I Want To See More Asexual, Aromantic & Aspectrum Representation This Year During Pride Month 2024. We've

i want to see more asexual, aromantic & aspectrum representation this year during pride month 2024. we've been made to feel like we're not queer at all, and when we are seen as queer, we are pushed to the VERY bottom of the priority list, seen as not as queer as others, or not a priority because we do not suffer from any kind of oppression.

i want to break the silence on this matter this year. even if an aspectrum person isn't affected by any sort of societal oppression, they still deserve to have a space to talk about how they experience their identity. having a complicated relationship or no relationship at all with romantic feelings and relationships in a society that guilt trips people into developing romantic relationships starting in their teens is not in line with our societal view of what is "normal" and "correct". constantly being told that you "haven't found the right one" is harassment.

Not experiencing sexual attraction, refusing to have sex, or having a complicated relationship with sexual feelings is 100% queer and outside of the norm in a sex-obsessed society that guilt and mocks people for not having experienced it, and at the worst of time, forces it on people, telling them that they'll have a changed opinion of they just experienced it for themselves. being guilted or forced into interacting with sexual media or having friends try to force you into sleeping with someone is harassment and assault.

having a complicated relationship with gender that results in someone feeling agender, whether they have no gender at all, or have a gender that feels partially agender and partially another gender often results in someone being told they're confused, or have no idea what they're talking about. many people refuse to acknowledge someone who totally lacks a gender identity, or identifies with gender neutrality.

aplatonic people are frequently told they are losers, or just have anxiety or are experiencing their feelings due to depression or something similar. aplatonic people are told they do not understand their own feelings, when it is a very valid experience to not experience platonic feelings or have a very complicated relationship with them that leads one to feel happier not engaging in those relationships.

these are very real issues aspectrum people face. even if an aspec person doesn't face these problems, they are still queer. they are still aromantic, asexual, agender, aplatonic, or some other like of aspec. you don't get to tell them how they experience their identity, and you don't get to tell them they're not queer or don't experience hardships and denial of their identity. i want to see more people talking about and accepting these identities in 2024. no more pushing aspectrum people to the back, we are here in the front with everyone else, shouting alongside you. we all deserve to be heard- including asexuals, aromantics, agender people, aplatonic people and other aspectrum folks. we are all shouting for our rights together. let's shout for each other, too.

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a digital drawing of Midoriya Izuku and Todoroki Shouto. Shouto has pulled himself up from lying on the ground to kiss Izuku and is holding on to the hood of his hoodie, and there are cracks on his face similar to Hikage's. Izuku is kneeling beside Shouto and cradling his head with one hand, his eyes are wide, and tears are running down his face. Behind them is a night sky/galaxy background, and they're illuminated by the red and blue lights of an ambulance siren. a bright blue spark of light passes between their lips, representing Shouto passing One for All to Izuku.

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I can’t believe it’s already been two years since I published it!! Time sure flies. It’s still my favorite fic that I’ve published to date! If you haven’t yet, you can read it here—it’s a canon divergent future fic, featuring Shouto with One for All and Quirkless vigilante Izuku! My fiancé has also described it as peak romance, but I think that might just be Tddk in general XD

I’m also really happy with how this piece turned out! I played around a bit with the shading and I think it looks really good, so I might do more of that in the future 👀

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dreamsailor

9 months ago

never actually posted them here despite them being on my artfight page.. lol. anyways here are my todoizuocha kids :) in order, koharu, etsumi, and moeko... i would like to talk about them more :P

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dreamsailor

2 years ago

An Alaska Native group decided to make a video game. It’s like nothing you’ve ever played before.

One of the most groundbreaking, critically acclaimed, and delightful video games of 2014 began in a highly unlikely place — Anchorage, Alaska.

It’s called “Never Alone” (or “Kisima Ingitchuna”). And it wasn’t developed by Nintendo, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, or any of the other big game studios.

It was the brainchild of the Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) — a nonprofit community support organization for Alaska Natives and their families.

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dreamsailor

10 months ago

i’m gay but i’m always gonna choose the well developed straight ship over the 2 bland and incompatible white dudes that have 500,000 fanfics written about them. you guys just hate women.

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1 month ago

they bring me sm comfort 💔

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9 months ago

"My account was blocked because I'm from Gaza and because I'm trying to raise funds for my family. This won't stop me from helping my loved ones. I ask all my friends to share this so that the message reaches everyone. Your support means the world to us. Thank you to everyone who stands by us. ❤️✊

#WeAreAllGaza #NoToBlocking #HelpGaza"

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dreamsailor

8 months ago

im going through art block. people send mha character requests to my ask box

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dreamsailor

10 months ago

this year while we all celebrate pride month and celebrate ourselves as well as those who came before us and paved the way for us to do so, we must also think of those in gaza, queer or not, who live every day under a brutal occupation and don’t have that same privilege. happy pride, and may we see a free palestine in this lifetime.

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3 months ago

also COMPLETELY unrelated but when people talk abt stuff like quirkless vigilante izuku and whether toshi would be for or against it (generally they paint him as against it because it's usually an all might bashing dadzawa fic COUGHS who said that) i feel like people miss the obvious

girl he WAS that quirkless vigilante. anything he'd say about that would come from a place of having tried to BE that quirkless vigilante at FOURTEEN YEARS OLD. not get into ua. not get mentored. toshi's goal was to STOP CRIME with a LEAD PIPE and NO QUIRK

don't ever tell me that he'd be a big meanie who hates the quirkless and the idea of quirkless heroes/vigilantes ever again. get the fuck out of my house. if he's saying something against it thats because he doesn't want anyone else to get hurt!!! he had to get bailed out by nana!!! like!!! use your fucking brain im begging

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