Icon from a picrew by grgikau. Call me Tir or Julian. 37. He/They. Queer. Twitter: @tirlaeyn. ao3: tirlaeyn. 18+ Only. Star Trek. Sandman. IwtV. OMFD. Definitionless in this Strict Atmosphere.
Tim Curry performing as Frank ‘N’ Furter in the original American production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Belasco Theater on March 10, 1975. Photos: Waring Abbott
I came out to my mom as non-binary, and she was asking me about whether or not I wanted to change my name, and I was telling her about how a common joke for non-binary people is that we name ourselves nouns and trees
But here’s the thing
I forgot to account for the fact that my mom is a huge nature nerd
So I came home from school this afternoon to my mom with a list of different trees and bird names that she thinks I should name myself
Here are some highlights:
Devil’s walking stick
Titmouse
Cardinal (I’m not apposed to this one)
Jay
Peregrine
Pawpaw
Pileated woodpecker
Birch
Maple
Cypress (legit considering this one)
Dogwood
She legitimately thinks these are good names and she also came to the realization that a) she should’ve given all her kids gender-neutral names. She wishes she’d given in to her inner hippie and named us things like blue, moon, river, ocean, and sky.
and B) she wants to now give all of her kids tree/bird nicknames. She followed my sister around for an hour asking if she wanted to be named oak or spruce.
I love her and I’m so glad she’s so supportive, but this is not what I thought the reception to me coming out was going to be
And overhead, the stars have done what I have done—have spent the day spinning and whirling beyond sight, unhoused and absent—meaningless. But now, the night
complete, the stars and I assemble in our usual places, shining, as always, in a litany of fresh and ancient betrayals.
Leslie Harrison, from “Home — as hiking”, Displacement
hello again everyone! the terfs keep finding this so let me make myself crystal fucking clear!
this post is about trans lesbians. this post is about butch trans lesbians. this post is about gender nonconforming lesbians. this post is about lesbians who do not fit cisnormative body standards. this post is about he/him lesbians. it was ALWAYS written with these people in mind.
this post is NOT about lesbians who are gender critical or radfem or whatever you fucking call yourselves these days. if you run in these circles you are not included in this post and you are certainly not included in our community.
trans and nonbinary and gnc and genderweird lesbians, I love you. lesbians with bodies that cisnormative society views as “masculine,” I love you. this post is a celebration of your beauty.