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Trans Mermaid & Coming Out | Dreamsounds

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[0:00] Marlene (pre-transition): A little over three years ago I began this channel

[0:02] and I haven’t be honest.

[0:05] Well, I mean I a-actually scratch that.

[0:07] I don’t think that’s true.

[0:08] A little over three years ago I began this channel

[0:10] and since then I understand myself a lot better.

[0:14] I don’t think I was being dishonest in my earlier videos

[0:17] I just didn’t have the right tools and vocabulary to know what I was feeling

[0:21] I shared my feelings as I understood them back then.

[0:24] I went to Disneyland Paris at the beginning of February,

[0:26] and it was weird.

[0:28] On one hand it was incredibly cool to celebrate three years of the channel

[0:31] and be there to work on a video about Disney queerness and the American dream,

[0:35] but I also knew it was the end of an era.

[0:37] I knew that as soon as I got home

[0:39] I would begin truly taking my life into my own hands.

[0:43] Marlene (post-transition): So let’s talk about mermaids and why I’m a woman now.

[0:48] [“Part of Your World” piano cover by Jon Michael Ogletree]

[1:04] A few months ago I shaved,

[1:07] instead of just trimming my beard

[1:11] I was shaving my whole body

[1:13] I took some photos in the mirror and sent a text to my husband John

[1:15] saying it was the last call for my old name.

[1:18] In truth, I knew that wasn’t really the case.

[1:22] For most people, I would still be my old name

[1:24] while I transitioned in my private

[1:26] but from that point on,

[1:28] it was all a performance by me, Marlene,

[1:31] and that is my real name

[1:34] while shaving, I put the album, Howard Sings Ashman, on in the background

[1:38] and when it got to his demo of “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid

[1:41] I looked in the mirror and started crying.

[1:44] His beautiful lyrics and Alan Menken’s unforgettable music hit me all at once.

[1:49] After a decade of boring myself in

[1:52] beards, in hair, and masculinity,

[1:55] I finally saw me.

[1:57] But I quickly started laughing.

[1:59] What was emotional became absurd,

[2:02] like I finally found the glasses that were on my face the whole time.

[2:06] Oh! There I was.

[2:08] In “Part of Your World,” Ariel sings about wanting to be a human.

[2:11] After obsessing over human objects for such a long time,

[2:15] she decides that she’s had enough.

[2:17] Even though she’s told not go to the surface, she can’t help it.

[2:20] She literally comes from underwater royalty,

[2:22] but that doesn’t matter.

[2:24] She’s not happy.

[2:26] Marlene (singing): 🎶 I’ve got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty 🎶

[2:30] 🎶 I’ve got who zits and whatzits galore 🎶

[2:34] 🎶 You want thingamabobs? 🎶

[2:37] 🎶 [Well] I’ve got twenty 🎶

[2:40] 🎶 But who cares? 🎶

[2:43] 🎶 No big deal 🎶

[2:46] 🎶 I want more! 🎶

[2:51] Marlene (talking): I married John in 2019

[2:53] and it was one of the happiest days of my life

[2:55] but it was also complicated.

[2:57] I flew to New York so we could get married at city hall in Manhattan

[3:00] and afterwards we went to take photos in Fort Tyron Park, the place where we first met

[3:04] but that afternoon I felt like something was wrong.

[3:08] I looked at the photos and I felt intense joy

[3:11] but then I realized I was only looking at John

[3:14] and when I tried to look at myself

[3:17] Well...

[3:18] I couldn’t.

[3:19] It was like my face was distorted and my eyes were desperately trying to avoid it.

[3:24] I felt like something had gone terribly wrong but I didn’t know what

[3:27] but at the same time I knew.

[3:30] I think that was when it started to sink in.

[3:32] Maybe transitioning wasn’t a choice

[3:34] but something I needed to do to survive

[3:37] Marlene (singing): 🎶 Up where they walk, 🎶

[3:40] 🎶 up where they run 🎶

[3:43] 🎶 Up where they stay all day in the sun 🎶

[3:49] 🎶 Wanderin’ free - 🎶

[3:51] 🎶 wish I could be 🎶

[3:54] 🎶 Part of that world 🎶

[4:00] Marlene (talking): Part of Your World resonates with so many queer people for so many reasons.

