Eldritch Mlems

Mew discovered the wonder of pillows and insist on sitting on one

While cruising dates all the way back to Ancient Greece, it experienced its greatest boom during the 70s, a time of queer liberation when the gay community was able to experience some semblance of freedom. This was greatly impacted by the HIV crisis in the 80s, which fundamentally altered our relationship and approach to sex.

The same could be argued for Covid. The virus prevented people from going out in public, let alone being physically intimate with another human being. Dating app usage and sex toy purchases surged as a result, offering an alternative to the connection we so desperately craved. But we quickly grew tired of both, and became desperate for physical intimacy.

During the pandemic, many folks deemed cruising a safer option, as sex would be taking place outdoors. With assistance of map-based cruising apps like Sniffies making their mark around this time, cruising not only felt safer, but more accessible. Sniffies really took off following Covid in 2020. The timing was perfect, people were exhausted with endless chatting on apps, preferring n0-strings sex, which Sniffies offered. The app has only continued to grow since. For example, London saw a staggering 475 percent growth in usership from 2022 to 2023.

It would seem that for many, the queer response to an epidemic is going back to basics, and we keep finding ourselves in the same woods, parks and open spaces as the queer generations before us, where we can be free to enjoy ourselves until the next public health crisis comes along.

Since cruising has become commodifiable and as publicly accessible as ever, it’s especially important we stay safe; not only from the law, but from the possible dangers or hazards that may occur in more casual sexual environments.

Pippin is learning new tricks and always joins when we take a walk through the park: Ergo, Pippin is a dog.

Can any of you relate?

Amazon has joined the slew of companies rolling back its DEI efforts in apparent celebration of Donald Trump’s “anti-woke” agenda. The changes specifically target LGBTQ+ people, with the section on LGBTQ+ rights being completely removed from its Positions page.

To see the yeet in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2SoGHFM18I

The most elusive of my girlfriends cats, sadly she was completely ignored by her former owners. She basically lives on the stairs and the upper hallway. She's sweet at heart and lets me give her five seconds of pets at most when I bribe her with a treat. Shes so elusive that this picture is a still from a video so excuse the quality.

Lately I have really been into reading and watching some deeper critiques of ttrpg systems and adventures that really dig into why something works or not. This doesn't necessarily mean that the critique needs to be a long one but a slightly larger picture of the matter is appreciated.

If you have any suggestions of good ones, I would love to add them to my reading list. (And reminder: you don't need to agree with the critique to recommend it)

Here are some of my favorites:

• Pretty much anything by The Alexandrian / Justin Alexander
• Longer videos + has tried things in play he reviews https://www.youtube.com/@Quinns_Quest/videos
• Had one more but the blog post seems to be deleted

I entered the room and she was just sleeping, tucked in.

The ladies want to go out, because they stole some of my cheese which I threw away in the outside bin. Because the door is closed, they clearly have an opinion.

Holy shit, MAX HYPE

Good news, it was only Power Word Pain so. That was nice.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24244235

As the title says, I was wondering what'd make for good horror in the medium, and thought I'd try to ask here!