Production Update

lololololololol so my director decided that the stage manager for our upcoming production is gonna be acting in a scene???? like wHAT??? it's only me backstage, because high school theatre budget, so what if it all goes to heck?????? and that scene is actually going to be cut and carried through the entire show????

Directoral Whimsy is a serious concern.

lets go pride asks

Pride asks for fun:

Which labels do you use?

Do you like to use the term queer for yourself? Or just LGBT, etc?

Which pronouns do you use?

Are you "out" to your family and friends?

Are you "out" publicly?

(If you're out) do you wish you came out sooner? Later? Or was it the right time?

Are you the "token" queer person in your family?

Describe your gender without using any words traditionally related to gender:

When did you realize you weren't cishet?

Something that gives you gender euphoria (whether you're cis or trans):

Favorite (or just one you love) piece of LGBT media?

Name some queer artists/bands or songs you like most:

Do you choose to reclaim slurs, why or why not?

How do you think other factors like neurodivergency or upbringing have impacted your identity?

How has your identity changed over time?

Do you attend Pride in person every year?

Have you ever attended Pride in a big city/ large metro area?

How old were you when you got to attend your first Pride? Who did you go with?

Do you feel safe and accepted in your local community?

Do you feel like you "fit in" with the queer/Pride community overall?

What message would you give to your younger self?

How do you usually celebrate Pride month?

Do you prefer loud parties or quiet?

Do you practice any religion, if so how does it play into your LGBT identity? Do you feel welcomed by your spiritual community?

What queer discourse frustrates you the most?

How do you feel about the term partner rather than husband/girlfriend/etc?

What gender-neutral terms for yourself or others do you use (i.e. joyfriend)?

Do you experience both romantic and sexual attraction? Do you experience them the same across any gender(s) you are attracted to?

Are you currently partnered, or if not are you interested in having partner(s)?

Are you monogamous or polyamorous?

Post a pic in your pride gear (or it can just be a selfie or anything else lgbt):

Do you do arts and crafts? Post a pic of a project you've done:

What about your LGBT identity do you feel proud of/ want to recognize/celebrate?

What are you needing most right now (what would make your life easier or more fulfilling in regards to existing as queer)?

Anything else you want to ask during Pride:

Lights Against Frosted Glass. December 2022.

also adding in Thalia Grace from the Percy Jackson book series!

HAPPY ASEXUAL AWARENESS WEEK

(let's all be aware of Me and every other Asexual)

here's some of my favourite asexual characters!

Tori Spring (asexual) - Heartstopper (comic series, TV show)

Isaac Henderson (ace aro) - Heartstopper (TV show)

Yelena Belova (ace aro) - MCU

Georgia Warr (ace aro) - Loveless by Alice Oseman (book)

Aziraphale (asexual) - Good Omens (TV show, book)

Crowley (asexual) - Good Omens (TV show, book)

Entrapta (ace aro) - She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (TV show)

Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano (asexual) - Percy Jackson (book series)

Sherlock Holmes (asexual) - BBC Sherlock (TV Show)

Hope everyone has a great week!

My dad taught my sister and I when we were young (like 5 or 6) that if a man is attacking you, knee them in the balls. I also make sure to keep my location on my phone, and everyone in my family's group chat can see it. I hate that I have to know all these things to survive as a woman, but it's important.

I wanted to add some more tips that may have not been mentioned here:

If someone tries to grab your bag, instead of pulling and trying to get it back, use their force against them and ram your shoulder into them. Because they're trying to pull something back, they should fall.

If you don't have anything that can be used as a weapon, spitting and biting always helps. (Biting, especially on the hand, can hurt a lot if you put enough force)

If you have a chain bracelet, or chains on your belt or anything, you can wrap it around your fist. Rings, especially ones with embellishments or raised details, can help bruise or scratch your attacker.

If you have a carabiner on your belt loop, water bottle, bag, anything, you can take it and slide as many fingers as you can through, and when punching it can help you, especially if you have other things like key rings or chains on the carabiner.

If they push you down into dirt or by a raised planter box with dirt, you can try to take fistfuls of it and shove it in your attacker's face.

If you think someone is following you at night, take out your phone flashlight or anything else and turn around quickly, and if there is someone it can catch them off guard or make it hard for them to see.

All in all, you'd be surprised about what's NOT a weapon.

I LOVE THIS IM ACTUALLY CRYING LAUGHING

me, absolutely not an artist, desperately trying to articulate how much i like adore people's fanart: ouughgh the colors. there are so MANY of them!!!! and the lines,,,,,,,,,, they are made of lines.. impeccable

here's a random word generator--whatever word it gives you is now the thing you are the deity of

Dear Person In My Drama Class Who 'Tripped' Over A Cable And Almost Broke The Soundboard A Few Days Ago...

Why did you not apologize? Why were you even near the tech booth in the first place? Why did you walk away when the director was crying because the soundboard is expensive?

(Don't worry it's fine now, the board has seen better days but I guess it's still kicking)