New Releases: July 2022

New Releases: July 2022

This Way Out by Tufayel Ahmed (1st) Amar can’t wait to tell everyone his wonderful news: he’s found The One, and he’s getting married. But it turns out announcing his engagement on a group chat might not have been the best way to let his strict Muslim Bangladeshi family know that his happy-ever-after partner is a man―and a white man at that. Amar expected a reaction from his four siblings, but…

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When you’re a kid like Gavin Grimm, you know yourself best. And Gavin knew that he was a boy–even if others saw him as a girl. But when his school took away his right to something as simple as using the boy’s restroom, Gavin knew he had a big decision to make.

Because there are always more choices than the ones others give you.

Gavin chose to correct others when they got his pronouns wrong. He asked to be respected. He stood up for himself. Gavin proved that his school had violated his constitutional rights and had the Supreme Court uphold his case–bringing about a historic win for trans rights. There are many kids out there, some just like Gavin Grimm, and they might even be you.

What choices will you make?

Book names + authors under the cut

Timberwolf(Gavin Livingstone)/Carter Bennet- Green Creek Series by TJ Klune

Simon Snow/Baz Pitch- Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Damianos (Damen)/Laurent- Captive Prince by C. S. Pacat

Priya/Malini- The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

For your examples of transandrophobia: the US 7th circuit court just sided in favor of 3 trans high school boys. Their school threw every BS, bigoted argument under the sun at them in order to prevent them from using school restrooms (and push them out of social life altogether most like), and it's simply so vile. They're just kids jfc. But the point is, when you look at the legal record transmasculine ppl are all over the place getting caught in bigoted laws and fighting like hell for trans rights in general (think Gavin Grimm v. Gloucester). Excerpt is taken from Erin In The Mornings substack reporting btw. (CW for transphobia)

Thank you for sending this. It truly is wild how aggressively the school fought this.

Here's the full substack for those interested:

If You’re a Kid Like Gavin: The True Story of a Young Trans Activist - Nonfiction

If You’re a Kid Like Gavin: The True Story of a Young Trans Activist by Gavin Grimm, Kyle Lukoff, J Yang (Illustrator) - (Nonfiction) Published 2022 by Katherine Tegen Books

This is one of those books that once I had finished reading and set it to the side, I felt like crying. This is one of those books that I wish I had when I was younger to help me feel seen for who I was and am, and to have it be valid and normal and wonderful.

Gavin Grimm is a trans activist who started his journey in activism in high school in 2015, the same year I graduated high school. He released this children’s non-fiction book about seven years later, sharing his experiences and normalizing trans identities for young- and hopefully all age- readers. While Gavin doesn’t share everything with us about his journey in his trans identity, he doesn’t have to, instead he reaches out to the reader in ways that make this aspect of life feel more natural and normal. For many, this can be a heartwarming moment. A place where we are recognized and acknowledged through someone like us generously sharing a fraction of their story. He walks us through coming into his identity, the issues that arose as he more so entered the world, and the actions he took to rally for rights and change. His story is far from over. In the snippet of it he is sharing, he says in his author’s note, “I hope people come away recognizing that we all have important choices to make in our lives- being kind, leading with love, standing up for yourself and others- whereas living our lives as the people we are is not a choice; it's a right. I hope that this story shows kids their own power and what they can do” (Grimm, 2022).

As someone who identifies with transness- identifying as Non-Binary Trans-Masc Queer- it is important that all versions of transness are expressed as they can be and remind others regardless of where they are in their journey that they are real, valid, true. Like I said, I could have used this when I was younger. I applaud Gavin for finding himself so strongly and standing up for what he knows is right. I am his age and still don’t really know who I am but if I had an ounce of his clarity when I was younger I could have saved some heartache, toxicity, and a few tears. I won't go into it but everyone, regardless of queerness or transness, is important and valuable and amazing and stunning. As someone who is queer and wants to push for social justice, diversity, recognition, safety, human rights… I want to be the librarian that shuts down bigotry and ignorance while creating a safe and free environment for the patrons- especially the YA individuals I want to work with, feel seen and heard and safe. I understand that I am repeating myself but I am passionate about this and that’s what happens with me. I think there are a lot of creative ways we can express ourselves in a smaller environment scale; making name tags with preferred/ correct names and pronouns, making zines of our identities, and experiences, hosting a queer club safe space for media discussion and community work. On a slightly larger scale, I can see myself reaching out and collecting resources for people to use and provide opportunities for parades, peaceful protests, celebrations, safe spaces and community gatherings beyond the library, and more.

-Ray 02/11/2024

Grimm, G., Lukoff, K., & Yang, J. (2022). If you’re A Kid Like Gavin. Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

The Owl House: The New Year’s Special

A post-epilogue special starring Luz and her two families celebrating the new year between the two realms.

