#enby rep AND disabled rep

[animerunner]

Also the fact that a disabled character got a happy ending with the enby rep. Like y’all don’t get it. We don’t normally get to exit out a finale with the happy endings.

Like we’re the ones that are usually an afterthought.

And yet here we are

One happy disabled witch and her partner with their Titan kid at the end of the story. Getting to live their best lives.

This was so important for kids on both sides to see.

And I wish more of the fandom would realize that

#the owl house #the owl house season three #the owl house spoilers #watching and dreaming #eda clawthorne #raine whispers

[bittersweetcanary]

Summoner who experiences Chronic Fatigue & Chronic Pain 

How the Artw cast reacts to a Summoner with Chronic Fatigue & Chronic Pain. The gender of the Summoner is not mentioned, this can be read as enby, man, woman, trans, etc. :D

Special thanks to Cora ( @adcmans ) for helping me come up with ideas!!

BTW IF you want to add anything please do in the comments, I'd love to hear your ideas!! Or reblog!! :D

[Disability Rep | Pronouns of Summoner not mentioned | Gender of Summoner not mentioned | Some Suggestive Text | Tooth Rotting Sweet at times ]

Spica

Spica’s part has some stuff about the MC/Summoner to explain the context a bit.

You explained your condition to him first, less due to trust and more due to wanting to get accommodated for your disability ASAP, and not being totally sure how to go about that. He seems the most reasonable and accountable of the bunch.

At first, he didn’t quite understand but it certainly didn’t take long with your explanation of your condition. Spica helped you through the process of getting medication through the school due to your… Finances being… Low… (*cough* broke, poor, you have nothing now that you fell through a damn rift- *cough*) Luckily the school easily covered it, taking some of the weight of your anxiety off your shoulders. Wow, their Medicare system is nice. Unlike some places.

Since, to your surprise, Spica checked in on you frequently when you dozed off during meetings or when your pace would slow, asking if you were tired if something hurt, or if you needed to rest.

Spica went with you to pick up some school supplies from one of the village shops, mostly just plenty of pencils with big pencil grips which made it easier to hold. The number of times you’ve lost a pencil simply because it rolled off your desk is… To put it simply, a lot. And a backpack to carry your school stuff in as just holding it wouldn’t quite work for you.

You were quite anxious to start using a mobility aid because then you’d have to explain to everyone why… But Spica made sure to explain to the rest of the Guide Committee just why you were using forearm crutches so they wouldn’t bombard you with questions, after asking if that’d be alright of course.

Upon occasion when you were being stubborn, wanting to keep up with the others, Spica would pull you to the side (-if he had to he would grab your arm just above your elbow and sit you down on the nearest couch beside himself-) and would begin to lecture you- reminding you that it is ok to take breaks & rest. Followed by your comment about his sleep schedule had him stuttering for a moment before coming up with a “good reason” as to why that was totally reasonable. Your expression showed your opinion on that.

It’s safe to say you MADE Spica sleep more hours at night when you could, sometimes he’d be too stubborn. One time he was snappy about it, telling you off harshly though he did apologize later it still stung.

Spica immediately offered to help you ready yourself for the day if you ever felt too tired to do so alone, and you took him up on that offer sometimes, if he could spare some time away from his paperwork.

Spica was the first to offer to take you out for breakfast whenever he could, Arcturus sometimes joined the two of you if they happened to both be free though Spica preferred it to just be the two of you.

Pollux

Before finding out

In class when the Summoner would doze off he’d huff, and puff, but never wake them. Once they woke (or he woke them up after class) he’d chew them out over sleeping through class. Sometimes classes. Threatening to leave them asleep in the classroom next time. (which he never does, it doesn’t take you long to catch on)

You have caught him staring more than once, though you play it off as if you totally didn’t notice him with his head down beside you blatantly gazing at you with big stary eyes.

Sometimes when you’d be writing down your notes your hand would twitch and you’d drop your pencil, having pushed yourself too far. Pollux didn’t notice at first but when you’d take breaks from writing he’d ask why and you’d shrug off his question, picking up the pencil and beginning to work again.

And lunch… Pollux couldn’t quite understand why you’d sleep through lunch of all things, the food was always great. Especially the chocolates he usually kept to himself, that he’d brought as his dessert, he’d sometimes share with you and Arcturus.

Pollux never quite got how you couldn’t keep up with him when he’d run ahead, often telling you to exercise more. It felt insensitive, causing you to show him a bit of a cold shoulder afterward though you knew he just didn’t know about your disability.

Sometimes when you were quite tired and just so happened to be sitting beside Pollux you’d unconsciously doze off while leaning against his shoulder. Pollux would stare at you for a few moments after you leaned against him, then look away and cover his face with his hand, but remain still and quiet so as to not wake you. He would stay there till you woke.

