#LGBT ally

[beerok23]

Anna being a protective goddess on X ♥️🤩

[gillyeowalters]

Because it is the anniversary of his death, I wanted to share a small story about my grandfather.

Before I knew that I was intersex, I identified as a trans man. And I went the way any trans man has to go if he wants to transition in my country. My parents thankfully were supportive but I was afraid to tell my grandparents. My grandparents were German and lived/were raised during the third reich. While both of them never said or acted in a way that suggested that they had fascist views (my grandfather was until he died part of a leftwing political party), but there still was this fear in me. "They are old, they grew up surrounded by abhorrent beliefs...". And then there was my aunt. Who would constantly claim that my grandfather was homophobic.

The problem was, back then, there were no openly out gay people in our area, so I never got the chance to see my grandfather interact with someone who was queer. So I just believed her. Because she was so insistent on it. And because it confirmed my fears and my brain loves to be constantly afraid.

But I knew I wanted to come out. I had to, eventually, because I had stopped my estrogen treatment (back then, I did not know that I got that because I was intersex) and went on testosterone instead and first physical changes began to show. We all lived in one big house, so my grandparents would eventually notice.

I was so afraid that my father at some point offered to talk to his parents. I waited outside in the hallway that led to their kitchen and listened.

My father explained, easy to understand, that I was going to transition from female to male because I felt terrible in my body. My grandfather asked, "Is that why the child* is so depressed all this time?" I had been in and out of multiple clinics for manic depression at that point. My father gave a yes. And my grandmother made the incredibly selfish comment, "Can't that wait until I am dead?"

Before I even got time to be upset, my grandfather slammed his fist down on the table. I had never seen or heard him do anything like that before. He was a very calm and collected man who preferred to leave the room before he got too angry. "No, it can't wait. The child gets to get well now. And if that is what is going to help, then it needs to be done."

From that day on, he never used my deadname again or used the wrong pronouns for me. Sometimes, he would stop in a sentence to think and remind himself, but he did always address me correctly.

He celebrated with me when my name was legally changed. He built the bed frame for me and my boyfriend's bed when we moved in together, just like he had built the first adult sized bedframe for me when I outgrew my small bed. He drove my boyfriend to his chemo sessions because my grandfather also had cancer and knew how terrifying it was to go alone.

Did he fully understand what it means to be intersex? To transition? No. But he understood that one of his loved ones was suffering and that he could help to alleviate that pain. And so he did.

He taught me calligraphy. He taught me how to sew. He taught me bookbinding. He gave me many gifts.

But the biggest gift he gave me was, that when someone hated me for what I am, I could stomach it. Because this man was willing to unlearn the bigotry he had been taught for decades so he could love me for who I am.

*in my grandpa's dialect it was normal to refer to children as just 'the child' (genderless)

[likelytowritesomestuff]

One of the thing I really like about David Tennant being an ally to the LGBTQ+ community is that he never said he became one because one of his kids is non-binary.

Other allies stated they became allies because of kids/friends/closed ones who came out as queers, and I'm not saying this is a wrong reason to be an ally by per se, but I think David being an ally sends another great message, which is 'I would support the community even if my kid was cis because it's common sense and it's the right thing to do!'

[manyrandomfandoms]

David Tennant and Sir/Dr Brian May both being people who have won the Ally Award makes my fangirl heart so happy

[bastienb33]

For my mental health and yours! 🏳️‍🌈

[khaire-traveler]

While I was walking in the parade, I saw a man giving out free hugs. I pointed and said, "That's awesome!" "Do you want one?" I walked over, and he gave me the tightest hug I've ever had. As he hugged me, he said, "I'm so glad you're here, kiddo." Let me just say, it was incredibly hard not to cry when I walked away. Even as I type this, I'm crying. In a world filled with such hatred for transfolk right now, it meant the entire world to me to hear that.

