#thank you tumblr queers

[donnieisaprettyboy]

2014 - realized I liked girls but began desperately trying to “pray the gay away”

2016 - stopped believing in Christianity as I began to better accept my sexuality

2020 - publicly came out as bisexual, and shortly after my gender crisis began

2021 - nonbinary ? we’ll run with it, I’m experimenting! I’m playing with it! I’ve been in college for a year so now I have the room to try some things out!

2023 - my first pride parade! and the gender crisis continues on…. I would really love more masculine features… a deeper voice is my dream… I see men with flat chests and I get so envious. maybe I’m trans?

2024 - FINALLY allowing myself to use multiple labels that feel right! nonbinary, transmasc, genderfluid, genderqueer, they all feel like ME! planning on starting HRT after I get married and get onto my fiancé��s health insurance. plan on getting married in a wedding dress because THAT’S WHAT I WANT! because gender is not a strict binary and I am allowed to play with it however I want! my gender is not for the pleasure or comfort of anyone else! I got to experience my SECOND pride finally feeling content with myself and my identity! I’m happy! I’m so happy :)

[h00f]

T4TM (Theseus4TheMinotaur)

lost wax cast bronze, patina & paste wax

2023

(process photos & info under cut <3)

my minotaur boy!! pls click on the photos for higher res! my thesis is focusing on trans men and creatures (how original ik) and this was last semester's final. i spent a lot of time looking at sculptures of the theseus/minotaur story, and yknow? a LOT of them are erotic! i'm pretty sure i saw some of them on tumblr a decade ago, and that's led to this now!

as you'll notice, the minotaur has a big t-dick! i wanted to give him breasts and an enlarged clitoris to present a very masculine trans figure. the boy on the bottom is also trans because i say so . the piece is about looking up to older, bigger, hairier trans men and seeing something awe-inspiring and beautiful. the minotaur was locked up by a cruel father for being different, and i think modern adaptations tend towards a sympathetic asterion (his name in one version)

making this piece was. so much effort. it took me about 3 months to get it all together - from clay model (plasticine) to 3D print to silicone mold to wax cast, and finally bronze pour into the shell mold. and then a TON of filing, sanding, dremel-ing, and various other metalworking techniques that probably took years off my life.

i started with sketches and made theeeeeee ugliest model ever:

then used a 3D scanner to get it digital, then spent a goooood month or two making him pretty in blender! then i spent an agonizing few weeks trying to get it print-ready, and fiiiiiinally did

^^^ an early resin printed draft of the model - you can see in the final that i added lots to theseus after some feedback, but sadly the nosering broke off every time i cast it so i just. let that be <3

then came the moldmaking, and then the wax dipping!! the yellow stuff is shell mold (ground up ceramic bits and algae soup, sticks to the wax, then silica sand in varying sizes on top) which gets the wax melted out, and bronze poured in!

then it's all metalworking, cutting stuff off, and working with hot metal. they don't tell you about all the bronze dust and how annoying it gets wearing a respirator AND goggles. but it is for me health, me boy. here's him all cleaned up before the patina:

and then i spray him down with various chemicals to make it "patina" (aka rust) in pretty colors. wait a few days, then apply paste wax to seal it and give it that shine!

then we get what you see above!!! the blue was actually unintentional, and i'm still not super sure why it looks that way.. but it's pretty so idc <3

thanks for reading!! if you ever have any bronze/casting questions, don't hesitate to message me! <3

[daily-dragon-drawing]

Hi! I saw you asked for pride dragon requests - could you please draw a bi dragon?? I love your art so much!!!

#114 - 雙性戀 (shuāng xìng liàn / bisexual) - Rejoice!! Bisexuality be upon ye 💖💜💙

[mg-2000g]

Hi all! I am a sixth year medical student from Gaza my journey began in Gaza, where i had been steadfastly studying to become a doctor and serve his community. After the Israeli military bombed both my home and the hospital was practicing in, i sought temporary refuge in Egypt. From then on, i aimed to gradually finish my final semester in Turkey.

However, as promising as this opportunity is, it comes with its own set of challenges. Living expenses, accommodation, and basic needs in Turkey are beyond what Mohammed can afford. He needs to raise $14,000 (GFM processing fees included) to cover hisliving expenses for the 12 months he will be in Turkey and he aims to dedicate a sizable amount towards evacuation funds for his aunt's family in Gaza. This amount will secure a room to rent, daily necessities, and allow him to focus on his studies as he provides a lifeline for his family.

This is where we need your support. No amount is too small, and 100% of what you contribute will go towards covering Mohammed's living expenses in Turkey and his family's evacuation funds. Thank you for your time and please share this campaign with your friends, family, and any healthcare worker orgs for Palestine.

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[itscherryterry-again]

yea

[deadeyedfae]

I'm about to hit 1000 followers which is an unreal thought to me! And to celebrate I made this as a thank you to you all and some very good friends 💜

In order of apperence we have @kaylasartwork who is one of the kindest and coolest people I've ever had the pleasure to become friends with 💜 whos art has helped me personally I know thousands of others!