Polly would make rude comments about your disgruntled unkept appearance on bad days, pushing stray hairs into place. Huffed and puffed when he tried fixing up your hair, he got better at that over time. It’s become a sort of daily routine for him to play with your hair during class, sometimes you’d play with his too, he loved it when you did and you could tell by how he squeezed his eyes shut and blushed.

After Spica’s explanation at the meeting

Pollux, much like the others, wondered why you weren’t there till Spica began the Guide Committee meeting. It’s safe to say a lot he was confused about was answered by Spica’s explanation. Why you doze off so much, and why your pencils all have those large grips… And the times you’d just dropped something… He brought up as much during the meeting as he found it concerning that you hadn’t told him, him!.. First... Spica was the most reasonable, he supposed, but you two were close!... Right? He’d work with you on assignments all the time! And share notes… And hangout! (totally didn’t say he wasn’t looking to make friends on day 1)

Pollux is a lil jelly that you didn’t tell him first- he pouts about it.

He was a little pouty around you after that but stopped trying to push you to keep up, or chewing you out over dozing off… Pollux slowed down to your pace whenever he realized he’d been walking at too quick a pace for you. He would constantly glance over his shoulder to make sure you were still there.

He MiGhT try to loop his arm around yours, or just blush a little thinking about it. Maybe if you offered up the idea first he’d go for it.

Alpheratz & Sirius missed the meeting… But Vega didn’t?! Maybe it’s that pathfinding magic, maybe it brought him there? Pollux eyed him up and down, sus. 

Will chew anyone out if they harass or bother you at any point about your disability, yap yap BITE!!

The whole hair play routine you two had started kept up, though he’d offer to help you in the morning if that’s okay, totally understandable if you didn’t want someone in your dorm, but it's him so… It’d be ok, right? Just don’t let anyone else in, they might be bad people.

When he and Arcturus showed up at your dorm, they’d be surprised but they are both besties so they help you out together and sometimes you all go out to breakfast at a cafe as a group <3 Sometimes Vega, Alpheratz, Spica, or Sirius might join if they happen to stop by around the same time, or one of them may try to drag you off for themself…

Alpheratz

Before finding out

Alpheratz thought it was a bit weird that you napped nearly as much as him… More than himself sometimes but never questioned it. It was nice having a nap buddy, someone who didn’t nag him for sleeping so often.

After a while he began to expect you to show up at specific nap locations, he’d bring a spare neck pillow just in case you needed one. And a spare blanket.

Sometimes he’d catch you rubbing at your knees or ankles as if they hurt but when he’d as if something happened you’d say you were just a little tired.

When you would yawn constantly throughout the day despite having napped alongside him he suspected something may be wrong, occasionally checking your health with his magic but not totally understanding what he saw. Alpheratz began to look into possibilities while you napped in the library with him.

He never really kept his appearance up so when you looked messy it didn’t really phase him, though he’d ask teasingly if your messy hair was some sort of new trend.

Finding out

Slept through the meeting assuming it’d be something unimportant- immediately regretted it after Pollux filled him in after he asked you about your mobility aid while the three of you were out at a sweets shop. Alpheratz had been downright staring at your forearm crutches the entire way there, with a very concerned expression.

Pollux scolds Alpheratz- they bicker a little. It’s cute. Then Alpheratz shoves some gummy worms into Pollux’s mouth to shut him up. Pollux stares Alpheratz down, crossing his arms, frowning, and furrowing his brow as he slowly chews the gummy worms.

After finding out

Now he knows what’s wrong and has a better grasp of just what his magic was showing him when he checked up on you.

From then on when you’d nap together Alpheratz made it a habit to check your physical health status using his magic, just to make sure you were ok. Sometimes he would check in to make sure you took your medication, knowing how forgetful you can be.

When he could, Alpheratz would join you, Arcturus, and Pollux for lunch, to spend time with you and make sure you took your meds.

Sometimes, if you seemed more tired than usual or if he saw you over-exerting yourself he’d just pick you up and take you to a comfy spot to nap. After the first few times, you weren’t so surprised. But the first time… You nearly kicked him between the legs and punched his face- in your defense, you didn’t know it was him, AND like wtf- you both laughed it off.

Both of you worked together to make a little “club room” in the back of the library, you both deemed it the Nap Club Tent. It was a sizeable tent- (you guess the only reason the school allowed you to get away with this was because Alpheratz’s grandfather wanted Alpheratz to warm up to him) inside the tent were plenty of blankets, pillows, and a well-padded floor. Some plushies too, those were purely your touch at first, then Alpheratz added some that he thought you’d like.

