Hello! I uploaded a collection of subtle pride flag designs onto my Threadless shop, so LGBT can express themselves and their pride without worrying about being outed. (Each design also has a cryptic name to further protect closeted LGBT.)
These can be printed on shirts, hoodies, socks, face masks, stickers, buttons, phone cases, bags, notebooks and much more!
Additionally, 100% of profits go towards an organization/charity of the buyer’s choice.
Currently donating to organizations supporting: hunger relief, Black Lives Matter, Native American rights, LGBT+ rights, and COVID-19 relief
As well as those giving crises aid to: Chile, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine, the Philippines, Poland, Turkey, and Yemen
SHOP LINK: artforaltruism.threadless.com (Also linked in my bio and on my blog because Tumblr won’t let me link it directly!)
So I saw a tumblr post on twitter, mentioning how the flags were always stripes, which they found boring (and upon thinking about it, I also realized it’s not very color-blind friendly) so I made some prideflags with crests for fun!
The symbolism shouldn’t be taken too seriouysly, nor was it my intent to create something to replace the current flags. This was just a design challenge!! I also noticed that the black looks kind of purple-y/grayish on some of my designs (such as the ace flag). Sorry for that!!
Once again, these were designs for fun! In no way am I trying to boil people down to a stereotype!!
Also note that these were made for twitter originally. They allow only 4 pictures at once, hence why I only made 7 so far (the original post included the tumblr post). I’m not trying to be exclusive and might make more ;;;
Some of them are also available on my redbubble, if someone would be interested:
This comic from Lilo the Autistic Queer (@A_Silent_Queer on Twitter) made me smile today. There is no one way to look trans, and no one way to transition. However you choose to express your authentic self is good and doing what makes you happy regardless of what cis people think is good.
[ID: three images drawn by a_silent_child. The first is titled “When people talk about transition, I often see…”, showing a drawing of two people facing the viewer. The man on the left is thin, has light skin and a beard, and is neatly dressed in a button-down and jeans. Arrows point to him and say ‘binary trans man’ and ‘he/him pronouns’. The woman on the right is thin, has light skin and is wearing a pink dress. Arrows point to her and say ‘binary trans woman’ and ‘she/her pronouns’. Arrows point to both of them and say ‘had HRT’, ‘multiple surgeries’ and ‘cis passing’. Underneath it reads “And it’s not wrong. They are trans.”
The second image is titled “But let’s get something clear…”, showing two people, one facing the viewer and the other looking to the left. The person on the right is fat, has dark skin, and is wearing a purple shirt that says ‘autistic & cute’ and galaxy-patterned leggings. Arrows point to him and say ‘likes to be called ‘cute’‘, ‘had top surgery’, ‘doesn’t want HRT’, and ‘socially transitioning’. A label reads ‘he is also trans’. The person on the left is thin, has brown skin, and is wearing a crop top and shorts. Arrows point to her and say ‘can’t afford HRT’, ‘socially transitioning’, ‘doesn’t like dresses’, and ‘likes having a penis’. A label reads ‘and her’.
The third image shows three people, two looking towards the viewer and one looking to the left. The person on the right is thin, has light skin, and is wearing dark jeans with chains and a fishnet-style crop top that reads ‘happy thoughts’. Arrows point to zir and say ‘wants HRT’, ‘wants breasts’, and ‘not a woman’. A label reads ‘and zir’. The person in the middle has brown skin, is thin, is wearing a red jumper and blue jeans, and is using crutches. Arrows point to them and say ‘socially transitioned’, ‘uses they or fae pronouns’, and ‘not a woman’. A label points to fae and the person standing next to them and reads ‘and them too.’ The person on the left is fat, has brown skin, is wearing a floral-patterned yellow dress and has a beard. Arrows point to them and say ‘wants bottom surgery, but not top’, ‘feels pretty with a beard’, and ‘uses she or they pronouns’. End ID]
This comic from Lilo the Autistic Queer (@A_Silent_Queer on Twitter) made me smile today. There is no one way to look trans, and no one way to transition. However you choose to express your authentic self is good and doing what makes you happy regardless of what cis people think is good.
[ID: three images drawn by a_silent_child. The first is titled “When people talk about transition, I often see…”, showing a drawing of two people facing the viewer. The man on the left is thin, has light skin and a beard, and is neatly dressed in a button-down and jeans. Arrows point to him and say ‘binary trans man’ and ‘he/him pronouns’. The woman on the right is thin, has light skin and is wearing a pink dress. Arrows point to her and say ‘binary trans woman’ and ‘she/her pronouns’. Arrows point to both of them and say ‘had HRT’, ‘multiple surgeries’ and ‘cis passing’. Underneath it reads “And it’s not wrong. They are trans.”
The second image is titled “But let’s get something clear…”, showing two people, one facing the viewer and the other looking to the left. The person on the right is fat, has dark skin, and is wearing a purple shirt that says ‘autistic & cute’ and galaxy-patterned leggings. Arrows point to him and say ‘likes to be called ‘cute’‘, ‘had top surgery’, ‘doesn’t want HRT’, and ‘socially transitioning’. A label reads ‘he is also trans’. The person on the left is thin, has brown skin, and is wearing a crop top and shorts. Arrows point to her and say ‘can’t afford HRT’, ‘socially transitioning’, ‘doesn’t like dresses’, and ‘likes having a penis’. A label reads ‘and her’.
