lately i have been a bit miffed by the lack of awareness when it comes to queer characters, and more specifically sapphic characters, in the Star Wars canon. so, in my capacity as the patron saint of lesbian visibility, i've decided to quit whining about it and be the one to spread some knowledge
without further ado.....a very long and obnoxious lesson
now let me tell you about them. in detail. through very specific categories
you don't have anything else to do, right?
CATEGORY ONE: GAY. ON. SCREEN.
they're gay. on screen.
CATEGORY TWO: THE A WORD
Doctor Aphra and her web of lesbianity
CATEGORY THREE: HANDGAYDENS
Padme Amidala and her gay handmaidens
CATEGORY FOUR: THE HIGHLY GAY REPUBLIC
all the many, many queers of the golden age of the jedi
CATEGORY FIVE: VIDEO GAYMES
queers from the Jedi games and related media
CATEGORY SIX: GAY FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW
characters created for or made queer in the From a Certain Point of View books
CATEGORY SEVEN: COMICALLY QUEER
wlws from comics not involved with Aphra
CATEGORY EIGHT: BOOKED AND GAY
characters who are gay in books, even if nowhere else
whew. still here?
thank you for scrolling all the way through this. if you are interested in talking about any of these people or want to know how to learn more about them on your own, my inbox is always open!!
and seriously folks, if you’re interested in any of them i implore you: read their stories, write fic, make art!!! the more we show that these characters are appreciated and talked about, the more likely we are to get more like them, and hopefully more that are even better and more visible rep
I added some more to the D&D valentines set, so now there’s a full lettersize sheet if you’re into that. Do you know how hard it is to come up with PG D&D puns?
let’s tell young boys that they are brimming with kindness and imagination and nobility. point out their gentleness, their fierce joy and limitless capacity to love everyone and everything. tell them they are princes in a kingdom of wonders and beauty and thoughtfulness and the warmth of their own hearts. take them to museums and symphonies and forests to make tree forts in. raise them to empathize, innovate and do good things. with confidence and humility.
let’s tell young boys that they are brimming with kindness and imagination and nobility. point out their gentleness, their fierce joy and limitless capacity to love everyone and everything. tell them they are princes in a kingdom of wonders and beauty and thoughtfulness and the warmth of their own hearts. take them to museums and symphonies and forests to make tree forts in. raise them to empathize, innovate and do good things. with confidence and humility.
I just wanted to thank you for some of your job advice in particular: apply even if you don't have all the experience. I recently saw a dream job posting and I only had half the required years of experience but I thought "Sam says go for it" and long story short, I just landed my first career building job and I wouldn't have applied if I hadn't referred back to your advice and gone for it. So thank you so very much! So much of your advice helped me in this process and I'm so thankful!
OMG CONGRATULATIONS. That’s so excellent you got the job!
Here you go everyone, a reminder that a job description is an ideal, not a set of filters. :) If you think you can do the job, go for it!
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