#lbgtq+ representation

[waywordvibes]

this is cool and informative!

I made an informative powerpoint on asexuality! I’ve seen some other ones floating around with misinformation, so I decided to make my own. Hope you like it!

[finnslay]

"Don't shove it down our throats"

"Protect the kids, keep this away from them"

No. Stop.

We need to keep showing it

We need to let people that they are seen.

We need to show these kids. Kids. That they have someone.

Why?

Because queer youth are 4 times more likely to commit suicide than their peers

Because 45 percent or queer youth have considered suicide within the last year

Because a young queer person attempts suicide every 45 seconds

Because having just one supportive adult reduscing the risk of suicide in queer teens by 40 percent

If you want to protect the kids, save our fucking lives

Instead of saying to stop shoving it down your throats

Take the pills out of our throats

Take the noose off our necks

Take the blades and guns out of our hands

And let them out their hands there instead

So they can hold us and help us

And listen an let us know

Hey. I see you. I hear you. Your feelings are valid. And you are loved

If you care about the children then let us be seen and heard...

At this point I'm scared for my life... If I didn't have a support adult that had that sign on their door at school and wore that pin I would be dead

That sign. That pin. They don't hurt the straight cis kids. They don't cause harm. They don't get affected by them. But it saved my life...

So please. Stop saying stuff like that.

To other queer kids, please. Here me. You are loved. You will be accepted one day. My messages are open. You deserve to be alive. You're not broken. You're not a fuck up. You are a person just like me and all those other 8 billion on this planet. You are worth so much more than what theyve said. I love you so so so so so much. This world is better with you here. It's better with you and your personality because you're unique. We need people who are different. I love you. I'm here if you need anything at all. And I'm so proud of you...

[kmcarras]

i'm baaaaaaaaack! happy new year :) idk when the next part will be yet but it won't be as long of a wait as this one was. i very much lost steam on this one alongside going thru a bunch of life stuff. i made this part because people got confused about why eddie was acting like he didnt think richie liked him. i made this part to remind people why he would act that way, not realizing that people were actually confused because the order of events was unclear. all this phone call stuff with beverly is a flashback, before richie even confessed to eddie. whoops. but yeah in retrospect, i kinda worry when the whole thing cuts together that this would be jarring in a tonal/pacing sort of way, but at least we got to see some of the other losers in some compacity, which i know people had been asking about. (plus my voice actors kicked ass, please check them out, especially Mike's actor, who streams on youtube and on twitch) trigger warning at very bottom

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Voice Actors

 Mike - James Brown Jr.

Youtube - @JamBudsVO

Twitter - JambudsVO

Twitch - JambudsVO

 Stan - Kollin Stewart

Instagram - kollinupsomestew

 Bill - Ben Swimmer

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 as usual, i voiced richie/eddie/beverly/ben and did all the writing/drawing/editing/etc. if you message me to tell me that you hate a character's voice and that i should recast them as you, i will laugh at you

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 Song: "Enola Gay" by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

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Trigger warnings - Internalized homophobia, homophobia, gay slur ("fairy"), character(s) have 1980's period typical poor understanding of sexuality and gender (not knowing there is more than simply "gay" or "straight" as well as implied not knowing there is more than the gender binary), misogyny, mocking of Valley Girl accent, song referencing the bombing of Hiroshima by the United States in WWII ("Enola Gay" was adopted by the queer community as an anthem and was chosen for the tone of the melody, but I want to acknowledge the lyrics are in fact about the bomber plane for which the song is named for), a pony pees a considerable amount, arachnophobia/tarantulas/spiders

[novel-goddess]

Hi everyone ! I recently finished “Not My Problem” by Ciara Smyth and gave it 5 stars ✨ I loved it so much and hope one day they turn this into a movie or show because it was hilarious! I listened to the audiobook and it honestly reminded me of Derry Girls. This book also touches on some serious topics for teenagers like bullying, toxic friendships and parents with alcoholism. The author does a fantastic job of blending the funny and serious parts together in a way that didn’t mess up the flow of the story. There’s also a diverse group of teens in this book with LGBTQ+ representation (bonus points because one of the characters is Polish 🇵🇱♥️). Overall I’d recommend this book to anyone who loves funny, heart warming, coming of age stories mixed with a ton of cursing and shenanigans 📚

Follow me on insta: @ readingbysunlight

[sunshineandlyrics]

❤️🤍💙 Red, White and Royal Blue. Representation matters

[galaxy-candy-pop]

Biggest group of drawings I've done at once!