Sometimes Alpheratz would offer to help you get ready for the day, a slight blush on his cheeks, then he would quickly offer to hire someone else to help care for you if you wanted. 

When you’d go out as a group with Arcturus and Pollux for breakfast he would sometimes join, offering to pay for you and the others though sometimes he’d get up extra early just to take you out by himself.

Arcturus

Before finding out

Arcky found it odd that you would yawn so often, and how you seemed to occasionally limp, but if he pointed it out you’d brush it off and adjust your posture and how you walked. He’d frown, he wasn't sure what was going on but how you acted gave him a bad feeling.

Sometimes when you looked incredibly drowsy while standing he would ask if you needed to sit down with furrowed brows, just what weren’t you telling him? 

When he would ask if something was wrong you’d change the topic with ease, Arcturus couldn’t remember what he’d asked after talking about some other random thing.

He had asked Spica if he noticed it as well… Which led Spica to ask you which kicked off the conversation.

Began occasionally stopping by your dorm in the mornings if he was free after seeing how messy and tired you looked most days, offering to help you prepare for the day. He helped when he could though he would often ask you why you looked so tired.

Finding out

Spica explains the situation to him first, being the only other Fili Pferer & Spica’s most trusted confidant. Arcturus was a little worried and sad that you hadn’t told him personally but understood it was probably difficult to talk about. Still pouted a little. But only a little!

After finding out

He helped to explain your disability to Vega and Pollux with Spica.

Later he ran into Sirius… After being chased by that big black dog!! Scary!! He updated Sirius on the recent meeting, assuming he’d just been too busy with missions to show up! Why else would his friend miss the meeting, he must’ve had a good reason! Though Arcky didn’t push Sirius to tell him why he’d missed the meeting.

Arcturus would constantly check up on you whenever he could. (when random Fili Pfere sorcerers weren’t dragging him around) Sometimes he’d go overboard and continue to ask you what he could do to help till you told him you were alright, only then would he stop and sigh in relief. 

He likes to offer to make food for you, get you a drink, or sometimes he will just leave a snack with a cute little note wishing you well if he finds you napping. (with a little smiley face)

Will also cover you with a blanket and place a pillow beneath your head VERY CAREFULLY if you don’t already have a blanket and/or pillow.

Might gaze at you for a while if you doze off while hanging out with him before sputtering if you ask him why he was staring.

Began to make it a point to stop by your dorm in the morning to help you prepare for the day whenever he was free, knowing that sometimes just keeping up with your hair and skin care was difficult. Then he would walk with you to the cafeteria for breakfast.

Loves having breakfast with you and Pollux, he wishes the others would join you all more often!! Super excited and happy when everyone or almost everyone shows up!!

Vega

Before finding out

Vega arrived at the meeting right on time to Spica, Pollux, and Arcturus’s surprise. He felt that he should be there, for this particular meeting.

It was plain to see that you weren’t getting enough sleep, the bags under your eyes were telling and the yawning at 9 a.m.! Your symptoms stressed Vega out quite a bit to the point he would constantly be on you about getting plenty of sleep. 

Might force you to go back to bed if you doze off during breakfast.

After Spica’s explanation at the meeting

Vega is incredibly worried about you. However, the way he shows this feels more like a nagging older sibling. Sometimes he would give you harsh lectures when you push yourself a little too far.

One time he offered to carry you when you felt too tired to walk, your knees hurting, but when he tried- he apologized so many times after you both fell. His cheeks were utterly red when he looked up at you, atop him, before you got up. From then on, when he was with you he made sure no one blocked your path. 

“ MAKE WAY SUMMONER IS TIRED “

If you ever decided to bring up that one time he tried to carry you he’d just DIE.

Constantly offers to carry anything he can for you just to take some of the weight off your shoulders. He will do whatever he can to help.

Grumpy if he can’t have breakfast with you by himself. Might try to drag you away, if only he could. Will not respond to anyone unless the topic is you. Or if he is talking to you.

Sirius

Before finding out

Sirius didn’t say much, other than teasing you over just what could be keeping you up to make you that tired. “Were you thinking of me last night Summoner~? I’m so flattered~”

Sometimes he would drag you about with him on a random mission or just more fun which hurt your joints a LOT, when you would tell him you needed to slow down and rest he would tell you to keep pushing forward if you ever want to build your endurance. Not giving what you said or your actions a second thought as he brushed you off.

It certainly stung each time he’d brush you off so you began to give him the cold shoulder if he tried to drag you along one of his schemes.

After Arcturus’s explanation

Spica didn’t specify what the meeting was about beforehand so he just skipped it. Or maybe he would’ve anyway? He’s busy, but with what? O-o sus.

