#Not just with all the LGBTIA+ stuff

[gravityfalls4life]

first, "I saw this one video once where when signing up on some website, it asked for your sexuality, and straight wasn't even an option anymore,"

I'm pretty sure i've seen that video/image as well. maybe the photo i saw was different from the video you're talking about, but the photo at least contained heterosexual. which. y'know. is literally just the fancy word for straight. and even if it didn't jave heterosexual as an option, it could have been out of context recorded from a LGBTQ+ resource that was not meant for straight individuals.

second, i have literally never seen anyone who has "identified as a chair." and even if they did, more power to them? ain't hurting anyone, i've never seen anyone be im anyone's face about neogenders and all that. some people are just like "my relationship with gender is complicated and i don't know how to explain it from a human standpoint, but in a way this animal, inanimate object, or concept resounds with me in a gender-based context."

and there's no exaggeration. we're just loud and proud

Sir/Madam/Whatever else there is nowadays:

This is a Gravity Falls blog

I'm sorry if I offended you with my OPINION, but if you want to complain,

Complain to my everything-blog:

@myverynormalacc

[genderqueerdykes]

Hi there, I’ve recently discovered ur blog and it has helped me a lot. I have a question… I hope I’m not being insensitive or rude but.. okay I’m a trans dude, but sometimes I’m nonbinary. Sometimes I’m a guy and other times I’m nonbinary- it’s like gender-fluid but without the she/her… I don’t know… is there a name for it? Or am I just weird? I also need some advice.

Everyday makes me feel horrible for being a trans dude. Everyday I hear horrible stories about men and everyone seems to be in agreement of “eeF Men!!” and men being idiots. And I can’t help but agree- but then I feel like crap for being a guy- a trans guy no less. (Not to mention how horrible it is to stereotype men- it’s something I’m working on) My family is Christian and when I was found out… they were far from welcoming. Which doesn’t help with my raging dysphoria. I don’t have anywhere to turn to about this because there is no one like me- everyone makes fun of the LGBTIA+ community and no one respects my pronouns. I try to defend myself but I can’t get mad cause then I feed into the stereotypes. Everyone hates guys and everyone hates trans people. I don’t know what to do, nothing I can do cause of my age. Do you have any advice? Just… anything, tips or stuff.

- Coins

hello! theres no right or wrong way to be nonbinary or genderfluid. genderfluid people can experience any genders there's no rules. you can also use whatever pronouns you want

i'm sorry it's so hard for you right now. the man hating really is out of control its literally so normalized right now it's brutal. people think it's causing a problem somehow. i would say it's okay to embrace yourself as a man. men are not the problem, it's toxic masculinity, the patriarchy, the cages we have built around manhood. being a man is not a problem. experiencing manhood is not a problem. it's okay to be a guy.

it's okay to acknowledge yourself as a guy. join spaces for trans men and talk to others who get you. focus on building up your sense of self. seeing other people living their lives really helps with this. remind yourself that this is literally all petty bullshit and you're not a walking problem. you're a person who deserves to love themselves. take care

[lullabyalikpoptarot]

personally, i don't believe gender is even a thing in the energetic plan and when we talk about lgbt themes on tarot it's obviously gonna collapse with the material world of it all where it does not involves only attraction but also self expression, self acknowledge, political acts, social themes, culture etc. outside of it all, sexuality is a personal, singular and fluid path, we just created the terms under the flag for political reasons along the history of the world.

the way people are reacting to your sexuality reading for txt is so fucking weird, the way they are so tense about it and digging onto it in your asks are just giving pure projection of their homophobia and parasocial tendencies.

not to mention getting out of your way to bitch about someone that takes time and their own energy to read FOR FREE basically every day on the internet just because it didn't comply with your fantasy is extremely obnoxious.

this is tarot bitch get yourself together go pay for a tarot reader to answer your dumbass questions if you didn’t like what you read

I agree, it doesn't exist, so I try to make intentions on cards so they can help me figure out the real-world applications of it, but that still does not mean it fits reality. I think some people just have a hard time grasping this concept.

