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Paige, she/her, 21

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I don’t know why she needs a label? So you can find a place to define her in your mind? The point is that she is who she chooses to be and expresses herself in the way that she chooses to.

Definitive boxes and labels are something I see the queer community discuss all the time and I do think labels help to an extent and how people identify and express themselves, in a general sense. However, I don’t think that labels are a requirement if she doesn’t have a label does it really that deeply affect how you take in her character.

I’m nb and for a long time I struggled identifying that because I thought that I had to be cis, trans man or that nonbinary meant I had to be androgynous all the time or I wouldn’t be a “real nb” if I did anything that was particularly either way. I prefer to leave my own gender identity unlabelled for the most part because of that, Billie could very well be the same.

I’m not going to say having such rigorous definitions limits the queer community but I think it creates a mental barrier into accepting who’s who or what is what because they don’t identify themself with a definition you know and are comfortable with. Billie could be a she/her gay man, she could be a trans woman, she could be a drag queen. The point of the comic wasn’t what Billie was. It’s who Billie is and if the way she expresses herself is with a moustache and makeup then all the good to her. The only definitive information we have about Billie’s identity is that she likes using She/her pronouns and why do we need any more.

Real queer people are complicated and having a character that doesn’t neatly fit into a box is realistic and I enjoyed seeing.

slow burn or love at first sight // fake dating or secret dating // enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers SECRET THIRD OPTION: LOVERS TO ENEMIES // there’s only one bed or long-distance correspondence // hurt/comfort or amnesia // fantasy au or modern au // mutual pining or domestic bliss // smut or fluff // canon-compliant or fix-it // reincarnation or character death // one-shot or multi-chapter // arranged marriage or accidental marriage // high school romance or middle-age romance // time travel or isolated together // neighbours or roommates // sci-fi au or magic au // body swap or gender bent // angst or crack // apocalyptic or mundane

1. If they remind me of my ex I like them

2. If they remind me of my ex I don’t like them

3. If they’re on the jsa I like them (unless rule 2 is applicable)

4. If they’re in the batfam I dont like them (unless rule 1 is applicable)