#sincere in their representation or not

[faggyangel]

okay i get it but i also think its important to acknowledge that there is a difference between knowing from an audience standpoint that a character should be queer VS it firmly being acknowledged verbally within the narrative as a solid aspect of that character's identity irrefutably

[stil-lindigo]

lead balloon (the tumblr post that saved me)

if this comic resonated with you, it would mean the world to me if you donated to this palestinian family's escape fund.

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no creative notes because this isn't that kind of comic.

I know I don’t owe any of you anything but I still felt compelled to write about my long term absence. And I feel far enough away from the dangerous spot I was in to be able to make this comic. I have a therapist now, and she agreed that making this could be a very cathartic gesture, and the start of properly leaving these thoughts behind me. I am still, at seemingly random times, blindsided by fleeting desires to kill myself. They’re always passing urges, but it’s disarming, and uncomfortable. I worry sometimes that my brain’s spent so long thinking only about suicide that it’s forgotten how to think about anything else. Like, now that I've opened that door for myself, I'll never be able to fully shut it again. But I’m trying my best to encourage my mind in other directions. We'll see how that goes.

I am still donating all proceeds from my store to Palestinian causes. So far, I've donated over $15K, not including donations coming from my own pocket or the fundraising streams which jointly raised around $10K. In the time since I made my initial post about where this money would be going, the focus has shifted from aid organisations to directly donating to escape funds.

If you'd like to do the same, you can look at Operation Olive Branch, which hosts hundreds of Palestinian escape funds or donate to Safebow, which has helped facilitate the safe crossing and securing of important medical procedures for over 150 at-risk palestinians since the beginning of the genocide.

[xamiipholia]

This is a really important read. (fyi the title refers to the upcoming LIS, not True Colors)

Rebekkah Valentine is the real deal, she does great fucking investigative journalism.

Honestly it seems like a miracle that True Colors is as good as it is. Fuck Square Enix.

[syntaxaero]

"best piece of queer media" what ? what is any of this im a furry . furry media (this specifically includes just the art and other stuff furries make daily) is the best queer media you fool.

[paisholotus]

THIS! I have been big my whole life. But I also exercise every day. I've never had any health problems or conditions regarding my weight when y'all see bigger people in the gym working out, y'all still find a way to talk shit about them.

Which just proves that y'all don't see fat people as human beings. Y'all don't think fat people deserve love, respect, or to be treated with human decency.

So to the people who are fatphobic

FUCK YOU!

[lily-s-world]

I swear I’m not a violent person, but if I see another fancast of Evelyn Hugo where they suggest a non-cuban/non-latina actress, I may slap someone – like the person who did the fancast.

I don’t think some people understand how important it is that a book so freaking popular, has a Cuban bisexual woman as the lead; and how low-key racist is that fact that they are trying to erase that an putting a white woman in her place.

The book clearly indicates several times that she is Cuban, that she has dark hair (dyed blonde), and that although she isn’t dark skinned she isn’t white passing either – hence the blonde dye.

And yet… all the fancast I see on social media are of white american actresses without any type of Cuban or Latin descent. I have even seen Taylor Swift of all people; and I say this a big swiftie, but Taylor isn’t an actress. A music icon, yes; an actress, no. And more importantly, she isn’t Cuban! (Not to mention the amount of Taylor Swift content under the Evelyn Hugo tags.)

What bothers me the most is that before Taylor Zakhar Perez was officially cast as Alex Claremont-Diaz, I saw the same behavior. People fan casted actors that weren’t Mexican or latinos, and they got defensive when you called them out on it.

Latinos, especially queer Latinos, are so underrepresented in big and popular productions… You doing fancasts where you erase the ethnicity of the character, are part of this same problem.  

[sunshineandlyrics]

❤️🤍💙 Red, White and Royal Blue. Representation matters

[anchorandrope]

i wish i had series like heartstopper and films like red white & royal blue when i was 15. fuck everyone that says they are "cringe", i wish i had such a healthy representation of queer love when i was a teen.

if you are cishet and you constantly hate on both of these i literally despise you, i'll NEVER forget how yall tried to convince me that twilight was the perfect representation of love when i was younger.

and if you are a white gay man that says that call me by your name is better in 2024 i sincerely hope you are doing alright now because i genuinely believe only people who romanticize their past abusive relationships continue to believe that way, so boy im sorry.

pls continue to support healthy representation of queer identities and love. and im begging yall to collectively beg netflix to make wlw and nblnb shows and films with a nice representation !!

[persai-design]

I don't play this game but saw the news and wanted to contribute

[rrcenic]

we need more fat rep in the genshin fandom. draw that archon with a dad bod. give yoimiya stretch lines. kaveh? he has noticeable tummy fat. and not just cute chubby rep. big arms and awkward folds and saggy thighs and just. cmon. hoyoverse isnt giving us any playable plush sized characters. we gotta do it ourselves

[maelgwyn]

Not to be dramatic but I would die and also kill for Samanthan Rutherford.

[nantokanarusaa]

AroAce (Subject to change)

Well after putting it off for ages just to avoid facing questions and introspect within myself, I finally finised Koisenu Futari and I’m just....blown away. The ending of ep1 literally made me curl up into a ball and scream internally. 

The small "?" face Sakuko makes whenever topic of romance and relationships are brought up, always just going with the flow of things, slowly coming to the realization that there is an answer to what was going on just hit like a ton of bricks. Then Takahashi-san stole my heart and soul, standing his ground and so matter of factly saying that people who dont love do exist, something i cant say myself to people... not yet.

And from then on the episodes kept giving and giving, taking turns that I was not expecting due to *vaguly points at Amatonormativity*

While watching I was always like they’re going to pull the rug for sure but was very plesently surprised. Never did they betray the core theme of the story, or its characters. I was also worried about how they were going to end the series and even here the creators outdid themselves. I sobbed my eyes out it was so unexpected yet perfect. Seeing Takahashi-san smile so wide and finally be at peace brought me such joy.

I’ll dearly miss this safe space of a world and am very happy it exists.

I have been questioning my identity for over a year now and I have never been confident in it. Almost every single day my brain is like  “am I actually aro ace or do I just want to fit in somewhere” “maybe you indeed haven't met the right person yet”  “are you sure its not all in your head?” etc etc and I’m not sure if that will change anytime soon. I relate to stuff but end up questioning that relatability and its something I’m working on. 

Then this J-Drama, this beauty of a story made me realise something. It’s ok to be yourself irrespective of what others may judge right or wrong and for things to adapt and change. It’s ok if everything is considered as subject to change. It’s ok for me to change lables. 

So I’ll think of my identity as Aro Ace (Subject to change) and for now it fits. 🌈

Anyways please do appreciate Takahashi-san showing off his crabs. 🦀

[lollytea]

What if Hunter takes off his gloves for the first time during a moment with Willow?? What then??

[far-beyond-saving]

[toasterfroggy]

can lgbtq+ adults spot lgbtq+ teens?

i know that like i can constantly spot lgbtq+ people around my age, but i wondered if adults do that too?

[onioneyez]

Ok how the hell do i find my sad-ass good omens aromantic kiss text post that I posted on 9/11????? (Is that the right order of operations for adjectives? Siri where does ass go) I want to reblog it with a cheery “happy Aromantic spectrum awareness week!” so people know I am cool and ironic like those movies that play pop music over in a gunfight