YouTube Recs 1

Sun, Jun. 29th, 2025 04:41 pm
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My plan had been for this to be a daily thing for the month of June, but things didn't work out that way. I will still be putting up my 30 LGBTQ+ YouTube Creator Recs anyway. It will just extend past June. My reason for focusing on YouTube creators is that YouTube is suppressing queer content across the platform and it's not like that's something that magically stops being a problem at the end of June anyway.

1. Kaz Rowe (they/them)

Their YouTube content is long-form history essays, usually focusing on the weirder parts of history and LGBTQ+ history, describing their own content as "creative lectures on weird, queer, or forgotten history."

I've been a long time fan of their well-researched content, costumes, and thoughtfully detailed sets. They are clearly passionate about the subjects they cover and their sources are always cited in the descriptions of their videos.

My top three favorite videos are:

The 1840s Lesbian "Mobs" That Took Over Prisons

Why Did So Many Lighthouse Keepers "Go Mad"?

A Look at Queerness in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Outside of YouTube, they are a cartoonist, illustrator, historical researcher, and self-described train appreciator. They have an ongoing, long form urban fantasy webcomic, Cunning Fire. They frequently create many comics dedicated to LGBTQ+ historical figures. And they've written a graphic novel, Liberated: The Radical Art and Life of Claude Cahun.

(Doing this on my phone means no links for now sorry)
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Challenge #5

Search in your current space, whether brick-and-mortar or digital. Post a picture (a link to a picture will be fine!) or description of something that is or represents
:

1. Something your favorite character would like
One of the problems with being so multifandom is that, I am not sure who my favorite character is, like, no one particular character comes to mind. According to [personal profile] vexed_wench, my favorite character is Alfred Pennyworth. I think he would appreciate my very clearly labeled storage system and that I have sewing kits hidden throughout the house. My mother heard what I was doing and started shouting out Dean Winchester related things, so I will add the assorted bottles of whiskey in the laundry room. (We keep all the alcohol in a cabinet in the laundry room. Also, Bobby is actually my favorite Supernatural character, but I think this works for both.) And just because I feel like Iroh needs a shout out, I think he would appreciate my very assorted collection of teas.

2. Something that makes you laugh
The gifs from Vexed that regularly grace my phone.

3. A fandom place you would like to visit
Okay, technically, there are a few things I could use for this, but every time I found one, my brain went, "No, not there, you'll die." So, I'm skipping this one. (Though my mother has decided to help me with this scavenger hunt and brought me my Stargate SG-1 DVDs when she heard what question I was on.)

4. A fandom creator (pro or not) you'd like to meet
My brain interpreted this in too many ways. If we are talking a creator that created a fandom, I am going with my Emotional Support Demon plushie. I was so happy to get one of The Click’s plushies after missing out on Cliccy Kitties 1 and 2, and both runs of Mango. (I also got the keychain sized versions of the Emotional Support Demon and Mango last year.) If we are talking a creator in a fandom that creates fandom things, I have the print out of an email, for collage purposes, of confirmation of tickets I bought for a virtual burlesque show I went to a few years ago. One of the show’s featured performers was a writer/cosplayer/performer/make-up artist/trans & chronic illness advocate/comic enthusiast/goblin rogue I really appreciate. But honestly the idea of meeting anyone is terrifying.

5. Something you find comforting
Oden the Peccary Pig of the Squishmallow Desert Squad. According to his bio, he loves building intricate sandcastles. All I know is petting the fluff on top of his head helps me sleep.

6. Something from a favorite TV series or movie from your childhood
When I was a baby, my sister made me a Popple blanket from a kit as part of her sewing class.

7. A piece of clothing you love
My red "DAMNIT BRUCE, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF ROOMS" T-shirt. It was an early bit of Panda Redd merch that, sadly, most of the lettering has come off of. I went to buy a sticker with the saying, but when he switched shops recently, it was not part of the old designs he brought over.

8. A book or song with a color in the title
There are literally thousands of books in my house and I frustratingly could not find one with a color in the title. So, I turned to my music collection and found "Inked in Red" by Vision video and "Welcome to the Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance at pretty much the same time.

9. Something only someone in your fandom would understand
I guess my letterman's jacket. It’s maroon with grey sleeves and a grey hood. The emblem on the left side of the chest is a “15” in the center of the “flame” design that surrounds an anti-possession tattoo and the back has a W with a black Chevy impala threaded through it with, “There’ll be peace when you are done” around it. I’ve worn this thing almost every day for almost (?) 4 years now. The most common comment I get is people shouting “cool jacket” at me. I also get a lot of knowing nods from people I assume are Supernatural fans and it’s started a lot of unexpected conversations about Supernatural. However, it has just as often gotten people coming up to me asking what sport I played, wanting to try to start conversations about cars, asking what religious organization I belong to, or just “what does 15 mean?”

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My last minute, housesitting gig with a continually changing end date, mixed with the holidays, really screwed around with my media for the month.

I just realized I'd meant to be putting podcasts on here too and had been forgetting.

webtoons:
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, episodes ? - 114
Everything is Fine, episodes 66-74
Prince of Southland, episodes 93 - 97 (on hiatus)
Hyperfocus, episodes 137-164

anime:
Castlevania (season 3)
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) (season 1)

movies:
Mystery at the Wax Museum (1933)*
The Fog (1980)
The Crow (1994)
Rear Window (1954)
The Shining (1980)
Batman (1966)
The Night Walker (1964)*
Merry Little Batman (2023)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

series:
Svengoolie*
Harley Quinn, (season 3)
Good Omens, (season 2)
Night Court (1984) (seasons 2 & 3)

podcasts:
Gag of the Millennial with Roly & Luxeria
Pride 2023 Reading Vlog - herbivorehaunts
Crafty Books - The Opinionated Woman
Knitting Podcast - WOOL NEEDLES HANDS
What is Botany? - Crash Course

game playthrough:
Cult of the Lamb - The Click, parts 2-4
Sucker for Love - One Topic at a Time, parts 1-3
OctoDad: Dadliest Catch - One Topic at a Time
Hatoful Boyfriend - One Topic at a Time
Boyfriend Dungeon - One Topic at a Time
Astroneer - One Topic at a Time
Super Bunny Man - The Click & One Topic at a Time

other:
Shaaba's AITA reaction series
Bugs Bunny & Friends special
Jessica Kellgren-Fozard's Vlogmas
Evie Lupine content binge
One Topic at a Time's Christmas Livestream VOD
Possum Trough ASMR
Dungeons & Dragons But Every Roll is Real, parts 1 & 2 - Zac Speaks Giant
I watched EVERY Religious King of the Hill Episode | Here's What I Learned - Fundie Fridays

ongoing:
The Simpsons
Krapopolis
Batman (series)
People's Court
Judge Mathis

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