[4:04] I mean I don’t think there’s any song I’ve talked about more on this channel

[4:09] but there’s a reason why trans people specifically love it so much.

[4:13] Mermaids have become a cultural symbol

[4:15] for trans identity,

[4:17] they’re easy to find in trans art and one of the most notable trans charities is named after them.

[4:22] In his wonderful book Mermaids and Drag Queens,

[4:24] Yuval Avrami explores why mermaids mean so much.

[4:28] “As a symbol, the mermaid is non-binary in its essence:

[4:32] she defies binaries and dichotomies by living on sea and above it,

[4:36] being both human and animal,

[4:38] and having a human identity but no human genitalia.”

[4:42] There’s a reason why fantasy can be such an important genre for queer people.

[4:46] It allows you to create whatever you want

[4:48] and to express yourself in ways that might not be possible in the real world.

[4:52] In fact, the original Little Mermaid story is thought of to be an expression of queerness.

[4:57] Hans Christian Anderson reportedly wrote the book after finding out that Edvard Collin, a man he had feelings for,

[5:03] had gotten engaged to a woman.

[5:06] “I languished for you as for a pretty Calabrian wench...

[5:09] my sentiments for you are those of a woman.

[5:11] The femininity of my nature and our friendship must remain a mystery.”

[5:17] What Anderson meant is debated.

[5:19] Many people assume he was gay,

[5:22] others day he was bi, ace, the list goes on.

[5:24] Based on that quote, you might think there were also some gender things going on

[5:28] because of him describing his emotions

[5:30] as those of a woman.

[5:32] But you also have to keep in mind that in the late 1800s in Europe

[5:36] there were a few theories about queerness

[5:38] with one even saying that gay men were women’s souls in men’s bodies.

[5:42] So it doesn’t always work with our modern vocab

[5:46] but regardless of what you think he meant

[5:48] it’s pretty clear that some type of queerness, some type of deviation from cisgender heteronormative society was happening

[5:54] but I don't think we need to know Anderson’s exact feelings to see that in the story.

[5:59] “In Anderson’s story, trading the fin for legs involve immense pain:

[6:03] the transformation itself feels as if a sword splits her body

[6:07] and each step she takes afterwards feels like walking on sharp knives.”

[6:12] “The story ends in a complex and tragic fashion -

[6:15] the prince falls in love with another human woman and the mermaid throws herself from the ship,

[6:19] but instead of dying and turning into seafood as she expected,

[6:23] she turns into a ‘daughter of the air’, and might gain an immortal soul similarly to humans.”

[6:28] “Disney’s version changed the story’s ending to a happy ending,

[6:31] as is customary in the studio’s renditions of fairy tales and other children’s stories,

[6:36] and in the animated film Ariel and the Prince marry

[6:39] and live happily ever after as humans.”

[6:41] So the original is quite dark almost to the point where it’s a different story entirely.

[6:45] But I didn’t know that growing up.

[6:47] And honestly I liked the Disney ending.

[6:51] It was helpful for me to see that Ariel went through so much struggle but that everything turned out all right in the end.

[7:02] In early 2021 I texted my friend Judy, asking if she could talk.

[7:07] I had already identified as non-binary since 2015

[7:10] but I was realizing that might not fit me anymore.

[7:13] It was incredibly helpful for me to think of my body and who I am

[7:17] as not being tied to social roles or the gender binary.

[7:20] But I think I needed more.

[7:22] I realized that my biggest limitation wasn’t society,

[7:26] but my body.

[7:28] I didn’t know what to tell Judy.

[7:30] I mean I didn’t know who I was.

[7:32] And a few hours prior I was crying in John’s arms,

[7:35] telling him that I thought I was a woman

[7:37] but when I spoke with Judy I told her about how I thought I could

[7:40] still be non-binary.

[7:42] I mean transition is different for everyone and isn’t always tied to identity.

[7:46] At the end of the call, Judy shared a quote from a movie she had seen.

[7:50] “It’s always the right time to be born.”

[7:53] Eating breakfast the next morning,

[7:55] I told John I didn’t think I needed to transition.

[7:58] When I came out as gay when I was 15,

[8:01] it felt like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders.

[8:04] But when I told John I thought I was a woman, I didn’t feel that.