Yeah, I don't think some, a minority of people understand how much energy goes to readings and how I can't get every detail out of it. I am a quick one and done type of reader. I am not about sitting there for hours. I can't even do an hour of doing a reading, like I am an impatient reader, either they give me answers, or they don't, not sitting here all day to figure these messages out. If the messages make no sense, then they make no sense. I have no patience to make up a detailed story of their life and at the end of the day it is free. I do this for fun and to gain insight, not just always fun for me, but the LGBTIA+ readings are supposed to be entertaining and fun, that one I don't take too seriously, because I enjoy these fun readings to decompress from these sad readings I can get during the weekend.

I have a lot of asks on this topic, so I am going to be doing more of those, and it may be triggering to some, but I enjoy them, and I am here to have fun and hopefully my followers have fun. I like to be able to talk about topics most people may not want to go, maybe that is my Scorpio mars coming out. I like taboo stuff lol and discussing those stuff, although some stuff, I just can't touch. I see all your asks, but some I can't do unfortunately, but I do like the interesting topics you guys come up with. Thank you for your input, understanding and perspective on this topic. I try to be nice, but maybe I shouldn't answer all those types of questions.

[lususnatura]

hi, y'all! i hope you all are having a WONDERFUL tuesday and that your week only continues to get better from here ❤️ i just wanted to say that i changed my icon BC i didn't like the way the colors contrasted in the background with each other, but it's still a pride icon as its FINALLY june and because i have today off... i will be working on some more drafts on here + i wanted to say thank you to all of those who have sent me new stuff in my inbox! i always appreciate you all, though, and i hope that you know ILY MUAHHH + also that no matter what stage of your journey you might be on if you're LGBTIA+, that you're more than enough and i'm proud of you (:

[krowspiracyanon]

I post about AO3 and have casually lurked but... don't actually have an account and am not quite familiar. Never fully ventured in.

Wondering if I should still bite the bullet and make an account just in case. Maybe it's time to at least read through the terms and conditions and see whether or not I want to ask for an invite.

It's another fandom site I somewhat know of, and for want of a better word, seems more 'reputable' than others. However it's still governed by US law and would be affected by the passing of KOSA.

I'm not familiar at all with other sites that are being suggested as Tumblr alternatives (cohost, Dreamwidth, Bluesky, Toyhouse) and don't know what I'd be getting into there in terms of who owns my posted stuff, other legalities, hosting, digital safety, or the culture around and management of harassment.

I think Deviant Art and other fanfic sites may be less active, host more AI content, or be prone to getting scraped. Wattpad doesn't seem like something I'd be interested in.

Livejournal is apparently against being scraped... It's probably long dead but hell, I'm willing to have a go and learn its idiosyncrasies as long as there's a safe little crevice to bunker down in and a few crumbs to subsist on. However... it's now owned and hosted in Russia, conforming to Russian law? Not very LGBTIA+ friendly I imagine.

Discord is a no.

I'm still processing, weighing up what my options are, and deciding how to respond to everything that's going on.

I don't currently have any concrete plans to leave or delete Tumblr. And this hellsite is like a cockroach that just won't die. But I am really thinking hard about the direction it's been steadily going in and has now sharply veered into. Not good.

It'd be a shame if I randomly got banned or just stopped feeling okay to be here and lost touch with the little niche indie communities I've been participating in. They're a nice breather when meatspace can be quite hostile and discriminatory.

I really wonder if things go further to shit whether those blogs might just become less active as people leave, whether indie artists devs and fans might settle in a different platform, or if everyone will kind of just scatter and dissipate.

It's a depressing thought.

I'm still working on fixing the old desktop for Nightshade/Glaze and will organise WebGlaze if I can't. Or, things being how they are with me, I might take a break from creating or sharing for now.

