#butchtastic

Ilia: (turns red)

Yang: (notices Ilia going red) What's up?

Ilia: How do you do that?!

Yang: (blinks in confusion) Do...what?

Ilia: You are literally just sitting there like you're built to attract women! How?!

Yang: Uh.... (Looks at herself) I don't know?

Robyn: It's called being Butchtastic, Freckles. Why? Is she attracting you?

Ilia: (swirls red and green) Absolutely not! I like more feminine women! (Stands up and stomps away muttering to herself) What does Blake even see in her? Dumb, blonde, muscular, himbo girl. I can be muscular and manspread like a dude.

Yang: (to Robin) Butchtastic?

Kyle Jones is a bi-gender writer, parent and geek. Kyle is active in his community as a board member and facilitator for Pizza Klatch, a group providing support and advocacy for LGBTQQIA youth and their allies in Olympia WA area high schools. Along with parenting and community involvement, Kyle contributes to the greater conversation about gender, kink, parenting and polyamorous relationships on his blog, www.butchtastic.net.

It was the ‘home’ feeling of being among friends and allies, even if I hadn’t met them all yet. I felt accepted and celebrated for who I was, without having to justify or defend my identity.