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Pin Reveal: "Outlast" Wolf in LGBTQ, Trans, and Intersex-or-Nonbinary

Hello everybody! Sorry this pin reveal is so late, my chronic neck-based headaches have been really limiting my ability to work. This ambitious design was also more difficult than most. We tried over 50 versions before coming to the conclusion that we could use the black metal to help make some of the fur.

These pins are a pilot for a possible pin collection we might crowdfund this spring, themed around the indomitable perseverance of our community. If you want to see more work like this, please let us know and keep an eye on upcoming polls!

A note on the intersex-or-nonbinary variant: the intersex flag has a lot of color overlap with nonbinary, and since the metal is black, you can read the pin either way. We encourage you to enjoy it either way. As somebody who IDs as both intersex and nonbinary, I do really enjoy the flexibility of it.

The Three for this month

✦ To get multiple pins:

The Combos get you 2 pins:

The Prix Fixe gets you all 3 pins, and

The worldwide Buffet comes with all three plus a mystery pin— 4 pins total!  It is the only international tier.

The Coupon Club is a great way to take a break and still access 20% off our store, plus our upcoming design polls. It also helps to keep us at a membership level where we can continue to offer 3 flags a month.

✦✦Old retired tiers will get the same combination of pins they always have. But if you change tiers, you cannot return to old retired tiers later. ✦✦

All pledge changes made by Feb 28th at 11:59PM Pacific will apply to these pins.

✦ Mailing Schedule:

We mail quarterly.  This has helped us keep our tier prices low despite inflation. These Wolves are part of the Winter Quarter, along with the Bears and the Snakes, which we currently expect to mail in late Spring.

✦ Current Mailing & Production Status:

If we make any errors on your order(s), please email us at support@GayBreakfast.GAY—and we will work to resolve any fulfillment errors on our part during our next mailing. Please include in the title “Order” for store orders or “Patreon”  for pin club so we can easily search and find your email.  We check our email weekly so please wait one week before sending a follow up.

Thank you so much for your support!

Pin Reveal: "Outlast" Wolf in LGBTQ, Trans, and Intersex-or-Nonbinary

Comments

Okay, so it looks like with the way Patreons changed i missed this one, since it's now saying April if i go to update tiers, does that sound right?

RiversOblivion

So cool

blinkkittylove

Awesome, thank you so much! And I'd also be very interested in a similar pin collection - especially if coyotes are involved, as I think of them when I think of perseverance :)

Flann Moriath

Yes on both accounts, and thank you so much!

SpicedPie

Woohoo! I look forward to buying at least one patch, maybe more! One to wear, one to display on the pin board, a couple more to give away...so many options!

Le'letha

This is such a beautiful pin!! I just subscribed to the Gay Breakfast tier to get it (first time subscribing!) - it says it's going to charge on March 1st. Is that correct, and will that March 1st payment apply for this pin? Thank you! :)

Flann Moriath

Thank you for the thoughtful and detailed reply! I'm glad to hear that you are all taking steps to spread out your workload and take care of yourselves. All of that makes sense to me and sounds reasonable, and I appreciate your transparency! Best of luck with your recovery and your upcoming projects.

Shinkoryu14

Thank you so much! It's very encouraging!

SpicedPie

What a lovely idea! Honestly it's a dream to be at a point where folks may wanna trade our pins. <3. There is a discord! (that I should check more often tbh). I should also add a trading section. You should be able to access the discord if you've linked your patreon to your discord. When you do that, patreon has you automatically join any discord of creators who link discord to support tiers. If you have a hard time finding it, let me know. Thanks again!

SpicedPie

I love that suggestion, thank you so much! I think we'll do that. We were channeling similar energy to the big giant Ginga Nagareboshi Gin patch we made a few years ago.

SpicedPie

I'm so sorry you're going through that. We have a lot of friends who are either federal employees, or contractors, or who work for organizations that get federal funds, one of whom was already laid off. I can appreciate the uncertainty for lots of folks right now. You have absolutely nothing to feel guilty over. You need to take care of yourself more than you need to stay on patreon. I'm glad if this design helps even a little, and I hope things turn out okay for you. Please take care.

SpicedPie

Hi there, I appreciate your concern for our wellbeing and schedule. As for how we plan to catch up and keep up, the short answer is: we've hired help. I'm personally working fewer conventions this year, and instead sending some of our partner artists to contribute art and rep the studio. The goose project is being mailed by White Squirrel. We have also hired a friend to help Red mail the Fall Quarter and the Chaotic Queer pins. Last year's projects both had an ETA of June, and most items have finished production, with mailing expected to start in March and finish by June. I (Lane, the one with the neck/head pain) will not be mailing. I am in physical therapy and trying out a standing desk to design and market the next project. One of the perks of Patreon is that folks here get to see projects in development, long before they are announced on social media. So to be clear, we're not launching a new project instead of finishing the others. Last year's projects are on schedule and remaining tasks are delegated so that we can focus on health and development of the next project at a slow and steady pace, hopefully for a May or June launch. Thank you for your question-- it has prompted me to add bullet points about last year's projects in the mailing status section of this update. I hope this transparency on our plan alleviates your concerns, I apologize for any worries, and thank you for your support as we adapt and recover.

SpicedPie

I do like these designs and I love the idea of a series based on the endurance of the queer community! I just... worry you're overtaxing yourself a bit? You did two crowdfund campaigns last year, and between them and conventions you injured yourself and the patreon pins have been mailing out very late. Maybe wait until the chaotic pride or gay goose gang projects are finished before trying to start another?

Shinkoryu14

Damn. It's hard to form coherent thoughts right now, but... About 5% of the people in my building were fired today, and the program I've worked for the past 20 years may be dismantled any day. I have no idea what I'm going to do ... But damnit, I had to make one last pin pledge for this. I feel so guilty that I may have to pause the patreons I'm supporting, but even though I feel so damn tired and afraid and outlasting this all is just a pipe dream, I have to give myself a reminder. Thank you. I needed to see this today.

Nikki Paige

Oh MY. I need this so much! The extra design work really paid off, this is a winner!!! If you ever decide to make more fabric patches, I think this would be an AMAZING candidate. I think it would read really well at a larger size as well. Maybe for the crowdfunding run? I love it!

Le'letha

I hope this is okay to ask - is there a discord or forum for gay breakfast lovers who might like to trade pins for variations or older ones they missed out on? I love this wolf and this message!!

SpookyFox

I absolutely love this design, and the idea of a series!

Caedo67


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