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I have made some Welsh LGBTQ+ Prints!

P'nawn da! Today is the day I'm finally launching my Welsh LGBTQ+ prints for sale (find them here). Like with my dissertation, they're pay as you feel (min. £2 plus postage) and I can post them to the UK, US, EU and Canada! Designs include the 2017 Gilbert Baker flag with the stripe meanings in Welsh and English, the map of Wales featuring my pride redesigns of the historic county flags of Wales, lesbian redesign of the Cardiff flag and a brand new design featuring 12 pride flags with the names of each in Welsh and English. I have 5 of each print in stock!

If you're new here or didn't know, unfortunately I experienced several major life changes this year which have really affected my finances (hospitalisation, long term relationship ended, emergency house move, job loss due to employer discrimination and a family member diagnosed with a terminal illness. For more details see this post). In order to help support myself I'm offering these prints for sale while I search for a new part time job. At the time of writing, I only have enough money in savings to cover 2 more months of rent and bills (not including food), so anything you can spare will help me afford food and keep doing what I love. I also have a patreon if you want to support me there.

I have also got my 47-page undergraduate dissertation on the development of Welsh-language terminology between 1972 and 2022 available here as pay as you feel (even £1!). Any support is hugely, hugely appreciated.

Do you know any free and/or online resources to learn Welsh?

Hello @runin-reads Just getting round to this ask now but there's a few things I know of which might help. Followers feel free to add on any more as well!

Resources:

Free Welsh coursebooks from DysguCymraeg available to download on their website

Free collection of Welsh dictionaries available to view on The Internet Archive

Cysill and Cysgeir are free to download here. Cysill is a Welsh grammar checker that checks for correct spelling, mutations etc. Cysgeir is a Welsh dictionary app. Both were developed by Bangor University and are free to download on Windows.

Gweiadur is a free online Welsh dictionary which not only has a comprehensive guide to Welsh words, but also provides example sentences, idioms and conjugation tables.

Followers add on any more if you can think of any!

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Pokémon Human Character Tournament: THE FINAL SHOWDOWN

Y llyfr heddiw yw 'Transgender Warriors' gan Leslie Feinberg, a gyhoeddwyd yn 1996.

Roedd y llyfr hwn yn arloesol yn ei amser ar gyfer ei gasgliad o hanes traws. Bu farw Leslie Feinberg yn 2014, ond mae effaith o ei ngwaith sîe* yn enfawr. Mae Feinberg yn ysgrifennu ar y Helyntion Beca ac enghreifftiau eraill groeswisgo mewn hanes (tudalen 75). Mae sî'n arloeswr mewn hanes trawsryweddol yn fy marn i!

Ydych chi wedi darllen y llyfr hwn?

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Today's book is 'Transgender Warriors' by Leslie Feinberg, published in 1996.

This book was groundbreaking in its time for its collection of trans history. Leslie Feinberg died in 2014, but the impact of hir work is huge. Feinberg writes on the Rebecca Riots and other examples of cross-dressing in history (page 75). Zie is a pioneer of transgender history in my opinion!

Have you read this book?

[*Nodyn: Defnyddiodd Feinberg ragenwau zie/hir. Ysgrifennais y rhagenwau hyn fel 'sîe' yn y testun uchod, gyda 'sî'n' fel 'sîe' + yn. Mae 'hî'n' yn gweithio hefyd, ond mae'n edrych ac yn swnio fel y rhagenw benywaidd hi'n, felly defnyddiais 'sî'n'. Gweler hefyd: rhagenwau Cymraeg newydd 'sîe/sîr' yn fy erthygl yma: Rhagenwau Rhyfedd

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Note: Feinberg used zie/hir pronouns. I wrote these pronouns as 'sîe' in the text above, with 'sî'n' as 'sîe' + yn. 'Hî'n' works as well, but it looks and sounds like the female pronoun hi'n, so I used 'sî'n'. See also: Welsh neopronouns 'sîe/sîr' in my article here: Rhagenwau Rhyfedd**]

Mari Lwyd mini-project teaser trailer! / Trelar 'teaser' i prosiect-bach Mari Lwyd

20th December / 20 Rhagfyr

Music/Cerddoriaeth: 'Fire' by/gan Vox Poetica

#marilwyd#yfarilwyd#wassail#wassailing#hobbyhorse#foryou#Welsh#Nadolig#nadoligllawen#Cymraeg

(last upload of this went a bit wrong. Thanks tumblr. But here it is again. Hopefully there'll be less issues this time)

[If you enjoyed this please consider leaving a like or sharing this to help a guy out. It will be much appreciated and helps support my project. Diolch!]

