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Please help my friend if you can! 

I debated doing this for a long time, but eventually came to the conclusion that there’s no shame in asking for help. If you’ve been following for a while, you probably already know that I’m trans myself and have been seeking medical transition. While I can afford HRT alright, and the rate I’m going, I’ll be in my 40s by the time I’m able to afford bottom surgery. I just can’t live like this anymore. It’s a cliche, but I am trapped in the wrong body. I just want to transition and get it out of the way so I can live my life. Even the smallest donation helps. If you can’t afford to donate, please, please, reblog. I can’t even begin to express how much this would mean to me. It really does mean the world.

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Hey, please spread this.

A user by the name of “Alisyart” stole my artwork and is selling it as a dress design for up to $50 on a website called cowcow.com This is not okay. I am trying to get in contact with the website and not succeedding. Also tagging @pridedinosaurs because you’ve always been supportive of my art. This is really not okay.

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Signal boost both for the contest and for this NB support blog in general! 

Binder/Packer/Breatforms/Makeup Giveaway!!!

Hello everyone!!!!! This is our first blog post!!! This is a blog dedicated to helping dysphoric nonbinary people find ways to alleviate dysphoria. We wanted to kick things off with a giveaway!!! Just like/reblog this to enter. But you have to be okay with giving us a mailing adress, as well as have your ask box or messages open so we can tell you if you are picked!!! 5 people will be chosen by October 1st 2017!!! It’s okay to reblog this as a resource to other people, so long as you put somewhere (even just in the tags) that you are not entering! Please signal boost! @any other lgbt resource or positivity blog!

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I'm not asking this to start an argument, I genuinely want to know: do you realise there are non-dysphoric people who ID as labels you deem acceptable, and there are dysphoric (even severely dysphoric people) who ID as genders you call made up, like xenogenders? Also, do you know of the concept of gender euphoria?

Hello anon! I definitely agree with your first two questions - I’ve seen plenty of people on this site who claim to be non-dysphoric and identify as demigender, genderfluid, and so on, as well as people who identify as various [noun]genders who make a lot of posts expressing their discomfort/disconnection with their physical bodies that suggests they also experience dysphoria.  

I’m definitely not here to tell people what they can and can’t identity as, and I apologize if I came across in previous posts as sounding like I’m trying to force people to conform to my personal beliefs.  If someone wants to proudly identity as stargender or similar, there’s really nothing I can do about it other than to say that I personally think it’s a bad idea.  Everyone has the freedom of choice to believe in what they want to believe and express themselves how they want after all. 

So assuming your question is more along the lines of “why do you draw pride art for [these genders that non-dysphorics can also ID as] and why do you refuse to draw pride art for [these other genders that dysphoric people sometimes ID as]?”…..it’s probably because the deciding factor on if I’m going to draw a gender or not rests completely on the gender’s definition.  

It’s no secret that I have transmedicalist beliefs, so it shouldn’t come as a shock for me to say that I interpret gender as something that’s mostly physical; e.g. something that’s dependent on how your brain is wired, and how that wiring causes you to perceive the rest of your physical body.  

(I think social dysphoria IS a legitimate thing, but there’s a lot I still need to look into about it, so I’m going to ignore that aspect of this discussion for the time being.  Especially since this post is making me question some things).  

Anyway, so when thinking about different genders and which ones I think are “acceptable” to draw pride art for, it’s of utmost importance to me that the definition of a given gender has the potential to be interpreted as a physical thing.  For example, the definition of bigender taken from the gender wiki - “someone who experiences 2 gender identities, either simultaneously or varying between the two.”  While this definition is vague enough that an androgynous, non-dysphoric person conflating gender identity with gender roles can easily apply this identity to themself, the idea that someone can be 2 genders (e.g. both male and female) is more fitting in my opinion to a dysphoric person who sees their ideal body as physically having both male and female sex characteristics.  

So even though the pride art on this blog can be applied to anyone and interpreted by the viewer whichever way they see fit, when making the gender dinosaurs dysphoric people always come first in my mind.  And even though the definitions for agender, genderfluid, demigender, etc. are usually written in a vague enough manner that non-dysphoric people can identify with them too, I think there’s ample room in the definitions themselves that someone with physical dysphoria can use these genders to describe how they feel about their body (e.g. “I’m agender because I feel disconnected from my primary and/or secondary sex characteristics” “I’m a demigirl because I see myself as having some secondary female sex characteristics, but I’m not ok with the idea of having female genitals” etc).  