Fang Dragniel is the Dragon Prince of his kingdom. However, due to a powerful spell cast upon his people that kept them in slumber, he was forced to travel Eirtha as a mercenary. In hopes of finding a cure to the curse . . .

For his personality I want you to imagine Bakugo but with a softer voice and better comebacks.

[solace-in-the-tardis]

Nothing is quite as annoying as a character getting "fixed" by true love, NOTHING NEEDED TO BE FIXED

And when asexuality gets mixed up for aromantisism 🥲

me looking for ace/aro characters: lets go gambling!

[character's sex repulsion is used for jokes] aw dang it

[character is put in sexual situations despite disliking it] aw dang it

[character's identity is ignored by fandom] aw dang it

[characters creators sexualize them] aw dang it

[aro character gets 'fixed' by true love] aw dang it

[aro/ace character is literally an animal] aw dang it

[creator messes up definition of asexuality] aw dang it

[characters asexuality is never brought up in media] aw dang it

[letsplaygenderbinary]

Bonus question! What parts of a game reinforces the heteronormative construction of the gender binary? Do the games just play on gender stereotypes? Does the game reinforce a stark distinction between female characters and male characters through their character design (like oversexualization of female characters and hyper unrealistic body images for male characters)?

Do you think games like Fortnite and Overwatch where there is a set of characters or skins for the player to choose from should be a little bit less set in the binary? Do you think they are set in the binary at all?

Let me know your thoughts in the comments! I'd love to hear 'em :)

[titstodicks]

Hello tumblr! This is my first post in this blog and I just wanted to say hi! I’m just going to be talking about some struggles I have as an ftm trans teenager as there is very little I can do physically that can solve any sort of dysphoria and such. This is just a safe space and I’ll answer most of not all questions people have for me and ask questions myself. This page is just to help show other people out there that there are similar people struggling with their transition and their lives and that you are not alone. Love you all!

[alltimefail]

Hey @netflix do you remember tweeting this? Because I remember when you tweeted this!

We're still waiting for you to be "so annoying" about them. Maybe a good place to start is renewing Dead Boy Detectives!

You and @warnerbrostv need to put your heads together and figure out a way to do right by this incredible show and its creatives. Customers are sick and tired of the "Netflix Graveyard" sending poignant stories with great LBGTQ+ representation to an early grave. Queer stories deserve to be told, and the people who feel seen by them enjoy to have closure. We pay the subscription fees that everyone else pays, so have a little integrity!

LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. Everyone from the fans to critics to journalists and pop-culture sources has been screaming about this show's worth, and you two are the only ones who fail to see it! Open your eyes and know a good thing when you have it; Dead Boy Detectives is a hit, people love it and want more of it, so it's a guaranteed profitable investment long-term.

You already have season 2 scripts @netflix and @warnerbrostv, so make it happen!

[thepopsicle]

Please remember that this is a fight for all of us! As long as major companies think that they can bury queer voices, the more danger we’re all in. This is something that just can’t keep happening.

Save ‘A league of their own’ , Stand up for each other and show Amazon that they can’t keep canceling and burying our representation.

Hey All-Star Fruits!

As we all know, A League Of Their Own’s 2nd season was scrapped from Amazon. Like Abbi, Will and Desta said, blaming the strikes is a cowardly move on their part and we all know the actual reasons behind this decision.

We are confident we’ll find a new home for our award winning show, one that appreciates and understands the importance of the stories told by this amazing show and the people that have put their heart and soul in working to bring it to life.

Meanwhile we have to show the studios and streamers we are backing up our team, and that no matter how long it takes we will still support this amazing family. That’s why we urge you all to help spread and sign this petition.

This is one way to quantify to them the support ALOTO has.

Help us save A League Of Their Own.

https://chng.it/n9zqB4zxyy

#SaveALOTO

[departmentq]

Say what you like about qualities of either show, Discovery is closer spiritually to TOS than any other Trek series.