Cast:

Dee Bradley Baker as Princess

Eric Bauza as Gilbert Park & Faust

Bob Bergen as Barcus

J.B. Blanc as Professor Hermonculus

Steve Blum as Salty

Benjamin Bratt as Manny Noceda

Kimberly Brooks as Skara & Eileen

Isaac Ryan Brown as Gus Porter

Bruce Carey as Mason

Matt Chapman as Steve Tholomule & Harvey Park

Parvesh Cheena as Tibblet-Tibblie Grimm Hammer III “Tibbles”

Noshir Dalal as Adrian Graye Vernworth

Felicia Day as Bria

Ariana DeBose as Tía Valentina Noceda

Elijah DeJesus @not-so-average-fangirl as Prima Gabi Noceda

Grey DeLisle as Masha, Katya, Cat, Usurper, & Bonesborough Brawl Security Guard

Jorge Diaz as Matt Tholomule

Michaela Dietz as Vee

Nik Dodani as Gavin

Deb Doetzer as Gwendolyn Clawthorne

Jason Douglas as Osran

Tati Gabrielle as Willow Park

Eileen Galindo as Flora D’splora

Peter Gallagher as Dell Clawthorne

Noah Galvin as Jerbo

Kimiko Glenn as Long-Haired Bat Kid

Elizabeth Grullon as Camila Noceda

Harvey Guillén as Angmar

Arin Hanson as Eye-Eating Monster, Snaggleback, & Papa Titan

Alex Hirsch as King Clawthorne & Hooty

Holly @hollowtones as Mohawk Bat Kid

Chris Houghton as Bill

Oscar Isaac as Tío Emilio Noceda

Keston John as Darius Deamonne

Cissy Jones as Lilith Clawthorne

Mela Lee as Kikimora

Jason Liebrecht as Vitimir

Erica Lindbeck as Emira Blight

Kevin Locarro as Braxas

Rachael MacFarlane as Odalia Blight

Ally Maki as Viney

Wendie Malick as Eda Clawthorne

Shannon McKain as Morton

Mosco Moon as Olive (Gabi’s Girlfriend)

Rita Moreno as Abuela Luna Noceda

Ryan O’Flanagan as Edric Blight

Johnny Ortiz as Tío Mateo Noceda

Penny Parker @snapscube as Bucket Hat Bat Kid

Jim Pirri as Alador Blight

Anairis Quiñones as Azura

Matthew Rhys as Philip Wittebane/Emperor Belos

Kevin Michael Richardson as Tarak, Bonesborough Brawl Commentator, & Tom

Eden Riegel as Boscha, Amelia, Bo, & Abominations

Bumper Robinson as Hieronymus Bump

Zeno Robinson as Hunter, Derwin, & Male Camp Friend

Sarah-Nicole Robles as Luz Noceda

Avi Roque as Raine Whispers

Isabella Rosselini as Bat Queen

Roger Craig Smith as Jacob Hopkins & Warden Wrath

Hailee Steinfeld as Female Camp Friend

April Stewart as Greater Basilisk

Christopher Swindle as Graveyard Keeper

Fred Tatasciore as Malphas

Jen Taylor as Hettie Cutburn

Dana Terrace as Tinella Nosa & Severine

Morgan Terry as Hecate

Kari Wahlgren as Amber, Eberwolf, Villainous Lucy, & Barista

Mae Whitman as Amity Blight

Gary Anthony Williams as Perry Porter

Debra Wilson as Terra Snapdragon

Fryda Wolff as The Collector

Chapter 70: Hungover, Heart of Gold, Holy Mess.

“This will not end well for you, grimwalker.” Gavin shrugged. “There is video evidence that –”

“Law witch,” the Bat Queen interrupted. “You demand young man’s mind scrambled to prove client’s point? Is unacceptable!”

Gavin’s expression remained impassive. “Then, as suggested, imprisonment is the only other option my client will accept.”  He sniffed. “That is, of course, unless you’d prefer Mr. Grimm Hammer’s  original demand.”

“And what would that be, exactly?” Luz crossed her arms. Hunter’s sister wore that look. That look of  stubborn determination.

Gavin smiled and gave a casual shrug as he answered. 

“Execution.” 

(Shout out to @artkittycatty in the end notes for their AMAZING fan art of some of my favorite Sweet Child scenes, both angsty AND sweet.)

FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE!

MARVELOUS MAD WORLD, an inclusive Marvel Discord Roleplay, is currently seeking the following characters [ & more - don't be afraid to ask us anything!]

