Sooo pride exists and I’m queer and so are my boys!! I know for a fact that they totally celebrate with all that’s in them, and though Kageyama’s a bit shy, it’s not because he’s not proud to be himself, and his shirt says as much :33 Hinata’s really proud of him for going out for a pride parade too, just positive vibes ️
I’m not gonna lie, I did shed a few tears while drawing this lmao. Not all of us have a chance to be out to our families and friends, to be open and proud, and this month can be stressful for those like me who have never been able to truly celebrate themselves. Please be mindful of this, and show that you love and appreciate your queer friends for who they are.
Hey guys! I know it’s been a really long time since I posted anything. I thought I’d have so much time this summer to work on my blog, and things just haven’t turned out that way. While on vacation, my girlfriend and I suddenly found out we had to prepare for her visa interview 3 weeks earlier than it was scheduled. We’re actually engaged. Unfortunately, we can’t get married here, so we are preparing to go the US together. It’s been quite a process. And therefore, I have been preparing to go home. And my room even had water pouring through the ceiling at one point. It’s been a really long month haha.
But I’m happy to say that everything turned out well. And I have a little comic of my girlfriend and me. I thought it might be some good reading practice. It’s written really naturally at the upper-intermediate level. I hope you like it! (It’s based on a true story…I hate doing dishes.) If you guys like it, I will post more. They’re fun to draw for me.
It also fits in great since it’s Pride month! Although, it’s slightly late. Happy Pride everyone!
Here is a translation of the comic.
Notes:
시키* is a much cuter and softer version of the curse word 새끼 (bastard). It’s something we use with each other, but I don’t use it with anyone else. Swear words should always be used with caution. ^^
*간지러 is used instead of 간지러워 (간지럽다 to be itchy, ticklish). Sometimes words ending in “럽다” are shortened like this, especially the faster you want to get the words out. It’s technically incorrect, but you’ll hear it. For example, sometimes you hear 시끄러! instead of 시끄러워 (시끄럽다 to be loud, noisy).
Anyway, I hope everyone is having a good summer so far!
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH. It took me a long time to write this out because I wanted it to be genuine, not performative. People are using this month to profit off others’ truths and I didn’t want to contribute to that. This is not an ad, but I’m going to pay and boost it becuase it’s worth being seen. This is Erin and Jeannetta Adams, one of my first “gay marriage” weddings. I was confused when people would peruse through my portfolio, see this beautiful wedding and refuse to book me. Erin and Jeannetta have one of my favorite wedding stories ever told. The reception was south side lit, the wedding was traditional beautiful and these two beings combined everything I loved about myself. Their wedding colors were red and purple, I learned Erin loved Prince and Jeannetta was the spiritual protective type with a look that can kill. They are perfect. And the idea that two perfect people would ever fall in love and find forever is a truth that society has a hard time accepting. Pride is the time that people want to fake ally but refuse to acknowledge the proud, brave, people who lead comfortable normal lives because it’s too hard to look at them and envision a time when it was “UNLAWFUL” for them to be wed because societal fear. Imagine celebrating PRIDE and not being PROUD of two beautiful SUCCESSFUL BLACK WOMEN who married each other and combined two beautiful black families together to make one. “ I was NEVER your AVERAGE photographer and I like it that way. How else would I have been blessed to get moments like these.
learned a lot from my mentor, started therapy, reconnected with an old friend, hateful comments, met new people, got out of my comfort zone, kissed, aced assessments, made something i’m proud of, started working with MIT
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: there is no “right” way to be gay, or lesbian, or bisexual, or pansexual, or transgender, or nonbinary, or gender fluid, or agender, or asexual, or aromantic, or any other queer identity - AND you can overlap these labels, use different labels, or not use labels at all!
Vladimir Horowitz, noted virtuoso pianist and gay man, plays the OCEAN ETUDE by Frédèric Chopin, who was routinely called “fae” and “otherworldly” by the music press and who loved a cigar-smoking, gender-nonconforming writer by the name of George Sand -
hey y’all!! sorry im late to the celebration train but happy pride month! i’m putting a couple of aesthetic in a queue rn so y’all will have something for the next week or so. but i’ve still got to get a ton of stuff done before i graduate so the stream of aesthetics will be a little slow for the next week or so! after that though, i’m going to try and clear the inbox (which has 22 asks in there whoops) and keep this blog active!