[aspecpplarebeautiful]

hi! first of all, thank you for your blog! i'm a questioning aroace but i don't know much about it. i used to consider myself ace when i was 16, then i thought i was too little to know and now, when i'm almost 21, i found out more about aroace experiences and it just... feels right? i've dated twice. never kissed though. first time my girlfriend used to complain we were "just friends" and not "real" partners but i would always tell her i truly love her and that i see real love as best friendship. my second girfriend just accepted my way of love but a new problem occured. when we were friends and i was crushing on her, i could be affectionate and e.g. hug her, but when we got into a relationship i freaked out and was no longer touchy or flirty. she was fine with it though, but i broke up with her about a year later because this whole dating thing didn't feel right. i haven't been in a relationship for what seems like ages and i want one so bad!! but recently i've realized that many people don't see love the way i do. the first time i thought i might be aro was a year ago when i wrote a fanfic and showed it to my best friend. she texted me "it's nice and all but you described friendship. it's not love". and i was like???? but that's how i feel love? and she started sending me some charts about how passion is an important part of "real" love and that my description wasn't right. it made me want to cry. i thought... was there something wrong with me? around that time i tried to find out more about aro community but it was a bit scary. i thought these people were heartless because how can you NOT love someone romantically? then, when i had another crush, i told about it to that best friend i've already mentioned. she asked me to describe my feelings and when i explained them she said "it's not love, you wanna be friends". but i don't feel that way towards friends! i know it was a different feeling. still, i came to a realization that i might be aroace after all. although, a bit later i met an aroace guy online. we weren't that close, just chatted in a gc, but i messaged him asking for advice. and when i shared i might be aroace and told him about my way of seeing it he said "you're not aroace, you just don't like lovey dovey stuff". and now i'm so confused... but your blog really comforts me. i want to find myself in this world. and i think i really am aroace. but i have no one to talk to about it... i'm too scared i won't "fit in" again. so thank you for reading my message!!!! have a nice day!

Do you think it's possible you might be experiencing a type of tertiary attraction, Anon? Tertiary attraction is any type of attraction that isn't romantic or sexual, some common types are

Platonic attraction/squishes: This can feel very similar to romantic attraction and have a lot of the same symptoms, but doesn't feel romantic at all. Instead you want to be close to the other person, or be important them.

Alterous attraction: This can have romantic or platonic elements, but won't be fully either. If you think of platonic and romantic as being binaries, this would be a non-binary option. Very useful for people who feel like neither platonic nor romantic feels quite right when describing their attraction.

Aesthetic attraction: Basically being drawn to someone on an aesthetic level, and strong desire to look at or study the other person. Sometimes this attraction is described as being similar to a particularly moving piece of art or looking at something particularly beautiful.

Sensual attraction: a desire to connect in a tactile way with other people. Especially in a way that feels sensual like touching, cuddling, smelling, etc.

There's other types of tertiary but these are some of the more common ones (if you want to explore attraction in more detail, the LGBTIA Wiki has a great page on it.)

But yeah, it definitely sounds from this ask like you are experiencing some kind of attraction, so looking into attraction and different types of attraction may be helpful. One of the most helpful tricks for telling attraction apart is asking yourself what is the attraction making you want? Or what kind of pull are you feeling? Imagine different scenarios and see which one holds the most appeal to you.

Romance in general is tricky because it's not very well defined and it's very often described as 'you know it when you feel it'. Unlike sex where, while there may be some gray areas, people generally do agree on what sex is or isn't, there aren't really an actions that are always romance. Holding hands, giving people flowers, etc can all be romantic actions, but also can be platonic depending on the scenario.

So how do you know if your feelings are romantic or not? Romantic feelings feel romantic (which is so useless, right?). But there is an actual romantic feeling that makes people want to be in a relationship labeled as romantic or do actions or be in scenarios they view as romantic. Romantic people will often have scenarios that just feel romantic to them too that they'll want to play out with the people they're attracted to.

So if the idea of something feeling romantic, or having romantic scenarios in your head feels foreign to you, that could be a sign what you're experiencing isn't romantic. Similarly if you're attracted to someone, but would be happy in a relationship not defined as romantic, that could be another strong sign.

It's not always clear cut what is romantic feelings or not either, there are gray areas. Since you mention a few times that romance and friendship feel the same to you internally, I'd also suggest looking into these two labels:

Idemromantic: Someone who categorizes relationships as romantic or platonic but experiences no internal differences.

Platoniromantic: When someone experiences no difference between romantic and platonic attraction.

One last thing, based on how you describe relationships, have you looked into or heard about QPRs, Anon? QPR stands for queerplatonic relationship (sometimes also called quasiplatonic relationships or quirklyplatonic relationships). And that just means a realtionship that isn't easily categorized by romance or friendship. And they can be tailored to the people in the relationship and include the things they want but not what they don't want. If you really want a relationship but romantic relationships aren't working out for you or feeling right, this may be worth looking into. And you can have committed long term relationships in QPRs too.