A-Wild

Brawn/Totally Awesome Hulk

Miss America

Cable

Callisto

Stature

Professor X

Talkback/Chasehawk

Prodigy

The Destroyer

Negasonic Warhead

Synch

Blob

Arsenic

Groot

Strong Guy

Iron Patriot

Sam Wilson

Spider-Man

Chamber

Jubilee

Rictor

Ms. Marvel

Lucy in the Sky

Hawkeye

M'Baku

Mantis

Iceman

Princess Powerful

The Gloom/Sister Grimm

Rescue

Quicksilver

AND ANYONE ELSE that speaks to your heart or is a character you'd love to highlight -

We encourage you to bring us who YOU'RE passionate about!

A bit about us: Marvelous Mad World is a 21+, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and neurodivergent-friendly server. Opportunity awaits you around every corner in this world that is ours to mold however our imaginations desire. The plot? That's all up to you! (Well, us. Us Modmins want to write too!). Mad World is a bastion of what ifs and why the hell nots. Pull up a chair and join us for one helluva good time. We'll leave the light on for you.

Canon character exclusive

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Character/writer driven

Niche/obscure characters welcome

Tupper is life

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CHARACTER MASTERLIST

TIMELINE

Shout-out to our member Gavin who made this ad! He plays a phenomenal Bishop [among others!].

I worked on this!

Happy book birthday to 'If You're a Kid Like Gavin'!! by Gavin Grimm, Kyle Lukoff, and me ✨ Available wherever books are sold

[Picture of a book cover with a rainbow-gradient crowd with a spotlight on a kid wearing a trans flag. The book is placed on a green background with fake plants]

800 Followers!

Hello! I recently reached 800 followers and wanted to thank you all so much and celebrate!

Anyway! Onto the event! I’m doing a thing where I’ll write a reader one-shot based on a song! 

I have a list of 50 songs below. It’s a mix of platonic, romantic, and angsty songs for you to pick from! 

So pick one and a character from one of the fandoms listed, and I’ll write a little blurb or a one-shot based on the song! Just be warned, I will cross off the song once it’s chosen for a one-shot. That way, I don’t have a million requests for the same song. 

The event will be open for two weeks starting today! It’ll be available from the 3rd of February to the 18th of February!

THIS IS LIMITED TO TWO REQUESTS AND TWO CHARACTERS PER PERSON! 

Fandoms I’ll Write For:

Arcane: League of Legends (2021)

Bungou Stray Dogs

The Case Study of Vanitas

Chainsaw Man

Demon Slayer

Detroit: Become Human

Doctor Who (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Doctor)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 

Grimm (NBC)

Jujutsu Kaisen

Moriarty the Patriot

Sirius the Jaeger

Tokyo Ghoul

Songs:

Rule #23: Birds of a Feather by Fish in a Birdcage

Never Love an Anchor by Crane Wives

Can I Be Him by James Arthur

If You Love Her by Forest Blakk

Despair by leo.

Spell of the Heart by Isabella LeVan

Soldier by James TW

Back To You by Alec Chambers

Meant To Be by Ber and Charlie Oriain

CHICKEN TENDIES by Clinton Kane

Dark Can Be Beautiful by Alec Chambers

Fall For You by Secondhand Serenade

Gold by Emily Anderson

El Tango de Roxanne from Moulin Rouge

Too Much To Ask by Niall Horan

Stray Italian Greyhound by Vienna Teng

Fall On Me (English Version) by Andrea Bocelli and Matteo Bocelli

Love Story by Taylor Swift

Inkpot Gods by The Amazing Devil

Atlas: Two by Sleeping at Last

Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra

Brand New by Ben Rector

The Scientist by Coldplay

Somebody by Dirt Poor Robins

Somebody To You by The Vamps

see you later (ten years) by Jenna Raine

Take On The World by You Me At Six

I Don’t Burn by Chloe Duvall

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli

My Heart is Buried in Venice by Ricky Montgomery

Fall Into Me by Forest Blakk

I’ll Be Good by Jaymes Young

Be My Forever (feat. Ed Sheeran) by Christina Perri

Lady by Brett Young

Slide by James Bay

Someone Like You by Adele

Not Over You by Gavin DeGraw

When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars

Words by Skylar Grey

As You Go (Recalibrated) by Red

What About Us by P!nk

All I Want by Kodaline

You Are My Sunshine by Jasmine Thompson

A Little Bit Yours by JP Saxe

Heather by Conan Gray

Out Of Love by Alessia Cara

What A Time (feat. Niall Horan) by Julia Michaels

right where you left me by Taylor Swift

Until I Found You by Stephen Sanchez

Always Remember Us This Way by Lady Gaga

That feeling when you just now find out Yelp tracks where gender neutral bathrooms are and has been since 2017

hi im hughie, she/her, and this is my side blog where i shitpost and ramble about my ocs <3

my tags:

