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A black pen line drawing of two women embracing with halos behind their head, in a medieval style. The drawing is superimposed over two skin body parts with light skin pressing against one another horizontally, perhaps arms and torso or legs.

Daughters of Eve: Sex and Sex Work in Medieval Times

They passed each other in silence. Silence was mandatory in the cold stone corridors of the House. What went on behind closed doors however, such as the heavy oak ones…

A black and white photograph of two people wearing work jumpsuits. One is standing and holding a bottle of sparkling wine, while the other is reaching for it from the right side of the frame. Neither person's head is visible. The table between is laid with food and dirty plates. They are outside in a grassy, possibly forest area.

A Party in 937 A.D.: The Excerpt

Text and Lettering by Fjóla Gautadóttir Header Image by Jonatan Bak Fjóla Gautadóttir is an Icelandic performer, sound designer, writer and DJ who lives and works in Berlin. She graduated from the…

A collage-style image of a person draped in fabric, offering a fish to a cat holding a detatched penis or dildo in its mouth. The cat and person are white outlines with fine details; the darker areas are see through. In the background, a pink tree with yellow penises in it is on a red, hand-colored textured background. The background behind that is black.

Xenoestrogens and the Penis Tree

The Malleus Maleficarum, while claiming to only “adduce actual facts and examples which have been found by us, or have been written by others,” shows evidence of collections of male reproductive organs kept captive by witches in boxes and birds’ nests.

An approximation of an ancient alchemical drawing in bright yellow, with purple and blue and black abstract shapes behind. The lettering is not in english, and uses a non-latin alphabet.

Dispatch from Mary the Jewess

Audio transcription. Quick! Dear ones, I heard there would be sympathetic ears here, deviants, witches, and those they now call “hackers” of wires and biology. I’m here…

A color edited image of a clergyperson or other person wearing an ornate robe holding an object. The image is centered on the robe and hand.

Seven sorrow checks for lucidity in either dreaming or waking states

Sorrow: noun (countable or uncountable) expressing an event, instance, feeling or expression of distress, or verb (transitive or intransitive) expressing the feeling or displaying of distress, caused by loss, disappointment…

A close up image of organic, chaotic frozen leaves covered in frost.

Hortus Conclusus

At fifty-five, Sister Gertraude felt old. However, she still had a few decades to live. She felt it in her limbs, still agile in the dawn; in her hands, as…

An image of several illustrated color images on a pink photographic sunset background. On top of the photo, from left to right, are: A sword with a blue handle pointing upward, a sword with a blue handle pointing downward, a grey stone block square tower with small windows and a red band below the ramparts, and a sun in gold with a blue shadow with a white outline of a crying person in it and a red highlight. There is a small golden multi-point star in each corner of the image.

22 Blessings For a Queer Future

To all queer creatures of the future: you deserve the world. Can be used in tandem with a deck of tarot cards, or read as a poem. …

A pencil style drawing of a bunch of small black non-detailed figures trapped in an interior space made of 2D walls. Some of the figures are in motion, bouncing chaotically off one another, and others are struggling to leave the enclosure or sitting alone. The tone is sad and trapped.

A Return To The Scene of the Crime: Sex, Intimacy, and Healing From Childhood Trauma

It wasn’t until I was in my early 20s and living with my first partner that I began to realize just how much the physical abuse I faced as a…

BURLUNGIS

Welcome to BURLUNGIS: Hang your cloak and stay a while, weary traveller. The times may be dark and the swamps and bogs hide lurking creatures of the night, but accept…

A picture facing up toward the ceiling, which has a pentagram on it. Hanging down from the pentagram are fabric figures, herbs, and other objects.

Extra+Terrestrial at Galerija Miroslav Kraljević – The Photos

EXTRA+TERRESTRIAL was shown at the Galerija Miroslav Kraljević in Zagreb, Croatia from 10th to 27th September 2019. This toured iteration of the exhibition was curated with Ana Kovačić Iva Paska. EXTRA+TERRESTRIAL was originally exhibited…