Now onto xenogender.  The definition on gender wiki literally describes this identity as “defined by characteristics with no relation to female or male” interpreted through “familiar archetypes such as animals or nature” or a metaphorical “warm feeling.”  While I don’t think there’s anything wrong with using metaphors to describe how you feel about yourself physically (especially since gender can be an extremely confusing thing to figure out, especially for young people going through puberty), I personally believe making pride flags/art for things like “colorgender” and “genderfox” is going a bit too far.  Even though a dysphoric person can use these words to describe themself, the fact that the definitions of these identities are entirely removed from the physical realm make me completely opposed to drawing any sort of pride art for them.  

(And while I don’t think there’s anything wrong with making pride art or even pride flags for otherkin communities or similar spiritual things, the fact that my pride art at the time being is only for GSRM related identities also makes me opposed to drawing anything otherkin related).  

Now as for gender euphoria….I pretty much agree with this post’s take on it.  It mostly seems like something that stems from dysphoria, although I guess you could argue too that a non-dysphoric person who claims to only experience gender euphoria probably is experiencing a mild sort of physical/social dysphoria as well.  But that’s something that, as with the origins of social dysphoria, I probably need to look into a bit more.     

So tl,dr (since as usual this response turned into a novel lol): I choose what gender identities are “acceptable” to draw pride dinosaurs for based on whether or not their definitions have the possibility of referencing physical traits instead of just spiritual or metaphorical ones.  I don’t usually look very far into the amount of dysphorics vs. non-dysphorics that identify as a particular gender, especially since I believe a good portion of self-proclaimed non-dysphoric trans people probably do have dysphoria of some sort (and because if I did base my art on such a poll, I probably wouldn’t do any demigenders at all, since there’s so many demigirls and demiboys who claim to not have dysphoria on here.  But as always dysphorics came first, so if there’s even the slightest chance one single dysphoric demigirl or demiboy sees this art and it makes them feel happy about themselves, then I can consider that drawing to be successful). 

I hope this makes sense anon! Feel free to hmu if you have any other questions or concerns :) 

[pridedinosaurs]

Hello! Can you make one for "polygendered"? The flag is black, grey, pink, yellow & blue (in that order, from the top.) Kinda looks like licorice-candy. Nomnom!

Hi anon! That is a really nicely designed flag, so I feel extra bad in giving you the same answer as maverique anon…..I’m trying to steer away from identities that have a lot of overlap with ones that I’ve already drawn or are already on my to-do list.  While it doesn’t sound like polygender is exactly the same as genderfluid, pangender, trigender etc, it seems to me that the lines separating these genders are very blurred instead of distinct (if that makes sense lol).  

I hope by saying this it doesn’t sound like I’m invalidating your gender anon! If you are polygender, I’m glad that you found an identity that best describes you and your understanding of your gender.  So even if I don’t draw polygender pride art, I want you to know that I still support you.  I hope you continue to feel proud of yourself and of your identity, and that you’re able to avoid anyone who disrespects that.  There’s just way too much hate for NB people nowadays, so I hope you stay safe anon <3 

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Idea: A bisexual Deinonychus. A "Bi-nonychus," if you would

That’s such a cute idea!  I wish I had thought of that for the bi dinosaur (the bi-nosaur)..but at least Byronosaurus is relatively closely related to Deinonychus.  

There’s so many prehistoric animals with genus names beginning with the “Dei” prefix (Deinonychus, Deinocheirus, Deinosuchus, Deinotherium etc)   that someone could make an entire series just of bi animals…I kind of want to see this happen now haha 

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Where can I buy any of your pieces of art? I love it, especially the non binary nomingia.

I’m so glad you like them anon :D My store is here:

https://www.redbubble.com/people/rafallerart/collections/408110-pride-dinosaurs

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Curious, would you, ever in the distant future, do a Maverique (an nb gender) dinosaur? I wasn't sure it this one is too obscure or not to ever be considered. Thanks!

Hello anon! Looking into maverique, it does sound like it has a lot of overlap with neutrois and similar genders.  Other than the identities already on my to-do list, I’m trying to avoid drawing anything that has too much overlap with more well known identities at the moment….especially since the debates around which lesser known identities are “valid” or not are just exhausting to me, and I don’t want to attract any of that to this blog rn :P 

If you are maverique though, anon, I’m glad that you found a label that best describes you! I’m sorry that I’m unwilling to draw any pride art for it at the moment though.  I hope that, even despite the lack of pride art, you still feel good about yourself and your gender, and that everyone you interact with respects both your pronouns and how you physically express yourself ^.^ 

[pridedinosaurs]

Do you have a demisexual dinosaur?

http://pridedinosaurs.tumblr.com/post/114588130234/demisexual-deinocheirus-only-experiences-sexual

Hope you like it :) 

[pridedinosaurs]

Hello! First of all I really want to thank you for making this blog. It means a lot to me, and a lot of other people. Uh.. I was wondering if you know about, for lack of a better term, the romantic orientation Aroflux and if you're planning on making a dinosaur for it?

