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[benrockwrites]

Cowboy up

[womanlovingwerewolf]

Rachel~20~She/Her/Hers

How would you describe the way you present yourself to others? In other words, how do you like to style yourself? What do you wear that makes you most comfortable or happy? Etc. I like to be comfortable and I like to wear quirky, eclectic clothing when I can. On a good day, I think I can find a kind of grungy-feminine-millennial look, but most days I’m rolling out of bed and going straight to class.

 Have you been told/felt that that you were presenting yourself in a way that did not “match” your gender? Yep. Growing up, I was bullied for having a low voice and sounding “like a boy.”  I was incredibly embarrassed of my broad shoulders and I was terrified of dating people who looked “smaller” than me because I thought I’d look too masculine. I stopped shaving my armpits two years ago and let my leg hair grow out all winter, and received some hateful comments on the internet for my body hair (i.e., “that’s a man’s leg” etc.). Slowly I’m learning to love my body and my voice and all my “masculine” traits: my brashness, my innuendos, my sexuality, my body hair. I’m learning that masculinity and femininity are really just arbitrary. I’m just a person. I’m a woman no matter what.

 Is there anything else you’d like to share on the subject of gender identity and presentation?  Since coming to college, I’ve made more friends whose identities fall in other places than “man” and “woman.” More than anything, I’ve learned that somebody’s gender identity is none of my business, and nobody’s business. It’s a slow process relearning gender. But knowing a person’s pronouns and using them correctly even if it didn’t seem to “make sense” in my head doesn’t hurt me at all, and loving people is the easiest thing to do. As long as you’re loving them the way they want you to, regardless of how they present. 

This project has been really exciting for me and I hope it’s been eye-opening and interesting for people viewing it to see humans as themselves, naturally, and with their identities and pronouns and names alongside their presentations. Gender is so fluid and colorful and I love that I had such an opportunity and such a lovely community to show some facets of that spectrum.

[womanlovingwerewolf]

Owen Paul~19~he/him/his

How would you describe the way you present yourself to others? In other words, how do you like to style yourself? What do you wear that makes you most comfortable or happy? Etc. I present myself as a flamboyant gay man. Kind of eccentric and really silly, just doing me. I’d describe my style as hippie-dippie and geek chic. I like to wear bright colors and make funny faces.

How do you find that others perceive your gender? For example, do people tend to assume your pronouns are something other than what they are? People perceive me as the guy I am. People sure as shit know I’m gay. I’m very proud of being trans! I don’t yell it from he rooftops but I’m certainly not hiding it. Someone once told me that being a trans, gay man is a revolutionary start to the queer era. And now I tell myself that every day.

Have you been told/felt that that you were presenting yourself in a way that did not “match” your gender? For a long while, I constantly worried if I was male-passing. I was worried about my safety. But with time, I grew confident in my identity; it helped a lot when people started telling me that I am male-passing.

 Is there anything else you’d like to share on the subject of gender identity and presentation? My identity is very, very, very, very queer and very, very happy.

[actualbabe]

John Mulaney, New In Town // Mitski, First Love/Late Spring // Spongebob, Untitled // Jason Greene, Just let your heart explode out of your chest // User stfwlkr, twitter

[djbcadventures]

DJBC Tumblr Summer Flashback - NAGAAA Closing Ceremonies (2015)

Due to COVID-19, the NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series in Columbus was pushed back to next year, which will be the third time Columbus has hosted.  The last time Columbus hosted, High Street was shut down in the Short North for a Block Party, headlined by ‘90s R&B Trio, En Vogue.

[djbcadventures]

DJBC Tumblr Summer Flashback - Gay Softball World Series (2015)

The Gay Softball World Series in Columbus has been postponed to next year, which will be the third time Columbus has hosted the Gay Softball World Series.  Here are highlights from the tournament the last time it was in Columbus, back in 2015.

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DJBC Tumblr Summer Throwback - NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series Opening Ceremonies (2015)

The NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series were supposed to kick off with opening ceremonies today in Columbus.  Due to COVID-19, those have been shifted to next year.  Here are highlights from the Opening Ceremony the last time that Columbus hosted the Gay Softball World Series, in 2015.  

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DJBC Tumblr Summer Flashback - NAGAAA Softball World Series (2010)

The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) Softball World Series was supposed to have kicked off today in Columbus.  However, due to COVID-19, Columbus will host the NAGAAA Softball World Series next year.  Here are highlights from the first time that Columbus hosted the Softball World Series in 2010, which was also the first time that ALL of the Softball Tournament Games were held at the same location - Berliner Park on the South Side of Columbus.