The third image shows three people, two looking towards the viewer and one looking to the left. The person on the right is thin, has light skin, and is wearing dark jeans with chains and a fishnet-style crop top that reads ‘happy thoughts’. Arrows point to zir and say ‘wants HRT’, ‘wants breasts’, and ‘not a woman’. A label reads ‘and zir’. The person in the middle has brown skin, is thin, is wearing a red jumper and blue jeans, and is using crutches. Arrows point to them and say ‘socially transitioned’, ‘uses they or fae pronouns’, and ‘not a woman’. A label points to fae and the person standing next to them and reads ‘and them too.’ The person on the left is fat, has brown skin, is wearing a floral-patterned yellow dress and has a beard. Arrows point to them and say ‘wants bottom surgery, but not top’, ‘feels pretty with a beard’, and ‘uses she or they pronouns’. End ID]
What I would say to people who are unfamiliar with nonbinary identities or who want to be allies to the nonbinary community during Nonbinary Awareness Week (Part 1 maybe???)
(Image description: 10 images with an off white background, the images are bordered by purple and yellow flowers and green leaves, every image has purple text with information about nonbinary identities above smaller green text that says “Nonbinary Awareness Week 2020”.
The purple text on the images reads:
1) “To be nonbinary means to have a gender identity outside of the socially constructed male and female binary.”
2) “In other words, a nonbinary person is an individual whose gender identity is neither exclusively or entirely man nor woman.”
3) “Some nonbinary people experience their gender as fluid and changing, some have more than one gender, and others have no gender at all”.
4) “The term nonbinary is only one of the many words that exist to describe genders outside the binary. Other gender identity terms include genderqueer, agender, and genderfluid”.
5) “Nonbinary people are everywhere, we are a part of every community. There are many simple ways to support the nonbinary people in your life”.
6) “Respect a nonbinary person’s chosen name, use the correct pronouns, use gender neutral language, and work to make the spaces in your community gender neutral and inclusive.”
7) “There is no one way to be nonbinary and every nonbinary person’s experience is unique. Some people medically transition and some do not, some change their names and some do not”.
8) “Many nonbinary people have other marginalized identities as well. Center the voices of multiply marginalized nonbinary people, especially nonbinary people of color and nonbinary disabled people.”
9) “Transphobia and cissexism have harmful impacts on the lives of nonbinary people. Challenge trans and nonbinary exclusionism wherever you encounter them. Silence is complicity.”
10) “Listen to and amplify nonbinary voices. Nonbinary people are the experts on our own lives and experiences.”)
I was inspired by theseposts by @positivelygenderqueerguy to make a little comic about why some people might identify as genderqueer guys! Done with markers on index cards so the color is a little off :o
Image description:
An image showing twelve figures speaking. First is a person with a greenish shirt with an ace pin and bi pin, brown hair, and tan skin. They are saying, “I’m a masc aligned nonbinary person!”
After them is a dark-skinned person with wide shoulders wearing a yellow tank top with a purple star. They have dark hair, a beard, and several piercings. They are saying, “I’m bigender, and my two genders are nb and male.”
The third person has purple hair in a bun, purple lipstick, and tan skin, and is wearing a purple tank top over a mesh shirt. They are saying, “I’m multigender, and being masculine is the most important part of me.”
Next is a person with brown skin and cropped black hair and a beard, wearing a turquoise shirt, saying, “I’m genderfluid, and my gender is often male or male-aligned.”
Below them is a young looking person with brown skin, dark brown spiky hair, glasses, and a pink shirt. They have a turqouise-colored cochlear implant. They are saying, “I’m boyflux—when my gender is at its strongest, I’m male or masculine!”
After them is a person with sunglasses, orange hair, and a pearl necklace, making finger guns and saying, “I’m agender, but if I had to pick a gender, I’d be a guy.”
Next is a person with blond hair and dark sin, wearing an earring and a green collared shirt, and saying, “Being perceived and raised as female affects my identity as a trans man.”
Below them is a person with a dark curly bob cut and pink cardigan and shirt. They are gesturing with their hand as they say, “I’m nb, but I feel connected to manhood because I was raised and seen as male.”
Under them is a person with dark skin, a green scarf, and hair in the style of “poodlepuffs”. They are saying, “I’m neurodivergent, and that makes my connection to masculinity more genderqueer than binary.”
Next is a person wearring a beige hoodie with a pan pin and mlm pin. They are saying, “I only feel like a man through my love of men—if I weren’t mlm I wouldn’t be male.”
Under them is a dark skinned person with black hair in a bun, wearing a blue t-shirt. They are saying, “I’m butch, and I prefer the word “guy” over “man” in reference to myself.”
The last person has curly green hair and a yellow shirt, and brown skin. They are saying, “I consider myself cis, but I don’t feel 100% boy all the time.
At the bottom is an drawing of all the people standing together, smiling, arms around each other. Several are using mobility aids or prosthetic limbs. The text above them reads in all caps, “We’re genderqueer guys!”