So this is a lot of information, and it may take you a bit of time to go through it and process it. You don't have to figure everything out right away. But hopefully it gives you some direction to go in and some things to look into.

I wouldn't put too much stock in what other people have told you up until now, other people can't interpret your internal feelings, only you can do that. And both the aromantic and romantic spectrum are quite broad, and people can experience both in a lot of different ways.

Try and trust your own internal feelings and interpretations and go with what makes sense to you or what way of looking at things is useful for you. And frankly sometimes these things are a bit subjective anyways.

If you have more questions or want anything clarified, feel free to send in another ask.

All the best, Anon! Good luck!

[whysojiminimnida]

Umm I kindaa agree with the anon, some people in the comments were saying that that doesn't mean anything etc etc, then what does bro? One picture which could be his friend all of sudden prooves he is gay, but I think what they(anon) were saying all these things kind of points towards him being straight idk how to explain but I just read another blogger's post regarding this and I kind of think that anon also read their blog, it's called nightswithkookmin for anyone who wants to know.

Bye, hope y'all have a good day/night 💜

Welcome fellow GOLDY fan! I love her stuff. She's awesome. I just really don't think Joon would toy with the LGBTIA+ community that he vocally supports by using what would clearly be read as a heart (because it's, you know, a heart) to cover his companion's face. Maybe it was a poorly executed choice but Namjoon does not strike me as someone who cannot read a room. In fact, he clearly stars in Namjoon In The Middle, my favorite show, because he CAN read the optics of his and others' actions. Whether he's gay or not he knows what coding is and I would not like to think he's baiting the community that way. Can he love the guy platonically? Sure. Does he? He ain't saying so we don't know but rest assured he knows well what it looks like. There are more orientations than just gay or straight (ask me how I knowwww) and he could easily be bi or pan. I mean it do happen from time to time. I just don't think we should be out here using straight as the default and that's not at all what GOLDY was doing in that post. I was married for a very long time to a bisexual/heteroflexible man. Bi or pan men often present very differently than gay ones and can fly under the radar if you're not looking for them specifically. So while my default for Joon was well, he's prolly het, to see the heart and the boyfie pics together while he's out gallivanting in the US... man may not be gay but he's also not stupid, so that kinda leaves the other options. And I'm not sure how those other options keep getting overlooked by ARMY. He give us stuff to speculate upon he should not be shocked there is speculation happening. The man is gorgeous though. Also hey GOLDY hey @nightswithkookmin

[gurukaa]

With all the stuff happening rn, I just wanna say that all my medias and accounts are safe spaces for everyone apart of the LGBTIA+ and will continue to advocate for equal rights and respect. At no point will bigotry or hateful behavior be allowed or ignored. It’s a crazy world we live in, there’s no need to fear for your life or safety on top of it. With all love, thus it conquers all.

[mourningmogaicrew]

Hey I’m Mourn and I like queer stuff

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[comfortember]

Hi! After reading the FAQ I have a couple of questions:

1. What is the rating that our fics are allowed to be? As in, general, teen and up, mature to explicit.

2. If we make a whump scenario out of the prompt, how explicit can it be? A few example I can think of: can we write our character recovering from heavy bleeding, serious injuries, or traumatic things? And can we write the hurting part?

3. Are stories that aren't that wholesome, with a whumper doing the comforting act, for example, allowed?

3. Can you specify what do you mean with "not gross"? That's a vague statement that varies from one person to another and I'm not comfortable participating in this event unless I know the actual meaning of it, besides stories with incest and/or underage of course.

Thank you very much!

