It’s pride month! I wanted to do a drawing on the trans flag to start. I never got round to drawing something with the trans flag when I did the lgbt drawings, so I thought I might draw it now instead.
Nevertheless, this June we need to also focus on supporting the blacklivesmatter movement. We need to support the fight against the injustice and police brutality that POC have to face, just because of the colour of their skin. Before anyone condemns the riots in America, we need to remember that Stonewall was a riot against police brutality. Not only that, but it was led by people of colour. Without riots, the lgbt community would not have the rights they have now. Nor would there be pride.
So, if you are celebrating pride this year, just keep this in mind. You can’t support the whole of the lgbt community without supporting POC.
[ID: two transgender flags colour picked from a cyan axolotl from Minecraft. The first flag is only the colour picked flag and the second flag has a cyan axolotl over on it. End ID]
[id: a fired down grey speckled gargoyle gecko sat on a hand. In the background her vivarium has a light pink and white light emanating from it, and a light blue sky hide]
This is a BIG BI ISSUE! Remember that Trans PeopleandPeople of Colorcompriselarge portions of the bisexual community –– with more than 40 percent of LGBT people of color identifying as bisexual, and about half of transgender people describing their sexual orientation as bisexual or queer (according to various other research studies Bisexual is the largest self-identity for Trans people. Followed by percentages: Queer, Heterosexual/Homosexual, Other, and Asexual) –– making these groups vulnerable to further disparities that occur at the intersections of biphobia, racism and transphobia.
