I had so much fun filling this request for @hptransfest thank you!
Prompt:Trans boy or nonbinary Harry Potter has long hair. Likes: lightning scar that branches down his face like natural lightning, Indian!Harry
This piece is inspired by Naveen Bhat, a nonbinary artist, actor, and filmmaker based in California.
Naveen has a truly incredible story that has recently been made into a documentary film called Escaping Arga. In 2015, Naveen’s mother took them to Agra, India for a two-week vacation. During the second week, she told them that they were going to stay in Agra indefinitely to “fix” Naveen’s queerness. The documentary chronicles their experience of being illegally detained in India, battling their parents in and out of court, and seeking support from the Indian Supreme Court.
In addition to wanting to elevate their story, I thought they would make an adorable Harry, so I reached out to them before I finished the illustration. They were very nice and gave me permission to use them as a muse!
Here’s a quote from an interview with Naveen: “I would say please be safe. If possible, try to find friends that will love and accept you regardless of your gender identity and sexual orientation. If there is one thing I learnt from my experiences, it is that there are always multitudes of people who will love and support you. I had many people I didn’t even know coming to me with words of support online and in person. There is a great pressure that cisgender heterosexual people put on us to ‘come out of the closet’ and announce who we truly are, but they do not understand that our safety and security are at stake when we do come out. We need systemic change and we can’t do it alone. We need an active approach to allyship. ‘Ally’ is not a noun. It’s not an adjective. ‘Ally’ is a verb, and we must constantly work to dismantle systems of oppression and do everything we can to prevent another act of violence[…]. As queer people, we see ourselves getting killed and/or being devastated constantly. It’s in our movies, our TV shows, in books and on the news. Everywhere we turn, we see representations of ourselves being miserable. We are in pain. We are suffering. This needs to end now.”
Drawn by @eakettab (on IG) and inked/ colored by me! I love drawing together with my boyfriend. Both of us were closeted trans boys back when Harry Potter was being released, but we had each other and our other queer, GNC, and trans family. I know a lot of you, My Family, are hurt by JK Rowling’s recent transphobic remarks. You are beautiful, valuable, loved, and necessary.
Drawn by @eakettab (on IG) and inked/ colored by me! I love drawing together with my boyfriend. Both of us were closeted trans boys back when Harry Potter was being released, but we had each other and our other queer, GNC, and trans family. I know a lot of you, My Family, are hurt by JK Rowling’s recent transphobic remarks. You are beautiful, valuable, loved, and necessary.
@ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm ⭐️ joy, it’s been remarked more than once how fitting your name is, but it’s just so true. you are a beacon of light in this fandom and i always love to see you pop up on my dash. your art never fails to leave me feeling blanketed by warmth and softness and i am head over heels for your draco (he is my ipad wallpaper) and your strings and stars and mice and!!! with this piece, i wanted to try to capture some of my favourite things about your art as an homage to you. have a lovely birthday!!
@softlystarstruck warm, warm wishes to the cutest, loveliest person i’ve had the pleasure to get to know! bee, you have been a shining star for me in the drarry fandom, you’re always so sweet and your contributions to the gay trans autistic weird draco club agenda make my entire life! i wanted to draw you something soft so here is trans!autistic!drarry ft. harry with pink hair since i adored the call of sweet things. i hope you have a wonderful birthday!