To all my fellow LGBTQ+ who don't have a supportive parent or family, I want you to know that you are so, so very loved, even by strangers you've never met. Your life matters, and the world is a better place with you in it. I'm so, so proud of you for being who you are, for wearing your colors with pride, inside or out. You belong here, on this earth, and it's such a blessing that you are here. When you don't feel supported, know that somewhere, there is someone in the world who wishes to lift you up. Someone who would cheer you on. Someone who would give you a free hug. This pride month, remember how wonderful you are. How valid and lovely and special and important you are. You deserve to be here, you deserve to be proud, and most of all, you deserve to be happy. Happy pride month to us all. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[ineffqble]

This took 5 hours. Anyways :D

Edit- Oh my days thank you so much for all the attention this post is getting

[thefrogginbullfish]

Happy Mother's Day 🌈

[2-dsimp]

Tbh Nokka strikes me as the type of guy who just doesn't care enough about anything to be a bigot.

Not an ally either, just pure neutrality cus what does he want?

His wife and children.

Bro just wants a nuclear family basically: a queer child doesn't really change anything about this.

(just assumptions tho! I'm going purely on vibes honestly, he obviously has a VERY old fashioned of how a relationship between a man and a woman should work, but his objective isn't to change society or anything like this, bro just wants his relationship a certain way and that's it)

(sorry for the very confusing wall of text,,, kind of sleep deprived plus english ain't my first language)

-WS anon

Both of you are correct!

All in all as long as he got his wife and kids. He doesn’t care what they got going on the side. (Though he’d be nodding his head in approval if they were wearing the pants in the relationship. He ain’t raised no bottoms lol no offense) .

Don’t expect him to beat around the bush when asking questions. Nokka could give a shit where he’s at with his loudmouth, since he can fight.

Hell, Your husband could be shopping in the store with his gay son and lesbian daughter. And be saying this out of the blue.

“Aye it’s pride month or somethin for you two right? Tell me who’s the top and who’s the bottom, n hurry it up! Fore these pride shirts run out and I get chewed out by yer mama for not being “supportive” enough.”

[moonmeg]

Breeil Pride Art ♡

💗💜💙 🤍🖤❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍

Had no idea how to do the ally flag with this coloring style but I hope it comes across fine :')

[baksuz-art]

hello 👋

would you be able to do a straight ally and lesbian as friends 🥺

hi there! 😺 i have made two versions, one regular and one with flipped order of black and white stripes bc the kitties look much better with paler faces, so they're highlighted. i hope you like them! 😸 it can be pretty hard to work with flags with such limiting designs or odd colour choices (such as hetero ally one), so the outcomes are not always the best... 😿 so if you'd like any adjustments pls tell me and i'll try to make them!

reblogs are greatly appreciated!🌈☀️

[wolvesbaneandbuttercups]

saw someone yelling at some poor white and suposedly cishet guy at pride and like, do they know how stupid they sound? That maybe cishet guy could have been queer himself, he could be related to a queer person, or dating one. And you, that all dosnt even matter because we should be glad a white cishet man gives enough of a shit about queer folk to come to pride to celebrate and protest with us.

Do not yell at or attack cishet white guys at pride, you just look like a fucking idiot who's been in an echo chamber for too long.

Pride events are for EVERYONE who's there to celebrate pride. EVERYONE.

[thecasualfkfan]

THIS.ALL OF THIS.

You can watch the full video here also go subscribe to his YouTube

[sunnysam-my]

I was talking to my sister the other day about a Polish queer movie called "Hiacynt" (Hyacinth) which is called "Operation Hyacinth" in most non-Slavic countries, since their citizens are less likely to understand that's what the title is referring to.

When I showed my sister the trailer she went:

Her: Oh, so it's a gay movie?

Me: Yes. Why did you think it was called Hyacinth?

Her: What?

Me: You know, like the operation Hyacinth. That time the government created the "pink files" on gay men and transgender people to blackmail them and isolate from society. That literally happened only 34 years ago and the files exist to this day in police's archives.

And she just didn't know about this… because it never effected her… because straight people just don't bother with learning queer history.

What…

[amagnificentobsession]

Can we just appreciate this man? 🔥

You know these were the 3 stages of David’s response when Georgia told him about all the push back on social media.

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♥️

[cyrusking100]

DONALD SAYS TRANS RIGHTS LETS GOOOO

Like if i'd pick to have anyone help me with my transition, it'll be this guy frfrr