[8:07] In fact, I felt even more confused more, more stressed.

[8:11] I didn't even have a name yet,

[8:13] but I didn't have to decide.

[8:15] I already was non-binary so I decided to give myself time.

[8:20] In The Little Mermaid, in order to make it to the human world Ariel has to make a deal with Ursula, the sea witch.

[8:26] In exchange for giving Ariel legs, she takes her voice.

[8:30] But before she does that she sings Poor Unfortunate Souls which isn’t just a memorable villain song,

[8:35] but also a lesson in femininity.

[8:38] In Mermaids and Drag Queens it’s even described as a drag performance.

[8:42] Before she starts singing she’s putting on makeup.

[8:44] And though the song is ultimately about her villainy and manipulating Ariel

[8:49] she teaches her how to get a man and never underestimates the importance of body language.

[8:55] After coming out to John and then rescinding my coming out,

[8:57] I moved on.

[8:59] I continued making videos, continued singing, I continued just living.

[9:04] Nearly every week I’d read Judy’s comics, all part of a series called

[9:08] Everything is Somewhat Repaired

[9:10] where she intimately talks about her experiences as a trans woman.

[9:14] In March of 2021 there was an installment called People Are Mirrors

[9:17] and the first panel shocked me.

[9:19] I couldn’t recognize myself as trans before I met other trans people.

[9:24] When I read that I felt like Ariel.

[9:26] I wanted to go to the human world but I didn’t know how.

[9:30] But by reading someone else’s perspective I started seeing myself

[9:34] and I started learning.

[9:37] In late 2021, I started talking to my friends about transitioning.

[9:41] I still didn’t know what that meant for me but

[9:43] I could feel the tides changing

[9:45] then one night in early 2022

[9:47] I was so anxious I felt nauseous.

[9:50] I was literally worried sick and had trouble sleeping.

[9:53] The next morning I looked at my phone and saw a text from a friend.

[9:56] “I liked Marlene a lot,” they said.

[9:59] I then scrolled up and saw that before bed I had texted them two names.

[10:04] And...I liked Marlene a lot too.

[10:07] Later I was on the subway and was looking at my reflection

[10:10] but I couldn’t see myself,

[10:12] I saw someone but I didn’t see me.

[10:15] It had been that way for many years

[10:16] and it clearly wasn’t going away.

[10:18] And in that moment I realized that I had to change.

[10:22] Coincidentally I had plans to meet with Judy that day for lunch.

[10:25] I told her what was up and the conversation changed.

[10:28] It went from us catching up to her coaching me.

[10:31] Judy already had a lot of experience with the bureaucracy of transition

[10:34] and she essentially gave me a guide for navigating it.

[10:36] Judy wasn’t a sea witch but this was magic.

[10:41] And I felt like Ariel.

[10:43] I saw my way out

[10:44] but just like Ariel I have to lose my voice.

[10:54] My voice means a lot to me.

[10:57] In fact I feel like sometimes it was the only thing I had going for me.

[11:00] If I wanted to show someone who I was I would sing them a song.

[11:04] I think it’s more effective than talking.

[11:06] By singing, I can truly share myself with others.

[11:09] And when I was feeling what I now understand to be gender dysphoria.

[11:13] I would sing.

[11:15] Playing shows was an escape.

[11:17] I’d close my eyes and feel like I was out of my body.

[11:19] I thought that my voice was grounding me

[11:22] but early into transition I realized it wasn’t.

[11:24] It was holding me back.

[11:27] So I started making a new voice.

[11:29] I learned everything I could and was training constantly,

[11:32] and I still felt like Ariel.

[11:35] One day I was talking to another friend who’s also a trans woman,

[11:38] and was telling her about working on this video.

[11:40] She was talking to me about transitioning and

[11:42] how when she was learning how to talk again,

[11:45] she felt like Ariel too,

[11:46] going out into the human world without a voice.

[11:49] And I knew exactly what she meant.

[11:53] If I was at a bakery I pointed.

[11:55] I used my fingers.

[11:56] I tried to use my new voice but some days I just didn’t speak at all.

[12:00] Some things just take time.

