Random Gay Shit

Crap, I missed the 1st again. I got super buy with life and haven’t updated in a while. I’ll try to get organized. Anyway, here’s the tea:

October: International LGBT History Month

October 11th: National Coming Out Day

October 16th: International Pronouns Day

October 17th: Spirit Day

October 19th: National LGBT Center Awareness Day

October 20th to 26th: International Asexual Awareness Week

October 26th: International Intersex Awareness Day

It's ok to mess up on pronouns. As long as you're doing your best, we appreciate it. When you do mess up though, avoid making a big deal of it. When you repeatedly apologize or freak out about it, it draws more attention than needed to the slip up and makes us feel worse. Its way better to quickly correct yourself and move on. We appreciate your effort more than you think.

No: "And then she- oh shit sorry! I meant he! Then he! Oh my god I'm so sorry! I've been trying really hard to use he! Its just difficult, ya know? Please don't be mad at me or cry!"

 So, I forgot to do it on the first. Again. lol anyways...

 September 22nd to 28th: Bisexual Awareness Week

 September 23rd: International Celebrate Bisexuality Day

 So, I missed some queer holidays this year so I’m going to start making a list of LGBTQ+ holidays for each month. I’ll normally do it on the first of that month but I want to start this today so... here’s all the Queer holidays this august.

 August 30th: Australian Wear It Purple Day

 So... ya I guess there’s not a lot of queer holidays in august for whatever reason :/

 Non-Binary people have existed since the beginning of time, the only reason more people are openly identifying as Non-Binary in western society is because:

A) With the internet and the rise of Non-Binary representation in media more people are discovering what Non-Binary is and realizing they fit into that label.

B) More people are accepting Non-Binary identities and validating people who identify this way, making them less afraid to be themselves.

 But anyway, the point is that genders besides male and female have existed for thousands of years, and across thousands of cultures. Here are just a few examples:

The Hijra, a legally recognized third gender in India

Sacred Jewish text’s 6 genders, Zachar (male), Nekeivah (female), Angrogynous, Tumtum, Ay’lonit, and Saris

The Muxes of Mexico

The sacred Mahu of Hawaii

The Wakashu of Japan’s Edo era

The Sekhet gender of ancient Egypt

Just noticed Mulan binding with bandages.