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...and for team comedy!!

eyyyyyyyyyyyy let's hear it for @biblicallyaccuratemoth starring again as Gal Famous!

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I’m proud of Jack. 

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When he first came into the strip, I listed him as “the fake trans ally”, someone who means well, but ultimately capitulates to whatever feels least inconvenient instead of doing the hard thing and standing up for people.

I’m not really a long form writer; I don’t know how to write a book or a feature length film… and in the twelve years I did my old comic strip it was a gag strip that never had recurring characters beyond myself and Dan. 

I mean… the shower bear showed up like twice, but other than that…

Anyway, even for Dan he never felt like his own character, he was kind of just a mixture of friends of mine with a dose of “not Alex”.

Jack (and Gal Famous) feel different to me.  I’m not actively writing them at this point, they feel like they’ve taken on a life of their own and I can have a conversation with them in my head.

I assume that anyone who is a long form narrative writer is thinking “well duh” right now, but for me it’s a novel sensation and I like it. 

Or maybe I’m going insane, I’m not sure.

There was some thread that I was reading recently where a trans person was asked how they knew they were not their assigned gender at birth, and it rubbed me the wrong way.  Even if the person asking was doing so entirely in good faith and to learn, do they ask everyone how they know what their gender is, or only trans people?

To anyone reading this who’s cis, how do you know you’re your assigned gender? 

If the answer is something to the effect of, “well I just know,” congratulations, the answer is the same for the trans lady whose words you just read.

If you haven’t thought about it, or are now thinking, “wait, do I know?”, then I’d encourage some exploring.  I’m not going to tell you what you are or are not, but a little bit of self reflection and examining why you feel and think the things you do is healthy.

|| Rosa Bonheur in her study (1893), by Georges Achille-Fould. ❤️🤍🩷

Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899)

Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) was a lesbian French painter known for her naturalist landscapes and animal portraits. Like many other women of this period, she was taught by her father Raymond Bonheur, a painter himself, as most Fine Arts accademies were only accessible to men.

The Highland Shepherd (1859), by Rosa Bonheur.

By the time she was a teen, she was already exhibit her paintings at various salons, at 26 she won her first Golden Medal (the same prize won also by Ingres and Delacroix). In 1865, she became the first woman to receive the Gran Cross of the Lègion d’Honneur.

Labourage nivernais (1849), by Rosa Bonheur.

She successfully obtained a special permit to wear pants in public, arguing that she would needed them because otherwise she would have gotten her skirt dirty working, as she often painted outdoors.

Rosa and her girlfriend Nathalie Micas (1882); the document that gave her permission to wear pants in public (1857)

for any address to twitter you can replace the “x.com” with “nitter.net” and you will be able to browse as if you have an account. Lifesaver.

Awseome QueenTenna vs The evil spam email haunting them Also Tenna folding under basically zero pressure and talking about the divorce. Anyway! This was made for my dear friend @lesbiantennas who makes such scrumptious QueenTenna fics over on AO3 (Everyone go read them now!!) and it was based off the headcanon they had from the winter newsletter Mike scene of Queen and Tenna discussing spamtons "dissapearance" and how theyre similar in ways because they would both do anything to stay with their lightners. Written text under the cut (along with some extra comic thoughts)

Queen: OMG And Then There Was Spamtong How Did I Forget Did You Know: Bro Just Stopped Paying Rent Tenna: He... He did, did he? Queen: Yes // Like // One Day He Just Couldn't Pay Anymore // Which Is Like // Kinda Sus TBH??? Should've Known He Was On Some Shady Stuff

Tenna: Ha... HA! AHAHA! I knew I shouldn't have trusted that little scammer He - HA - He played me for a fool since day 1 If I had known it was all fake I would have... ha... ha... I should have kicked to the curb when I had the chance...

Tenna: How could I have been so stupid Ha - He - Haha! He could have said something you know? He, I, I could've I could've helped him Would've He just had... to say something Why? Why didn't he say something??

Tenna: Say anything??? How was I supposed to know that- Queen: *Stare* Tenna: … That *Shakey inhale* ... I knew

Tenna: I knew I shouldn't have done it Mike they... they warned me *Slide* About the consequences if I made him sign it But I had no choice I had to know his secret (my family they...) To being a Big Shot (I had to) Spamton: Tenna... Tenna: To keeping the family together (I didn't have a choice. I'ts not my fault. I needed to) Spamton: You're really serious about this... huh... Tenna: I needed to know

Tenna: *Wrrrr Wrrrr* *Scribble* *Scribble* But it would have been FINE! We would have become big together We would have fixed everything TOGETHER!!! *RING* Spamton: I... Should take this... Tenna: I would have helped him

*Tap tap tap tap tap...* Tenna: I would have *hff hff* *hff hff hff hff* I could have ... I (But it was just garbage noise)

Tenna: ... Was it wrong of me To go through with the deal? Knowing what I knew? Does that make me a bad person? Do you ... Hate me for it? Queen: Before I Answer Your First Question // I Must Query My Own Firstly: Why Did Your Guy Know About The Consequences Secondly: Why Did They Not Disclose What The Consequences Were // When They Were Clearly: Bad

Queen: Is That Not Weird To You <WEIRD> Tenna: No... I didn't question it o-of course I didn't question it! I mean it's Mike! Why would I question Mike?! She's right... That is weird Queen: Now Onto Your Question Yes // What You Did Was Awful Tenna: h-huh? Queen: You Knew It Wasn't A Good Idea <TRUE> Tenna: *Hh...* Queen: You Said You Cared About Him Yet You Went Through With The Deal Anyway And That Is Horrible Tenna: *Shrink Wrrrr Wrrrr hff hff hff hfff* Queen: And

Queen: And I Would Have Done The Same Thing If It Was Me // If It Was My Purpose // If It Was About Noelle // If My Place In Her Life Was On The Line I Would Have Made The Same Choice Without Hesitating So Even Though What You Did Was Terrible I Can Never Judge You For It Nor Hate You For It

Tenna: *Grow* Queen: Because I Would Have Done The Same <TRUE> And Ha Ha That Would Make Me A: Hypocrite Wouldn't It <TRUE> Tenna: *Hic Sniff Sob* Queen: Do Not Fret // This Conversation Will Remain Encrypted To Anyone But Us Tenna: Thank you... Queen Queen: Of Course

Part 5 of Comic 5!

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