[12:03] Marlene (singing): 🎶 What would I give 🎶

[12:05] 🎶 If I could live 🎶

[12:07] 🎶 out of these waters? 🎶

[12:10] 🎶 What would I pay 🎶

[12:12] 🎶 To spend a day warm on the sand? 🎶

[12:16] 🎶 Bet’cha on land 🎶

[12:18] 🎶 they understand 🎶

[12:19] 🎶 Bet they don’t reprimand their daughters 🎶

[12:23] 🎶 Bright young women 🎶

[12:25] 🎶 sick of swimmin’ 🎶

[12:27] 🎶 Ready to stand 🎶

[12:31] Marlene (talking): I had to leave a job because I’m trans.

[12:34] For most people, me transitioning was not an issue

[12:37] but for this job it was.

[12:39] After a few humiliating conversations I left.

[12:43] To make a long story short

[12:45] In this vulnerable time of my life

[12:47] I didn’t want to argue.

[12:48] I was going to leave that gig soon anyway,

[12:51] so I just let it be.

[12:52] In a perfect world I would be able to use the resources available to me to stand up for my rights as a trans person...

[12:58] ...but I just didn’t have it in me.

[13:01] I kind of knew it would happen,

[13:03] but it still hurt.

[13:05] It was the first time that I had to confront the fact

[13:08] that my life was about to become much harder.

[13:10] People would harass me every time I go outside.

[13:13] People will start to be hyper aware of

[13:16] and criticize every aspect of

[13:17] how I dress, act, and speak.

[13:20] To find some type of flaw that supposedly gives it away.

[13:23] And I’ll start doing that to myself too.

[13:25] I’ll start internalizing and battling these impossibly high toxic standards

[13:30] that aren’t actually about preserving womanhood but simply limiting trans womanhood.

[13:34] It’s also not lost on me

[13:36] that in the months since I started transitioning

[13:38] transphobic legislation in the U.S. has increased exponentially.

[13:42] To many people I’m not a human, I’m a problem.

[13:45] But weirdly enough at the same time I feel more comfortable than ever.

[13:50] I feel my life coming back to me.

[13:52] John had a few days off in March

[13:54] and he spontaneously flew to Berlin

[13:56] because he wanted to be there with me during this time of my life.

[13:59] And while I was finishing up my previous video last week,

[14:01] the doorbell rang and I found out he sent me some flowers.

[14:04] Part of my fear in transitioning was that it would ruin our marriage

[14:08] but it’s done the exact opposite.

[14:10] In loving and giving so much of myself to someone,

[14:14] I can now really give him the whole me.

[14:16] Earlier in this video, I talking about how a big point for me early on was realizing that transitioning wasn’t a want

[14:23] but it was something that I had to do to survive.

[14:25] But now I realize it’s so much more than that.

[14:29] It’s not just about survival,

[14:30] it’s something I have to do to blossom

[14:33] but I don’t always feel like Ariel.

[14:35] Unlike her, getting my voice back isn’t immediate.

[14:38] I’m still working on it,

[14:40] but I’m feeling more and more like myself each day.

[14:43] Two weeks ago I went to my friend, Chad’s, album release show.

[14:46] It was the first time I went to a social event as Marlene

[14:49] and it was so good to see my friend and

[14:51] hear Chad’s new songs.

[14:53] Before the last song in his set,

[14:55] he dedicated it to old friends with new names

[14:58] and I immediately thought

[15:00] I’m so glad to be here.

END OF TRANSCRIPT

Youtube Channel: Dreamsounds

Video Description:

I'm so glad to be here 🏳️‍⚧️ https://www.patreon.com/dreamsounds

Special thanks to Judy Moore (https://www.instagram.com/ignatzhoch/) and Yuval Avrami (https://www.instagram.com/yuvalavrami/) for letting me use your work in this video!

___________________ The pieces of media and music featured in this video are quoted for critical and educational purposes. Those looking to completely understand the pieces are encouraged to purchase the original works.

Stock footage sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y... ___________________ MUSIC USED: "All of Me and All of You" by Nocturnal Spirits

"Part of Your World" by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken

Jon Michael Ogletree's cover of "Part of Your World" (licensed under Creative Commons): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grCjS...

