#anybodys

[ajolteonnamedsparky]

Art request dump (+tagging who requested it LOL)

@princeofthedark @theberd1225 two deltarune critters ordered and served with angst and swag /silly

Puppies and kitties playing requested by @riddleribbonkat !!

Anybodys from West Side Story requested by @transhetanybodys !!

And lastly "sparky but as different eeveelutions" - specifically Espeon and Leafeon - requested by @holymuttz and @corvid-crimes-007

[leonoramaymorgenstern]

CW:

Homophobia mentioned

We Are Still Fighting For Acceptance (20th Century Queer Rep [part 1?])

And we always have been. We're still fighting for representation, so here is a reminder that we've always been there.

The Children's Hour (1934, 1961)

"I do love you the way they said!"

The story of a lesbian woman in love with her best friend. William Wyler made a straight adaptation in the 1930s because of The Hays code, but years later, the story was finally told on screen as much as possible.

Star Trek (1966):

"You have been, and always shall be, my friend."

The Original series: Although not canonically LGBTQ, an extreme cultural phenomenon in our community. It's also important to note that despite its many flaws, it was progressive for its time.

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1955):

"I am not naming it dirty! I am naming it clean!"

Tennessee Williams wrote the tragedy of Skipper - his seemingly unrequited love for his friend Brick. And although Brick himself feels internalized hatred towards his own possible feelings, those around him seem to be accepting.

West Side Story (1957, 1961, 2021):

"What about me?"

Anybodys was a side character often read as a butch lesbian, or even more commonly as a trans man. They fight to be accepted in the Jets, and this plot is finally expanded on in the 2021 adaptation. Stephen Sondheim himself was one of the most respected writers in musical theatre -- and gay.

Cabaret (1966, 1972):

"If you only like boys I wouldn't dream of pestering you."

Both the movie and musical of Cabaret highlighted feminine men and bisexuality. Today, in some productions, it subtly addresses the oppression of queer people in Nazi Germany with a heartbreaking ending.

WE HAVE ALWAYS EXISTED.

If yall wanna submit more examples of queer rep in 20th century cinema you're welcome to do so!

[mabithebard]

Me when the rare and undoubtedly valuable 1950s transgender representation is still a product of the 1950s

(This video contains early West Side Story songs that were cut from the final product. The song mentioned is at 5:32)

[tonymarias]

do your thing tony

[maddilovesthearts]

Anybodys deserved a girlfriend 😕

[microsofttothemax]

i think personally we need more love for anybodys in west side story cause hes just. a cool guy

he literally is my fav character in the 2021 movie. slinks around shadows and beats up transphobes. love him

[transmasculineswag]

Transmasc Swag Polls- ROUND 1

Phineas Flynn (PNF) v Anybodys (West Side Story)

Phineas (he/him)

Anybodys (she/her OR he/him, depends on adaptation)

Neither/ See Results

Voting ended onMay 29, 2024

Propaganda and other info under the cut.

CANONICITY LEVELS-

PHINEAS: Because I Said So ANYBODYS: Subtext/ Coded (1961 film)/ CANON Transgender Man (2021 film)

MEDIA? Phineas and Ferb, West Side Story (movies specifically)

PHINEAS PROPAGANDA- He has that tboy slouch and a voice that gives me gender envy. He’s the shortest of his friend group AND he has a side-shave. He’s an active parallel character to Dr. Doofenshmirtz, and we already know that HE’S trans. He created the most stereotypically “masculine” superhero and it just so happened to make him tall, strong, and have a deep voice. Also his sibling is Ferb. Lookat him. Lookat his autism eyes and pointy, pointy face and many-a creations. This boy is trans, I have no doubt in my heart. ANYBODYS PROPAGANDA- In the original, Anybodys is a tomboy who wants to join the Jets but can’t because they’re a girl. There’s a cut song where they sing about how they want to be a boy, they get upset when they’re called a girl, and towards the end, one of the other Jets refers to them as “buddy boy” to signal they’ve become one of them. In the 2021 version, they’re played by a nonbinary actor and it was confirmed they’re intended as transmasc. What Anybodys wants more than anything is to be seen as one of the boys in the Jets. The first part of the musical shows us how much they feel disconnected from the other gang members, and how they refuse to let Anybodys officially join the gang because they see them as a girl. After Riff dies and the Jets' second in command takes over, he makes a point to include Anybodys with the rest of the boys and calls them "buddy boy", which results in the clearest non-canon depiction of gender euphoria I've ever seen. In the 2021 remake, Anybodys is a trans man, and the movie touches on his issues finding acceptance in the Jets because of his gender (or so I've read in the plot summaries, I haven't actually seen this one). They're scrappy! They're sneaky! They don't back down from a fight, and the only thing they want more than being seen as one of the boys is to be helpful to the people the respect.