The Scoop || September 2019

Dear readers!

Welcome to the 4th

issue of The Scoop :)

cover image art by presso;

blog images by adrian!

- ˏˋ Table of contents ˊˎ -

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│- intro

│- article

│- news

│- community shoutouts

│- interviews

│- best post showcase

│- jokes

│- outro

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- ˏˋ Intro ˊˎ -

So The Scoop is back again.

We have new to the

team, a new section for the

newsletter and now we've taken

into consideration your

from the previous issues. If you

have any tips, feel free to leave

them in the comments down

below or on this post! We always

love seeing all your comments :]

announcement!

Here's also a new thing- we now have the #ShoutMeOut you can use in your posts! How, what and why will be explained in our new section for this month's newsletter :eyes:

Hope you'll enjoy it!

But first, a quick thank you

to all the people who have

made this possible! :]

- ˏˋ The “newsies” ˊˎ -

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│- Madds- founder

│- Alma- co-leader, content creator

│- Adrian- co-leader, picture editor

│- Joy- writer

│- Owen- content creator, picture editor

│- Zack- content creator, writer

│- Aku- content creator, writer

│- Oreo- writer

│- Opal- interviewer

│- Ashden- writer

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- ˏˋ Article ˊˎ -

As always, we start with the

article.. today I've written you

a little overview about lgbtq

places from all over the world!

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Gaybourhoods

There are a lot of LGBTQ+ people

who live in unsafe homes, facing

abuse or discrimination every day.

But there are a lot of these people

who live in positive environments

as well! Such as the many gay

villages all over the world. These

are also often called gay, gayttos,

gay enclaves, gayvenues, gay ghettos,

gay districts, gaytowns, gay

neighbourhoods or gayborhoods.

I.. cannot believe how many times

I just wrote the word "gay"... woah

Anyway, today I would like to tell

you a little about their history and

maybe even mention a few of the

most popular villages! First let's

start with a definition- what are they?

Well, gay villages are just places,

villages and neighbourhoods just

like any other ones. The difference

is, they have a large number of lesbian,

gay, bisexual, trans and other lgbt

residents or visiters. Gay villages

often have a lot of gay bars, pubs,

nightclubs, bathhouses, restaurants,

boutiques and even bookstores.

Some of these areas simply have

a lot of lbgt residents, and others

represent a lgbt-friendly oasis in

the middle of an otherwise hostile

city. Today, these neighborhoods

are usually found in the trendier

parts of a town. For example like

it is in Manhattan- chosen mostly

for aesthetic or historic value,

not because of a constant threat

of violence from homophobes

originally motivated these people

to live together for mutual safety.

Now to end off this little summary,

I'll leave you with cute pictures

from gay places all over the world..

Enjoy!

[If the image quality is bad, please click to expand it! Amino ruins the quality often^^]

The Stonewall Inn in the gay village of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, the cradle of the modern gay rights movement

Gay village in Le Marais, Paris

Gay village in Schöneberg, Berlin

Gay village in Soho, London

A street sign on the edge of Philadelphia's Gayborhood

Gay Bear in Nollendorfplatz, Berlin

Metro station in Montreal's Gay Village district

:copyright:

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- ˏˋ News ˊˎ -

This month Joy has really put

in the effort into finding the

most interesting news & even

summarising the articles into

little descriptions! So please

read check all this stuff out,

you might learn something new...

and say thank you to Joy!

Kristen Stewart has been told to hide the fact she is Queer

Kristen Stewart, actress in the Twilight movie and Charlie’s Angels movie, has been told that she will not get a part any Marvel movie because of her sexuality. She has been told in public to hide the fact she is Queer, in order to get a role in Marvel.

Click here to read more about it

Brazilian YouTubers Gives Away LGBTQ+ Books for Free

In protest against censorship, Felipe Neto, a YouTuber with 35 million subscribers, bought and gave away for free 14,000 copies of LGBTQ+ Books. Mayor to Rio De Janerio, Marcelo Crivella, has attempted to censor any LGBTQ+ Books, saying that they need to be covered in black paper and come with a warning.

Click here to read more about it

The Famous Roman Skeletons Found Holding Hands are Discovered to be Male

Two famous Roman Skeletons, found in a tomb holding hands, are now believed to be male. These two skeletons were found back in 2009 as the “Lovers Of Modena”. Information about the relationship between the two males are unknown.

Click here to read more about it

Send the U=U Message Faster!

Everyone has been told that HIV is a transmittable virus. Though researchers are encouraging Health Care to state that undetectable = untransmittable, telling those who have HIV cannot give the virus to someone else sexually.

Click here to read more about it

- ˏˋ Shoutouts ˊˎ -

Woah, hey, is that a new

section in the newsletter?

Yes, my friends, it is indeed.

Based on a few suggestions

from you, our readers, we

have added a new thing that

we call community shoutouts!

If you've been feeling down,

or want to encourage a friend,

or have recently come out or

simply want a shoutout, use

#ShoutMeOut on your post

and you might get featured

in the next newsletter!

Now, onto this month's shoutouts!

-Konnie recently came out

to her mom, and it went well!

You can find the post here!

Congrats, we're all happy for you :]

-Catasticoffie recently got to meet

their idol! They even took a

lovely picture, which you can

see right here in this post!

-Maja here is a new member!