"Three Days in Venice" by Franz Gordon

"String Quartet Nº. 3, Op. 41, Nº. 3 - III. Adagio molto" by Robert Schumann, performed by Traditional (Epidemic Sound)

"Beneath the Waves" by Gavin Luke

"Words in Disguise" by The Magnus Ringblom Quartet

"Sunny San Francisco" by Oakwood Station

"Retrace" by Arden Forest

___________________ 00:00 Introduction 00:58 Seeing Myself 02:08 Part of Your World 02:51 Marriage 04:01 Trans Mermaids 07:02 Changing Tides 10:55 My Voice 12:30 Leaving a Job

Pinned Comment by Dreamsound:

I'm elated to finally share with y'all what's been happening over the past few months 💗 Between the bureaucracy and having to leave a job because I'm trans, it's been an...interesting time. But now I can work more on videos and other gigs, so I'm excited to share more with you in the next few weeks! If you want to support the show, becoming a patron really helps me to keep making videos: https://www.patreon.com/dreamsounds

If Patreon isn't accessible, even just watching or sharing my videos are great ways to help, so, thank you so much!

I also want to shout out two people who made this possible: Judy Moore and Yuval Avrami. Judy's work is here and I highly recommend you check out her comics: https://www.instagram.com/ignatzhoch/

Yuval's wonderful book "Mermaids and Drag Queens" is in the works to be published in a journal, but if you want to read it, he said anyone who DMs him on Insta can get a free PDF: https://www.instagram.com/yuvalavrami/

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yinza · 11 months

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I never see elderly mers so I thought I would toss something out there.

Available on Inprnt and in my Etsy shop!

[Image Description: A digital painting of two older black mer people kissing, their tails twined around each other. The mer to the left is a trans man with visible top surgery scars. He has short grey hair in an undercut and the tail of an epaulette shark (tan with black spots). The mer on the right is a fat woman with grey hair partially in cornrows and the tail of a mandarinfish (orange with turquoise patterns). Both wear a few bands of gold jewelry. /end ID]

#mermay #mermaids #mermen #mythological creatures #transgender #trans man #fat art #queer art #character design #epaulette shark #mandarinfish #yinza's artwork #artists on tumblr #original art #partial nudity #shop yinza

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linddzz · 1 year

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Everyone shut the fuck up I have the only good take on Disney's reveal of Ariel's sisters

#the little mermaid #literal trans king triton

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alienbycomics · 7 months

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Ready to Stand: A comic retelling The Little Mermaid with a twist 🏳️‍⚧️

[Begin image description- Comic with 10 panels inspired by Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Comic title: “Ready to Stand” by Alienby comics.

Panel 1: Ariel, a mermaid, holds a dress up in front of her and looks into a mirror longingly. Ariel’s flat chest covered in scales and gills makes her gender ambiguous. Ariel is in her underwater cave surrounded by trinkets from the human world. Ariel’s voice over: “Maybe Father’s right. Maybe there is something wrong with me.”

Panel 2: Ariel leans on a rock on the surface of the water, looking hopefully at 2 human women walking along the beach in the distance. Ariel’s voice over: “But I want this more than anything.”

Panel 3: Ariel is seen swimming away from her home in a shadowy nook, looking back at her father and sisters, who are laughing together. She is sad to leave them. Ariel’s voice over speaking to Ursula: “So you can really turn me into a human?”

Panel 4: Ariel approaches Ursula the Sea Witch in Ursula’s lair pleadingly. Ursula speaks to Ariel over her shoulder. Ursula answers: “I can. You’re not the first, honey. Life down here is so drab, isn’t it?” Ariel replies: “Yes. I don’t belong here. Please help me.”

Panel 5: Ariel and Ursula’s conversation continues as we see a flashback of Ariel’s father Triton, who has angrily destroyed Ariel’s trinkets from the human world with his magic. Triton holds Ariel by the arm in one hand and holds her dress, which is now in shambles, in his other hand. Ursula’s voice over: “What do you have to offer me?” Ariel’s voice over: “I have… well, I had a trove of treasures until my father…” Ariel trails off. Ursula’s voice over: “How about your voice?”

Panel 6: Ariel looks over her shoulder back at Ursula. Ursula appears more devilish now and lurks in the shadows behind her. Ariel asks: “My voice?” Ursula replies: “You can’t get something for nothing, kid. Your voice for your legs. Do we have a deal?”