When Arcturus showed up, with the black dog playfully giving chase, he was told what the meeting was about. Though he brushed Arcturus off at first. But when Arcturus mentioned that it was about you, Sirius listened.

How’d he not notice sooner? When thinking back, it seemed quite obvious…

Your pained expression to the sheer amount of times you dozed off… You even told him you needed a break so many times and he just brushed you off… He swore at himself for not thinking more about your health. Adding to the list of things he loathes about himself.

After finding out

Sirius was noticeably more careful around you, not yanking you about or pushing you to keep up with him. Instead, he would pull you into little hidden nooks to hide or teleport away with you in his arms, to hide from the other Sorcerers when he blew something up again.

Slowly you warmed up to him after he began to actually listen to you, but you were always at least a little wary of his intent.

To make up for his carelessness he spoiled you as much as you would let him for a good month, he swore to get you anything if you’d forgive him but you just wanted him to understand and that he did. And still got you things he knew you liked.

If you felt too tired to apply makeup(if you wear that), nail polish, clean your face, and or fix your hair in the morning he’d be there to help, offering to do so when you looked worse for wear and insisting that you call him whenever if you need help getting ready for the day ahead at any time! He would be there, anything for his Summoner.

Sirius also just loved to get to do your hair and nails, and help you choose out a cute outfit for the day! Totally didn’t attempt to peek at you changing like a perv. Denies it after he was caught. Doesn’t try again, but teases you, asking if you’d give him a show.

Beats Alpheratz at getting up early just to take you out to breakfast first, will tease him about it if Alpheratz asks where you’ve been.

Sirius ends up taking you to breakfast quite often when he isn’t out on a mission, sitting beside you with his hand on yours.

#arcana twilight #arcana twilight pollux #artw #arcana twilight spica #arcana twilight alpheratz #arcana twilight sirius #twilight arcana arcturus #twilight arcana vega #disability #disabilityrep #disability representation #rheumarthritis #rheumatoid arthritis

[luaminesce]

Ways I have been gaslit about my queerness as an Autistic enby lesbian:

Comphet and being "expected" to marry a man.

Being told that I'm "unable" to understand queerness because I "can't understand" feelings or emotions.

"Late bloomer" rhetoric.

Stereotypes about Autistics being "unable" to understand or comprehend sex (because asexuality/aromantism don't exist apparently).

Likewise, stereotypes of AFAB Autistic folks being clingy around boys and AMAB folks being "sexually inappropriate" (because ND homo/m-spec folks don't exist apparently).

Being told my non-binary identity was the result of "not conforming to gender norms" and that I was "just a GNC woman".

Being told to expect/want sex with men because I was AFAB (when I didn't).

Lack of queer ND rep growing up.

Lack of intersectional feminist approaches to disability and queerness from mainstream feminism in my country (no wonder they call it "TERF island).

Lack of queer mentors growing up.

Sex Ed only bring focused on cishet/neurotypical norms.

#this is applicable to all nuerodivergent LGBTQIA folks btw #not just my lesbian ass #lesbian #bisexual #gay #transgender #nonbinary #nuerodivergent #actually autistic #autism #asexual #aromantic #comphet

[sickknotdoom]

All the transfem Uni stuff has kinda bothered us on a more personal level

We love seeing transfem rep don’t get us wrong! But the Uni fictive in our system wasn’t fem at all (note: we aren’t the system with a Uni who got called a “parody” or the fictive anon you’ve already seen; we’ve mostly kept to ourselves out of fear) and once the transfem confirmation came out and Kneeby started saying stuff about how nobody should see Uni as masc anymore (which we do understand the “why” of), Uni in our sys got REALLY upset

He was even more scared to exist than he was before bc he’s more masc aligned, and he was terrified that his existence and identity would hurt people (aka Kneeby) or get him hurt by the fandom

Now they’ve almost forced themself to be ok with fem pronouns and stuff (she seems happy and says it was just their identity shifting, but I’m really not sure…).

The fact that they were and still are so scared to even EXIST as themself (even though being different from source is one of the most common things for fictives) when this is supposed to be a disability-friendly place really says something about how harsh this community can be

Sorry about the sorta-vent but Uni’s been really wanting to get this off his chest and this seemed like a better place to talk about it than anywhere else

i may be a singlet but i resonate heavily with this. i remember early 2023, i was a uni fictionkin and this was basically my exact experience, im an autistic masc leaning gay enby and when i first got into sparklecare i saw myself in uni and projected everything about myself onto them, which included my identity for a while once i heard about the reveal. i felt erased by the reveal, and in all honesty i still sorta do even though i dont see myself in them at all anymore, considering how the actually mlm characters (mel cyn orange) are pushed to the side and given no screen time unless cyns trying to start fires.

i dont see myself in uni at all anymore, but i saw everything about myself in them at one point, and i was terrified of making myself a known figure at all in the fandom since i knew id be judged and criticized for being a masc gay and still resonating with uni. i spoke up about this, which i consider one of the worst mistakes ive ever made since im still hated to this day for it, by almost the entire fandom, even some of the clowns. ironically, i was the one being accused of erasure for speaking up about how the clowns seem to not want gay men in their comic.

thank you for the words.

