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@friendlyghostcas

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chest pieces ⚧️ nearly two years post op via work from Massart students and @lifedrawingboston

a fresh horror crops up evry day from some government of non trans people saying trans people aren't real or aren't worth protecting or are monster goblins out to get women and children yada yada. i think about this when i model at colleges or young community art centers - is my nakedness and my body gender ideology? does it harm? does it help? does it reveal? The tenderness i receive from students, facility, artists who thank me for being there, representing themself or their loved one or providing a new body they've never seen or imagined - that's real.

when i'm tired and depleted and can't do anymore all i think of is resistance by existence. every breath i take in this body takes air out of their argument. every year i live in joy and loving community with trans people is another year they fail to erase us. every time a trans person (young or not) comes to paint or sketch and sees a trans body reflected back to them, we know we aren't going anywhere. keep going. by @friendlyghostcas

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sounds good! by @friendlyghostcas

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….yeah…..we won taken in Berklee College of Music by @friendlyghostcas

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5 years ago

REJOICE FOR SPOOKY SEASON!! 🎃 👻 🥀

You know as an Oct baby I love all things spooky...and no one does that better than the Victorians (except maybe the Ancient Egyptians, well put a pin in that) so I'm suuuuper excited to have one of our most nichely knowledgeable HPN models (& author/researcher/salem local/tour guide/historic interpreter/PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR) yet: @ghostsbooksandcats !! I was giddy when she told me about her background in this, and I can't wait for her to share her wealth of knowledge with you all!!! She's also so funny and clever, it is going to be an awesome night!

Also..... this is on MY BIRTHDAYYY 🎂 🎈 SO YOU BETTER COME!!! If you haven't gotten to one yet, this is the one I wanna see you at. Wear something spooky, bring a lil treat (if you love me), come thinking about your dearly departed ancestors, and get ready to learn some awesome spooky history 🖤

(Also get ready for us to talk a lot of shit about the W@rren M*seum.....)

This Historic Portrait Night is happening at @lifedrawingboston 72 Joy St Somerville, 6:30-9:30, right off the east somerville green line stop! by @friendlyghostcas

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GUYS ITS FALL!!!! 🍂 🤤🫨🤠

I love love love autumn & October so much - not just because it's my birthday season & it's the most joyful & whimsical time when the trees show us their hidden majesty & when we eat lots of good comfort food & when we see dogs in sweaters & when i can wear all of my best jackets & see all the bougie decorations in the south end. It's also when i miss all of that bc of how many events i schedule 🧡

Last time i posted a schedule it was for all of the times i was modeling in winter - It's so cool in less than a year ive gone from just modeling to hosting, planning, producing, & running events at these very spaces (& beyond!!) The biggest shout out to what has become my home studio (so ironic considering i still! don't draw! at least not well!) @loov_the @lifedrawingboston, where I'll be hosting 4 of my 6 events. First up - VICTORIAN MOURNING CLOTHING on my BIRTHDAYYY 👻🫰 come thru and bring snacks (who's bringing my cake btw?) dress spooooookyyyy

Next is the first EVER collaboration between the figure drawing cousins of boston/somerville @bostonfigurecenter and LDB. It took gay halloween to make this happen yall. This is exciting because i've never hosted a community modeling night!!! Partnering with Sophie, Josephine, and Emerson of @queerfiguredrawingboston has been fantastic and I can't wait for folks to come and get the chance to MODEL (costumes mandatory ofc). we're having some awesome vendors back from our drag drawing night (@thebutteredtable you will always be famous) AND a performance from the one, the bloody @buckthorn.drag - if you missed his performance at the Sports Yes & Everything I Guest-hosted, it is MANDATORY that you come for this. I don't make the rules I just enforce via loudly shaming.

❗️ALLIES/boyfriends of bi girls❗️you are so welcome to come - but let's leave the modeling to the queers, eh? they're going to be dressed better 💟

ALSO ME + BLAKE'S BIRTHDAY HALLOWEEN SHOW!!!!

plus our next HPNs- TWO never before seen collaborations (expanding beyond our studio to a theatre + a historic home in JP, the Loring Greenough House) More info to come on separate posts! My caption is too long byeee!!! LOVE YO by @friendlyghostcas

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ok you have all been VERY GOOD ALL SUMMER here are some hot and sultry pics of me and @charddart's Big Richard 🩷🧡💖 taken in Joy Street Studios by @friendlyghostcas

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20 days ago

HISTORIC PORTRAIT NIGHT IS BACCCCKK!! 🪷 🇮🇳

yall!! this is the portrait night i have been plotting, scheming, hoping, DREAMING of since i started doing the HPNs!! I have wanted to show off Indian Clothing for so long - the colors? the fabrics? the embroidery?? the DRAPERY??? this is going to be such a great opportunity to capture the beauty and intricacy of these garments that don't often get to be shown off outside of special events or traditional celebrations.

