Yeah I read Homestuck, What about it?

anna | pansexual | they/them, sometimes she/her, but only when it’s funny | i’ve been here since the before times, and i’ll be here till the end |

[probablynotasiren]

I just want to start this off by saying thank you. This unit really did help solidify my understanding of why trans advocacy is still so dearly needed in the community and the world as a whole. This class as a whole has been so nice to be apart of, I’ve never in my life felt so welcome and comfortable in a group as I have with yall. Thank you so much for that.

[probablynotasiren]

In this, I tried to convey how landlords can unfairly price housing in attempts to discriminate against trans folk. Also Sock is my NB rep, they are the closest approximation of what my gender feels like ATM.

[probablynotasiren]

I tried to make something that makes sense, but also means something deeper. I think I did well.For real tho I love y’all

[probablynotasiren]

Please, save me. JFK from Clone High won’t leave my head. 

[probablynotasiren]

Here is a piece of 3d art. I tried to convey a feeling of being trapped within the body. it was very difficult to make this as I had never attempted 3d art before. but i'm very proud of the final product.Happy halloween month

[probablynotasiren]

I tried to make a bit of a narrative within the poem. It was really difficult to find an excerpt I vibed with enough to make a cool enough poem. I did my best to try and put an emphasis on gender

[probablynotasiren]

I’m not human

at least I don’t feel like I am

I sure as hell look like one but

My skin is wrong

The wrong shape

The wrong

texture

I was a man before I died

With a wife and a son. 

Before that I had skin made of opal

And hair like a curled lion’s mane

My names not right. 

Its the only name that fits,

But its wrong.

I’m not a human

But what else could I be?

I went to a woman for help

She told me i’m not alone

It doesn’t help

So I live in my mind

Where I have ears like the fae 

And teeth like the undead

In the world behind my incorrectly colored eyes

I’m free to not be human in peace

I am not human

But i’m getting good at pretending.

[probablynotasiren]

I have never been in a class that I have loved more than this one. I truly have enjoyed so much of this class and cannot wait to see what is next for us! 

I wrote this poem with 2 meanings. The first being my relationship with my own dysphoria. Its difficult to explain having gender dysphoria for a gender that is basically a 404 message. The second meaning is actually about my belief in past lives. I recently had a past life regression and when speaking to my “higher self” they admitted to most likely being why I have such gender troubles.  

[probablynotasiren]

I’m not human

at least I don’t feel like I am

I sure as hell look like one but

My skin is wrong

The wrong shape

The wrong

texture

I was a man before I died

With a wife and a son. 

Before that I had skin made of opal

And hair like a curled lion’s mane

My names not right. 

Its the only name that fits,

But its wrong.

I’m not a human

But what else could I be?

I went to a woman for help

She told me i’m not alone

It doesn’t help

So I live in my mind

Where I have ears like the fae 

And teeth like the undead

In the world behind my incorrectly colored eyes

I’m free to not be human in peace

I am not human

But i’m getting good at pretending.

[probablynotasiren]

I have never been in a class that I have loved more than this one. I truly have enjoyed so much of this class and cannot wait to see what is next for us! 

I wrote this poem with 2 meanings. The first being my relationship with my own dysphoria. Its difficult to explain having gender dysphoria for a gender that is basically a 404 message. The second meaning is actually about my belief in past lives. I recently had a past life regression and when speaking to my “higher self” they admitted to most likely being why I have such gender troubles.  

[probablynotasiren]

I’m not human

at least I don’t feel like I am

I sure as hell look like one but

My skin is wrong

The wrong shape

The wrong

texture

I was a man before I died

With a wife and a son. 

Before that I had skin made of opal

And hair like a curled lion’s mane

My names not right. 

Its the only name that fits,

But its wrong.

I'm not a human

But what else could I be?

I went to a woman for help

She told me i'm not alone

It doesn’t help

So I live in my mind

Where I have ears like the fae 

And teeth like the undead

In the world behind my incorrectly colored eyes

I'm free to not be human in peace

I am not human

But i’m getting good at pretending.

[cottagetwigs]

I decided to do a quote that felt prevalent in what is happening recently (technically it's been happening for a long while but uh-). Growing up with the privileges that I have, being white, straight passing, etc- I always knew that I had better chances of succeeding. It was never a question of IF I was going to college, but college it would be. Never did I question if I would get hired, or if I should hide a side of me in school growing up. It was always a given that I never took a second to be thankful for. Even now, I'm still learning to recognize my own success as something that did come from talent but also was given to me a lot easier than others deal with. Something that should be said- equality does not involve taking white people and making them on that lower level of minorities/the underprivileged- but rather bringing them to the same level we are already on (yes that last sentence is targeted at my dad). (Also also- this is a drawing I did a while back at the beginning of quarantine!)

[kadebiti]

I know this probably isn’t the most interesting quote in Johnson’s essay but it truly resonated with me anyways. This is what I’ve been trying to tell people all throughout my area when it comes to the concept of privilege; it’s not discrediting or denying your accomplishments but it explains how so many others didn’t have the same opportunities and/or chances of success that you did. I think Johnson articulated this concept superbly. 

[probablynotasiren]

I’ve had this idea in my head, for a long time. This piqued my interest specifically in this reading as I am looking back through my family history. I am mixed race-and the two sides of my family, at first glance, are drastically different. One from the north, one from the south. One white, one black. one came by choice, the other not so much, but fundamentally, they are the same. They both are poorer families who made their money farming, lived in too small homes with too many people, led by predominantly Matriarchs throughout their time in this country.

[overthinkingandalwayshungry]

Coming Out While Being Christian | Pansexual & Demigender 

I chose to focus on Demigender. I found this video to be very wonderful! They talk about their experience to come out as a pansexual demigirl and what it was like talking through it in a way that also lets them share their religious views. Although I am personally more spiritual than I am religious, I still found this to be interesting. I love at the end when they say they say their identity is in god as a display of how truly close they are to Christianity. I understand that typically (although not always) when people come out to their parents there is always that chance of negativity, hate, bias (being afraid of something they are unfamiliar with) risk. Overall I am glad this person was able to come out so beautifully and to make this beautifully edited video to share to the public. Amazing.  

[bayleemarie-deactivated20210504]

Pride Month Series Day 19: Pangender

I found it really interesting to learn that Pangender people can feel they are all genders at once or they could also flow between one gender or a combination of genders! They can also identify as Genderfluid or Panflux depending if their gender varies across time. Pronouns can change based on their dominant gender/s of that day.

[billiamshakesqueer]

Two-Spirit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juzpocOX5ik

Ma-Nee Chacaby talks about Two Spirit Identities

I was already familiar with the general concept of Two-Spirit identities when I looked at our assignment. That being said, this video was a great insight to Ma-Nee Chacaby’s personal experience as a Two-Spirit person. What strikes me in this video is hearing about someone who isn’t cisgender growing up with a very supportive family who recognized and respected their gender very early on. Unfortunately this is not the norm for a lot of people.

[probablynotasiren]

This is the actual video I used to help me come out to my own mother. I, myself know quite a lot about the non-binary identity, but I’ve never been able to correctly describe how the term “trans” didn’t just mean FtM or MtF. This video finally gave me a good analogy to use!  :) 

[enbieprofessor]

This legit makes no sense, but I just went with it...