#roostertails

Just trying to catch up on posting the backlog of rooster tails comics on here... sorry, this is a sad one!

Link to comic: http://www.roostertailscomic.com/comic/separation/

Roostertails: Trans Day of Visibility

Link to comic: http://www.roostertailscomic.com/comic/stuck-part-one/

So, yeh the birth certificates thing is big news, and super cool. But, more importantly, what’re YOUR fave rude/not rude acronyms?

New comic is up: http://www.roostertailscomic.com/comic/transbrella-ella-ella/

Yeh. I’ve seen a few people lately feeling down about their gender and how they are in the world. Expressing a feeling of not being ‘trans enough’ or worrying that how they are isn’t ok or will disappoint people.

I’ve also seen leaders of trans communities trying to narrow down what is ‘acceptable’ under the trans umbrella – and try and exclude people, or normalise a certain type of trans person while pushing other people to the margins. I think that’s crap. I think creating belonging through excluding other people is not ok. We create belonging by valuing difference.

2017 in review and happy 8th birthday to my comic! http://www.roostertailscomic.com/comic/2017-in-review/

It’s this comic’s 8th Birthday today! What a massive year.

I achieved my resolution to get on Shortland St, and also got on a rugby ad (where I might be the first ever queer and trans All Black). Which, of course, meant that I made excellent gifs of myself:

Halved my anti-depressants; which has left me feeling way better than I was at the start of the year. I’ve been on anti-depressants for almost a decade now and have found them really useful, but it just feels like the right time to come down, maybe to come off completely, who knows. Either way I’m taking it reeeeaaaal slow.

The campaign that I talk about in the comic is called We Are Beneficiaries which I’ve mentioned in previous comics and has been a massive deal – both in terms of the time I’ve put into it, and in terms of how much media attention we got about it. Here’s me giving a speech at parliament wearing my dorky hat:

Anyway, there we have it. It’s been a busy one, and I’m trying to take a holiday – but it’s really hard to convince myself I’m allowed to.

Joey made me the best advent calendar ever: http://www.roostertailscomic.com/comic/advent-calendar/

My jealousy of Joey’s advent calendar has now got me 25 presents. It’s amazing.

The presents have been quite a mix of amazing and hilarious…

Day 1: Some pain killers Joey found in our medication cupboard, and wrapped up

Day 2: An oral/rectal thermometer (once it’s used as a rectal thermometer it is forever used as a rectal thermometer)

Day 3: Antiseptic cream

Day 4: Duct tape and hand sanitised (again, Joey found this lying around our house and just wrapped it up for the box!)

Day 5: 2 bandages and a tin camping mug

Day 6: Portable gas stove (!!)

Day 7: Gas for the gas stove

Day 8: Cutlery

Day 9: Waterproof matches, and a waterproof container for matches (including a tiny mirror in the lid – no idea what for)

Day 10: Bandaids of the Star Wars and Princess variety – depending on how I am feeling on the day

Day 11: Three meal energy bar

Day 12: Talcum powder and face masks (obviously one needs a bit of lush-ness during a zombie apocalypse)

Day 13: Gold emergency blankets

Very science comic: http://www.roostertailscomic.com/comic/horror-theory/

This is my horror movie theory. I’m not sure it holds up, especially considering last night I was home alone and had to sleep with the light on.