#not really criticism moreso a vent #.txt

[genuineformality]

I am not, when it comes to it, a particularly "woo" person. My religious sensibilities are informed heavily by a Jewish-come-cult-member parent (who, over the course of my childhood, joined 2.5 cults in a desperate attempt to find belonging) and a catholic-come-wiccan other parent, and all of the various and varied religious trauma that came from that upbringing*.

For various reasons and through various mechanisms, I started reading tarot** and discovered that I'm both pretty good at doing readings for other people and also that I find a certain amount of meaning in reading for myself - not as a fortune telling mechanism, but as a method of stepping outside myself and getting some additional perspective.

Because of that, I started collecting novel tarot decks, backing interesting looking decks on kickstarter and indiegogo, and occasionally frequenting little headshops where one might peruse and acquire more and more weird decks. My current collection numbers around 70ish decks and I bought a little bookshelf just for them.

I don't often admit this to people I know socially, because when people hear that you're into tarot, they will make certain assumptions about you that, in my case, are so far from the truth as to be laughable, but I live in terror that a certain type of Woo Person will learn that I'm into tarot and I will regret ever letting anyone know that.

ANYWAY.

One of the things that I find tarot useful for is as part of a mindfulness/journaling practice to get my brain out of its current (very difficult, problematic) ruts.*** Having little flash cards with cool art that hits Some Archetypes to contemplate is good for making Good Brain Chemicals and Brain go BRR-BRR over outside stimuli that isn't just How Angry I Am About a Situation.

I've had a number of favorite decks that I tend to go back to, but for this current situation, I wanted something I hadn't really worked with before. So I cracked open my Fifth Spirit Tarot Deck (backed on kickstarter awhile ago) which is super fucking queer, ethnically diverse, has a bunch of disabled rep - and is the most gently direct deck I think I've ever worked with. It's a deck that says, "Hey, you're not okay. But maybe you could be?" with the loveliest, kindest, most direct tone. It reminds me of the best therapist I ever had.

I'm not terribly woo. I don't vibe with a lot of woo stuff. I'm not about a Deep Connection to My Inner Goddess or whatever. I'm really here to get some extra perspective. I'm sure this deck would probably be good for nonbinary woo people. It's probably not for everyone. It's probably not for most people.

But gosh, this is a good deck for me, right now, in all my woo-less, nonbinary, needing perspective-ness. Thanks Charlie Claire Burgess. You're helping this queer, jewish, atheist enby a lot right now.

-=-=-=-=-

*If I were to describe my current religious tendencies, I would describe myself as a Jewish atheist who has a chavurah and davens on friday nights only, throws a rager of a party for passover, tolerates a lot of christmas, likes yule, and occasionally remembers when the other holidays are, while eating pork and shrimp, preferably together. So... take that with as many grains of salt as you like.

**It was for a LARP. And then, like many LARP related things, went wildly out of control.

***I am actively mad at how well my brain responds to this. I had stopped journaling for awhile because I was in a good spot, then was in a Very Bad spot for a bit, and when my therapist asked, "how's your self care routine going?" I was like, FINE. I'LL START DOING MY STUPID JOURNAL AGAIN. And then within two days my brain stopped being an asshole to me. What the fuck.

#fifth spirit tarot #my not so woo life #about the author

[girloikawa]

oh my god i feel like i shouldn’t have to watch a show that i have zero interest in all the way to the end just for some representation. queer people deserve to have established relationships, they deserve to be the main characters, and they deserve to get their relationships in the first season. i seriously don’t care about what anyone else thinks.

usually i’m like “oh this representation is good,” and while it is so much better than it ever has been, i still find myself rotating between the same 3-ish shows because they’re the only ones i can actually care about. straight people have endless amounts of romcoms—hell, they even have a whole channel dedicated to their lifestyle. it’s so fucking infuriating that i, as a teenager, have to watch atypical s3 ep7 over and over because it’s the only thing i relate to. i mean, it is a bit shit of me to not watch a show that has representation because i don’t like the genre, but instead of being mad at me for that, why don’t you get mad at the fact that that’s a thing. be mad that i don’t have options. be mad that you don’t have options. be mad at the people who don’t give you options and different ways to see and understand yourself. they can do better, not us.

wouldn’t it be nice if we were seen with the same idealistic sense that straight people are. in. every. goddamn. piece. of. media. even the gay ones! shit bro, i just want my place at the table