So when Big Dave connected me with an awesome LDB artist, @chinmayi_d , who was wanting to model her clothing, I WAS SO PUMPED!! She's going to be modeling both a Sari and Lehenga and show us a bit of how these garments are draped and worn. I'm obviously not an expert (but I will be wearing my Kurta 🙂‍↕️), so i'm excited to learn and enjoy the beauty of these traditional (but still currently worn!) garments alongside you all ❣️

I'll also be talking a bit about my own history knowledge around western colonization, white euro-centric gender presentation, and how that affected specifically male fashion in India. super low key stuff 😅

SEND THIS TO SOMEONE YOU WANT TO SEE PAINT SOME BEAUTIFUL FABRICS! by @friendlyghostcas

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JUDGE TIME!!! Welcome @friendlyghostcas back to the judges table!
Casper is SO EXCITED to be cumming again for the Smut Slam ❤️‍🔥 Along with being an actor, director, comedian, and figure model, they have also been a sex educator for nearly 10 years (or more if you count showing their high school friends Laci Greene videos at the lunch table). Their trans-centered workshop, “Not Your Gym Teacher’s Sex Ed,” has been presented at Fenway Health (before the...you know), Salem State University, and they were selected as a workshop leader for the 2026 National Sex Education Conference. They’ve previously taught at Boston Public Schools with Peer Health Exchange and work with the Healthy Youth Act Coalition @healthyyouthma to help get comprehensive sex education passed in MA, which does not require sex ed to be taught in schools. They’re so excited to hear all about your learning curves, and help educate you along the way 😏
Join us @artsatthearmory next Tuesday September 8 for the theme “Learning Curves” taken in Arts at the Armory by @friendlyghostcas

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🦋Introducing…Casper Salem Gray! 🦋 They’ll be hosting and mcing at 💞 Love & Light 💞on Saturday, August 29 at the 🔮Crystal Ballroom🔮 in Davis Square!

🫶🏼Don’t miss our incredible host! Yall should be glad I’m not on the mic 😅😅😅 that would be soooooo awkward 😬

All proceeds for this event will go towards LUCE and supporting our community! 🫶🏼

🎟️Buy tickets online at crystalballroomboston.com or at the link in my bio! 🎟️

See you there! 💋 💋

#bostonevents #bostondrag #bostonnightlife #immigrantjustice #queerboston taken in Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre by @friendlyghostcas

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Cute memes for our mateys. 🌊

Come see “The Dutch Castaway” in Somerville this weekend - August 14th, 15th, and 16th. It’s an independently produced queer period drama that is heavy on the yearning and angst. Let us break your heart and then stitch it lovingly back up again, you salty sea dogs. Tickets in bio 🎟️
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#18thcentury #queerhistory #perioddrama #pirates #kindachic by @friendlyghostcas

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“…the heart within this most kind, most strong, most gentle man is brother to my own heart…”

The Dutch Castaway is a queer period drama making its debut at @loov_the this weekend; fully-staged, after an award winning run at @bostonfringe this spring . Click the link in our bio for tickets to see it live August 14th, 15th, and 16th in Somerville or virtually from anywhere in the world for just $10🎟️

This achingly tender exploration of gay masculinity is set in the high seas of the 18th century. Inspired by a real queer historic document, playwright Lawrence Gullo imagines an uncanny bond between two English sailors who are ordered to translate the diary of a Dutchman marooned for the crime of love. The original cast returns under the direction of Cas Berta for this immersive weekend of performances in the gorgeous space at The Loov.

(📸 Contact @onesilvertongue for photos of your indie theater rehearsals and performances in the Boston area)
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#queerhistory #thedutchcastaway #bostontheater #indietheatre #theloov by @friendlyghostcas

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The Loov in Somerville transforms into The Island of Ascension on August 14th-16th for the fully-staged debut of “The Dutch Castaway”. Join us this weekend and experience this haunting work of award-winning indie theater. Every performance opens with live sea shanties by local musicians and ends with an audience talkback with the artists and historians involved.

🎟️VIRTUAL AND LIVE TICKETS IN BIO🎟️

Inspired by a real queer historic document, this 40 minute drama by Lawrence Gullo explores the bonds of gay masculinity in the shadow of 18th century maritime laws. Under the direction of Cas Berta, the original Boston Fringe cast embody the ghost of a Dutchman marooned for the crime of loving another man and the two English sailors charged with translating the journal of his last words.

📸by @onesilvertongue
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#bostontheater #18thcentury #queerhistory #indietheatre #somerville by @friendlyghostcas

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