Hallo!! 1. All ratings are allowed! 2. Sure! Some of the stuff I made last year had a lot of hurt in them before the comfort, and dealt with trauma :D 3. I don't entirely understand what you mean by this one honestly. It's probably my brain scrambling the words but it isn't making sense. Overall There's isn't a lot of rules the event is supposed to be fun and about comfort so I wouldn't worry about it too much :D 4. Just generally illegal stuff! Like underage and incest, I can't think of anything else off the top of my head but just generally referring to those types of highly illegal, traumatizing relationships! side note that LGBTIA+ stuff is illegal in some places and we're both ace so can assure you that we don't mean that at all! All that is fully allowed :D - HD

[sirikyu]

oh gosh alright. i FELT that frustration goh had, and if i understood correctly, it came from not only being misunderstood as ash’s rival rather than a partner and friend, but also being seen only via ash, right? i might be wrong since i didn’t 100 per cent catch everything said when goh gave his speech, but i feel like kiawe’s abrasiveness and only challenging goh as an extention of ash while goh wants to prove HIMSELF and have his OWN DREAMS acknowledged alongside ash’s, might’ve been slightly annoying to him. on top of the misunderstanding about the nature of their partnership.

even ash went “kiawe um???”, until goh accepts his challenge. while it’s in-character for him kiawe was, in a very un-alola-like way, giving this schpiel about someone strong being only worthy to stand beside ash.

(this is kind of a sidenote about something i’ve noticed during this season: i can’t tell if all this is some sort of lampshading about goh going through “trials” and approvals in order to be an equal as a protagonist with ash, but to me it rather comes across as this in-story expectation that goh is clearly going to become very important to ash and vice versa during this series? all these meetings with lots of past friends, meeting parents and parental figures and making lots of callbacks to past events and exploring goh’s past in an equal measure make me think it’s emphasising how important these two will become to each other. to me, my first thought is the characterisation, planting of story and themes because it’s the characters around them and close to both of them who are noticing and pointing their partnership out, instead of getting the impression that the writers are "catching goh up” as a new protagonist specifically for the audience’s sake. though both can be what is happening at the same time, i just think goh and ash’s dynamic is very unique to everything that has come before, i’m excited to see their friendship evolve.)

i missed kiawe’s passionate outbursts though, i wish he’d gotten overwhelmed and cried over by something by the end :’) but definitely loved their battle and little tiff and goh declaring himself ash’s friend and kiawe being all soft and, HAHA, this “take care of ash” stuff again and goh falling in love with alola, too. Even burnet and kukui earlier went “they’re a good pair!”

(i’m literally talking about them only in platonic sense, but i’d be excited to have main lgbtia+ characters for pokemon. i’m rooting for some very respectful normalising of lgbtia+ relationships, but i think building a friendship first and foremost is much more important and much more interesting for their story.)

[peter-lurk-ass]

If you feel up to it, what are some of the more common fetishist headcanons you see in fandom? I would like to avoid them in the future and I intend to do my own research, but I'd like to hear your opinions too.

Ooh I always feel up to discussing that, no worries.

I'll try to summarise it concisely; but I wrote an essay on it as well, which I will link at the end. It's mostly focused on yaoi, but it applies to a lot of general fandom stuff. Anyway, here I go:

-Projection of heteronormativity:

Making one of the characters more fem, soft, and more recently nb or even make him a trans guy. But never both. Enforcing typical top/bottom tropes as well (tops being tough men and bottoms uwu soft boys). That actuzlly seems to allow a lot of women to identify with the "bottom" and project themselves onto the gay couple. Will often eventually adopt a child in fetishist's fanwork who is often a little girl(another form of projection) as having a kid is top Heteronormativity goals

-Focus on sexuality: general hypersexualisation

Making the characters' sex lives particularly kinky; ignoring boundaries, writing non-con based on a character's internalised homophobia(he only says no bcse he doesn't realise he's gay, but really he wants sex), A/B/O dynamics: Again hyper focused on sex + Reproduction- Makes the whole dynamic a kink (and also heteronormative as fuck, not to mention transphobic)- Also links gay sex to animalistic behzviour. Not cool. Sex used as a symbol of domination.(frequent dom/sub). Association of shame to gay sex (very shy, bashful character who blushes all the damn time)

-Representation of the characters' sexualities:

The characters will rarely be headcanon'd as gay(often bi, as in, hetero but with an exception for the other character of the ship), or be open about being gay/bi/pan, there will be a focus on internalised homophobia or homophobia in general(violent depictions of it with no cathartic purpose) VS almost no rep/consideration of the characters interacting with their own community. Outright disrespect of canon labels (gay charas made bi, ace made allo ect...) is also frequent. I will add that if a m/m character is represented- and they like him- They can reinterpret his sexuality as straight outside of a specific ship. (AC syndicate had that with Jacob, or DAI with Dorian Pavus)

-Misogyny: homophobia and so fetishism is comorbid with misogyny. (The tropes above would be considered quite misogynistic in a m/f pairing) and as such female characters are too often "fangirls" or "obstacles". The last categories attracting very vicious hatred towzrd said fem character for daring to interfere with the m/m couple. (Ive seen that A LOT)

-General disregard of LGBTIA+ rep, in favour of shipping:

For that one; take a look at the good omens fandom. Consider how many fans have complained about the blatant queerbait.

