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Friendship is LGBTQ+ Part 12: Sneaky Spike

...What's Spike doing?

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Friendship is LGBTQ+ part 11: Trauma unlocked!

Mommy issues? I couldn't relate... -laughs in lies-

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Friendship is LGBTQ+ part 10: A lifetime of darkness.

Twilight's last line was originally "Besides, we could do without the sun for awhile," but I scrapped that because it made it sound like Twilight wanted to overthrow Celestia. That's not what this comic is about. Twilight still loves Celestia as much she does in the show, and she has no problem with (mostly) how Celestia is ruling things. Twilight's just so stubborn in her belief that Celestia is wrong about the LGBTQ+, that letting Nightmare Moon "cleanse the gays," will cause Celestia to see that Twilight was "right" and that everything will work out perfectly. Spoiler alert: Celestia is right.

Wanna give a quick thanks to everyone that reads this, shares it, likes it, and/or anything else! I'm really happy that people are enjoying my comic series. My only wish is for people to comment more so I can see what you think, and get to talk to you. Seriously again; thank you guys. <3

I'm also posting this earlier than normal because tomorrow I'm going to a baby shower, so I won't be able to post at the normal time. I usually pick afternoons because I think it'll help boost the amount of people that will see it, but we'll see how this A.M. release does.

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Friendship is LGBTQ+ part 9: It's unnatural!

Before anyone says anything: Yes, I repeated the last panel from the last comic. No, it wasn't intentional. You have to understand that the castle scene wasn't that long, but I needed to expand it for lore purposes, so if I end up repeating scenes, that's why. There's actually a time where I got so tired of the castle scene, having to try and not repeat panels with limits. I also hate how this page looks panel wise, but it's fine. I'm still new to this, so I get a pass.

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Friendship is LGBTQ+ part 8: The prophecy

I'm back from Canada! Not only does this mean that I'll be uploading weekly again on here, but today only you guys will be getting FOUR new pages! Canada was really nice and I had a lot of fun spending time with my husband. And that's all four! Next week will start the proper uploads. I hope you guys enjoyed the pages/story! Don't forget to comment.

Comic life has a font that it likes to default too whenever you type something, which is the font on the last panel and the one I used for the first three pages. I switch it to the ones you normally see whenever somepony is talking, but sometimes the default works best if you want to convey a certain emotion or yelling, which is why I left it as is in the last panel.

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Friendship is LGBQ+ part 7: The right book

I'm back from Canada! Not only does this mean that I'll be uploading weekly again on here, but today only you guys will be getting FOUR new pages! Canada was really nice and I had a lot of fun spending time with my husband.

When first making these comics, I usually just used screenshots from the mlp wikia screenshot page, but they don't have every single frame. So, if you're making this, you might have to slow down the episode (I use the video on YT) and screenshot the frame you want. This is why sometimes the panels look dull and some look bright. The ones from the wikia are the dull ones. I wasn't gonna mention that in case no one noticed, but eh. At some point in the comics (I forgot when, since I make so many at one time) I just use the screenshots I captured myself, so the comic will look brighter.

What's funny is in the original episode, Twilight doesn't even say thank you to Spike after she makes him fall, unlike this Twilight. Doe this mean my Twilight is actually nicer? Lol no.

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Friendship is LGBTQ+ part 6: Ruined gift

I'm back from Canada! Not only does this mean that I'll be uploading weekly again on here, but today only you guys will be getting FOUR new pages! Canada was really nice and I had a lot of fun spending time with my husband.

I considered adding a "Plop" sound effect for the last panel, but I think just leaving it silent works better. Makes it funnier too.

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Friendship is LGBTQ+ part 5: Right in the face!

I'm back from Canada! Not only does this mean that I'll be uploading weekly again on here, but today only you guys will be getting FOUR new pages! Canada was really nice and I had a lot of fun spending time with my husband.

Run, Twilight, run!

Someone on DA pointed out that I've been misspelling LGBTQ+: I got the B and T mixed up. I didn't know this was the wrong way, so the title of the webcomic has been changed. Later on I'll fix the earlier pages that mentioned it.

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Reminder: Friday, the 28th, I fly out to Canada to visit my husband for a few weeks, so the "LGBTQ+" comic will only be updated on my website:

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Friendship is LGTBQ+ Chapter 1 cover art: Welcome to Ponyville

Here's a cover art I made for Act one of "Friendship is LGTBQ+!" using vectors from various artists. I hope you guys enjoy it! I had a friend of mine look it over and she approved (after suggesting I change the pink font so it can be seen better).

If you want to find out the artists that made the vectors, check out my DA page: https://www.deviantart.com/rubycast/art/1174950714

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Friendship is LGTBQ+ Part 4: An Invitation.

Ooo! Why doesn't Twilight wanna see Moondancer~?

Some good news and bad news: The good news is I'm going to visit my husband in Canada (Yay!), so I won't be able to update the comic on here for about 4 weeks (aww), BUT! Fear not, because I'm planning on having the comics auto-update on my site: https://friendshipislgtbq.thecomicseries.com/ Every Monday it'll update while I'm gone. (Not sure of the time yet, but either midnight or 9 am.) Once I get back, I'll upload again here and on my deviantart.

Also thanks to everyone that liked and rebloged this! This is one of the few projects where I try not to stress over the views, so I'm really glad to know people enjoy it. Don't forget to follow me so you can see them as soon as they're posted! Also be sure to comment. I'd love to talk with you guys!