#now while i say this i do have privilege #aroace people and enbys and trans and disabled people have less rep than gay people (im pretty sure) #oh and also other races and ethnicities #they deserve more rep too #but the thing is that i want to complain right now about gay (more particularly lesbian) rep. bc im sad #uhm yeah this whole gay thing isn’t that fun all the time. Yeah #sorry i wanted to complain ! and i think it’s valid ! #lesbian #lgbtq+ #gay #wlw #mlm #tv shows #cazzie #atypical #pride #bisexual #panseuxal #tw: queer slur

[corelliaxdreaming]

Pretty awesome to see EKJ giving us:

1. Our first canon trans clone

2. Our second enby neopronoun user

3. More disability/chronic pain rep

#katie reads star wars #canon: queen’s hope #queen’s hope spoilers

[what-even-is-thiss]

In the mainstream Trans women are invisible and trans men are more invisible than that and afab enbies are even more invisible than that and amab enbies are even more even more invisible than that and intersex trans people are even more even more even more invisible than that.

And add economic class and race and disability and weight and sexual orientation and lack of conventional attractiveness and any other number of disadvantages into any of this and it multiplies the invisibility even further. People just straight-up ignore us even after we come out to them multiple times.

There are basically two recognized trans people in the mainstream. I’m talking about mainstream, mainstream. Like People Magazine mainstream. Like everyone’s grandma knows about them mainstream. Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox. Both trans women who are conventionally feminine. Both of them subject to a lot of transphobia. And I don’t like Caitlyn Jenner.

You talk about transmasc representation and people are like “Well here’s a medical drama you didn’t watch!” “Here’s a movie where a trans man was played by a cis woman!”

No! Stealth trans women only started holding public offices in the 90s and early 00s. The first white trans man voted into office was only instated in 2016 and the first trans man of color to hold public office only in 2017. This is all incredibly recent.

And with non binary celebrities? Who outside of trans people and the woke side of the internet is gendering them correctly? After Johnathan Van Ness came out as non binary mainstream media outlets still called him a man!

Also, name one intersex trans person by name. Just one. One.

Unless you are one or are best friends with one you probably couldn’t. I couldn’t. I’m doing just as bad in that regard.

Anyways I’m tired of having to actively search for trans rep. Somebody get a trans man on the New York Times Bestseller List already. Make a trans actor a main character on an ABC Family show. Make somebody famous after they come out. Jeez. Somebody should make a Harvard law school scholarship specifically for trans women because we need one in congress asap.

#trans stuff #roman said a thing #transgender

[ficmachine]

Bestie! (Hope you don't mind me calling you bestie, if not then pls tell me and I'll stop). So I just created a writing blog. I'm so excited.

But I'm runnin around to some other writing blogs and asking them a very important question.

What would you like to see more of in fanfiction?

Oh oh! More male/enby readers, definitely. Also good trans/disabled rep would be nice, too, since there isnt enough of either.

ESPECIALLY when it comes to people with mobility issues. Same goes with hearing/sight issues!

I'd also love to see someone implement stuff abt arthiritis and how it'd potentially effect the reader bc it sure as hell fucks up my day a lot :(

(also yeah its okay! idm :0c )

#asks #general asks #the-soul-shard-system #sorry i took so long to respond ;w; #i fucked up my right forearm on top of burning my hands #but! my burns healed p well! #so thats good! #hope youre okay dude!!

[chaos-cubed]

Been watching superstore recently and i just wanna share some unorganized thoughts/opinions/headcannons

Dina is aromantic and garrett is demironantic, send tweet

Not the biggest fan of the “slowburn” of jonah x amy, never really felt super natural to me idk. Jonah had several (seemingly just fine) relationships that had no clear reason to end and amy had that thing goin with the one guy that was kinda abandoned too. And u know people can have multiple relationships and whatever (i really like in ace attorney when edgeworth is portrayed as previously dating lang and currently dating phoenix) it just seems weird how they ho about it in show to me

Because cannon has decided to do what it wants with jonah and amy, i have decided to do the goddamn same, in my version of the events jonah and any stay friends and jonah is omnisexual (because i never see headcannons of polysexual/omnisexual and i dont think the people in those communities deserve that) and he later ends up in a relationship with a guy or a enby (or both im not super picky) and amy stays with the one dude (forgot his name but i think he only shows up in one or two episodes so who could blame me)

Jonah is trans

I highkey kin jonah so idk probably projecting but i do not care

I really enjoyed how down to earth the show was

I love garrett and his character and im glad there was any kind of mainstream disabled rep but could they really not find an actually disabled guy to do the role? If they really couldn’t thats kinda ok i guess but still

Garrett and jonah are my favorite characters by a landslide

I haven’t quite finished season 6 but i do like what ive seen so far (for the most part)

I did a tumblr search and 1, holy shit jonah/amy is popular as fuck, and 2, is there like, any art of this show at all bro? Like what the heck?

