my boyfriend is not any flavour of queer. he says he "wishes he was" because queer people "just seem to understand the world so much" by which i assume he means we by default actually consider society wrt sex and gender, but he is unfortunately both cis and het. he's checked.
he carries around a copy of "the little book of lgbtq" in his backpack at all times in case he needs to look something up.
a good chunk of his youtube history is queer history / queer media / 'what it's like to be x' videos. he thinks all of you with the less famous identities (ie not the L G B or T) are very cool and funky and hopes you have a good day.
he knows he's straight because he has kissed men on several occasions and was not into it sexually. one of those times was a gay dude who promised to buy him drinks all night in exchange for a kiss and my boyfriend is nothing if not a wee whore. one of the others was kissing his gay friend who was depressed about not being able to hook up with anyone, because he is a very sweet wee whore.
he would do it again because he is very neutral on the kiss itself (not into it, but not grossed out by it. it's just a kiss, innit) and because he doesn't want people to be so lonely and sad that they cry in the smoking area of the club.
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the reason why transfem elias is my favourite theory for gwendolyn is because think about the implications.
so let’s say this alternate universe reveals that elias is actually transgender, and would present/identify as female if they had the opportunity to figure themself out and transition (elias was reportedly very young when jonah possessed them)
then the idea that in the tma universe they not only didn’t live long enough to do that, but THEIR BODY WAS TAKEN OVER BY SOMEONE ELSE WHO THEN PRESENTED IN A MASCULINE WAY AND LIVED AS A MAN USING THEIR FACE AND BODY FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS?!? FUCKING TERRIFYING
as a trans person myself, even though the real elias was dead the dysphoria that idea gives me is absolutely unreal, and really creeps into serious body/existential horror territory which i think would be really interesting and very in-character for a writer like jonny to explore.
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the most fucked up thing about the insanely long waiting times for UK gender clinics is that the ultimate TERF bugaboo is the scary trans woman who has made "no effort" to medically transition. that's the argument they jump to every time - the "why should we treat this man like a woman when all he's done is put on a dress?" - and it's patently absurd because like, what the fuck do you expect her to do? become a shapeshifter? get a back-alley boob job? magic up the funds for private healthcare out of nowhere? it's so moronic
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i read the phrase “i access my femininity through my masculinity” once (in the context of butchness) and it’s stuck w me ever since. now that i feel like i’ve grown into myself as a butch i find myself able to enjoy more stereotypically “feminine” things that i tended to reject when i was younger and still figuring myself out. things like makeup, jewelry, nail polish, colourful clothes, cutesy aesthetics, heels…they no longer feel stifling to me. my relationship to them has changed because i no longer feel like i’m obligated to perform femininity. rather, i can pick and choose which parts of it enjoy, and simply leave the rest behind. and i’m secure enough in my identity as a masculine person to know that enjoying these things doesn’t detract from my masculinity—in fact, i can use them to construct and further my own masculinity in a way that feels genuine to who i am.
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on a much broader note i think there really is something to be said about how much gender and gender expression are tied to one's culture, and how it all goes totally out the window when you start taking aliens into account. like, there's nothing overtly gender non-confirming about aximili as an andalite in andalite land, but on earth, he has no reason to perform male-ness in a way thats recognizable to humans. why should he? human gender roles dont even align 1:1 with andalite gender roles, but why should that be his problem? ax has much bigger things to worry about than the gender binary of some planet he's only temporarily living on. and i think thats beautiful
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T4t casphardt sketchy comic i made a bit ago.
Caspars a bit confused at first but he always finds a way to make linhardt feel better.
My handwriting can be hard to read so heres the text
C: man, linhardts room is a total wreck. How many books does one guy need? Theres not even any pictures.
C: oh lin, youre finally here. Are you gonna help me clean your own your room or — what… what are you wearing?
L: ah well, Dorothea and Mercedes wanted to practice their “make-up” skills on me. They decided to braid my hair as well while they were at it. As for the outfit, its one of Mercedes spare uniforms. They insisted i put it on to “finish” the look.
C: seriously? Did you just let them do that or did they get you while you were asleep?
L: I was initially against it, of course. But i found it rather relaxing, especially the braiding. So i allowed them to continue.
C: YUCK! That stuff feels so gross on your face. I hated it when my mom would make me wear it. Not to mention the clothes, UGH. I dont know how anyone can wear those skirts. It made climbing trees like so hard. I got no idea how the girls wear those to battle.
C: you should change out of that, we can clean your room together after. Aaaaanyways- youve got like way too many library books dude. No way one guy can read all this.
L: mhm
C: uh, you ok buddy?
L: Im fine caspar. Im just thinking about how youre right. Not about the books of course.
C: uhh…. Thats just how I feel man… do you like it?
L: dont be ridiculous caspar, why would I like this?
C: ack! I dont know… i hated that stuff when i was little so i dont really get it. But maybe youre like the opposite y’know? I always liked climbing trees and fighting and all that…. “Stuff” got in the way. When i cut my hair and started wearin’ my brothers old clothes i felt… uh, more like me, pretty much. If you like wearin’ that stuff too then thats cool. I guess in that way i understand pretty well.
C: Arg! I dont know man- i mean! Lin! Im not good with all this thinking and explaining! Lets get back to cleaning your room. We gave inspections soon. Remember last time your room was a mess and you almosr got written up! (Ramble ramble)
L: thank you caspar
C: y-yeah
L: I didnt know you were capable of that kind of emotional intelligence
C: wow! give me some credit lin, its different when it comes to you
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