Today is National Coming Out Day so I thought I’d make a little something for everyone :)

(also it’s 3 days after my anniversary so I’m still swimming in feels)

As I developed the idea of “magnifiqueNOIR” I decided to make the girls college aged (the youngest being 18 and the oldest being 20), and at the time I didn’t think much of it. But as I reflect on what today is I realized… I was 18 and in college when I came out.

Each girl in the group represents a different aspect of the LGBTQ spectrum, and each of them has/will have their own coming out story. I think it’s important to show a variety, because we all have different coming out stories, and some of us are more ready than others and that’s perfectly fine. Even after I came out at 18 it took me 2 years to really start telling the people I was closest to. On campus I was out, but on campus people were meeting me for the first time, so if they didn’t like all the cards I laid out it wasn’t as significant to me as, say, my parents, or my close friends back at home who’d known me since childhood.

I think it’s also worth mentioning that coming out is a process, one that many of us have to do repeatedly. For example: Bree (Cosmic Green) has an older brother who knows that she’s bisexual and knows that there’s a girl she likes… but she’s not quite ready to tell her mother. And sure, her brother reassures her over and over again that it’ll be o.k., but there’s little things that her mother has said or done that makes her apprehensive. That’s not to say her mother is a bad person, but I think in regards to coming out we sort of hone in on EVERYTHING, whether it’s a “joke” someone says or a comment they make toward another queer person.

Then there’s the whole “magical” metaphor to begin with, as the girls get to decide who to tell about their abilities, and they even have to decide if they WANT to be magical girls to begin with. It’s a lot of little things in the story I didn’t realize I was doing until recently, and I really do think it’s an important story to tell.

So here’s a little wallpaper from me to you. I debated putting “HAPPY NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY” on there but I know some people can’t come out or aren’t ready to, so I thought a little subtle encouragement would be best :)

(also shout out to MuseTap Studios for the chibis)

south-adversary:

dottoraqn:

fadical:

people will honestly criticize lesbian weddings no matter what like if they both wear dresses then they’re “enforcing traditional gender roles” but if one of them wears a tux they’re “imitating heterosexuality” but if they both wear tuxes then they’re “proving that they’re basically men” so like what the fuck do you want us to wear lol

Nothing, cause the only way those people will accept lesbians is in a porno.

And there it is folks

*mic drop*

This year I learned that I’m fat. Same thing I learned last year and the year before and the year before and ect. ect. The only difference is that this year I said, “Yes, and?” Same thing I did last year and the year before and… oh wait.

Seriously though this year I learned that my “yes, and” sass inspires people, and I think that’s pretty neat, because honestly, telling me I’m fat just means that you’re only capable of pointing out the obvious and not capable of even attempting to be the kind of human being who can actually talk to people and appreciate who they are instead of zeroing in on the size of their stomachs. You’re not capable of understanding that someone’s waist size is not a hindrance to their character. And frankly, if you’re put off by someone you don’t even know because they’re bigger than you then you’re the one with problem. Same thing goes for everything that makes us different, because its those differences that make this world an interesting place to live in.

Diversity is beautiful. Don’t hate on people who are able to smile and love themselves, because in this judgmental world, smiles are the bright spot that we need. If you have nothing better to do than to tarnish someone’s smile, then that’s the true definition of the word “sad.”

mercedeslezzies:

I think this speaks for itself. Accepting a person doesn’t mean you get to put limits on their freedom. You can’t be an ally and want us to stop talking, or labeling, or demanding to be heard.  

Acceptance has no exceptions. Period. 

That first one though.  Just.  I mean.  No words.  As soon as you say you accept something then the word “but” comes out of your mouth, just stop, because that’s not acceptance.

Someone always finds something to poke at, you know?  It’s not even worth worrying about because someone is going to find something wrong if they really want to.  You can’t win with everyone, which is why it’s best to just win with yourself.  You can look quote, unquote, “perfect” on the outside but still feel like shit if you’re not happy with yourself and who you are.  

Happy is attractive.  Happy is beautiful.  Happy is as close to perfect as we’ll ever get.

<3 Brichibi Cosplays

arthlete

Wow!  Look at what my dad in law made for us!  It might not seem like much but I always remember how, once upon a time, I wasn’t really accepted in the family.  Now he’s making us stuff for our book and super supportive about everything we do  :)  

I don’t remember how many years I played “the roommate,” and I know I mention this a lot when we have family gathering time and how it’s so great that those days are over, but it’s a really big deal to me and it means the world knowing that I have a family within my partner’s family  :) 

Another request done, whoo!  This time it’s for Simon Gannon, the wonderful husband of KrisRix.  He requested a Kanji and Yukiko story, which took me by surprise, but then I immediately got an idea  :)

Warnings:  Sometimes, lessons of acceptance are learned the hard way, and those lessons have the easiest answers.  

Urm… spoilers for Kanji’s dungeon, if… that’s even a spoiler anymore, followed by a bunch of notes at the end about my rambly Persona 4 thoughts.  

Thanks for requesting this, Simon!  It… ended up being a bit deeper than I meant for it to be  ^^;;;

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