Panel 7: Ariel and Ursula now are at opposite sides of a bubbling purple cauldron, full of a potion that will make Ariel human. Ursula holds a vial of this potion out to Ariel. Ariel’s fists are clenched and her face is poised in resolve. Ariel simply says, “okay.” Ursula warns Ariel: “But the transformation will be painful, and you can never return home. Are you sure this is what you want?”

Panel 8: The comic cuts to after Ariel’s transformation. She breaks the surface of the ocean and takes a sharp breath of air. She no longer has gills or scales, and she now has noticeable human breasts with seashell coverings. Ariel’s inner monologue voice over: “Air in my lungs…”

Panel 9: Ariel is seen in 2 poses. The first pose shows Ariel sitting in the shallow water on the beach, admiring one of her feet on her brand new legs. She has a huge smile on her face. The second pose shows Ariel trying to stand, now wearing a skirt made from a piece of canvas from nearby ship debris. Ariel teeters and falls over with a chibi-like expression that exaggerates her panic. Ariel’s inner monologue voice over continues: “Sand between my toes, the warm sun on my soft skin…”

Panel 10: Ariel blissfully but silently laughs while laying in the warm sand on the beach. Her arms and new legs are sprawled out in relaxation. Ariel’s inner monologue concludes: “Now I’m home.” / End image description]

#trans artist #lgbtq comics #trans comic #queer comics #transfem #indie comics #trans comics #princess ariel #disney ariel #disney art #the little mermaid #ursula #mermaid art #little mermaid #ariel little mermaid #disney

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punkeropercyjackson · 28 days

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Stephanie Brown:

Is poor

Has an abusive dad who was also a supervillain and that led to her becoming a superhero to spoil his plans but she focused a lot on helping out other less fortunate people in addition to fighting crime

Did badly often in school despite her extreme intellegence

Has anger issues and violent tendencies that manifest in her getting extra brutal in fights and being lowkey mean in general but she almost entierly directs it to people who deserve it

Is emotionally intense with ways of showing friendship that her classmates found offputting and that led to her being isolated from them and having almost no friends

Listens to Metallica

Took Tim Drake on a date to a shitty basement party with a bunch of alt teens

Was willing to kill at 14,including her own dad and only changed that because Bruce Wayne convinced her too

Loved Cassandra Cain romantically in a gritty dark future Batman run,has been Batwoman in two which is a mantle that has been held exclusively by a Kate Kane who is a butch lesbian and has shown multiple hints of being bi in the main timelines

Yelled and screamed at and even assaulted grown ass adults in her teen years for treating her badly with no fear and this stays into her adulthood

Grew up to be a Team Mom by at least her Batgirl days and the targets of her mothering were a biracial boy(Damian Wayne),two darkskin black girls(Nell Little and Tiffany Fox),a japanese girl(Maps Mizoguchi)and MANY other unnamed kids we see her being implied to care for

Presents super femininely but in a way that most guys in-universe find bad instead of attractive and she dosen't care about this because she dosen't want normies

Is a literature nerd,an artist,a gamer,a pianist AND a gymnist

Makes her own superhero gear

Uses optimism for a better world and trauma fueled spite as her motivation for heroism

Got treated like shit by almost everyone as a kid but we see this explicitly in her hero days with how much Bruce puts her down because she wasn't good enough for him

Does activism even outside of hero work

Is canonically pastel punk and accidentally autistic-coded and genuinely a real weirdgirl,not a fucking 'basic white girl' or a queen bee just because she's blonde and blue eyed and it's worth noting she's also been described as flat-chested as a jab but it not working because she loves her looks perfectly and that she's never shown any particular liking for being blonde and seeing as she got her hair from her dad,this is completely valid

She's Stephanie Brown,not Stacie White.Stop.Making.Her.Only.Trait.Her.Gender.Babygirl deserves better

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gridbug · 1 year

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This hogwarts legacy stuff really is separating the wheat from the chaff. If you can't bring yourself to not buy a video game, knowing what you know about the creator of the franchise's transphobia, antisemitism, racism, and the problematic elements of the game itself, you don't really care about these issues. It's just one fucking video game you're being asked to pass on. I'm sure there are a million other games, games you probably already bought and are just sitting there unfinished or unopened from a digital sale. You can pass on one game, it's not impossible!

