Been thinking about Mhara Starling's exploration of Gwyn ap Nudd a lot lately.
"... otherness has always been associated with all things fairy, and therefore it is no surprise to me that many Gwyn devotees I have met over the years have been marginalized individuals or those who feel like they do not fit in this world. Neurodivergent people, women, and queer people have been the majority of those who revere this otherworldly god today ... it is almost as though he has opened his arms and said, "So long as the world makes you feel othered, you are under my domain." "
Just... the way this rings so true for me. The way he has helped me embrace my Otherness, my strangeness, the untamed and ugly, truly wild parts of myself. I devote my transition to him, in his Strange and Liminal nature. He's been such a consistent companion to me for so many years, and I genuinely do not think I would be here, much less in this form, without him.
Diolch, Gwyn ap Nudd.