Very little. I myself left tumblr after a... backlash on the topic. Often fetidhists just don't care about actuzl impact of the work so long as they got their ships and "subtext" (thry will tho, use queerbait to justify harassement when there was none: Klance shippers)

And in general ship wars are a good rep of that; esp between m/m ships. No care for rep at all. Their only issue is with their ships.

I'm not saying all of the tropes above are inherently due to fetishism - But it's important to question why you have those HC about m/m characters, and consider if it could be harmful!

Here's the 'essay' :

[silver-wields-a-pen]

It's a new year, so let's start off with an intro post!

⁂ About Me: ⁂

I did one of these before, but it sucked. I don't do the talking about myself thing well. I'm an INTP-T personality type (do people still do these? God, now I feel old), and a pisces (do people care about astro signs? Fuck, I do not do intros well). I don't really do labels (some days I feel more like an it than any other pronoun, and there's so many subsections for sexuality that the only thing I can say with confidence is trying to pick one scares me).

I've had chronic pain and fatigue for about three years, but hey, my doctor said it's just one of those things and to deal with it, so...

I could be a professional copy editor and proofreader, but anxiety, low self-esteem, chronic illness and a bunch of other shit stops me from doing it. I mostly edit for fun (I'm one of those dorks who likes grammar, sorry, not sorry), and I also write a hell of a lot in between not writing at all because the fog descends and I can't find the keyboard.

I'm into Final Fantasy, but I'm not one of those fans that'll tear you to shreds for not liking the same installments I do.

I'm a naff cook, but my baking isn't terrible. There's even a family recipe somewhere on my blog that slaps super hard! Like, if you wanna go death by indulgent chocolate fudge cake then, Hi, I have that!

Stuff you can find on my writeblr: advice posts, anything fantasy, image references, links to other resources, interesting information about fighting or blood loss and weapons. I write mild smut about my favourite ship: Nyima/Tundra, and there's other Illthdar fan fiction, too. There's some clothing references—mostly pretty dresses and waistcoats—and other people's writing—main stuff I reblog is about the upcoming Illthdar series (by @Illthdar), which features an OC I made, and an AU Illthdar steampunk fan fiction called Kerridon, which is by @Guardians-of-las-vyxen. I 100% recommend reading everything you can about both because they're awesomesauce and I can't live without them ^=^

I also reblog some art and art tips, but I'm nothing close to an artist. You can find a few commission info posts, though, and artwork by my fave people, @Raylenequinn among them.

⁂ My Wip for 2020 ⁂

⁂ Brotherhood ⁂

Brotherhood is a romantic action series featuring a cast of diverse characters acting out on a world stage. The Brotherhood itself is a shadowy organisation run by people who are far more dangerous than those who hire them. The premise of the series is redemption through acceptance.

There's eight planned books for the series, beginning with Divinely Volatile.

Set among the backdrop of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, Divinely Volatile focuses on Brotherhood assassin, Ryang Ji-hoon and former First Lieutenant special forces operative—now personal bodyguard—Fen Yueliang. Having saved several high profile targets, Yueliang now finds herself with a bull's eye on her back. The person sent to deal with her, and send a message to any other overachieving bodyguard, is Ji-hoon. What Ji-hoon doesn't realise is Yueliang is a trickier mark than he ever expected, and whether he succeeds or not, his days in the Brotherhood are numbered.

