Raye :tattoo_butt:<p>Day seven of Trans Awareness Week, and what I want to share today is a book that I go back to when I need uplifting.</p><p>THE FAGGOTS AND THEIR FRIENDS BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS </p><p>Written by a gay man and illustrated by a lesbian in 1977, this is a gay manifesto presented as a fable. A raging queer fable that strangely resembles the world we live in today.</p><p>This book is part of my queer mental health care.</p><p>After years of relating to this book, I moved to Ithaca, took a walking queer history tour as part of Pride, and found myself standing outside the house where it was written, as Ned Astra herself stood with us and added bits to the historian's talk.</p><p>In December there is going to be the North American premiere of the stage play in New York City.</p><p><a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/TransAwarenessWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransAwarenessWeek</span></a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://weirder.earth/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a></p><p>The history - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faggots_%26_Their_Friends_Between_Revolutions" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fagg</span><span class="invisible">ots_%26_Their_Friends_Between_Revolutions</span></a></p><p>The book - <a href="https://nightboat.org/book/the-faggots-their-friends-between-revolutions/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nightboat.org/book/the-faggots</span><span class="invisible">-their-friends-between-revolutions/</span></a></p><p>The stage play Dec 2 - 14 at Park Avenue Armory, NYC - <a href="https://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/faggots_and_friends" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">armoryonpark.org/programs_even</span><span class="invisible">ts/detail/faggots_and_friends</span></a></p>