sexuality & gender diversity headcanons.Β Β hereβs one for the lgbtq+ muses: put a number in my ask, and iβll tell you about my museβs gender or orientational identity and their relationship with it. tw: topics of homophobia, transphobia, dysphoria and discussion of internalised oppresive attitudes in some of the questions. if you want to help your followers to pick out questions a bit, tag this post with your museβs label(s) as you reblog!
what do you label your muse as, and how do they label themselves? is there a difference, and if so, why?
has your museβs understanding of their own identity changed after realising they arenβt cishet, and do you see it developing further in the future?
when did your muse first realise theyβre attracted to the gender(s) that they are?
when did your muse first realise theyβre not attracted to the gender(s) that they arenβt?
when did your muse first become aware that theyβre not cis?
when did your muse first become aware that their gender identity isnβt within the binary?
how public is your muse about their gender / sexuality / romantic attraction?
is your muse out as lgbtq+? how specifically and in what situations, if that varies.
how much does your museβs gender identity and presentation differ from one another? is this a source of issues, or does the relationship between the two feel natural?
how does your muse feel about not being cis or straight? are they content with it, proud, ashamed? would the situation be the same if the culture or surrounding support systems were different?
have there been other meaningful people of the same or similar identities in your museβs life that theyβve looked for support or understanding from? how did that go, and was the impact positive or negative in the end?
what are your museβs feelings towards stereotypes relating to their identity? do they affect their self-image, or how they perceive others?
was your muse ever in denial about the matter? do you have any examples of specific instances where it was particularly obvious?
has your muse had feelings or experiences that seem to / do conflict with their identity? are these general knowledge? does it alter how others see them, or how they see themselves?
if the thing that originally caused them to realise / start the chain reaction to realising they werenβt cishet had not happened, how much longer would it had take to end up here?
do they consider toΒ βalways have beenβ, or do they see the phases in their life before coming out asΒ βback when i was [cis/straight/allo]β?
how are their feelings towards pride and related phenomenons?
how does their family feel about the matter? friends? coworkers?βand does their thoughts matter to your muse?
whatβs your museβs relationship with the current state of their body?
what are your museβs feelings towards the culture of romance and sexuality as it pertains to their identity?
what words do they reclaim, what are they okay with being reclaimed, and what do they do not want to used to describe them?