Ok ive got it out of my system for now, back to your regularly scheduled programming of mostly nothing aside from some reblogging sprees every so often and some scraps of original content once a month (max)

#superstore #aromantic headcanons #demiromantic headcanon #trans headcanon #kin mention #amy x jonah #and #garrett x dina #mentioned #original content #headcannons #text post #my text #langworth #also mentioned

[mothmanismyuncle]

on the first listen i couldnt switch between second citadel and juno bc i had to Focus

but holy SHIT the creators really be like

we are going to give the GAYS everything they want we are going to give the MONSTERFUCKERS everything they want we are going to give the ENBIES and GENDERFLUID FOLK everything they want we are going to give the POLYAMS everything they want we are going to give FOLK LOOKIN FOR DISABILITY REP everything they want

#the penumbra podcast #the penumbra spoilers

[red-and-blonde-moved]

Being an mlm is sucky because while we don't get excluded form pride the way lesbians do (stop doing that btw) the only mlm ever acknowledged are skinny white able-bodied cis gay twinks and if you don't tick all of those categories you're never gonna get the rep you deserve.

If you're enby, trans, black/brown/indigenous, disabled, fat, multispec, aspec, or anything else you're just never gonna see yourself represented properly, we don't get the same kind of appreciation because no one ever acknowledges us except for the "stereotypical gay" and it just sucks.

If you feel ignored or excluded as an mlm I'm here for you and I feel that way too, and we collectively deserve better.

#gay talks #talk about enby gays as much as you talk about enby lesbians #appreciate disabled and fat and trans mlms #don't exclude mlms in mlw relationships #stand up against racism and make black and brown and indigenous mlms feel safe #do 👏 better 👏

[alemongrenade]

hey!

everybody just. fuckin. watch callisto 6, PLEASE

like. it’s queer punk superheroes fighting the corps, finding family, falling in love? the setting is amazing, the players are fucking phenomenal, and the gm is the best combination of "shaped like a friend” and “why are you like this!?”

you want rep? in the primary cast only, we got your enby, your afrolatina, your chicano, your bi! queer player playing queer character! disabled player playing disabled character! no homophobia or ableism in this house!

you want anti-capitalism? we got it. you want found family? plenty of that! comic book references? literally what the show is based on.

you will not be disappointed

#this post sponsored by #my burning desire to yell about this show #plz watch it i need to yell #callisto 6

[genderpunktheo]

Hey there! Can I ask a question about the representation in Parasomnia? Specifically, what kind of under-represented groups are you including? (Gender, sexual orientation, race, dis/ability, class, education, etc)

Hell yeah you can nonnie! Representation is super important to me so here goes: 

Gender: 

At the moment main cast is three dudes (Luci, Isaac, Jasper) and two girls (Cleo, Laura), all equally as badass in different ways (and the girls get to be both badass and girly). 

One of those dudes is a trans dude (Luci). 

I want to add an enby or two as well but haven’t finished character profiles yet so I’m not counting that as rep until I do. 

Sexuality:

Luci is pan. Cleo is bi (although she is still working this out at the start of the book). Isaac is gay. Various side characters are also queer of one sort or another e.g. a lesbian couple who are parents of a friend of school. 

Race: 

Isaac is a young black man. Laura is British/South Korean. 

Disability/Mental Illness: 

Isaac suffers with GAD (an anxiety disorder) like me. Sometimes he struggles with panic attacks and social anxiety, often it’s catastrophising which is something I struggle with a lot and really wanted to include in a fantasy book (if you can fight your inner demons, you can fight demons).

Class: 

There’s quite a difference in class backgrounds for these kids. Cleo has a very well off family. Laura’s family are about average - they don’t have excess but they’re doing just fine. Jasper has a single mum and things can get a little tight but they always get by. Luci grew up in care. 

Isaac’s family aren’t exactly in poverty but they’re not doing great either - they live in council housing and make the money stretch as far as they can. Isaac gets financial support from the school for things like school supplies and uniform. Luckily, they have a great support network so things usually turn out okay.

Education: 

There’s much less diversity in their educational background since they all go to the same school. But there is in how well they do in school. Jasper, in particular, has dyslexia and this went undiagnosed for a long time so he can find it hard not to get frustrated and feel like he should be doing better than he is. 

Of course, I try and do a lot of research to get these things right. Some of them are based on my own experience (the bi rep, the anxiety) or on the experience of close friends and family (Isaac’s financial situatioh for example is based on my boyfriend’s teenage years, Jasper’s dyslexia is my little brother). 