This is currently sitting at six chapters done in a first draft, and I post at least two extracts per chapter, along with other random factoids. I typically do a weekly progress post, although I took a brief hiatus for Christmas. Any asks I get I'm currently answering for Ji-hoon, Yueliang, Ndiaye (Yueliang's best friend) and Anna (Ndiaye's girlfriend). There's other characters on the profile pages and the Brotherhood has several different profile cards for certain members, which reflect their development within the series. I'm still adding characters as they appear, so it's constantly updating.

Other books in the series: Deadly Lineage, Cold Snap, Scorched Desire, Heavenly Kodachi, Broken Oaths, Smudged Iron and Blood Covenant.

Each book features diverse characters, including POC and LGBTIA+ as well as varied settings from locations around the world.

If this sounds like your cup of tea (did I forget to mention I'm English?) and you'd like to be added to the taglist for updates on my WIP just gimme a nudge and I'll do that, and much thanks for the interest ^=^

So, that's me, that's my WIP and I hope to see you around!

[orochixiv]

『Looking for an Active PVE/PVP/Roleplaying Partner!』

『Hello everyone! At this moment in time, I am seeking someone who is active within the game FFXIV and enjoys PVE, PVP, and roleplay! Mostly, as my buddies for PVE and roleplay enjoyments.

Of which, I have some mentions to provide. Being as I am kinda a hard person to find someone. Here are some things I would like others to have:

Be active in FFXIV: Not a hard one, I enjoy pveing with others. I ain’t a hardcore raider, but I enjoy running content still. Even if you ain’t ALL that active, still hang out with me sometimes and poke me for dungeons. I enjoy any and all!

Enjoy company! I am on FFXIV -a lot-, and enjoy doing content with others. If you are seeking someone to do stuff with, please send me a message! I am slowly becoming a crafter and have all three main classes leveled!

Be humorous: I enjoy a good pun, or mocking each other as anyone would if running content. I am sometimes insulting and don’t mean anything by it, I just enjoy having fun in my game.

Be a paragraph roleplayer: This one is a bit tricky. Now, I ain’t saying be a grammar nazi, or even shell out a book. I just wish someone to be constructive in their emotes and give me something to work off of. Bounce off the characters! Give me drama, angst! Don’t just -sit- there and have -me- do all the work. I will get bored -very- easily.

Be accepting of the LGBTIA+ community: Due to the fact my character is genderfluid, and among other things, I would like someone that doesn’t feel uncomfortable around them. Ssyt has a strange anatomy, and I cease to converse about it due to fearing someone will be uncomfortable.

Be 20+: I am a rather older woman, married, and work from my computer. I would prefer a rather mature person back as my roleplay/PVE partner for Ssyt. I can be brash and very bold with my words, but as well at the same time, I wish it back at me if I cross the line. That said, I am seeking those in the more 20+ years of range to roleplay with. As well as their OC in kind. 

Have ideas for plots! This one kinda is a big one for me. Already hinted, Ssyt is a very plot driven character. He is not seeking out any relationships, but mostly to have retainers/laborers/test subjects for his goal. Possibly even someone that can be your friend or enemy to anyone’s OC. Or hell, even their boss depending. That said, while I enjoy driving my own ideas for scenes, I also enjoy my partner to do the same. Bounce between characters and interact with their actions. I rather not be fully in control of the scene and have your character just--’Go with the flow’. That’s not a character, and that’s not what I am looking for.

Overtime this will be updated if I missed anything from the list above, but in key-point, that is all! Thank you for taking the time to read this, and if this doesn’t fit you, please spread it around to someone you think would be interested! Please DM me here if you ARE interested! 

Thank you once more, and have a good day!  

@mooglemeet @crystalxivrp @ffxiv-crystal-rp 』

[oneslyfuhsaz]

Yet you're ignoring the fact that the UK actually celebrates National Coming Out Day on the 11 October and has for years. Even if 7-8 years ago, in 2011, Stonewall said it was on the 12th, they now say it's on the 11th. Links were provided to prove that, but I notice that whenhazzametlou didn't reblog *those* posts on her blog. Funny, huh? ;)

Frankly, I am not ignoring anything.  If you have the links then please do share, but I find it hard to believe @whenhazzametlou wouldn’t include those links as their blog is all about interpreting facts, research, and giving plausible explanations for events.  They just don’t make stuff up or ignore information.  The blog makes a point about the LGBTIA in the United Kingdom celebrating NCOD on the 12th of October, and provided resources to back up the claim, regardless of when the articles were published.  Disregarding the information because it does not line up with your opinion doesn’t make it go away, it’s still a published fact.  I also am aware, at this time, most sites say October 11th is NCOD, but I can not say it did not happen on the 12th as well, as many, resources were provided in conjunction with the statement.

