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Pokémon Needs More LGBT Characters
Pokémon is a timeless classic. Its content appeals to all demographics, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or sexuality. For the most part, it succeeds in representing the minority groups; race, women and cultures outside the mainstream. However, the LGBTQ+ community is yet to have its fair share of relatable characters, which has left the decision to assign sexualities to fan speculation.
In Pokemon X & Y, released in 2013, a trainer called Nova states that she is in the "beauty" class but mentions that she was once in the "blackbelt" category, which is reserved for men only. Such on-the-nose dialogue seems to confirm that Nova potentially transitioned and could detect as transgender.
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Meanwhile, subtle hints regarding clothing, mannerisms and backstories have given traction to popular fan theories, some of which have been widely approved as "canon" by fans who prefer to peruse between the lines. Here are some sexualities and identities commonly ascribed to Pokémon characters that are purely speculative, but generally agreed upon in the fan community.
Yellowing teeth. Wrinkling skin. A dry as hell cough. We’ve all seen the ads showing the dangers of smoking cigarettes. In middle school, our teachers would pass out red ribbons and “D.A.R.E.” us to be drug free. “Just Say NO” still lingers in my brain all of these years later.
We’ve also seen at least one person close to us that has smoked a cigarette, had one too many shots of alcohol, or used some other establish of substance to cope with the stresses of daily life. With the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) declaring youth vaping an “epidemic” in 2018, it is clear that the scare tactics didn’t work. What schools didn’t educate us as kids is truly how stressful and challenging being an mature person (or even kid for that matter) is and just how easy it can be to turn to a substance such as tobacco to ease your stress … especially if you are LGBTQ+.
I had the (dis)pleasure of attending the Orange Unified School District (USD) Board conference last year where they passed a forced outing policy that will undeniably put trans and non-binary students at increased risk for homelessness and depression. The disgusting exhibit of bigotry from those who shouted to the uppermost of their lungs “groomers” mad
I am an Accidential Advocate.
I had no intention of entering the public speaking space. I was just living in Boulder doing my thing until about 2013. My level of activism was just being myself – a gender non-conforming, shaved headed female homosexual. I had a great community of friends. My family supported me. I lived in a community that was for the most part safe. And then I had an influx of kids in my life. Not my kids but kids of people that I loved very much – my sister’s kids, friends of mine who were like family. And I had this realization that my sexuality affected more people than just me.
I knew these kids would have a hard time at some point, because they loved me because I was queer . Someone would say something in a hallway or a locker room that would be intentionally or unintentionally derogatory to homosexual people. And this little kid would be torn between what they had always known and this new tiered paradigm. And I realized that despite my security and comfort in my life and my identity, I had a responsibility to be part of cultural change. It was my first inkling to directly attempt to make the world a better place.
Everyone has their own method. For me it wasn’t about protests
Ash/Eiji: Walking the Line between BL and Queer Media.
Godfuck finally got around to finishing it. Should edit more, but I’m tired of it for now. Maybe will alter more before posting to A03
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DISCLAIMER, It is not my intention to offend anyone, merely to share my observations and thoughts. Also I am not a woman, so if I am using offensive terms for media aimed at women, please tell me.
· This is not a post to rant about fujoshi
· This essay is not to trash people happy with relationships adhering to traditional gender roles.
· This essay is to point out WHY I think BF has a huge crossover audience from both the homosexual community and unbent fangirls.
· I also acknowledge Banana Fish is not BL: it predates a lot of common BL tropes, but plays into many of them, but this essay is to feel on why BL manga tends to not be capable to replicate that.
The purpose of this essay is to explore why there aren’t many crossover series between M/M written for women and LGBT meda written by/for LGBT people, and how fandom relates to this.
The idea for this essay arose from a facebook group discussion about top
Yellowing teeth. Wrinkling skin. A dry as hell cough. We’ve all seen the ads showing the dangers of smoking cigarettes. In middle school, our teachers would pass out red ribbons and “D.A.R.E.” us to be drug free. “Just Say NO” still lingers in my brain all of these years later.
We’ve also seen at least one person close to us that has smoked a cigarette, had one too many shots of alcohol, or used some other establish of substance to cope with the stresses of daily life. With the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) declaring youth vaping an “epidemic” in 2018, it is clear that the scare tactics didn’t work. What schools didn’t educate us as kids is truly how stressful and challenging being an mature person (or even kid for that matter) is and just how easy it can be to turn to a substance such as tobacco to ease your stress … especially if you are LGBTQ+.
I had the (dis)pleasure of attending the Orange Unified School District (USD) Board conference last year where they passed a forced outing policy that will undeniably put trans and non-binary students at increased risk for homelessness and depression. The disgusting exhibit of bigotry from those who shouted to the uppermost of their lungs “groomers” mad
I am an Accidential Advocate.
I had no intention of entering the public speaking space. I was just living in Boulder doing my thing until about 2013. My level of activism was just being myself – a gender non-conforming, shaved headed female homosexual. I had a great community of friends. My family supported me. I lived in a community that was for the most part safe. And then I had an influx of kids in my life. Not my kids but kids of people that I loved very much – my sister’s kids, friends of mine who were like family. And I had this realization that my sexuality affected more people than just me.
I knew these kids would have a hard time at some point, because they loved me because I was queer . Someone would say something in a hallway or a locker room that would be intentionally or unintentionally derogatory to homosexual people. And this little kid would be torn between what they had always known and this new tiered paradigm. And I realized that despite my security and comfort in my life and my identity, I had a responsibility to be part of cultural change. It was my first inkling to directly attempt to make the world a better place.
Everyone has their own method. For me it wasn’t about protests
Ash/Eiji: Walking the Line between BL and Queer Media.
Godfuck finally got around to finishing it. Should edit more, but I’m tired of it for now. Maybe will alter more before posting to A03
............................
DISCLAIMER, It is not my intention to offend anyone, merely to share my observations and thoughts. Also I am not a woman, so if I am using offensive terms for media aimed at women, please tell me.
· This is not a post to rant about fujoshi
· This essay is not to trash people happy with relationships adhering to traditional gender roles.
· This essay is to point out WHY I think BF has a huge crossover audience from both the homosexual community and unbent fangirls.
· I also acknowledge Banana Fish is not BL: it predates a lot of common BL tropes, but plays into many of them, but this essay is to feel on why BL manga tends to not be capable to replicate that.
The purpose of this essay is to explore why there aren’t many crossover series between M/M written for women and LGBT meda written by/for LGBT people, and how fandom relates to this.
The idea for this essay arose from a facebook group discussion about top