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Friendship is LGTBQ+ Prologue part 3

Story: Twilight Sparkle learns of an ancient story about Nightmare Moon, the Homophobic Queen. Twilight, being a homophobe herself, isn't sure if she should warn Celestia, but her teacher sends her to Ponyville for the Summer Sun Celebration, and to make friends. Through this journey Twilight will not only discover the magic of friendship, but also the magic of being true to oneself.

That's it for the Prologue! Next comic is next week!

You can also read it on my new website:

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Friendship is LGTBQ+ Prologue Part 2

Story: Twilight Sparkle learns of an ancient story about Nightmare Moon, the Homophobic Queen. Twilight, being a homophobe herself, isn't sure if she should warn Celestia, but her teacher sends her to Ponyville for the Summer Sun Celebration, and to make friends. Through this journey Twilight will not only discover the magic of friendship, but also the magic of being true to oneself.

I decided to upload all 3 pages of the prologue before I go on my 1 week updates. That way you guys can get an idea of how the story is going to go.

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Story: Twilight Sparkle learns of an ancient story about Nightmare Moon, the Homophobic Queen. Twilight, being a homophobe herself, isn't sure if she should warn Celestia, but her teacher sends her to Ponyville for the Summer Sun Celebration, and to make friends. Through this journey Twilight will not only discover the magic of friendship, but also the magic of being true to oneself.

Welcome to "Friendship is LGTBQ+"! It's a screencap webcomic that I made. I recently got back into "Friendship is Dragons," and really wanted to make a comic like that myself. I've also always wanted to make an "abridged" MLP as well, so why not kill two birds with one stone? It's also my first time really doing comics, so if the panels look weird, sorry! If they don't, think either I did good or I used the preones that come with Comic Life 3. In case you're worried; no, this series doesn't justify homophobia. The homophobic characters get better. I'll try and upload this comic weekly.

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I've never thought of this, but it makes SO much sense!

I can't hold it in any longer... think season 1 Karamatsu's interpretation of Ichimatsu is hysterical

ok so people like to criticize karamatsu for this, because it kinda shows that he has a bit of a shallow understanding of his brothers buuuuut...

i really love season 1 karamatsu's interpretation of ichimatsu

kara's ichimatsu impression is just him acting like a cat and making cat puns. it would make a lot of sense for him to act rude or hostile because that's how ichi acts towards him, but nope, to him, ichi is just a very cat-like, mellow guy.

this also fully explains why he is able to tolerate everything ichi throws at him. have you ever met someone who has an awful cat? have you ever heard how they talk about their cat?

"yeah so snuggles mcgee tore up my couch, gave me this nasty scar, pissed all over my bed, bites me when she's out of food, and never really pays attention to me or lets me pet her... but no omg we love each other to death. sometimes, she sleeps next to me and i really feel the connection. i think the bites are how she shows love. yeah she will scratch you though, so don't go near her or look her in the eyes"

sound familiar?? i honestly think this is how karamatsu views ichimatsu. he kinda just thinks of him as a grumpy kitty cat, and i say this in full seriousness because look at how ichimatsu sleeps in the movie

and then look at how karamatsu imagines him sleeping in the movie (i assume this part at least is his imagination simply because ichimatsu has never been shown to sleep like this ever and this is also NOT how he fell asleep or woke up)

and the thing is, i also don't think that (and i say this with all the love in my heart) karamatsu pays enough attention or is smart enough to fully understand ichimatsu's motives for his aggression towards him (especially bc i don't even think ichimatsu himself truly understands why karamatsu makes him so mad). i think kara would need a third party to explain it to him or at the very least prompt him to truly think about it.

it's way easier for karamatsu to imagine him as this cute little kitty cat because it allows him to write off everything ichimatsu does as just him acting out. he can't help it, that's just the way cats are! it also allows him to believe that underneath all that hostility, ichimatsu truly does love him.

(and he does! ichimatsu loves karamatsu deep down, but it's not as straight forward as karamatsu believes it to be)

because even if your cat leaves your stuff broken

physically harms you

gets you in trouble

ignores you

at the end of the day, your cat will always return to your side

and sometimes, if you're lucky, they may even let you pet them without being scratched!

the thing is though, i don't think this is how he views ichimatsu currently. i think karamatsu has really changed over the seasons and now his view of ichimatsu is more grounded. but thats a post for another day lol

tl;dr: iromatsu is peak

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SO CUTE!!! I love when people tweak their designs like this. Look at Oso's messy hair and Kara's stubble! And his earrings! (I hope they're clip-ons cause Kara was too much of a baby to get the real ones. xD )

shrugz :p

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Cupid's Sacrifice

Not sure if I've mentioned it, but I'm working on a horror game tilted, "Cupid's Sacrifice". It's a RPG maker game where--Well, let me let Jackie explain:

Yup! In order to make your one true love actually love you back, you'll need to find something precious to you and sacrifice it while thinking of your true love.

You play as Rosette:

A high schooler that just wants her true love, Vincent, to love her back. Isn't that what we all want?

This is Vincent:

Now, don't worry! Just because I said sacrifice DOESN'T mean anything bad~ You could sacrifice your favorite childhood toy, your diary, heck even a pin-up of your favorite celebrity. As long as it's precious to you, Cupid will accept it and make your wish come true!

So, there's nothing to worry ab--

Oh shit.