I mean, your argument is based purely on when the articles/information was published, and not whether it is true or not.  You can’t just pick and chose the years of information which may tend to prove your ideas and ignore the rest; you have to look at the whole picture.  

Thanks and have a nice day

[afewmarvelousthoughts]

Why do you agree with police not belonging at pride? I was reading some of the notes and they’re just so negative Like believe me, I know there’s some shit cops out there but to hate on every one of them just cause of the uniform is a bit much One note even said that if the cop was lgbtia they still don’t belong I’d just like your opinion on this and why you agree I come from a service family so it kind of hurts to see stuff like this because the entire force is only known bc the bad ones (pt 1)

(Pt.2)

My brother has had people scream at him on the street and call him a pig and literally have told him to die because he wears blue His husband who has been out as trans for two years now is the one who stopped him from killing himself It just fucking sucks to see this negativity on a group and it just feels hypocritical because if someone does it to a race(and I know this happens too)people lose their shit I don’t see why we can’t just get along and realize that not everyone is out to get people

(Pt.3)

I mean literally one of the notes says “Can someone edit this to rhyme withh Police have no business being alive??” Don’t you think this way too extreme? Things like this is why I decided not to follow my brother into the force. My family was scared for my safety

You know when you reblog a thing and just KNOW someones gonna say some shit?

Ya. I knew someone would. And that is a-ok.

I’m not going to dive deep into why I am FULLY on the police do NOT belong at Pride train because tbh you’re an internet stranger and I don’t owe you a detailed explanation and I’m tired. BUT I just dealt with some heterosexual nonsense so I’m fired up enough to say a lil’ somethin’. 

I don’t give a fuck what the notes say. Are they my notes? Nope. I reblogged a post. Go talk to the people posting those things you disagree with. 

As for cops not belonging at Pride. I suggest googling police brutality against queer people ESPECIALLY queer POC. It’s a long history. You’ll need to set aside a night and prob a bottle of whiskey. 

That’s great that you know law enforcement folks that aren’t trash. Cool. Always nice to be reminded that there are good ones out there too. But guess what? We don’t need them at Pride in uniform. Come to Pride if you’re a queer cop. This is your community. You don’t need to come in uniform because a huge portion of our community does not feel safe around law enforcement for good reason. I’d also recommend, as a queer cop, examining your commitment to a system that has brutalized your community throughout the time it’s been in place. 

Also thank fuck I am not a POC because this “it just feels hypocritical because if someone does it to a race(and I know this happens too)people lose their shit” is a deeply fucked thing to say. Shit as a queer I’m pissed enough. People CHOOSE to become cops. That is a CHOICE. You opt in. People DO NOT FUCKING CHOOSE THEIR RACE, GENDER, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. Do not EVER compare being a cop, a choice in your fucking occupation, to anything that someone is born into. I mean for fuck’s sake. 

It must be very nice to live in a world where you can honestly ask why we can’t all get along. I envy that. But the reality is that we cannot until there is a massive change in the way law enforcement (and many other things) are handled in this country. People are being beaten by cops, murdered by cops, and abandoned (as in not being helped) by cops daily because of their gender, sexuality, and race. 

OH! And your family was scared for your safety? Over a possible job choice? Cool. I’m scared for the safety of myself and my family (both chosen and born) all the time. I live in constant fear as a queer in the south that the cops will be called and they will not help me or the people I love because we present as queer (or are POC). I live in fear that myself or someone I love will be harmed daily for just fucking existing. Do not come in my house with this shit. I will eat you. 

Edit:

Omfg I just realized you also brought this in my house in my high holy month. How dare. 

If anyone else is inclined to bring this sort of shit into my inbox be warned that I have a solid month of events coming up. I am going to be running on nothing but caffeine, booze, a little nicotine, and the power gifted to me by the motherfucking gay gods. If being drug by a queer was on your bucket list then by all means. If not keep your hide far from me.