Reblogging myself because these guys are awesome and you should give them money - they’ve got enough for one bunch of songs, but if they get more they can record the wonderful tale of Gunpowder Tim and the Moon Kaiser, and I WANT THIS SO BAD.

quirkysaur:

Of course you do, they’re awesome! Seriously, go check them out and help them, these guys are simultaneously some of the loveliest and most awesome people I know, and some of the most fun and interesting musicians I’ve seen in a long time. And if that’s not reason enough - their songs feature queer love stories! *squees with joy*

[TW: Sexual assault]

[Possibly NSFW]

I’m a feminist. Which is to say, I believe passionately in equality regardless of pretty much anything, and am frequently and uncomfortably outspoken about the numerous instances of misogyny, oppression, and sheer bloody impoliteness contemporary society all too often throws at us. Occasionally I have hour-long arguments with anyone from friends to virtual strangers because they tossed some casually gender-essentialist remark over their shoulders…

…I’m also, inherently, sexually submissive.

The following events all happened at Lashings rehearsals, but not all at the same rehearsal.  I’m putting them together to give a flavour of what a Lashings rehearsal is like, for the curious…

One of the great things about performing with Lashings is getting to see all the other acts at the events we perform at. I’ll admit, I’m not very proactive about seeking out gigs I might enjoy as an audience member, but when I get invited to an event as a performer, I get the bonus of having someone with similar tastes to mine having set up the event and chosen the acts…

Lashings of Ginger Beer are very proud to be performing as part of the Oxford International Women’s Festival Fringe. The Fringe Festival takes place over the weekend Fri 21st - Sun 23rd October.

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” guess I should start with the main point of this post, and that’s:
ASEXUALITY =/= CELIBACY




Asexual people are physically capable of having sex. Seriously, you’d be amazed as to how many people doubt this. I’ve been asked whether being asexual means I look like a Barbie doll, y’know, ‘down there’. I don’t, but thanks for your concern, I guess? It’s got nothing to do with how I’m built, but rather, it just means I lack sexual attraction…”

Sometimes we find bits of our history in the most surprising places.

Have you ever heard of T.H. White? I won’t be offended if you say no! On the other hand, it’s quite likely that you’ve come across some of his work at some point, and just haven’t registered his name. Anyone who is, like me, a fantasy nerd or obsessed with all things King-Arthur-related has probably come across his Arthurian series, The Once and Future King. You may also, if you misspent as much of your youth watching Disney films as most of Lashings did, have seen The Sword in the Stone, an animated version of the first and most-child-friendly of the books in the series.

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(What does all this have to do with kink? Don’t worry, we’ll get there eventually!)