Something Different - Pride
Added 2022-06-16 13:19:36 +0000 UTCSo I kept thinking about what I wanted to draw for Pride month this year (and I do still want to/plan to do something with TLLT characters) but I also had an itch to draw something different and more reflective.
This character ^^^ is my oldest (human) OC technically. He's been with me since I was.... 14 or 15 years old? And without going into all the deeply personal sexuality/gender ups and downs I've faced since then, I'll just say that he's always been a reflection of myself in one way or another. A "gender outlet" if you will.
Here's a little reminder that it doesn't matter what age you are, where you come from, how you've always felt, how you feel now, or where you are going in life, you can always change to be a more authentic version of yourself.
Happy Pride month y'all.
Comments
For someone like me who is trying to start transition (FTM) this is really strengthening. I never knew anything about the LGBTQIA+ community until I was even in 8th grade, by the time I graduated I was able to accept the fact that I want straight, however living under my dad's roof it was hard to dig too much into the community until I found out about Incognito Mode. I then quickly decided I was bisexual until I did more digging. In the end I decided I'm Panromantic and Asexual. The part that's hardest for me to accept is being trans, I'm 25 and just a couple years ago I started accepting the fact that I wasn't a woman, the issue is with being raised by a "Bible Thumping Christian" it's been hard to fully accept. I've been able to come out to friends and most of my coworkers (I have two I haven't come out to, one of them is because she doesn't know how to keep her mouth shut about anything and her son works for my dad, the second one is because she's best friends with the first and tells her everything), last year at family camp I started coming out to some more family (3 out of 17 siblings already knew), and last fall I came out to honestly the hardest family to come out to, my mom. My stepdad is working with her to help her accept me (it helps he already has a trans kid) so she's working on it, just having difficulty switching it up after 25 years of calling me "her Baby Girl". I just really hope to start transitioning soon especially since one of my residents (I work in adult foster care) seems obsessed with the biggest part of my gender dysphoria.
Logan
2022-06-16 18:32:29 +0000 UTC♡ thank you for sharing your story here and being brave enough to come out to friends/family/work!!! I'm glad you find peace in this artwork and it seems like everyone really appreciates it 🙏 I'm glad I decided to make it!
Mccull
2022-06-16 17:23:28 +0000 UTCThis is really beautiful. And between the image and your reflection it hits pretty deep for me. It took me 34 years to fully realize and accept that I am trans (ftm). I came out to my friends (who were like ‘duh’ lol), and then my family (which was nerve-wracking), and I started T in 2020 - on Election Day, so I will never forget the date - and have spent the last couple years working up the confidence to come out at work, which I did the very last day of May, right before Pride started this year. It has been a blessedly supportive journey for me on a personal level, and I am grateful for that. The news has been less than calming… I love the peace and serenity in this piece. It feels like a calm joy in knowing yourself, wherever you are in your journey. If this is ever available as a print, it will find a spot on my wall. Thank you for sharing this. Happy Pride. 💜
Sagando Mirasta
2022-06-16 17:19:38 +0000 UTCThank you ♡ I guess I wanted to draw something that reflects both whats inside and outside doesn't always match, but also something calm and understanding. This isn't a turbulent art piece but I think you're right, it tells a story. :) and we all know that's what I love to do most
Mccull
2022-06-16 16:47:55 +0000 UTCI love this!! As someone who didn't know what she was for a long time as it didn't fit the typical LGBT+ labels of yesteryear, this picture brings me life! The trans colors in the sky and the scar tell so many stories. Be well my friend. Happy Pride!!
Sara
2022-06-16 16:32:16 +0000 UTCThank you ♡ and well said my friend ♡
Mccull
2022-06-16 14:21:04 +0000 UTCI love the way you've turned the sky into the trans pride flag (in a way anyway. It turned out really beautifully. And i agree wholeheartedly. Life is a journey of discovery. You don't have to have it all figured out and it's never to late to figure things out and make those changes either. It's a simple but noble goal to be a better, more authentic version of you every day. I'm still learning new things about me at 30. And judgemental assholes shouldn't stop you from being happy with yourself.
Quadrant
2022-06-16 14:17:36 +0000 UTC🥰 thank you.
Mccull
2022-06-16 14:06:39 +0000 UTCThank you 🥺 it was just a 45 min sketch! I'm glad you like it
Mccull
2022-06-16 14:06:27 +0000 UTCThis picture is so beautiful. <3
ShoresofAcadie
2022-06-16 14:01:42 +0000 UTCSo gorgeous! Love the little note about it not mattering how long it takes to be yourself, can def. relate. Happy Pride!!
NATALIE AGUILAR
2022-06-16 13:36:44 +0000 UTCHappy Pride Month, Mccull! The picture is breathtaking.
Yunice Lennar
2022-06-16 13:23:14 +0000 UTC
