#thinking abt gender expression and my f/os and :]

[kiddphel]

happy pride months to self shippers and their masc lesbian f/os. their femme gay man f/os. their gnc f/os. happy pride to selfshippers with canonically trans f/os and f/os they headcanon to be trans. happy pride to the masculine f/os who wear makeup.

happy pride to self shippers and their f/os and whatever gender expression makes them happy

[selfship-pride]

Selfship Pride Spotlight: Sparkyboye

It’s that time again! This time we’ll be featuring our friend Caelum otherwise known as Sparkyboye! Make some noise for mint!

Caelum is a nonbinary, gay, arospec creator here on tumblr that has a knack for making kandi (that you can find here!) and very occasionally drawing (though not so much anymore!). Mint enjoys music (such as vocaloid and K-Pop). Mints really into Cookie Run, Pokemon, Webkinz, fashion, and mints F/O sources!! Mint’s also really nice and approachable with a lot of interesting things to say!

Caelum also has a really neat collection of 24 pronouns that can be found here! I highly recommend looking at them and giving them a whirl! The variety is nice! Be sure to give mint a follow and in ask mint some questions about mints F/Os <3 (who also have alternative pronouns !)

Under the cut you’ll find our interview!! Let’s see what mint has to say!

I should start by asking, What does pride mean to you and your selfships? Tell me more about how it comes into play in your lives!

Caelum: “okay !! for all of us its kinda a big part of our lives ig ? we're all trans n definitely not straight, so if we didn't show pride in any way itd feel to us like we're hidin a part of ourselves. for some showing too much it can cause dysphoria, which mostly happens w gakushuu, katsuki, n occasionally flick.

others like eijirou, denki, n izuku are all really open about being trans. in the way of our sexuality tho we all love showin pride about that !! overall pride is jus kinda,,, really important to us. we tend to get really into it, and the ones that don't get dragged into it hxtdbxjxg bam Loves dragging me n flick (and flick usually drags cj along too) to pride parades while w my other f/os we tend to jus celebrate alone,,, anyways i hope that makes sense hxgsbdh i ramble every time i talk abt them aaaaa”

It sounds like you're a really open bunch. I love it! What do you and your F/Os do to celebrate pride? What sort of things do you wear there? 

Caelum: “yea we try to be !!! as for what we wear at pride, it's all different things. im /massive/ into fashion so i tend to go all-out on my outfit, which definitely includes all my pride kandi.

i also got izuku into kandi, so bun tends to also wear all of buns pride kandi. as for the others tho, most of em dont get rlly into dressin up,,, so i usually dress em up hxtsbsjxg denki likes to wear skirts n stuff on their female days n they have a lot of petticoats so usually i make the ones that arent v outgoing wear them as tutus if theyre comfy. they all tend to be a mess (trying to get bam in anything that isnt sports gear or eijirou into anything that isnt crocs or cargo shorts is very difficult) but it fits all of us together tbh.”

What about the community has helped you express yourself (via your sexuality and gender identity)? 

Caelum: “mm i guess seeing other non-cishet self shippers ? i dont see a lot but which does make me sad, but the ones i do see make me feel rlly comfy here !! n seeing people share their headcanons too, esp since the ones i have mean a lot to me 👉🏻👈🏻 n self shipping in general really helps me figure out n come to terms w my gender n sexuality, n since i am Very Gay for all of my f/os it gives me a spot to show that lmao.”

To sign off, is there any sort of advice you give to selfshippers who are also struggling with their identity or sexuality? Also any last words!!

Caelum: :uhh dont b afraid to try out different labels n stuff ig ?? its almost guaranteed tht ur gon go through many labels, n thats okay !! n it's alright if u think ur something to the point where you're certain thats what you are, but smth changes and u realize u arent that !! just remember tht ur f/os love u jus the way u are, regardless of ur label !! also, dont let anyone tell you how to identify, whether u wan use really broad terms or multiple gender n sexuality labels like me, its all okay !!! :33″

Thank you so much to Caelum for coming out to speak with me! Mint was REALLY patient and I very much appreciate it!