Al Neun
North Bay Area, CA, USA
Trans, Queer, He/They
Cartoonist, illustrator, monster enthusiast. Owner/Artist of NNGF
Can also be found on:
Bluesky
Vgen
Redbubble
Spoonflower
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Sorry for us politics posting, but we have until May 22, 2026 to submit public comment to the FCC:
More info from GLAAD:
https://glaad.org/fcc/
They have some good tips about writing a comment and protecting your privacy which, fuck it, I'll just paste here:
Providing an email address is optional. If you have concerns about privacy, you may use your initials or public address in your local area, such as City Hall. Do not use a joke name. It diminishes the comment’s credibility.
Your submission does not need to be long. A single, well-reasoned paragraph is sufficient.
Do not copy/paste a template comment. The FCC values unique perspectives, and an original comment carries significantly more weight in the public record. You can explain why this matters to you without revealing private or sensitive personal information.
Here's what I said:
“Free speech is a fundamental American freedom. I do not need a warning about seeing queer people, much like I do not need a warning about women, veterans, or any other group of people.”
Can YOU withstand the horrors of... Homosexual Activity!? It's our february sticker drop! Queer pulp scifi-horror goodness in holographic sticker form. Available now! 💚🏳️🌈
Some old favourite designs have returned to my store in new ways! My classic Ambiguously Gay Vampire is back in patch form - now woven, with an iron on backing and an even brighter glow - and Queer Cryptid is finally available as a gorgeous matte-holographic sticker.
Hold this potion up and see how it shifts and shines in the light! This is a sample of my Valentine's Love Potion YCH commissions, modeled by Sylveon_Velveon!
Valentine's Day is now one month away, and I'm dipping my toe into offering YCH commissions! Give your sweetie the gift of you, or treat yourself to your favourite character bundled up for you enjoyment with one of these cute Love Potions 💕
The base can be adjusted to fit any human or anthro character - and to accommodate different body types - and the tag on the bottle can be changed to a short message or doodle.
Slots start at just $25, guaranteed delivery by February 14th! Click here for more info.
Do you like little versions of yourself expressing things? How about your personal blorbo making a stupid little pose?
Great news! I'm available for chat sticker commissions, at a base price of just $15 for a high-resolution custom sticker! Humans, furries, aliens, mechs - all kinds of characters are welcome.
Hi, I'm Eli Coughlin-Galbraith. I owned and ran, with my part… Eli Coughlin-Galbraith needs your support for Support Shapeshifters through a
Hi everybody. Eli here.
Here's that second part of the post I promised.
On December 19th, the day after signing that sale contract, we received word that the FDA had sent Shapeshifters a letter, and sent similar letters to eleven other companies that sell chest binders. The gist: they allege that chest binders are medical devices, and are subject to a large host of regulations. The FDA Commissioner also made a series of statements at the same time, which appeared to target the same set of companies, but did not align with anything said in the letters. (Source)
And of course: not every shapewear company received a letter like this. Underworks is absent from the list of recipients. So is Spanx. So is any company that sells compression shirts, rash guards, or sports bras.
The target is clear. In all posted letters, any phrase that contains the word “dysphoria” is cited. In one case, “gender euphoria” is cited (source). If you use these words, you’re in violation. If you sell binders for cis men, you’re not.
This is a targeted action against transgender folks, just like every other targeted action against transgender folks that this administration takes. No-one we have consulted has been surprised, only grim. The only real option available to us is to respond within the system, with professional help, in expensive and stressful ways.
On top of all this, Shopify, the current store platform, just disabled its built-in payment processor because we have been anonymously flagged as “predatory or deceptive” by anonymous “banking partners” whose decision is final. If you’d like to let Shopify know what you think of them cutting off the income of trans people without process or recourse, I suggest sending a message to the “Trust and Safety” team at [email protected]. To be clear, this will probably have no effect.
A lot of really kind and wonderful folks have reached out to ask how they can help. So we set up a legal fund to defray some of the costs of responding to the FDA while the store income is down, and that is here: https://gofund.me/4dd707af7
All proceeds of this fundraiser will go to covering legal costs of responding to the FDA. If we exceed the goal, the excess will cover lost business income from Shopify cutting off credit card processing.
Bryce and Gwen are doing an incredible job of getting up to speed on all the regular operations of Shapeshifters amidst all of this shit, and I could not be prouder or more impressed by how they've taken the helm. I cannot wait to see how they run Shapeshifters when given a damn minute to breathe. Thank you all for your support in helping them get there.
Shapeshifters was one of my earliest clients and I've never known them to be anything but kind and enthusiastically supportive of the community. I'm heartbroken that they were hit by the cruel, targeted efforts being made to dismantle everything trans people have built for themselves.
Please support Eli and the new owners through this; share the fundraiser, donate if you can, and contact all of your local representatives to tell them that what the FDA is doing is wrong.
I'm excited to say I recently got an artist's account on VGen, and am open for commissions through their service! Click through to check out my options - I'm currently offering 10% off of normal prices to celebrate. :)
