@alice I mean this is difficult:

(they/them), a: #Queer, #Poly, #Pansexual #NotAGirl

and the fact that others have to act on it. I hate it when other people are difficult and impose one's will on another.

Ulysses reviews "The Sea Prince" by Elizabeth Schechter, The Coral Throne book 1:

I loved this book. I confess that, had I known it was MFM before I started it, I would have resisted. I am MM all the way, but Elizabeth Schechter gives us such a crew of wonderful characters that I fell in love with all of them and was willing to set my biases aside.

https://www.queeromanceink.com/2025/06/24/review-the-sea-prince-elizabeth-schechter/

#Fantasy #LGBTQBookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon @diversebooks #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #BookReview #Historical #Poly #MFM

#ThreeGoodThings:

1. Friends
2. Sleepovers
3. Strawberry-flavored mints that make you salivate uncontrollably

Bonus: Mirrored walls

https://www.wacoca.com/media/343142/ Klang RulerやPOLYとしても活躍、やすだちひろに聞く“音楽との触れ方”　「伝えたい音がそのまま聴いてもらえる」スピーカーをオススメする理由｜Real Sound｜リアルサウンド テック #GENELEC #KlangRuler #music #POLY #やすだちひろ #小池直也 #稲垣謙一 #音楽

#boardgames #gamers #poly #polyamory #nontraditionalmarriage #consent

One thing that has been evident, particularly after 2010, is that most of the board gaming groups that I have run into have been groups that lean into polyamory and such, or are outright sponsored by "Non-Traditional Relationship" groups.

Looking for gaming events in the #Denver area reminded me of this meme:

Jubilee Cho has a new queer middle grade fairy tale out (Non-Binary, Poly, Trans MTF): Wishing Well, Wishing Well.

The five princesses of Bellarossa have lost their parents and must now abide under the control of the man responsible. But they have their art. They have each other. And still, they hold on to hope. They do what ...

https://www.queerscifi.com/new-release-wishing-well-wishing-well-jubilee-cho/

#Fantasy #FairyTale #NonBinary #Poly #Transgender #LGBTQBookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon @diversebooks #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #NewRelease

Mikela Ash has a new queer steampunk mystery out: Warrior Queen.

A volatile cauldron of magic, love, and the empire may be on the edge of a precipice, but witches, humans, and automatons indulge in pleasures of the flesh.

Victoria has been dubbed by her adoring public as their Warrior Queen. ...

https://www.queerscifi.com/new-release-giveaway-warrior-queen-mikala-ash/

#Fantasy #Paranormal #Steampunk #Mystery #Bisexual #NonBinary #Transgender #Poly #LGBTQBookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon @diversebooks #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #NewRelease

Exhibit #Knee on the #TattooTour is my piece of a set known as the bee's knees. A nesting partner has a similar tattoo but with a darker blue (bi colors) and slightly different design. [Previous Exhibit](https://lgbtqia.space/@h3mmy/114270861378131324)

Several people in my life have wanted matching tattoos, and this is often a difficult situation. I know how relationships can ebb and flow over the years, but I am also #poly (relationship anarchy). After some discussion, we decided on bumblebees as it parallels poly social constructs in fun ways.

Also, bumblebees will sometimes get 'drunk' on nectar and fall asleep in some flowers. They also like to just nap in flowers. Occasionally, they may fall out while napping. Moonflowers have psychoactive compounds like scopolamine (anticholinergic), and morning glories can have lysergic acid (LSA). Both those compounds are sleepy making.

So #bumblebees fit the need. It makes it easy to include more people into the tattoo theme as desired, and importantly isn't strictly bound to the set either.

This was also the fastest #Tattoo I've gotten because it is also the smallest.

#Tattooed #BeesKnees #Trans #NonBinary

Sidebar: If anyone has thoughts on what a #HumbleBumble would look like, let me know!

The Tower & The Star

One must accept death in order to truly live.

The concept of a relationship as having expectations, as having any rules, as bonds, must dissolve in order for your partner to have real agency.

Each partner must accept that the relationship is over before it can begin.

Each person is a solar system surrounding the brilliant star of their divine spark, they can not be contained.

If you shine bright enough, you won't have to worry about your loved ones leaving.

In this essay I will...

Polyam Jealousy List:
- You watching shows with others and not me.
- Your hair.

I think that covers it.