It wouldn't be so maddening if people just said "fuck you I don't care I want to play the stupid wizard game" but no they want to be patted on the head and told that they're still a good person. You have to own your choices. If you felt any real guilt about this, going out of your way to buy a $60 video game (which is a luxury purchase) vs not and supporting a boycott should be a super easy decision. Stop lying to yourself and others, just play the wizard game and don't try to play activist/ally on the internet.

#hogwarts legacy #jk rowling #fuck jkr #harry potter #trans rights #antisemitism #I know it's dumb that people are like oh I will donate to a trans charity but you know what if you don't buy the game and donate? elite #chip in $60 to mermaids

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mygenderadventures · 10 days

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For no reason whatsoever, here's a link to the donation page for Mermaids, a UK charity that supports trans children and young people 💕

#mermaids #trans rights #jams speaks #there is a reason actually and it's that my company cancelled a training session with them after transphobic backlash

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transbookoftheday · 7 months

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🏳️‍⚧️🏴‍☠️ Trans Books To Read If You Love "Our Flag Means Death" 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍⚧️

Can't get enough of Our Flag Means Death? Read some trans pirate books!

On Mar León de la Rosa's sixteenth birthday, el Diablo comes calling. Mar is a transmasculine nonbinary teen pirate hiding a magical ability to manipulate fire and ice. But their magic isn't enough to reverse a wicked bargain made by their father, and now el Diablo has come to collect his payment: the soul of Mar's father and the entire crew of their ship. When Mar is miraculously rescued by the sole remaining pirate crew in the Caribbean, el Diablo returns to give them a choice: give up their soul to save their father by the harvest moon, or never see him again. The task is impossible - Mar refuses to make a bargain, and there's no way their magic is a match for el Diablo. Then Mar finds the most unlikely allies: Bas, an infuriatingly arrogant and handsome pirate - and the captain's son; and Dami, a gender-fluid demonio whose motives are never quite clear. For the first time in their life, Mar may have the courage to use their magic. It could be their only redemption - or it could mean certain death.

(The audiobook for "The Wicked Bargain" is narrated by Vico Ortiz!)

In a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic, a desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial lady find a connection on the high seas. Aboard the pirate ship Dove, Flora the girl takes on the identity of Florian the man to earn the respect and protection of the crew. For Flora, former starving urchin, the brutal life of a pirate is about survival: don’t trust, don’t stick out, and don’t feel. But on this voyage, Flora is drawn to the Lady Evelyn Hasegawa, who is headed to an arranged marriage she dreads. Flora doesn’t expect to be taken under Evelyn’s wing, and Evelyn doesn’t expect to find such a deep bond with the pirate Florian. Neither expects to fall in love. Soon the unlikely pair set in motion a wild escape that will free a captured mermaid (coveted for her blood) and involve the mysterious Pirate Supreme, an opportunistic witch, double agents, and the all-encompassing Sea herself. Deftly entwining swashbuckling action and quiet magic, Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s inventive debut novel conjures a diverse cast of characters seeking mastery over their fates while searching for answers to big questions about identity, power, and love.

The Lost Boys say that Peter Pan went back to England because of Wendy Darling, but Wendy is just an old life he left behind. Neverland is his real home. So when Peter returns to it after ten years in the real world, he's surprised to find a Neverland that no longer seems to need him. The only person who truly missed Peter is Captain James Hook, who is delighted to have his old rival back. But when a new war ignites between the Lost Boys and Hook's pirates, the ensuing bloodshed becomes all too real - and Peter's rivalry with Hook starts to blur into something far more complicated, sensual, and deadly.

In the Christian Republic, homosexual people are given two choices—a camp to "fix" them, or exile to the distant islands populated by lesbians and gay men. Sixteen-year-old Jason chooses exile and expects a hardscrabble life but instead finds a thriving, supportive community. While exploring his identity as a transgender boy he also discovers adventure: kraken attacks, naval battles, a flying island built by asexual people, and a daring escape involving glow-in-the-dark paint. He also has a desperate crush on Sky, a spirited buccaneer girl, but fear keeps him from expressing his feelings. When Jason and his companions discover the Republicans are planning a war of extermination, they rally the people of the Rainbow Islands to fight back. Shy, bookish Jason will have to find his inner courage or everything and everyone he loves will be lost forever.