Translation of text:

/NEW DISCOVERY IN THE CAMBRIAN MOUNTAINS

/ LOCALS ARE UNSURE... PERHAPS IT IS A WILD MARI LWYD?

/ PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WARNED TO KEEP AWAY... HAVE *YOU* SEEN THE CREATURE YET?

Welsh Gender Neutral Terms Tournament #1 - Sibling(s)

Following on from this post I made yesterday, in which I listed some possible gender neutral Welsh terms for family brainstormed in the discord, I'm going to make a series of polls to find out which terms people prefer for each concept. In each poll I'll have two options and example sentences using each term (you are welcome to create your own as well). Your feedback is very much appreciated too! Reblog with tags or send an ask- either is fine!

And of course, please reblog for a larger sample size. Diolch!

Sibling(s):

Chwaed(ion) f. - “Mae fy chwaed yn byw yng Ngheredigion” (My sibling lives in Ceredigion)

[‘chwaer’ (sister) + ‘brawd’ (brother). Rhymes with ‘chwaed’ (blood), reminiscent of family ties]

Chwaerydd m. - “Mae ei chwaerydd yn hoffi hufen iâ” (His sibling likes ice cream) 

['chwaer' + '-ydd' (masculine suffix) ]

We cannot keep telling disabled and mentally ill people that "maybe someday, if you work really hard, you can become a valuable person." We're valuable NOW. Even if we can't work. Even if we can't study. Even if we need help. Even if we can't provide for ourselves. Even if we struggle. Even if we fail. Our worth is inherent because we're here and we're human and we cannot live a happy life on the hope that maybe someday we can become good enough for society. We're already worthy and valuable as we are and we need y'all to acknowledge that.

Petitions - UK Government and Parliament

Petition: Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services

Introduce a law to legally protect the right of those aged 18 and over to transition using NHS services. This should specifically cover phys

Uk peeps!! Let’s get this going! 🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇧

Project Update

Bore da! Coming to you today with a little update

As explained in my September Update, I have been focusing on my mental health these past few months due to various life events I've been dealing with, namely;

In mid-March my long-term relationship came to an end and I had to make an emergency move into a new flat due to no longer being able to afford the rent. I was then in hospital due to ketoacidosis (a buildup of ketones in the body which causes the body to be too acidic, which can be life threatening). In April I lost my job due to whistleblowing health and safety concerns (and also experienced direct disability discrimination. I will be taking my former boss to tribunal over this). In July I briefly had a new job, however, due to poor mental health I could not carry on in the role. And in July I was informed that a family member has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Despite all these major life changes, I'm still determined to keep on doing what I love (my research) and sharing it with you all. These events have taken their toll, however, and I'm struggling to make ends meet without a job (I have enough in savings for three months of rent, excluding bills and food). I have applied to many jobs in and around Aberystwyth and I hope to hear from one soon.

August was exhausting, after the events of the past few months. But I'm finally feeling well enough to write and create again. I had struggled for months to format my undergraduate dissertation but as of last week I was finally able to finish making edits. I'm happy to announce that I have made it available on a pay-as-you feel basis (you can pay as little as £1!) to help support me in the interim. The link to get a copy is here:

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What drove the development of Welsh-language LGBTQIA+ terminology 1972-2022?

After a long wait, I'm finally ready to share my undergraduate dissertation on Welsh-language LGBTQIA+ terminology! It's pay-as-you feel, bu

Researchers are welcome to email me at lub57@aber.ac.uk for a free copy.

In addition to this, I'm going to be launching some Welsh-language/Welsh themed LGBTQ+ prints! If you enjoyed my queer Welsh county pride flags, my Welsh Gilbert Baker flag design or my Cardiff pride flag mashups, I will be making these into physical prints (UK, EU and US shipping available) very soon, so do please keep an eye out for that!

Hwyl a diolch yn fawr am darllen,

Luke