Review: Our Complication by Alexandra Caluen:

"Byron Hartley is a fifty-six-year-old professor at UCLA. Cole Black is sixty-four, a Broadway choreographer who Byron recognizes immediately, since he teaches drama... a beautiful story full of surprises about two older men and one younger one just trying to find happiness. Four stars."

https://www.queeromanceink.com/2025/03/16/review-our-complication-alexandra-caluen/

#BookReview #GayRomance #Gay #MMBookstodon @MMbookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon @diversebooks #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #Poly

Hello everybody!

I guess it is time for an #introductions

I am June, from Vancouver, Canada. My gender is 422.

Gosh, I'm supposed to describe who I am and my life? No idea where to start.
I am an extrovert, survivor, and kind of 3 cats in a trench coat, pretty sure one of them is a racoon in disguise.

For what I do: I develop my own video games (Unreal), make art in various mediums (traditional, digital, photography, 3D, interactive,...) and DJ for my friends. I love hikes, road-trips, raves, novelty and being like, super weird. I also freedive a lot and read mental health scholarly articles for fun.

I do not especially identify as transgender, but gender transition is what I am engaged in.

I am part of a polyamory / relationship anarchist family with my partner, where I am helping raise a lovely (and quite hilarious) child.

I am currently in collaboration to attempt at creating a prosocial co-op studio with a friend, hoping to bring mental health-focused cozy games on the market. Because, you know, late-stage economic and environment collapses are kind of turning everybody a bit mad.

I am a big proponent of finding joy, grace, support and hope when facing struggle. One faces pain easier when equipped with joy, and one accesses joy easier when facing pain.

As diagnosed AuDHD +& in resolution stage, I write about philosophy, social justice, transformation, decolonization and mental health. I also do pro-bono trauma coaching and crisis support for gender and neurodiverse communities and consulting services for therapists looking to better support clients on the neurodiverse & dissociative spectrums. (I would argue that going into the mental health field after 15 years in games is kind of the pipeline ).

Regarding who I am? If you're a bit into tarot, I'll say that I could identify as the explosive mix of The Fool, The Magician & The Empress. Something like that: I enjoy traveling between worlds and seeking natural truth.

Nice to meet y'all!

QSFer Niranjan has a new queer sword and sorcery fantasy out (Ace, Bi, Demi, Gay, Poly): Blade Broken.

A spy lurking in the shadows, a nation on the verge of an invasion, a man desperate to protect his home.

Lucian is the Blade of Castrial–the kingdom’s spymaster and first line of defense, lauded for his success in repelling ...

https://www.queerscifi.com/new-release-blade-broken-niranjan/

#Fantasy #LGBTQBookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon @diversebooks #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #NewRelease #Asexual #Bisexual #Gay #Poly #Demisexual

Linda reviews "Untouchable" by Juliane Seidel, Night Shadows book 1:

"At the age of eleven, Lily woke up in a hospital after a car accident... full of surprises, secrets, betrayals and danger. It ends with a cliffhanger, but some of Lily’s past is revealed. I have no idea when book two will be coming out, but I can’t wait to read it! 4 stars."

https://www.queeromanceink.com/2025/02/24/review-untouchable-juliane-seidel/

#Fantasy #Gay, Lesbian, #Poly #LGBTQBookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon @diversebooks #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #BookReview

#ThreeGoodThings:

1. Friends
2. Sleepovers
3. Strawberry-flavored mints that make you salivate uncontrollably

Bonus: Mirrored walls

Tony reviews "Lady Grace and Her Knights" by M.D. Grimm:

"The main characters and their friends are great, and are so alive that they seem to breathe on the pages. They are not perfect, but they are also strong and faithful... A good, joyful story of love and acceptance in a world as full of love as it is of danger and mistrust."

https://www.queeromanceink.com/2025/02/14/review-lady-grace-and-her-knights-m-d-grimm/

#Fantasy #LGBTQBookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon @diversebooks #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #BookReview #Bisexual #Poly #MMFew

Happy #Imbolc #FediCoven Marking the northern hemisphere is midway between winter and spring

A time to act on what I've been reflecting on over the winter, like #foodjustice #ecofeminism #communitycare
This season I'll be facilitating events with my group #Fermentorskab and with #MellemfolkeligtSamvirke , performing at a #Queer #Cabaret and writing/cocreating lots

Today I simply enjoy #poly #pancakes, my sunday tradition of inviting sweet people over to my little nest to cuddle and eat