Between gender-bending at will and repressing one’s self-expression for fear of persecution, it’s not hard to see why the BBC series resonated with young queer viewers. “The themes of secrecy, silence, friendship, companionship, journey and destiny mirrored my experience as a queer person,” Ayuub, a queer trans man, shared. “Merlin’s magic glows and encapsulates him and he loves it but he can’t show it to anyone but a few people.” Other themes also enchanted Ayuub like, “self censorship, policing everyone around you to stay safe, bending and breaking the rules, fighting for change many people can neither see nor understand”.

Queer Fans Remember ‘Merlin’ 15 Years Later, The Gayest Show That Wasn’t Gay | Merryana Salem

(thanks to everyone who contributed)

the bi pride color visual effects during equal sign 💙💜💗 (cr. @heybaetae ♡)

It's PRIDE MONTH Let Your Flags FLY!

Guys, gals, non-binary pals, HAPPY PRIDE! I love and support you all.

Whether you're a member of the Alphabet Mafia or an ally - or if you're not entirely sure what you are yet but you love and accept people as they are, it's a GREAT TIME TO BE ARMY even if we don't get Festa this year Let's ignore Tucker Carlson for a hot minute and take a look at the shiny happy people being as LGBTS as they can be:

It's giving bi at the very least, yes.

Y'know, maybe it's just me but I always feel something about that Joonie quote because.... any members of LGBTS are living in the closet. "We don't talk about that" culture is still CLOSET CULTURE and I see them - up to five of them, at any given time, but maybe all of them - doing what they can to speak themselves and live their truths in a place and under circumstances where they can't really do that out loud. They can identify as allies because of their privilege and power, and that's something, but it's not ideal. Not yet. And some of us are in the same place. We don't all live in accepting places. Many of us don't even live in tolerant places. Some of y'all live in places where being out is illegal. And make no mistake it's not getting easier in today's world. So if you're only able to be you online, or not at all, or you hide yourself or your loved ones or friends or family members who are living in a closeted circumstance, I hope you will be SAFE first. Don't feel like you have to be loud to be you. Safety and security, needs met like Maslow, and know that I AM PROUD OF YOU. I LOVE YOU. I SUPPORT YOU. And BTS supports you, too. Wanna see some cool tweets about flags? LET'S GOOOOOO

that's also a lil jikookery but we know they okay with whoever you are

I need to call G-Money and apologize for literally never realizing that before I saw that tweet. Thanks twt user @ jooniexe for your assistance

OH LOOK MORE RAINBOWS

Damn an image limit FOR REAL You are loved. You are recognized. You are supported. You are safe, here. You are important. You are valid. You are enough, as you are. Happy Pride, y'all.

yknow what am finally gonna make a pinned post

if you like bts + similar artists (including more alternative/indie Korean artists and some Chinese artists) and/or pride art in general stuff (esp fandom related) then check out my shops! 💜 I have MANY different things on my redbubble and etsy both designs and product options wise; I also have some of my flags I've made uploaded on my redbubble as pins and stickers! My etsy is mostly pride flag kandi/beadwork (+ rainbow loom now), bts kandi, and some print-on-demand stickers and pins! :] I have a lot of stuff that is bts/kpop related but also a lot that isn't! But almost everything is queer related. :D

etsy

redbubble

I also do pride edits in general for bts and similar artists, so I’m just gonna link my entire linktree. :3 (my flag coining archive is linked there as well!)

GAYS!!!

Bauman sempre além do seu tempo!

Vendo carência em corações rasos!

big fan of cat and dog lumity so i made my own designs (+a few different versions cause i was messing around with filters)

🎄 Valeu pelo #WOOF de Natal, @ScruffBrasil! 🐾 Sou fã desse #app que foi criado - em 2010 - visando empoderar #gays e #bissexuais através de conexões e uma vasta agenda de eventos! Soube que atualmente há mais de 20 milhões de usuários na plataforma no mundo todo e a empresa é gerida totalmente por pessoas #LGBTs. 👏 Para baixar, basta procurar por #SCRUFF nas lojas virtuais, é grátis! #SCRUFFbrasil (em WOOF WOOF) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmhQxZ3OkzW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

One of my lifelong friends got approved for their top surgery today!!!!!

