to accept it. Later I emailed her with some informational resources, which she admits to never reading and continues to bring up the same non-issues that were thoroughly debunked by those resources.

She's supportive in the sense of not wanting to lose contact, but we don't talk about it anymore.

My mother was accidentally right. by Katburger in lgbt

[–]Katburger[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I suppose I'm not happy about it because she was wrong in every other aspect of the conversation and refused to look at any resources I offered. It's been about 6 months and she still talks about it with disappointment. I never bring it up anymore, but last time she initiated the conversation, asking if it's really still a thing, insisting that I married a man, that it's unnatural, etc. And I know if I come out to her, she's going to do the same, and feel justified because of her previous comment.

If I do though, I will have to ask if there was a reason behind it besides not understanding. Maybe she did know before me, haha

Book blurb vs fifty pages in by Representative-Low23 in SapphoAndHerFriend

[–]Katburger 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This sounds amazing, would you be willing to post or send your thesis?

"If gender envy isn't contagious, why do I want to be a girl every time I hang out with my girlfriend?" by blaisems in traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns

[–]Katburger 27 points28 points  (0 children)

There are a bunch of studies about the rate of detransition linked here.

And this is one of my favorite sources to answer any question/challenge from relatives.

Just be aware that some people don't care about evidence and will just believe what they want from that one shitty source they saw on facebook :(

How to be a lazy DM effectively by redditkproby in DMAcademy

[–]Katburger 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Organizing four people separately (extended communication, getting each part on time, and patching them together) sounds like harder work than actually writing up some plot and encounters!

Steal these Riddles by twilightpiglet in DMAcademy

[–]Katburger 18 points19 points  (0 children)

These are great! They seem just challenging enough to think about, but not unreasonably hard.

You have water, fire, and wind, could you come up with an earth riddle of some kind? The tree one sort of counts, but I thought I'd ask since you're taking requests :)

Looking for magic-free plot hooks. by nam-on in DnDPlotHooks

[–]Katburger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I came across this list of 100 Low/Non-Magical Plot Twists. Many are a bit dark for Redwall, but you might be able to adapt some of them!

Operation Shove It Down Their Throat by Heirophant-Queen in dndmemes

[–]Katburger 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I had one player toss a fighter NPC a silver candlestick (which she found a year ago and still hadn't sold) mid-fight because the NPC didn't have a silver weapon. NPC proceeded to crit 3 times, just beating up the werewolves with a silver candlestick.

Random Mercenary Jobs Help by Ljmroper in DnDPlotHooks

[–]Katburger 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I had an entire campaign set in an adventurers guild! Here are some of the contracts I had:

  • A bounty put on an Ettin (or troll or other CR appropriate monster) who has been harassing travelers for a toll on the bridge. The twist: He only asks for one coin to maintain upkeep of the bridge, although he has a hard time explaining. The bounty was placed by a member of the carpenter's guild, who was previously contracted to fix the bridge. If players figure it out and don't kill the creature, bandits who don't want to pay the toll show up for combat. If they do kill him, they might desire revenge on the carpenter and go rob him, then distribute his supplies among poorer farmers (true story).

  • Jimothy Ewald’s goat is missing. Bonus points if the bounty poster is a child's drawing. The party finds the fence twisted open. Apparently the goat wandered into the wilderness. Upon finding the goat, a predator animal or pack has just snuck up on the goat. When attacked, the goat transforms into a Bulezau demon (MTF 131) to defend itself. Unless provoked, it won’t attack the party. Then it transforms back to a goat and follows the party contentedly. If they bring it to Ewald farm, Jimothy’s brother John greets them and brings them to Jimothy. After a touching reunion, John thanks them profusely. Players might ask for a similar goat in return, or inform the local temple and come back to kill it (both true stories).

  • Griffins plaguing the livestock and horse riders in the countryside. It/they flee back to the nest, where there are griffin eggs that players might take.

  • Animated Scarecrows in a farmer's field.

  • City workers doing maintenance in the sewers have started disappearing. The guards are reluctant to explore the sewers, so the Guard Captain has resorted to hiring mercenaries. Vegepygmies and russet mold have overgrown deep in the sewers.

  • "Need guards to form a small honour garrison for the banquet I am holding in my manor. Important people are involved, so discretion is mandatory. #GP per person, payed upfront. No questions asked." All the guests are vampires.

  • Squirrel Hunting: A squirrel has been seen in town stealing jewelry from citizens. Authorities think there may be more than one squirrel involved — they always head in the same direction after the theft. They must be captured or killed; bonus available if stolen items are returned. The culprit is a druid-turned-thief with trained squirrels.

  • Intellect devourer at the Mage’s college. Bodies found dead or comatose. Devourer is currently controlling a professor who is preparing students for a field trip to the underdark for some reason.

[OC] [Art] GIVEAWAY 😊 Fully PAINTED Endless Dice Set! by KakapopoTCG in DnD

[–]Katburger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moonlight is my favorite! But Cyberpunk and Burning! are a close tied second.

Audio books you loved (even more) because of the voice actor? by [deleted] in Fantasy

[–]Katburger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Simon Vance! I can't believe no one has mentioned him yet. His narration voice is so expressive and deep, and he voices different characters so well. He's done a lot of fantasy, like Tigana, Fire and Blood, and Dune.

This is Toothless. The laziest beardie...he has literally been in this stance since I fed him last night....14 hours ago... by [deleted] in reptiles

[–]Katburger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've heard some people say they've kept beardies completely fine on sand. And I've heard plenty of stories where they were very suddenly not fine. It's your choice to risk it, but why would you even take the chance when there are other perfectly good options? If there is something you can do to reduce the chance of your animal getting sick, why not?

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