#ShowYourPride - Be Proud Of Who You Are
Added 2019-07-02 22:17:13 +0000 UTCThis is my entry to FurAffinity's "Show Your Pride" art contest.
Seeing all the great submissions during pride month, I felt bad that I wasn't able to contribute to it, because I was so busy with other stuff. The animation project took a lot of time and I wanted to get everything done in order to be prepared for a visit by my dear friend Pallando.
He flew all this way from Australia to tour through Germany, staying with Asyr and me as his first stop. We showed him around both of our hometowns, visited some sights and shared many stories and fun experiences.
It was a great time and I am glad we had this opportunity. He's now off to explore more of Germany and spend some more time here before he flies back.
During that time, when we shared stories, the telling of how we came out arose. I realized that, even though things have changed for the better the last decades, there is still a lot of prejudice out there. So, with the Show Your Pride contest, I wanted to take this opportunity and include both Coach Night and Pallando in this picture.
Because everybody, who at some point in their lives discovers that they are "different", from what the heteronormative perception is, could use someone to confide in and tell them, that they are perfectly fine, the way they are. Discovering oneself and embracing one's identity or sexual orientation is a huge step and takes a lot of courage. Outing yourself even more.
So please, if you ever feel doubtful about yourself, about if that what you feel and who you love is wrong, just know that there are others out there who feel the same. You are not alone. Find solace and confidence in that thought.
And be proud of who you are. :3
Comments
Aaaawww, this says so much. Very beautiful, great work!
Alizar Kazam
2021-03-17 13:09:55 +0000 UTCI'm sorry to hear you had such a rough time because of your father. It's interesting however, how a "straight male" abandons his family, yet forces his son to be like him. And I completely understand what you mean: These days, it is extremely difficult, to find a good middle ground, when it comes to tolerance and acceptance of LGBTQIA+ groups. The problem is, a lot of them have suffered fates similiar to yours. Being opressed or hated because of their gender identity or sexual orientation. And now that society finally has grown to accept more and more non-hetero lifestyles, they come out charging, screaming "ACCEPT ME!", because for the first time they feel like they can do that, without fear. It can turn into an overreaction whey they will confront anyone who makes the slightest gesture that he might have any sort of issue with the topic. Especially with social media, people can get very defensive. And so "showing pride" can turn into "pushing it in everyone's faces" very quickly. And pride events can be "too much" at times. With the display of kinks and so forth, I don't blame you for feeling put off by it. However pride is not something that is dictacted by the way people celebrate it. It is what you, within yourself, feel about who you want to be. Take pride in looking back, what you have accomplished in terms of your own sexual and gender identity. Let others celebrate it the way you want it. What matters is that you are true to yourself in the way you think is best. That is what pride is all about, at least in my opinion :3
Dream&Nightmare
2019-07-02 23:25:39 +0000 UTCThis is sweet and a heart touching picture. Personally I grew up with alot of difficulty due to being a bi guy and having a VERY homophobic father, who threatened to beat and disown me if I wasn't straight from when I was a little child, up untill he left my family in my teens. I turned very homophobic and was in deep denial all of my life to get him to like me. After my father was out of my life for awhile I finally felt free to tell my family and have been having a hard time adjusting. One thing that has been really making it uneasy tho, is honestly PRIDE and the "LGBTQ" alphabet soup labels. It's usually too far left wing and too collectivist. I tried to go to my town's PRIDE parade to try and keep my mind open, but holy shit, it was so cringe and had a lot of people doing kink shit out in view of families. I felt really dejected after that and have been even more confused with my identity, especially since people think I'm part of that parade's crowd when they learn of my sexuality. That was personal and long, but honestly I'm lost when it comes to PRIDE/self acceptance and self identity.
Sugar Sammy
2019-07-02 22:51:49 +0000 UTC