Hi anon! Thank you so much for your kind words.  I do know of aroflux, but I’m hesitant to add it to my list at the moment - if only because I’m so behind on this project.  I kind of want to finish the identities listed first before adding any new ones, especially since I haven’t gotten to any of the other proposed romantic qualifiers yet.  

That being said, I’ll definitely look into aroflux a little more and hopefully someday I will get around to drawing a dinosaur for it! 

[pridedinosaurs]

Amazing job with both the detail and the anatomy! Ankylosaurs aren’t the easiest to draw (imo) but you captured this cute Dracopelta perfectly.  And I’m so happy that you like the demigirl Dracopelta design, especially since that dino represents your gender ^.^ 

A demigirl Dracopelta for @a-dinosaur-a-day‘s pride month. With fire, because it’s cool. Dracopelta is a little too spiky to wear a cape, so they have shoulder spike covers instead. 

Design by @pridedinosaurs. This dinosaur is actually my absolute favorite design out of the whole pride dinosaurs series, and it certainly helps that I share their identity. <3

Do not wake the sleeping dragon.

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Wow, thank you so much! I kind of struggle with sauropods (and any non-feathered dinosaur pretty much), so this really makes me feel good about my work :) 

I’m loving the plant motifs; this Jobaria looks like they’d be best friends with your Anchiceratops!  

A cool cape and tree fern garland for a really cool sauropod. This is @pridedinosaurs‘s Genderfluid Jobaria, everyone! They’re one of the best designs of the Pride Dinosaurs series and a really cool animal in their own right. I only had time for a quick sketch, but man, I wish I could do this animal and design more justice! 

P.S. Jobaria, thanks for being slightly less screwy than most of your macronarian relatives. Also, your big nose is cute. 

For @a-dinosaur-a-day‘s Pride Month

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I’m never going to get over the cuteness (and amazing accuracy; look at that beautiful profile!) of larrimeme’s pride dinosaur art! 

A preemptive Agender Afrovenator (because I’m going out of town tomorrow). 

I love @pridedinosaurs‘s design . They’re so fluffy I’m gonna die!

For @a-dinosaur-a-day‘s Pride Month. It’s been boodles of fun so far!

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Look at that cute little face omg <3 <3 <3 

A young Genderqueer Juravenator in a blanket hopes all you fellow baby gays out there (literally, in this case, as the first Juraventor discovered was a juvenile, or otherwise) stay safe and have fun during this pride month! 

For @a-dinosaur-a-day‘s Pride Month

Design by the lovely @pridedinosaurs

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Aww I love how you painted the feathers in this one! I think this dino might be my favorite of yours so far...although of course I’m biased toward any and all maniraptorans ;)

This pride, remember to support your local nonbinary space aliens. 

Continuing in my series of pride dinosaurs in blankets, I drew @pridedinosaurs ‘s lovely Nonbinary Nomingia design. They looked so sweet and fluffy I couldn’t not draw them. I’ve always been fascinated by oviraptorids, but it’s only in recent years that I’m realizing how remarkable they actually are. 

Anatomy critiques are welcome!

@a-dinosaur-a-day 

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So cute! I love that the flowers are accurate for Anchiceratops’ time period as well ^.^  

Friendly Reminder

An aromantic Anchiceratops with their flower cape heading off to Pride. As flowers first appeared in the Cretaceous, this dinosaur is at the perfect place temporally for such a costume-and they are rocking it! 

OK to tag as kin/me!

For @a-dinosaur-a-day‘s Pride month

Design credit goes to @pridedinosaurs

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This is absolutely wonderful :D I love the cape/crown, and of course the more asexual pride (and just pride art in general) the better <3 

An asexual Alioramus for @a-dinosaur-a-day‘s Pride Month with and without accessories. I had so much fun painting this! Heck, uploading these is the only reason I log on at this point. The quills on its tail are speculative, but I put them on there anyway because they’re fun. 

This was inspired by @pridedinosaurs‘s own asexual Alioramus.

OK  to tag as Kin/Me