But for all of them I read up and try my best not to fuck it up - if however, you do ever notice me doing something incorrect or offensive about a marginalisation, please tell me if you feel able to! I will always listen and do my best to fix it.

Parasomnia Q&A - Ask me things

[bentchbites]

#PrideBookstagram Day 30: Queerly Loving Vol. 1 • I was supposed to post this yesterday but I got caught up with work and was only able to finish at this ungodly hour! 😂 • Anyway, this book has got to be my QUEEREST read this month and it was amazing! Firstly, all the stories end happily! ❤️❤️❤️ Secondly, the stories are as diverse as the characters’ representation! Some of them I haven’t found on paper before this! 🏳️‍🌈 • Idk where exactly to start with the review here but I love everything about this. Okay, maybe not ~everything, bec there’s one there that was too heavy for my taste. Then again, you can’t present a true and in-depth queer experience without dark and heavy themes, i think. The struggle is there whether we address it or not. • My highlights has got to be the delicious banter in Sacha Lamb’s story, the representation of trans men and women, the plot development of Hunt and Peck, nuanced portrayal of PTSD and disability, AROMANTIC and ENBY REPS (Omg!😍) • If you want my short and quick (and bulleted!) thoughts on each story, better to check out my excitable reading livetweets here: https://twitter.com/bentchbites/status/1003654353800974337?s=21 . *although I think i forgot to livetweet the last story? 😬 Or maybe i just wasn’t able to put it in the thread? Idkkkkk 😫 LOL • Anyway, GET THIS! as well as the second volume bec Im sure it will be as awesome as this!!! • Also, the Metro Manila Pride March is this noon at Marikina! 🏳️‍🌈 I won’t be there, unfortunately, but I am with all the people marching there to fight for acceptance and equality, and celebrating love! Happy Pride! . . . . . #bookstagram #bibliophile #booknerdPH #bookworm #instabooks #bookish #bookstagramersPH #IGreads #pride #lgbt #lgbtqiap #rainbow #pridebookstagram2018 #pridebooks #pridereads #queerlyloving #selfpublishing #indiepublishing #diversebooks #diversereads #kindlebooks

#indiepublishing #igreads #diversereads #bookish #queerlyloving #bookstagramersph #pridereads #selfpublishing #booknerdph #pride #lgbtqiap #pridebooks #bookstagram #lgbt #bookworm #rainbow #kindlebooks #diversebooks #bibliophile #pridebookstagram #pridebookstagram2018 #instabooks

[ranjxtul]

im really excited for my next semester so what im gonna do is preemptively rate my classes this semester on a scale of 1-10. i’m taking 18hrs

okay here we go

Bio 2: 6/10, kinda excited for this, it’s systems based with physiology and evolution highlights so that’s gonna be hella rad (at least better than bio one and all the micro and cellular stuff)

Bio 2 Lab: 5/10, i don’t like labs but this lab should be fun just bc bio lab is well coordinated with lecture and lecture is good topics!

Gen Chem 2: 1/10, im literally gonna cry first day of class. i hate general chemistry and learnt nothing last semester bc my teacher straight up didn’t teach and expected us to self teach so i’m taking the only in person prof this semester but he’s the hardest prof for gen chem

Gen Chem 2 Lab: -1/10, i will cease to exist. i hate this lab with burning passion. two words web mo. plus im having to get accommodations for my disability to sit in this four hour lab

Voice for the Stage: 6.5/10, I don’t actually know a lot about what this class is but i’m vibing and excited to get this one out of the way. it seems really chill.

Acting 1: 9/10, I’m literally so excited for this?? my advisor for my theatre major is teaching this class and it’s going to be such a good time getting to do another performing class besides voice lessons

Private Voice Lessons: 10/10: most excited for this class, i stay in the same studio each semester so i have the same instructor and my teacher is a teacher who specialises with trans voices so as a enby artist i feel so safe. and i grow so much with him + my pianist is a sweetheart and and my rep is really fun this semester!

Behaviour Genetics: 9/10, I’m hype for the subject material because cool neuro class! it’s also upper level and i’ll be the youngest student to ever take it as a first year ! that being said im also nervous because all my classmates will be juniors and seniors i don’t know but it’s also taught by my neuro advisor so.

tech practicum: 7.5/10, this isn’t technically a class class but it’s part of my theatre degree. what this is, is a design position for a show and right now i’m makeup and hair designer for songs for a new world. it’s fun bc the show super cool and freshman don’t head design a lot and it’s good experience but i’m also hella stressed about it (im doing the bulk of the work now and have been over break we open in feb)

#abs rambles #neuroscience #acting #school #college