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I suppose it brings up the idea of nblw, but I'd also argue the current non-men definition excludes multi-gender woman-attracted people. What's a bigender person (who in this example identifies as a man and woman) who is only attracted to women? Are they no longer a part of the community simply because they also feel connection to manhood?

What about gender fluid people? Can they only identify with being a lesbian when they feel strictly unaligned with being a man? What if it's blurred? How little 'man' does one have to be to fit in the box?

I often hear, "Just use sapphic!" Just one internet search reveals the definition of sapphic (as defined in dictionaries) as relating to lesbianism. Why force them into the term sapphic when that may not feel accurate to their identity? Why force them away at all? Why not accept them as a member of a community and a fellow queer person? Why not offer them shelter and safety on the basis of community and fellowship?

I guess my question is: why are people so determined to divide others on the basis of their specific identity? Isn't the beauty of existence and diversity that people are, you know, diverse? How can a community be formed and be sustained on pillars of hatred and exclusionism? If you exclude materials from a structure, it's going to crack and break. How is removing fellow community members from the foundation of community any different? I don't expect people to have a personal understanding or connection to others' experiences. I just ask that people start treating other queer people as what they are: people who are going through, have gone through, or will highly likely go through bigotry and hatred from those who cannot stand anyone not like themselves (read: strictly cishet). I ask that the community treat those who do not fit in the box as an equal in queerness, not a rival in a competition of the most 'valid' queer.

Maybe we should just all get on with our lives and stop arguing over this. I really truly do believe in-fighting will only tear the community apart and break down defense and progress. People are regularly killed over liking women in a queer way in the first place. Why make it harder for the vulnerable to find safety? Is taking away the safe space not a piece in needless death?

First sketch page of 2025… of course it has to be a bunch of Enid!!!

Mara using her book for something... useful. Yeah.

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Apologies for my absence. Parents came over for the weekend and I immediately got sick + exham season is here. I'm still feeling like garbage, but now I'm here.

A lot has happened so this post will be kept short.

Bilal has reached his short term goal of £11,5k!!

You should congratulate him by donating more money! :) the next short-term goal is 12k. Can we reach it before the year ends?

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Only £30 left until they reach their next goal!!