calypso [dbh] - #calypso alden

caroline [resident evil] - #caroline m. davenport

eden [minecraft] - #edith vanderwall

emery [inside job] - #emery atwell

erin [the boys] - #erin acosta

josie [grimm] - #josephine burkhardt

harper [the boys/gen v] - #harper ward

kree [mortal kombat] - #kree

leia [community] - #leia monreaux

nadia [star trek - aos/kelvin timeline] - #nadia kent

penny [house md] - #penelope dalton

sadie [star trek - aos/kelvin timeline] - #sadie westfield

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ashley graham and caroline davenport - #dso agent and her graham cracker

leon kennedy and caroline davenport - #dso duo

jeff winger and leia monreaux - #loveless duo

robert chase and penelope dalton - #the chases

jim kirk and sadie westfield - #kirkfield

calypso alden and gavin reed - #caly and gav

leonard mccoy and sadie westfield - #bones and clementine

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my edits - #hughie's edits

asks - #mail

me talking - #hughie's ramblings

reblogs - #reblogging

doodles/art - #hughie's art (i rarely do art but just in case, yk)

my writing - #hughie's writing

playlist (s) - #hughie's playlists

pinterest - #hughie's pinterest

incorrect quotes - #incorrect quotes

Silverwood Characters as Movies

Because it is Blorbo Blursday and because this is one of the funniest jokes that I've made about Silverwood (to people named TC, who are me) I will share the list of Silverwood characters as movies.

I put the partners together because I think it's interesting to see how spouses compare to one another LOL

Anthem: The Mask of Zorro & Ithea: The First Wives Club

Ithian: The Stepford Wives

Charlie: Elisabeth (Takarazuka version) & Tony: Dhoom 3

Cyan: The Man from U.N.C.L.E

Gavin: Robin and the 7 Hoods & Teddie: Some Like It Hot

Kaite: Fried Green Tomatoes & Jenessa: Calamity Jane

Keir: The Mummy & Anise: 9 to 5

Dumas: The Brother’s Grimm & Caoimhe: Song of the Sea

Junior: The Three Musketeers (1993 version)

Ro: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron & Kimyair: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid

Tris: The Great Wall

Bird: The Truman Show & Bermuda: Real Genius

Sonya: Best In Show & Aya: Chicago

Students rally against Virginia’s anti-trans education policies

Students in Virginia rallied outside the state Department of Education’s headquarters Friday to protest anti-trans school policies enacted by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration earlier this year. Around 40 people organized by the student-led Pride Liberation Project held signs and chanted “trans rights are human rights,” and “VDOE, let us be,” the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. Related: Virginia adopts new policies that force trans students to use the wrong bathrooms & pronouns The state once allowed trans students use bathrooms, pronouns, and play on sports teams matching their gender identities. Not anymore… Recent high school graduate Ranger Balleisen described the effects of the new VDOE policies. “We’re going to be forced back into the closet in schools we thought were safe, we’re going to be forced off of our school sports teams, and forced out of the bathrooms we want to use,” he told the paper. “We will be bullied and dead-named, as is promoted in these policies.” Get the Daily Brief The news you care about, reported on by the people who care about you: Subscribe to our Newsletter In July, the VDOE announced new “model policies” for the state’s schools which would force trans and nonbinary students to use bathrooms that align with the sex they were assigned at birth, as well as requiring teachers and other school personnel to refer to students by the name and pronouns that align with the sex they were assigned at birth unless students obtain permission from their parents to use their preferred name and pronouns and banning transgender from competing on sports teams that correspond with their gender identity. A spokesperson for Youngkin, who campaigned on so-called “parental rights,” told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that the new guidelines “make it clear that when parents are part of the process, schools will accommodate the requests of children and their families. While people exercise their free speech, these policies state that students should be treated with compassion and schools should be free from bullying and harassment.” The new model policies replace those enacted by the administration of former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D), which allowed students to use school facilities and participate in school programs matching their gender identities and required schools to accommodate trans and nonbinary students’ preferred names and pronouns. Critics of the Youngkin administration’s policies say that they defy federal guidelines issued by President Joe Biden that forbid schools from discriminating against students on the basis of sex. Opponents also cite a federal court ruling in favor of Gavin Grimm, which found that a Virginia high school violated federal nondiscrimination law when it banned Grimm, who is transgender, from using the boys’ bathroom. Under a 2020 Virginia law, the state is required to develop model policies for school districts to adopt. However, the law includes no enforcement mechanism. That has led some left-leaning school districts to reject the new model policies. Last month, a vote on the new policies by the Virginia Beach School Board ended in a 5-5 tie, with one member abstaining. The anti-trans policies were not adopted. As a result, two Virginia Beach parents filed a lawsuit last week attempting to force the school district to adopt the anti-trans policies. According to the AP, the lawsuit states that the plaintiffs “want to protect their children from being compelled to use biologically inaccurate names and pronouns, forced to use bathrooms and locker rooms with members of the opposite sex, or required to pretend during athletic competition that gender identity can override the enduring physical differences between boys and girls.” http://dlvr.it/SwZlL6