Some LGBT+ Animals I Painted to Prove Queerness Exists in Nature
These animals have the color palettes of the flags their sexualities genders or gender expressions are based on.
Literal Otter (the term otter refers to a gay man who is small and thin but also hairy):
Gay Male Penguin (gay male penguin couples often adopt baby penguins)
Transgender Clownfish (male clownfish can turn into female clownfish)
Literal Bear (the term bear refers to a gay man who is big (fat or muscular) and hairy):
Twink Ruff (male ruffs have their equivalent of twinks known as satellite males who are less masculine than traditional male ruffs, but aren’t exactly feminine either)
Femboy Ruff (yes, male ruffs also have their equivalent of femboys known as faeder male ruffs, ones that look similar to female ruffs but have just enough in their physical characteristics to be distinguishable from their female counterparts (I guess “Astolfo level” feminine if that makes sense)):
Tomboy Lion (female lions sometimes grow manes just like male lions)
Black Caiman (not sure if this animal is queer, but I wanted to represent queer activists of color as symbol of appreciation, as they significantly helped shape the LGBT+ rights movement we have to this day)
Asexual New Mexico Whiptail Lizard (they reproduce asexually) and Intersex Hyena (birthing hyenas have “pseudo penises” instead of vaginas)
Bisexual Bonobo and Lesbian Dolphin (they engage in same-sex intercourse)
i love you holmes lesbians and bisexuals i love you holmes aros and aces i love you holmes transgenders. in my head we are skipping through a field together. like this
Can you do the gay flag specifically color picked from Ken in Dolphin Magic? He wore a shirt there that basically screamed gay colors lol. Btw love your barbie flag edits!!! 💖
Thank you! And I'm sorry it took me so long to get to this, I took a break for a while. These are the best colors I can get with that shirt, unless there's another shirt he wears that I don't remember?
male bottlenose dolphins have been known to form long-lasting same-sex relationships, including hunting together, protecting each other from harm, and sexual activity. female bottlenose dolphins have often been observed using their beaks to stimulate each other. (dolphins also just have a lot of sex, in general)