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Slug and Other Stories by Megan Milks A woman metamorphoses into a giant slug; another quite literally eats her heart out; a wasp falls in love with an orchid; and hair starts sprouting from the walls. These stories slip and slide between genres--from video games to fan fiction, avant-garde theater to choose-your-own-adventure--as characters cycle through giddying changes in gender, physiology, species, and identity. Collapsing boundaries between bodies and forms, these fictions interrogate the visceral, gross, and absurd. "This book is fucking weird," wrote Brit Mandelo in 2015. It's only gotten weirder since. Slug and Other Stories is a revised and expanded edition of a contemporary cult classic. Finally back in print, this collection is a testament to the messy anti-logic of queer feelings by a revelatory new voice.

LGBTQ+ tourism in Europe shows a significant disparity, with Spain ranking first for rights and Italy 36th in the ranking, while a summit in Rome highlights the challenges related to artificial intelligence and the safety of queer travelers. #TurismoLGBTQ #DirittiUmani #IntelligenzaArtificiale (translated)

The Daily Dunk reported that Gabby Williams stated to GQ after the WNBA finals that she would not compromise her values for her career. She said she felt close to the queer community and many trans people, and believed that everyone deserved a chance. Williams added that she would not seek to adjust her words to please the media or those who disapproved of her principles, even if it led them to stop watching her games. #WNBA #DroitsHumains #CommunautéQueer (translated)

The author wrote that the person in question is a woman with gender dysphoria and has undergone irreversible surgeries as well as hormone treatments. He criticized the glorification of the phenomenon as progressive self-discovery or queer coming out, and left his assessment unfinished with the words "simply on several levels." https://t.co/CYe7SjjxHa #Geschlechterdysphorie #Transidentität #Selbstfindung #DE (translated)

The author wrote that apparently a professor has been tasked with evaluating the Law on Self-Determination, who also sits on the expert advisory board of the Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation, which he referred to as a central queer activist foundation. In his assessment, the report is already highly paid and worthless. #Selbstbestimmungsgesetz #QueerAktivismus #Gutachten #DE (translated)

A controversial article discusses the closure of Alice Schwarzer's feminist magazine "Emma," which has been regarded as a voice of feminism since 1977, and points out the associated disputes and differences within the modern feminist movement. #Feminismus #AliceSchwarzer #Queerfeminismus (translated)

Queer police chief Michel Peters (49) emphasizes the importance of reporting homophobia and violence against queer individuals, pointing to the hardening and polarization in society, while advocating for better protection and support for victims within criminal law. #Homohaat #Queer #RozeInBlauw (translated)

Queer police chief Michel Peters criticizes the decline of tolerance in Amsterdam, where violence and intimidation against queer individuals are increasing, and emphasizes the importance of reporting incidents to improve the situation. #queer #Amsterdam #discriminatie (translated)

The author wrote that a police raid at a queer association confirmed fears. Apparently, illegal hormones and other preparations are also being passed on in Germany within these circles, so that people can undergo gender transition self-medicated without medical supervision. #Queer #Gesundheit #Selbstmedikation #DE (translated)

The article discusses the political response to the wedding of Slovak MP Lucia Plaváková and her partner in Austria, which illustratively highlights the inadequate legal protection and recognition of LGBTQ+ marriage in Slovakia and the general atmosphere of hatred and resistance towards the queer community in this country. #LGBTQ #ManželstvíProVšechny #Slovensko (translated)

Thanos Tsimeros argued that the European Union should not finance magazines with taxpayers' money, regardless of their themes. He mentioned that he learned about Bebe Magazine - Trans Issue from an interview with an artist who performed in a cabaret and from a message from a friend of his related to Belgium. According to what he cited from his friend's message, the publication promoted positions of the trans and queer communities and received funding through the EU's Erasmus+. His friend mentioned that the coordinator was the Belgian Bebe Books.vzw and that the Flemish organization JINT participated in the funding. He cited two grants that, as he reported, he found on the Erasmus website: €57,200 for the period 31/12/23–30/12/24 and €34,500 for the period 15/12/25–14/12/26. Tsimeros said that his friend had filed a complaint with JINT, EACEA, as well as with officials from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, and had also communicated with Greek MEPs. According to his description, he planned to appeal to the European Ombudsman after receiving responses from the agencies or after the expiration of a two-month deadline. #Φόροι #ΕΕ #Κουλτούρα (translated)