Woman playing a Theremin: You should tell from my choice of instrument that I am a lesbian.

Lore of mu ocs funny boba

I admit that this is not so bad so, but I did for pure fun my hope that does not mind if animation is bad (and that because no one is born with animation skills right) anyway, happy pride month personal.

Ah I had no video editor to decreases and separated the bonus animation, I hope you do not even care about this and yes I am Brazilian. Ah I had no video editor to decreases and separated the bonus animation, I hope you do not even care about this and yes I am Brazilian

man

uranic people are pretty cool

yea!

uranic people are awesome and valid

crying at this and replies

lgbt armys share one brain cell

I am so tired. In what sabe world is this something someone feels the need to debunk we already knew they fetishized them with all the lying and whatnot but its so obvious and its honestly disrespectful getting compared to these weird ass bitches when they do shit like this a day after once again admitting they boycott content that doesn't feed them https://twitter.com/dailyjimn/status/1526923789077950464?t=o5-owC2PrJUQ212TtmiGzg&s=19

Clearly this person is... well, a toadlickker. That's what I am calling them from now on or until I come up with a better name. ToadlicKKer. Might add another K if it seems necessary. Peep the profile pic, tells you everything you need to know. I mean look at this shit these folks call romantic:

This person has no idea about LGBTQ+ stuff because this person has no frame of reference. I actually think many people who subscribe to that ship are blatantly homophobic. So why would they know if a family was supportive of their queer son, when they personally would not be? Toadlickkers don't actually think Jungkook and Tae have sex, you realize that, right. They're in it for other, weirder reasons I have neither the time or inclination to work out. And if they DO think they're actually intimate, they convince themselves that Park Jimin, of all the flaming fairy queens in all the land, is hetero.

Like, some weirdos decided Jimin and Seulgi were banging based on this:

OBVIOUSLY that makes them a couple, ignore that guy in the red and the other girl... NO. Just... no. Park Jimin is many things but straight is not one of them.

Sorry, that is a CONFIDENT MAN OF NOT HETERO ORIENTATION. Jimin has also said many times that he and his parents - his dad in particular - are very close. The Parks have often displayed Jungkook's items and photos alongside Jimin's at Magnate. Surely they're AWARE of the Jikook ship, right? If they had an issue maybe they'd... separate the hats?

Guess not. And while I'm on the subject I have never known a father of a straight man to send his straight son flowers as a birthday gift. I'm sure it's done but I have never witnessed it. I have, however, seen dads send their GAY sons flowers. And to have them delivered by the MAKNAE? The youngest, fidgetiest of BTS? That's weird.

It also made Jungkook nervous. Because that was much more significant a gesture on Dad Park's part than some people realize, I think. And Koo did NOT want to screw it up. I MEAN... Why not Namjoon? Why not Taehyung - Jimin's best friend -- or Hobi (his longtime roommate)? WHY JUNGKOOK, MR. PARK? Not like he'd paid for the Parks' birthday party, yet:

Because whether that poster likes it or not some parents love and support not only their LGBTQ+ children, but also their significant others, and THEIR COMMUNITIES. Obviously we can't prove that Mr. or Mrs. Park personally posted that on insta. Maybe so, maybe someone else did. But either way, in a lovely subtle gesture perfectly appropriate for Korea, the Parks showed their support yesterday. If some wild ass ToadlicKKer can't handle it they can just kick rocks like they do every other damn day.

Jungkook's mom doesn't seem to mind, either.

Desistir de você foi meu ato corajoso para me salvar e também o mais doloroso.