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“It’s important to lean into initiation and let yourself be changed by it. Remember, the world isn’t actually different—all the same stuff is still there—you are just seeing it differently, and in magic, perception is half the battle.”
― Revolutionary Witchcraft: A Guide to Magical Activism
― Revolutionary Witchcraft: A Guide to Magical Activism
“I wanna look like what I am but don't know what someone like me looks like. I mean, when people look at me I want them to think-- there's one of those people that reasons, that is a philosopher, that has their own interpretation of happiness. That's what I am.”
― We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan
― We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan
“Jack struggled throughout his life to maintain his male identity, yet in a final symbol of rejection by family and society, and a final assault upon his body, this little old gray-haired man was buried in a woman’s white satin dress”
― From Female to Male: The Life of Jack Bee Garland
― From Female to Male: The Life of Jack Bee Garland
“Intimacy is the only shield against insanity. Intimacy, not knowledge. Intimacy, not power.”
― The Darkness Outside Us
― The Darkness Outside Us
“The mind of the transsexual cannot be changed”
― From Female to Male: The Life of Jack Bee Garland
― From Female to Male: The Life of Jack Bee Garland
Reading Rainbow
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— last activity Apr 04, 2026 09:00AM
Love queer-lit? Want to talk about your favorites? Gay, trans, bi, straight, demi, fluid--everyone can join this group and chat away about LGBTQ+ book ...more
The Gulliverian Readers Society
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— last activity Jan 01, 2016 08:58AM
For folks with a taste for fiction featuring tiny or giant characters.
B&N Classics
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— last activity Apr 23, 2021 12:06PM
The idea in reading the "classics" is to read text that are historically valuable and have impacted society greatly. To enrich our lives, increase our ...more
Silvis Public Library
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— last activity Mar 19, 2020 04:25PM
This group is for our library and patrons to share book recommendations, discussions, and polls. Everyone is welcome to join and invite others. We wel ...more
Queerotica
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— last activity Feb 21, 2016 11:33PM
A monthly bookclub for discussing, dissecting and appreciating queer erotica and literature, from highbrow novels to trashy romance. Note that as the ...more
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