Book titles:

The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Peter Darling by Austin Chant

Rainbow Islands by Devin Harnois

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puppytohome · 2 years

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Anybody want to play mermaids with me? Translation: Anyone want to pretend to be a horny merperson and press me between them and the jets of the pool, water pounding my clit to overstimulation but forcing me back on your cock? And the effort of holding myself above water + overstimulation + pleasure compounds to make me limp so you can drag me to the shallows and keep fucking me there?

#mermaid nsft #terato #terato cnc #terato nsft #cnc fantasy #cnc play #monster fucker #monster fucking #monster nsft #i wanna be fucked in a pool :C #t4t ns/fw #t4t nsft #trans cnc

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outatmako · 3 months

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anyways here’s my incomplete list of reasons why trans boy Lewis just makes sense to me:

when he swims he wears a full rash guard, and he never goes shirtless, despite the fact we see other boys on the show shirtless

the one time we see him shirtless, in 2x01 (so not exactly his choice) he has his arms crossed over his chest the entire time -

he is pretty blasé when Rikki and Emma claim to be naked, almost like he’s used to sharing locker rooms and such with girls/women and is thus not bothered

similarly, is often wanting to sleepover with the girls on the full moon to protect them, but again is doesn't seem bothered about the implications of a co-ed sleepover, almost like he’s used to sleeping over with girls

he has an inherent understanding of the importance of keeping the girls’ secret, unlike Zane who needs the consequences shoved in his face. Lewis gets it immediately. almost like has his own secret, his own difference.

everything about the way he dresses has mega transmasc energy. it just does. the short sleeve button up, baggy cargo shorts combo? Faded graphic tee + frayed jeans + off brand vans? some stupid fucking hat?

that one scene where Cleo’s dad is like “the male of the species is predatory” and Lewis just gives him a blank stare and asks if he wants a biscuit. that hypermasculinity bullshit flew right past him.

this one requires us to accept Rikki is bi/queer, but that doesn't strike me as controversial. same taste in music as Rikki, meaning he probably listens to alternative rock and punk music (knowing Rikki). Very queer genres.

I'm transmasc and I said so

#H2O: Just Add Water #H2O Just Add water #Lewis McCartney #trans Lewis #he simply has tboy swag I don't make the rules #also while i'm here: h2o as a trans allegory #the girls have something different about their body #that affects their access to medical care #and their intimate relationships #plus we all know mermaids are a trans symbol #so I'm rubbing my trans hands all over this show and no one can stop me!!!!!!!!

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xskyll · 2 months

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If you have an explanation for this bulge in Noelle's bikini that doesn't involve her being trans, keep it to yourself. I hearby decree this blog a Noelle-is-trans space. It's not up for discussion.

#mermaid melody #mermaid melody pichi pichi pitch #mermaid melody pichi pichi pitch pure #mmppp #noelle #mermaid melody noelle #trans #today i am as the kids say down with the sickness #(i have a cold)#so i'm home watching mermaid melody #and eating sweet potato taiyaki

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punkeropercyjackson · 1 month

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Things Percy Jackson has in common with Harry Potter

Black hair and green eyes

The protagonist

Was unkowingly part of a magic species

Things Percy Jackson has in common with GWEN STACY

Streaked hair

New Yorker

Rock music fan

Corrupted abusive dad

Awesome mom we don't see enough of

Bully beater

Only friends are other outcasts

Anger issues

Poor social skills

Brutal ass fights

Insecure from trauma

Was framed for an uncommited crime at a huge turning point in the story

Same sense of humor

Complete sweetheart despite the tough exterior

Normal world best friend is a greeneyed redhead bombshell weirdgirl

Had a corrupted form and is scared of it(That one Tartarus scene with the poison/Gwenom)

Not actually oblivious,just a mix of inexperience and having too much shit going on

Has a found brother who's a bit younger that's an optimistic softboy but also a little shit with a black color theme

Autistic

Pastel punk

In love with a hugely dorky guy who wears glasses that's down horrendous and has great power that comes with great responsibility just like she does and who she banters and flirts with

Daughter of a sea god/Watercolors artstyle dimension

Is a trans girl

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