@nyxisart who is as equally awesome as Kayla and as influential to me and so many others outs there 💜 someone I'm happy to call my friend and can't wait to get to know her more!

@leximicham and @sapphicmother who both have helped me so much and I am eternity grateful for 💜💜 without these two beautiful women I wouldn't have gotten to this point at all never mind so quickly!

And lastly @hanginwithhkatie who is just a wonderful person though and though and an artist I love to hear from as her stuff is so new and raw and filled with passion!! Everytime she shows me something she's working on it warms my heart and every time it just gets better and better! 💜

Of course I couldn't fit everyone I wanted into this comic or it would have been pages and pages of people I absolutely love interacting with and couldn't have been here without! So thank you all, every single person who's followed me, every single person I've become friends with and every single person who's now part of the Dead Eyed Bunny army I'm slowly amassing 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 I love you all!!

Here's to another thousand and many more funny, sad, cringy and cute comics!! 🏳️‍⚧️

[pansexual-pied-piper]

Heyo, wondering how common this is, please reblog for visibility!

*If it's been a one-off that doesn't seem statistically relevant to you, you may choose to disregard it. This poll is more about general trends than one-offs. If it was particularly funny or baffling, please do tell me about it in the tags though.

Feel free to specify in the tags 1) your orientation 2) which option you chose and 3) if applicable, what orientation(s) people have assumed you to be

[funkle420]

(⁠ﾉ⁠◕⁠ヮ⁠◕⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠*⁠.⁠✧

[goobobbers]

LARIAN MAKE SHADOWHEART FAT AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!!!!!!!!!!!

[luminarai]

& for a moment, when I’m dancing, I am free // prints, stickers, etc

made for darling @deresbabyh ♥

[deadbeatprince-typography]

An orb rolls on the ground. Inside it contains a starry rainbow, it shimmers and glimmers in your hand.

[ art on prints and things: teepublic | redbubble | threadless ]

[do-you-know-this-queer-character]

Do you know this queer character?

The Captain is Gay and uses he/him pronouns!

[cozylittleartblog]

me omw to scare mormons out of a wendys!! 🍂🖤🍟

ootd from like 2 weeks ago and yes that really happened

[yvesdot]

SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT IS OUT!

“Comedic, witty and chilling by turns.” — A. R. Thompson, author of When Dealing with Wolves

The debut collection returns in a special fifth anniversary edition, repackaged with three new short stories, a new cover, and additional bonus content! A vampire is forced into a compromising situation; a father fears his child's growing plant collection; the undead go to high school; a butcher contemplates whether or not she can be loved. In a captivating debut, yves. opens the door to our world, slightly askew—where the crows work for witches and telephone booths serve as secret channels for prophecy; where a diverse cast of monsters and humans alike are forced to contend with what the world believes is right.

Thank you to everyone who made my weird uncategorizable "Lemony Snicket meets Carmen Maria Machado" speculative fiction an instant bestseller! If you’ve ever felt like a monster, this book is for you.

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Thank you so much for reading this post about my book. I hope you will share it, and this image of my beautiful black cat, Andy, widely. To queer weird fiction and indie pub! To you, Dear Reader, with love.

[abdulluyombya123]

Hello my name is Abdul luyombya a Ugandan gay man aged 32 I fled Uganda to kenya and UNHCR took me to kakuma refugee camp in the north western turkana region fleeing homophobia and discrimination due to my sexual preferences that it’s a crime to be gay in Uganda. It was 2019 that I fled my home country and while at kakuma camp I met with other lgbt 🏳️‍🌈 refugees who also fled from both Uganda and other East African countries. It was very difficult to stay in the camp due to horrible conditions upon queer refugees we had to go through daily harsh conditions including death of our colleagues by homophobic refugees plus local natives called the turkana people plus police brutality. Last year in December on 19th after the Kenyan government refused to expedite our cases we had no option than to flee to South Sudan were we are now about 350men,women plus kids all starving with food scarcity plus medicine and shelters. I would really appreciate your intervention into our situation if at all you can,as you know we barely have food at camp yet within us we have mates with hiv positive statuses and they luck a lot plus kids who luck milk,I recently mate a friend who set us a fundraising page and would be glad if you can read about our situation through that page in my bio to see if you can help share it or donate something to our cause Lastly if at all you have any other social media platforms such as instagram or WhatsApp where we can talk on a video call so that you could meet my other representatives that would mean a lot to me. Thanks for accepting me to briefly share with you about our experience and happy to hear from you soon again. You can help us via our fundraising page below

https://gofund.me/e2d7538e

Yours faithfully,

Luyombya Abdul

Queer ACTVIST

Gorom refugee camp

[deadeyedfae]

I can't belive this but im at 2750 followers or so 👀 i still consider myself a small artist and in alot of ways i am but holy heck thats alot of people who saw my lil rabbits and thought 'yeah i want more of that' so thank you everyone here, from the lurkers to the regulars, the strangers to the friends and lovers who helped me see worth in my own art and myself 💜