#i didn't even watch the legend of korra but im also gay for the the legend of korra ladies

[sukiiidakara]

the legend of aang’s ladies make me even gayer than i already am but zuko also makes me straight what tf do i do

[lostboiking30]

I didn't watch ATLA when it was airing on Nick. I was 12 and although I did watch cartoons frequently. I was pretty solidly invested in Teen Titans. I was writing Teen Titans fanfiction, making TT fanart and researching the comic books on Titanstower.com (which apparently no longer exists. Oops Im old) because I didn't have access to the comics back then(I'm realizing now that Teen Titans was the first hyperfixation I remember having). I should write more TT fanfics

I caught a few episodes of ATLA when it was on, but I never paid a lot of attention to it. I liked it, but I didn't actually sit down to watch it until I was an adult. I finished the series for the first time right before Legend of Korra aired on Nick.

So because I was so impressed and infatuated with ATLA, I was excited to give LOK a go.

So a couple of things happened. When LOK aired, I was 21 years old and I was still in the closet. I still believed I was a cis and largely straight woman. I was so excited that the new Avatar was a Waterbender and a girl!

Baby Korra stole my heart in the first episode and within the the time span of her crashing into the wall and yelling "I'M THE AVATAR YOU GOTTA DEAL WITH IT!" I was hooked. (I love baby Korra and I want to squeeze her forever)

but when that scene transitioned into teenage Korra, I was blown away by her design. I felt a little bleh for being attracted to her because she was 17, (I say that, but my main ship was Linorra back then >_>) but I was in love with her strength, tenacity and how expressive she was. It was clear from that moment that she wore her heart on her sleeve, and I remember calling my friend and was like..."So yeah I'm not straight. Google Legend of Korra"

(in hindsight it's pretty easy to see why Asami was infatuated with Korra from the jump)

So LOK helped me come out of the closet and stay out (A year later I came out as trans

Additionally, I was enthralled by the art style and the orchestra. It was exciting to see old Lady Katara and see the airbabies and probending and...Asami. I 100% made the same face Mako did when he realized how pretty Asami was. AND SHE WAS NICE! SHE IS SO NICE. I was ultimately very glad they decided to make her a good guy.

But the show was also aimed towards an older audience and that much was obvious. A lot of people hated the love triangle but I was OBSESSED (even though at the time I really did want korra and bolin to end up together...we were still in hetero relationship only land so that was like all I had. Besides Bolin is such a good boy! But he found Opal and I am happy about that). I was also MAJORLY curious about why Asami was never mad at Korra when she could have so easily been (we know why, but back then we were so naive)

Then there was the Legend of Korra Tumblr fandom. I never made friends with anyone from the fandom (I was way too shy to ask internet strangers to be friends with me) but the community was so cohesive, regardless of how messy it got some times. I used to live blog the episodes or look for live blogs and reactions as I watched it and because we all went through so much trying to stay loyal to Bryke and the show while Nick kept taking it off the air. Idk. I think the LOK tumblr fandom was the first sense of community I ever felt in my life.

Watching Korra grow was a treat. The show is funny, entertaining, and honest. And the finale of Korra/Asami holding hands while they walked into the spirit world the same year Gay Marriage was legalized in the US. It will just always be special to me.

I know LOK isn't perfect and I also wish there were more filler episodes where we got to see Team Avatar grow closer to each other (specifically Korra and Asami. I want THAT story) and how Asami dealt with the 3 year absence of Korra or both of their realizations that they weren't just friends. I want to see all of them just have fun because they hardly get to. Give me Korrasami fluff and some PG13 kisses! (I mean I want more than that but I don't think it will happen) dammit! But I adore Legend of Korra so much.

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You’re one of the rare few who actually likes Legend of Korra more than the original show, Avatar the Last Airbender.

[nobody-is-a-cool-girl]

This is probably gonna be a bit messy since im not good at puting my thoughts into words. I am 22 and I identify as lesbian but it is fairly recent developement. Until 5 years ago I didn't even think that i could possibly be something other tha straight. I knew what it meant that someone was gay but I dont think I ever knew someone who was gay or even really seen nonstraight character in media. I was watching Legend of Korra at the time. And then finale came. And Korrasami became canon. And I was so surprised, but i was also kinda intrigued. It put nonstraight relationships a bit more on my radar. And then came another rather important show for me. The 1OO. The show that would cause me so much heartbreak but also pivotal moment in my life. Because watching Clarke and Lexa grow closer together and develop relationship I realised that i think i want that too. That it is possible i am not as straight as i thought. After that I did take somwhere like 3 years on consuming LGBTQ+ content and try to figure myself out. There were other important shows like Carmilla, Wynonna Earp or One Day At The Time that finally allowed me to realise that I am in fact gay. With out all those shows i think i would taken a lot longer on figuring it all out. So from my standpoint representation really matters.

Sory for the mess. If you have any questions or anything just message me. Hope GCSE will go well

Please help a useless lump actually pass GCSEs

I'm not really expecting to get any replies to this but basically in a few weeks I'm doing my English speaking GCSE and it's going to be based on the effects of positive LGBTQ+ representation in media and its importance. I was going to talk mainly about queer youtubers and representation in TV shows because that's what I know the most about.

And basically (this is the point of dragging myself out of my unsociable hole of no posting) it would be cool if people could maybe share some of their opinions or experiences on the subject so I can mention more than just my own feelings and get a more rounded view of the topic.

If you have made it to this point thanks for reading and possibly replying to this post.