I'm returning to short-form content, which you can support on Patreon! Said content includes pin-up art and educational essays, both made support the rights of sex workers, trans people, and other minorities. Here's a copy-paste of the announcement post, originally from my Patreon account : (artist: Persephone van der Waard ) Hi, everyone! Now that my book series on Gothic Communism is finished , I'm getting back into making short -form content. Part of the same basic trend, said content revolves around my political voice—chiefly one of a trans, an-Com sex worker* whose anti-fascist political activism includes standing up for sex workers and/or trans people, but also a variety of other groups; i.e., that reactionaries (and their moderate allies) historically target and abuse, under Capitalism; e.g., Indigenous and queer actor, Jonathan Joss, who I covered recently by writing about Joss' murder at the hands of a Texan bigot targeting Joss' trans husband . Sex worker...
Owing to reasons beyond my control, I could not attend Pride where I live, specifically "No Kings." To combat this, I've written a short essay in response, one that pointedly reflects on Pride—but also various events surrounding Pride—to consider its performative value; i.e., from a revolutionary standpoint: workers are whores who perform in chains to liberate themselves to varying degrees of failure and success; e.g., Jessie Gender 's more dove-like ideas of rebellion during Pride, versus my own (as inspired by Bob Ross but also Medusa, Satan, and various other ne'er-do-wells). Note: This is the SFW version of the article, whose images have been censored, cropped or omitted. Click here to go to the NSFW version, on my website. Disclaimer: All opinions are my own; i.e., as part of my research, conducted alongside my book series, Gothic Communism (2023). The material within is written about public figures and popular media for purposes of education, satire, tr...