1966: TOS had an optimistic outlook on who was going to participate in our future; a woman of color as an officer and part of our bridge crew. A Japanese and Russian, former and current enemies of the United States (at the time), things that were unthinkable of at the time.

2017: a crew is eventually united under the command of a woman of color, and the crew features members of the LBGTQ+ community: a gay couple in a committed relationship, a lesbian engineer, an identified non-binary person, and their partner who could be trans-coded.

Throughout the decades, this is what Trek has always striven for; acceptance, representation, and inclusivity.

[sugashook]

Diversity wins!

LOS ANGELES — On the heels of the cancellation of the critically-acclaimed queer pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death, streaming giant Max apologized to saddened fans for not canceling the show sooner.

“We want to thank the cast and crew of ‘Our Flag Means Death’ for all their hard work and dedication to creating two fantastic seasons of hilarious, groundbreaking programming,” Warner Bros. Discovery spokesperson Kyle Willshire said. “And to all the fans of the show and the LBGTQ+ representation it was beloved for, we’re sorry we didn’t cancel it while the second season was filming and shelve it forever.”

(this is a parody)

[gay-disabled-characters-showdown]

LBGTQ+ Disabled Characters Showdown Round 3, Wave 1, Poll 7

A character being totally canon LGBTQ+ and disabled was not required to be in this competition. Please check qualifications and propaganda before asking why a character is included. 

Check out the other polls in this wave and prior here.

Link-Legend of Zelda

Qualifications:

He was legit designed to be androgynous (Nintendo has actually said this) and easily passes as a girl (I firmly believe Link is genderfluid), and also he got his arm yoinked

He lost his arm in TOTK, but ALSO we know that one version of him, the Hero's Shade (seen in Twilight Princess, and canonically is the one from Ocarina of Time) is missing his eye. Aside from that, one version of Link (the one in BOTW/TOTK) is commonly headcanoned as gay/bi (often shipped with prince Sidon of the zora), as well as seen by plenty of fans as genderfluid or nonbinary. People also headcanon him as having PTSD and severe anxiety due to the VERY traumatic things he's had to deal with (particularly BOTW Link, as he's the one who failed in his mission to protect Hyrule, unlike the other versions)

Additional qualifications by @sasybanana : Botw link is also canonically selectively mute due to his very canon anxiety over his responsibilities as keeper of the mastersword before the calamity. This is referenced both in some of his memories with zelda and some of her journals you can find. It was also noted by Robby in botw that link is riddled with scars and burns from the incident that put him in the shrine of resurrection to begin with. I forgot to say: many people also believe link is Asexual or generally Ace due to his overall disposition toward canonical romantic partners and prospective in-game ones as well.

Propaganda:

Link is the best and deserves to be in this

Link is cool, and I want more people to see how cool he is

Anything Else?:

Okay, if you want to see a GREAT Zelda comic that incorporates both the mental health headcanons common with Link, as well as one version missing his eye, look up Linked Universe, it's pretty good at showing those (Submitter 2)

Luz Noceda-The Owl House

Qualifications:

Canonically bisexual and shown in the show, never stated in the show but is also ADHD

She is bisexual and has ADHD.

Bisexual (canon) and neurodivergent (heavily coded)

bisexual adhd queen

Very cool character that shows children that it's okay to be disabled and in the LGBTQ community

Propaganda:

Has been through many of the troubles that I as an ADHD person have also been through, mainly regarding school. (Shown mainly in season 3)

She’s got a girlfriend, which is groundbreaking representation for a Disney cartoon (especially considering how she’s the main character). She’s also really determined and kind, having amassed a massive found family by the end of the show. Her ADHD causes her a number of problems throughout her journey, but it also makes her who she is.

I adore her and she had done nothing wrong in her life ever

SHES THE BEST EVER

People want to screw her for some reason so uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah

Anything Else?:

Canon girlfriend she has a canon girlfriend. And has crushed on both she/hers and he/hims (Submitter 1)

Enchanted Grom Fight was absolute bangers (Submitter 5)

[rowanellis]

Can we define "good" and "bad" LBGTQ+ representation? 🤔

"Ladies and Gentlemen and those who are not members of the aristocracy, I’m a video essayist standing in front of a wall of red string, I think you know what that means - it’s chaotic conspiracy deep dive time!"

Well, I'm certainly going to try in this unhinged deep dive!