"Queer people don't grow up as ourselves, we grow up playing a version of ourselves that sacrifices authenticity to minimise humiliation & prejudice. The massive task of our adult lives is to unpick which parts of ourselves are truly us & which parts we've created to protect us."
- Alexander Leon
Be kind to yourself and those around you 💗💜
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Everyone’s talking about Connor wearing his pride tape at the devils pride night and while that in itself makes me so incredibly happy, I just want to highlight that there were a bunch of oilers players that wore it!! Leon, Nuge, Nurse, Stu, Bouch, Hyman, Kulak, Hamblin, Vinny, Janmark, Gagner, Pickard, and Foegle were all also wearing the tape and there might’ve been more that I missed. This was the devils pride night and it looks like way more oilers were wearing the pride tape!!
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Happy Pride Month! It is Pride in Camelot too.
Drawn for pride exchange @merlinpride
It is my gift to @feuxx I hope you like it.
I draw that many people at once for the first time, that was both hard and fun to do. @eachpeachpearplume suggested a way to add Elyan and Percival cause I couldn't find enough space.
I used a photograph by @maryluis to draw background. Thank you so much!
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Happy Trans Day of Visibility, everyone! From Hikaru and I to you!!
As I was drawing this, I kept trying to think of a good caption to post it with. I’ve always been known for my words, after all. But for once, I’m at a bit of a loss. It’s a big day for me, but it also just feels like an average Sunday.
I sketched and re-sketched this over and over again, trying to get everything exactly right. It didn’t turn out perfect, but honestly, I like it better that way. Hikaru isn’t exactly the same as me, but a LOT of him is drawn from reflections of me- his experiences with masculinity and transness are a prime example.
This is my first TDOV being fully out, and openly, publicly transitioning. It’s been a difficult year. I’ve faced unimaginable feelings of loneliness and isolation, and kinds of hardships I had never even imagined. Being someone who doesn’t Fit in a small area like mine has left me with a new appreciation for the ability to pass, or my lack thereof. I’ve felt kinds of loneliness and rejection that I had never even fathomed possible before I came out.
But more importantly, I am more in touch with myself than I ever have been before. Knowing myself, knowing Leon, getting to be Leon, is an unimaginable experience. I feel like me for the first time. It took me eighteen years to discover myself, and another two to be confident enough to live it. I still have a long way to go. But I’ve made so many connections, so many friends. I love myself, thoroughly and wholly, for the first time. I’m proud of who I am, and I’m proud of who I’m going to be. It is such a privilege to wake up every day, and know that I’m Leon. I am a self-made man, and I am so proud to be trans. I am proud to be visible. I am proud of who I am, for the first time. It’s scary, and it’s new, and it isn’t easy. But I love being Leon, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
I’m so grateful for this space, for this little corner of demon slayer tumblr I’ve found myself on. I am so unimaginably grateful that I’ve managed to make so many amazing connections in the short time since I made risingscorchingsuns, and nothing makes me happier than having a safe place to be me, and to share the things I love. I love Hikaru, and I love Demon Slayer, and I love all of you guys. Thank you for being here, for reading my silly rambles, for making me feel like I can make something worthwhile. (Seriously, nothing makes my day more than being known as “the Rengoku Mutual”. It makes me happy stim every time I think about it. That fucking rules.)
Anyway, this is getting away from me a bit. Apologies, this post is a bit more emotional than my usual long analysis posts. It’s a big day for me, and I feel really lucky to be able to share it with you guys.
Happy Trans Day of Visibility!!
We are here, and we are real, and we are proud!!
Trans Joy!!! For now, and forever!! We are beautiful!! 🏳️⚧️
Love,
Leon 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
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