The art sever is mostly set up, for now it’s 16+ , so please only join if you are 16 or older and if you’re an artist. Looking forward to meeting everyone!
The link expires in 7 days and depending on number I’ll post a new one later
In honour of ~Spooky Season~ we’re running our first ever… ✨Amber Isle Community Challenge!
The Challenge: -Create something (Art, sculpture, writing, textiles- anything!) -Must be Spooky! -Must be Amber Isle themed! -Post to our Discord!
Whether it’s art, music, writing, even pumpkin carving- if you can create it you can join The main goal of this challenge is to have fun! BUT, if you want a lil motivation to get creative, our fav entry will receive a special Amber Isle sticker set posted to their door! ✨
For pride month this year, I wanna make a pride flag made out of all the incredible characters y’all have! I did a similar thing with my own photos last year and it was such fun that I wanted to do it again!
In honour of today, as it would have been Gilbert Bakers 71st birthday, I’m going to be using the last flag he made: the nine stripe pride flag.
Drop as many characters as you like on the posts below! Wherever you feel they’d sit best! Even if your characters aren’t as brightly coloured, I’d still love for you to get involved. I’d prefer unedited screens as that makes them a little easier for me to work with but if you have some edits that you just love, or if it adds to your character, then feel free to post those as well! If you have edited your screens to have your characters interacting then I would love to include those as well! I’ll be tagging all the relevant posts with #gw2prideflag
I won’t be posting the result until towards the end of the month so that everyone who wants to take part has a chance to send me their screens
Infographic on the history of the word “queerplatonic” by Coyote
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Where Did the Word “Queerplatonic” Come From?
For a long time, there had been frustrations in the ace community about the binary of “friendship” and “romance.” Sometimes the distinctions between them can be blurry, especially without sex as the dividing line, and they’re often treated as a hierarchy.
Then on Dec 24, 2010, an asexual named Kaz posted a reflection on Dreamwidth about someone important to zem. In the post, ze complained of the societal expectation that relationships always fit into “neat little restricted boxes.”
Meloukhia (s.e. smith), who identified as aro ace at the time, left a comment that used the word queerplatonic in reference to smith’s own partner and feelings. This term conveys the idea of queering the platonic, and it struck a chord with a lot of people. Finally, the community had a word for this idea.
In the years that followed, smith brought the word queerplatonic to TumblrandWordPress as well, indicating that it is open for anyone of any identity to use. Other aces like Sciatrix began using it for their own desires and relationships, helping it to spread.
The common expectation is that people will always put romantic-sexual relationships first, with everyone else diminished as “just” friends. Queerplatonic relationships defy categorization by this binary.
Today, the word “queerplatonic” has spread throughout ace and aro communities. As always, it remains open for anyone to use!
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