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had a breakdown, lost my friends, feeling better about it though :D

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Apparently my blog is two years old now. Love that for me :)

Great timing since I’m at Disneyland lmao

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so I lost all my friends 🧍‍♀️

I’m also coming out as a gay asexual demigirl.

Oh and I watch anime now too? Idk it’s cool and all.

Here’s something I colored a couple days ago

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Transcript:

Heyo! With pride month starting, here's a quick comic on pride Etiquette, a short guide / general tips on treating lgbt+ people, for the new, curious, and those who forgot!

1) Treat people's identities as the indisputable truth. Even if you don't think they fit the definition, even if you don't understand (the identity), even if you think they're lying, even if they're a bad person. It's not your job nor your business to tell people what to call themselves. Unless they ask for your opinion, only the individual can make that decision.

*There's very few times when an identity can actually be harmful. This includes predatory labels, labels that are bigoted by definition, or people identifying with culture-specific labels when they're not part of that culture. Otherwise, leave them be!

2) Respect and use people's pronouns, regardless of how you feel about them! If you don't know how they work, ask! If you accidentally misgender someone, correct yourself and move on! No need for lengthy or dramatic apologies. However, also make sure to ask when it's appropriate to use them! Someone may not be out to parents, certain friends, etc, and will ask you to purposefully misgender them for safety.

3) LGBT+ people are not responsible for someone else's anti-lgbt+ views! Strange, unbelievable or confusing identities do not cause bigots to be bigots- the lgbt+ community was made because we don't fit society's box, don't fall into the trap of forcing people into another one! If they're not actually hurting anyone, then leave them be!

4) You're not expected to learn every single lgbt+ term / identity. Nobody knows all of them, not even lgbt+ people, so don't worry about it! Simply learn and ask questions as you go!

5) If you're curious about someone's identity, ask if they're comfortable with questions first! There's no harm in educating yourself, but sometimes we get tired of being walking encyclopedias!

Thanks for reading, and happy Pride!!!

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A List of Writing Opportunities I’d Like to Provide:

- You’re sister is a hardcore punk rock fan, while you love some great r&b. During a car ride to your mother’s house, the two of you fight over what genre to play, providing valid statements to the table.

- Aliens have visited the earth, and one of them falls in love with a girl. The Alien promises to return. But by the time that they do, the grandmother is dead, and has given birth to their daughter- a spitting image of her. The alien is convinced that the daughter is his true love, while the daughter geeks over how her mother wasn’t crazy about aliens.

-You don’t often get to go on the roof at your house, because your parents care for you and your safety. But one particular night, when the sun is setting, you go out on the roof and play your ukulele. The song you play catches a passerby’s attention, and he makes a point to compliment you on your skills.

- Ever since you were little you enjoyed dressing up. Now, at the age of twenty-three, you work for Disneyland as one of their famous Disney princesses. While there, you are shocked to find your boyfriend with another girl on the grounds.

- At a restaurant with some friends, a cute waiter comes over and leaves you his number. Being the lesbian that you are, you hand it to the next friend, who eagerly takes it. After picking her up from her first date, you find yourself happy to hear how much she enjoyed it.

- It’s your first ever camping trip, and you’ve made the terrible mistake of forgetting the bug spray. You and your friend are forced to ask around for some citronella candles to keep the pesky insects away. Immediately the two of you engage in some opinionated topics about the trip so far.

- Following your mother’s footsteps, you participate in all of the bookish extra-curricular your school provides. Three of the teams you signed up for want to vote you as the president, but you can only choose one. You ask your mom for help on a decision, and her answer surprises you.

- A lot of your school believes in magic, except for a select few of you that don’t. It’s come upon you to create a club, but you’re not sure how to approach you’re magic obsessed teachers on the subject. Luckily the new biology teacher might be the solution.

-It’s 4 am, and true to your insomniac nature, you are wide awake. So you decide to go downstairs and make yourself a cup of sleepy time tea. Unfortunately, you forget about the friendly black cat that you let stay the night in your house while it was raining- and she’s broken into the tea bags.

- College applications are coming up, and you can’t decide between following your dreams, or choosing something more practical- that you still would enjoy. The school counselor, who you’ve never needed to talk to, situates you with a college TA. His input changes your life.

- To get into the Halloween spirit, your friends and yourself set up an elaborate haunted house in order to make money, and scare some little kids. When you spot a little boy boasting about how unafraid he is, it’s up to you and your friends to give him the best fright of his life.

- For years you have tried to adapt to the art techniques so many artists provide, but it doesn’t come easily. While walking into a museum one day, you’re surprised to find all of the work unfinished, or not smooth in work. It’s occurred to you that art doesn’t have to be perfect, and now you’re ready to try again.