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Hello everyone.

Her Royal Highness the Cat here.

Yes, it's time once again for

my Annual Purride Post!

But first:

AN IMPORTANT REMINDER!

There is ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT

to submit photos for the

VIRTUAL PRIDE PARADE

being held on this blog!

See this post for all the details

if you want to participate!

Okay, now that THAT'S out of the way,

let's move on to this year's selection

of OUT AND PROUD

CATS and DOGS!

Oh, and a couple of SHEEP.

NOW on to the 

pussies and bitches!

Cinematic Pride on TCM

Do you watch the Turner Classic Movies channel on TV? If so, TCM will be showing some important retro-queer movies and documentaries over the course of two Friday evenings.

This Friday, June 12th: TCM will show three films, introduced and discussed by a special guest critic from our community, Alonso Duralde --

(1) Our Betters (1933)

A sparkling pre-Code comedy/satire based on the play by W. Somerset Maugham, produced by David O. Selznick and directed by George Cukor. Constance Bennett stars as an American heiress who marries an English nobleman (Alan Mowbray) and becomes involved in scandalous goings-on among the British aristocracy.

 (2) Victim (1961)

Set in London during a time when anti-sodomy laws were still enforced in England, this movie stars Dirk Bogarde as a married barrister who is secretly gay and risks his reputation by taking on a group of blackmailers who prey on homosexuals.

 (3) Word is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives (1977).

A documentary in which more than two dozen people talk about their lives and experiences as gay men and lesbians. It was the first feature-length documentary about lesbian and gay identity made by gay filmmakers, and had a large and pioneering impact when it was released. The film became an icon of the emerging gay rights movement.

Two weeks later on Friday, June 26th: TCM will screen another three films, this time introduced and discussed by another special guest critic from our community, R. Ruby Rich --

 (1) Mädchen in Uniform (1931)

This German film, directed by Leontine Sagan and Carl Froelich, is set at an all-girls boarding school where a student (Hertha Thiele) falls in love with a female teacher (Dorothea Wieck). The film, one of the first features in any country to address the subject of lesbianism, was considered very bold in pre-Nazi Germany.

(2) The Watermelon Woman (1996)

This film is an independently made comedy/drama written, directed and edited by Cheryl Dunye. She also stars as a black lesbian filmmaker who wants to make a movie about an actress who played "mammy" roles in movies of the 1930s. This is considered the first feature film directed by a black lesbian.

 (3) Orlando (1992)

A British period piece that plays with the notion of gender set during the Elizabethan era. It follows a young androgynous nobleman named Orlando (Tilda Swinton), who is bequeathed land and financial stability by Queen Elizabeth I (Quentin Crisp) on her deathbed, under the condition that he not grow old.

I'm excited about watching these infrequently-broadcast classics! I've seen Victim, Mädchen in Uniform and Orlando over the years at various queer film festivals, but I have not seen the other three yet. I'll be watching (or re-watching) all of them!

It's Been a Banner Year for Lesbians!

Yes, for some mysterious reason,

lesbians LOVE orchids!

And beautifully

decorated cupcakes!

Who Owns the Rainbow?

Here's a photo of the VERY FIRST 

Rainbow Pride Flag ever made!

It was created by Gilbert Baker in 1978 

for an American Pride Parade.

The archive includes the sewing machine 

he made it on, too.

(The flag originally had a couple of extra stripes

compared to today's version).

And almost right away, the BITCHING started.

But excuuuuuuuse us, 

we checked and it seems God 

NEVER COPYRIGHTED
the rainbow. 

Or anything else, for that matter.

And besides, 

we DID ask Jesus first 

and HE said to go ahead!

These days, the rainbow is associated with

the United Kingdom's National Health Service 

and its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

But do you hear the LGBTQ+ community

bitching about that?

Of course not!

We're not assholes!

We know the rainbow belongs to EVERYBODY!

Virtual Pride Parade -- Join In!

Due to Covid-19, all PRIDE PARADES

are cancelled this year, of course.

But will that stop us?

HELL NO!

Here at She Who Seeks blog,

we're going to have a

VIRTUAL PRIDE PARADE

instead!

And I'm asking 

YOU, my readers,

to participate!

Those of you

who are QUEER yourselves . . .

. . . and those of you who are 

straight ALLIES too!

The Parade is for EVERYONE
to help celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride!

How can you join in?

Just email me a photo for the Parade post!

Suggestions --

❖ yourself wearing your best rainbow or Pride finery, etc.
(I've got my outfit planned already!) or

❖ maybe your pet would prefer to get all dolled up instead? or

❖ make a Pride sign to grace the Parade! or

❖ howzabout some Pride art or Pride crafts, 

if that's more your thing? or

❖ love to bake? Rainbow food! or

❖ any other classy Pride-related visual!

To prevent trolls and haters 

from having access to 

my personal email address, 

I've created a new one 

especially to receive 

all email for this purpose:

fotopride20@gmail.com

So please use that one!

The account will be deleted

once this is over.

I intend to post

the Virtual Pride Parade

during the 4th week of June,

so please send me your photos by

FRIDAY, JUNE 19th

at the very latest!

Photos will be posted 

in the order received, 

saying who submitted it and
with a link back to your blog 

(unless you request otherwise).

HAVE FUN!

It's June And You Know What THAT Means!

Yes, it's Pride Month!

Time again for my annual 

one-person, month-long
blogfest celebrating

All Things Queer 

otherwise known as --

TRANSLESBIGAYAPALOOZA!

Haul out yer glitter 'n rainbows, everyone!

You're gonna need 'em!

Be sure to come back on Wednesday

for a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!