r/LGBTQ

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"I'm sharing this to push for real, structural change so future transgender students don't have to fight the same battles I did.

As a first step, I think we need a pragmatic approach: schools should listen to healthcare professionals and make reasonable concessions - like allowing us to grow our hair, use gender-appropriate uniforms, and access inclusive facilities. It's an easy, respectful compromise that balances school policy with our dignity and need to be ourselves." - Elsie

Hello, everyone.

Half a year ago, my best buddy and I had an idea during one of our late-night Discord chats. We are both big nerds for fantasy and mythological stuff and wondered how fun it would be to have banners or coat of arms for different orientations and identities. What could they look like, and which mythical creature could fit well or just be fun to see like that? Thus, this little collection was born!

We got:

-Hydra of Omni

-Unicorn of Pride

- The Phoenix of Trans

- The Siren of Lesbian

- The Winged Lion of Gay

- The Griffon of Aro

- The Dragon of Ace

- The Harpy of Sapphic

- The Minotaur of Achillean

- The Oroboros of Intersex [really proud of that one]

- The Hippocampus of Genderfluid

- The Sphinx of AroAce

- The Peryton of Non-binary

- The Winged Wolf of Bisexual

- And Pan for...well Pansexual

WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING A KICKSTARTER TO TURN THESE INTO PATCHES AND PINS

If you want one of these designs and support our project, come check out our current campaign.

We are live till the end of July:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shattersaurus/coat-of-pride

You wouldn’t see Collins or Mills marching, let alone wearing Pride shirts or waving flags in solidarity. However you feel about him, he shows up where it counts.

Nikon Z5II + Tamron 70-300mm f-4.5-6.3 Di III RXD

EDIT: Got a little overzealous with the dig at Mills, my bad.

https://tacc.org.uk/2026/06/30/ten-and-other-organisations-issue-urgent-uk-travel-advisory/

Hello, everyone!

So, I'm 25yo. I was born a male. For my whole life I knew I wasn't that, I played pretend being a princess when I was a kid, I loved all girly stuff, like makeup and nail polish.

When I was 18, I transitioned as a girl. I didn't feel the need of surgery or hormones, cause I already felt very fine with my body and myself. I just knew I was female. I cried many times when I used to look at other girls and I thought I couldn't be like them.

But through time, I have had many different versions of expressing my femininity. At first I was goth, then I was office-stylish, and through time I ended up being just a girl who put makeup on and dressed the way I felt like. Usually, I would always wear a skirt or a dress cause it was what made me feel comfortable.

But I kept loving the side of myself that wasn't woman. If you knew me, you'd know that I am probably the most feminine girl alive lmao. I used to follow some etiquette lessons online because I wanted to move like a princess, and I did it. Everyone used to call me Aurora because I had long blonde hair and moved like her.

Now, almost a decade later, I decided to cut my hair. I knew it wouldn't have made me less of a woman, I was just so tired of feeling like I had to be feminine all the time. Always put on an outfit that would match my makeup and hair... I just wanted to be myself. But I've been pretending for so long that now I don't know who myself is.

I stayed home for a week, with my hair cut short, and my beard and mustache started to grow and I looked at myself in the mirror and I didn't despise it. So I took some pictures and I didn't hate them either. I LOVED how I didn't have to try hundreds of times to look more girly.

But there's also the transphobia factor. I can't find a job because I'm a transgender woman. And because of that I can't even find love. So if these are the reasons why I'm feeling this way, it's not worth it. I could never give up on my identity for anything.

But then again, what if I really feel good either way? What would it say about me? After building a whole life based on being the woman I am today, fighting against everyone who told me I was not... Now what?

Please, if someone has ever been through that, what did you do? How did you know? What's happening to me?

I'm posting this on other fandoms too. That's why it has more than this fandom

Nails I got done recently. 🌈

Long story short my dad likes the song and asked me what it meant so I explained the meaning and how it was about the girl dancing at a gay bar called the Pink Pony Club but my mom called me "woke" and "obsessed with this lgbtq stuff" when all I did was explain it.

Like tf???