She's already made a few

posts, including this nice

drawing. Let's all welcome her

(and all other new )

to the community! :>

- but fricker :tm: is about to reach level 13! We're

glad they've stayed here for so long :]

Send your congrats to them here! :eyes:

-Fi got to experience pride

for the first time! They even

got a lesbian flag, which you

can go check out here :D

- mfitzy is planning to ask a girl

to homecoming! The poster you

made is really cute, so good luck! :two_hearts:

Give her some encouragement here~

- ˏˋ Interviews ˊˎ -

This month Opal has yet

again interviewed a few

of our lovely !

If you possibly would like

to be featured in an

interview, or have any tips

for us to improve them,

feel free to approach me

or Alex, or just write a

comment down below!

We'd love to hear your

thoughts.. Anyways-

the interviews!!

- Wʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ?

Anonymous 1; Friends, no family though.

Anonymous 2; eh, no one really knows anything about me to begin with, i don't know that many people

Derpy; my parents, i am pretty sure my old school, and that is everyone?

- Wʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀᴛᴇɢᴏʀɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ LGBTQ+ ɪɴ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴀs (ɪ.ᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪsᴛɪᴄ, sᴛᴇʀᴇᴏᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟ)

Anonymous 1; It always depends on context- but generally stereotypical

Anonymous 2; as for it being stereotypical, I guess some people just don't see it for what it is but eh, lots of people do and decide to see it the wrong way either way and make it stereotypical to others. it's just not very approved of. but on the other hand there are people who see it in a totally different light, so I'll have to go with it's half stereotypical and half not

Derpy; Depends, most times its the realistic harsh reality everyone expects. Parents being angry, not accepting friends ect. Sometimes it goes to the more stereotypical when making a character. So its honestly depends on the context.

- Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ, ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛ? Wʜʏ?

Anonymous 1; No- because tbh- i love who i am- im proud to call myself panromantic- because honestly... everyone deserves love if that makes sense- and its okay to be who you are- you dont have to force yourself to be straight. But if it were up to me- i would choose to not be trans.. and to enjoy being a "girl" because.. i feel guilty sometimes about that.. for not liking what i was born as

Anonymous 2; eh, I have the choice, I like who I like. it's why I consider myself bi instead of anything else

Derpy; Eh, not really. This seems like a unprofessional answer but, i feel like me being straight would. Change? My life. Not really for good or bad, but just make it. Not me. A little part of myself always was different which affected me so. Not going through those changes might have made me a semi different person. Good or bad, i am not sure.

- Wʜᴀᴛ's ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ 'Aᴍ I LGBTQ+' Qᴜɪᴢᴢᴇs?

Anonymous 1; I think they help give us a sense of closeness but should be more accurate/have more questions that relate to lgbtq and make people really think

Anonymous 2; I haven't even heard of them to be honest, my girlfriend is the one who invited me here and I haven't had many communications with anyone else, haven't really made friends or met anybody, let alone answer quizzes. I guess I would have an opinion if I took a quiz, based on it's accuracy and what it's determined off of

Derpy; it usually seems silly to me that taking a quiz can make you realize you are gay. From my understanding they seem pointless and stupid. Sure, IF (big if here) the quiz was logical then i would kinda understand but that would mean someone actually did full researched interviewed many people in the community and actually understood each of the definitions and make questions that wont trick you into getting a answer. Frankly i doubt they are anything but useful. And i would hope people that are questioning would find a better way of figuring it out (even if they later realize its wrong, has another part, ect) without taking a quiz.

Thank you to our 2 anonymous

s and Derpy for agreeing to

the interview! We appreciate it :two_hearts:

- ˏˋ Best post showcase ˊˎ -

This month you've all made

some great posts! And Owen

here has gathered 'em up, to

showcase a few of them. So

please check them out and

give them all some love!

- First off there is this cute CT

prompt drawing by Alexis! I like the

character design and colors of it!

- Second is this cool warriors art by

Amy! I really like cats and my friend

is a huge fan of the books so I bet

she will love it too. The color and

everything is really nice!

- Third is a really cool chalk board

drawing by Molly! It really pops

off the black of the board and looks

super cool and interesting!

- Fourth is a really well written post

by Julia! It explains feelings and

situation really well. It was a nice read!

- Fith is this amazing mermaid art

by Alma! It has nice colors and is

very pleasing to look at!

- Last but not least is this really cool

rainbow week Skylr-Storm!

It has a cool pose and an interesting

theme/inspiration behind it!

- ˏˋ Jokes ˊˎ -

And finally, to lighten the mood

and have some fun, Ash found

us all some lovely jokes this

month. Hope you enjoy! :D

- Have you tried the new soda from outer space? It’s out of FIZZ world!

- What do you call a bear with no teeth, a GUMMY bear!

- What is it called when a fruit makes shoes? Peach cobbler

-Why couldn’t the bicycle stand on it’s own? It was two tired

-What’s a feline’s favorite novel? The Great Catsby

- What did the duck say to the waiter? “Put it on my bill.”

- Say what you want about paper puns, I say they’re quite tearable

- What is an undead insect called? A zomBEE

Now featuring: trans memes

- ˏˋ Outro ˊˎ -

Thanks for reading this

month's issue! We hope

you liked it.. If you have

any tips, questions or

want to have a shout out,

feel free to message me

or Adrian! As always,

have a nice day, and goodbye!

#TheScoop