I finally got some new bees made up, and what better time to share them than Pride Month! I’ve rounded out the Ace Umbrella and now have Demisexual and Greysexual buttons and patches available in my shop! To all the aces in my life and everywhere: I see you, and you belong here. 
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#queer #queerart #asexual #AcePride #pride #pridemonth #Pride2019 #aromantic #demisexual #greysexual #greysexual #greyace #bees #beeart #beequeer #inclusion #acceptance #etsy #etsyCanada #etsywaterlooregion
https://www.instagram.com/p/By-trFyDemE/?igshid=1642eikjivpdu

Final day for the #QueerGeekPrideFlag Kickstarter! Here is the design for the #enamelpin backing card.
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All your support has been amazing. Thank you! If you’re inspired to share this around or tag someone (maybe an influencer with millions of followers?) who you think would dig it, now’s the time!

Link in bio to the KS! <—-
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#lgbtq #pride #queerart #queerdesign #graphicdesign #rainbow #geek #queer #gay #lesbianpride #bisexualpride #panpride #acepride (at Los Angeles, California)

#DrawingPride Day14- #Rainbow
Check this out! I thought it was time the queer geek community had its own flag. Other sub-groups of the queer community have a flag to wave around, so I created one for us! Its main element is an emblem designed to be used on its own, or placed on any permutation of the queer pride rainbow you choose. Next week I’ll be kickstarting  the creation of enamel pins, patches and stickers! Let me know what you think!

#DrawingPride for the month of June!
Day 10: #Asexual - Luke Skywalker!
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#lgbtqia #lgbtq #queer #ace #jedi #lightsaber #starwars #returnofthejedi #thelastjedi #swtlj
#jedimindtricks #jedimindtrick #greenlightsaber #darkness #shadows #illustration #vectorart #gaysketch #queerart #queerartist #pride #acepride #pride2018 #asexualcharacter #spaceace (at Los Angeles, California)

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This is what PRIDE looks like: Acespec

HAPPY HALLOWEEN/ACE WEEK! How does one celebrate this mash up? Dress up as yourself and scare people with some personal shit instead of ghost stories, of course! I’m gonna preface my ramble by asking you to swipe right if you want info on what it means when someone says they’re a shade of ace (asexual, demi, or grey).
As you may know, I’m a demisexual, and I saw somewhere this year’s #aceweek slogan is “this is what ace looks like”. So I figured I better represent my truth, as it is very niche. You might think “Holy crap I don’t need to know what you do in your spare time”, and that’s fine, but I’m not posting this for you. I’m posting this mostly so any closeted or confused people can see LGBT+ comes in all shapes and sizes and that’s okay. It doesn’t matter if other people can’t wrap their heads around It. In my case some can’t grasp that kink and sexuality are not mutually exclusive, but actually a lot of ace people are big fans. In fact it completely changed my perspective on my own preferences, and helped me feel empowered by my differences, not limited. Which is the other reason I’m sharing this, so now I can put all my confusion and self-hatred from last year’s ace week behind me. When @bitchpudding_ did my ace flag makeup and hair for these photos, I looked in the mirror and almost cried the damn makeup away. I seriously never thought I’d get to a point where I’d look in a mirror and go Fuck. Yes. This is me. I’m so happy with who I am now.
On that note, thank you to @bitchpudding_ not just for doing my makeup and such, and help with modelling But also for being the patient, understanding, and encouraging ally every person with LGBT+ friends should aspire to be
Thank you to anyone who read this far. Be brave, be who you are no matter how you are.
(Credit to @victoriabarronart for the info graphic )
#aceawarenessweek #aceawarenessweek #nonvanilla #nonvanillaace #kink #kinktober #bdsm #bondage #demisexual #demisexualpride #acepride #aceflag #lgbt #lgbtqa #makeup #pridemakeup
https://www.instagram.com/p/CG5tMN6Ai12/?igshid=1o8gkc7pdw2kt

Happy International Asexuality Day!

#writersofinstagram #poetry #ace #aceday #internationalasexualityday #asexuality #asexual #demisexual #asexualmemes #asexualpride #acepride #queer #queerart #queerartist #queerpoetry #queerpoet #acepositivity #asexualityisreal #acespec #acespectrum #comingout
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcCLVe8s9OX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I went on a Twitter rant about asexuality and the assumptions people make about it

(full transcript below the cut)

Transcript:

I had an incident happen a couple days ago that really got me thinking about how the world views asexuality/the ace spectrum

I was playing a card game called Quick & Dirty with my friends, and a few of them thought all my filthy answers were “ironic” since I’m ace

Which is weird, because I’ve always looked at it the other way - it’s kind of “ironic” that I’m ace since I have such a lewd sense of humor

But in reality, a dirty mind and asexuality aren’t mutually exclusive. So it’s not ironic at all. And that really made me think…

Even though more people are talking/learning about asexuality, it’s still not well understood. Especially all the nuances of the spectrum

Many people confuse asexuality with other things: aromanticism, celibacy, hatred of sex, a disorder, innocence… just to name a few

But in reality, “asexual” just means you fall on a spectrum of feeling little to no sexual attraction to others. That’s literally it.

So why is asexuality so often confused with other concepts? And why do people make so many assumptions (most of them false) about aces?

The ace spectrum includes a diverse range of experiences. So how can anyone assume they know what a person is like just because they’re ace?

I don’t blame my friends - or anyone - for making these assumptions about aces. I made plenty of my own while I was still questioning.

The real problem isn’t the assumptions themselves - it’s the root cause, which is an appalling lack of sex education in our society

I remind myself of this whenever those assumptions get to me. (I try not to let them, but I’m only human, & sometimes they frustrate me)

More importantly, I ask myself what I can do about this problem. And I think I have an idea that will help, at least a little

I made an educational comic about discovering the ace spectrum and coming out, and it’s reached a lot of people: http://gckinsey.tumblr.com/post/148694750931/this-is-a-little-comic-i-made-about-the-journey-i

And this incident with my friends has inspired me to make a comic about what asexuality is not. I want to tackle those assumptions head-on.

So really, even though I felt weird about it, I have to thank my friends for calling my dirty sense of humor + my asexuality “ironic”

I think I’ve been subconsciously looking for a way to address those assumptions about asexuality for a while, & this has given me the push

So I’ll be making a comic about this soon - probably for release during Ace Awareness Week in October. But in the meantime…

Asexuality is NOT:
-fake
-hatred of sex
-celibacy
-innocence
-a disorder
-an automatic rejection
-aromanticism
-one size fits all
#ace#psa

Y'all ever just accidentally make ace pride cupcakes? Like, they aren’t perfect. I was experimenting with a new frosting tip. But that’s basically what they are. #AcePride
https://www.instagram.com/p/CehShrylhRD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Working on some #pride bracelets! These are being made in the gsg weave. I love how the first one turned out. #acepride #gsgweave #chainmailjewelry #chainmailbracelet #chainmaillejewelry #chainmaillebracelet
https://www.instagram.com/p/B41FZp1Hq7G/?igshid=124on3wyw2uz1