Gender is bugs!
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Just the word "cute"
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For the extraterrestrial and celestial friend :3
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I brought this up in chat earlier, but I think I have a pretty well defined pipeline vis-a-vis gender inspiration from a formative age.
First off, Rose of Versailles was very popular in the part of the world I grew up in, back in the 80s and 90s. So, Oscar, one of the main characters, was one of the first fictional characters I was ever exposed to.
Effect was self-explanatory, really.
Secondly - Ranma, from Ranma 1/2 probably did a lot to plant seeds that would germinate into a bigender both-at-once sort of identity years down the line; as a young bunny I remember relating very strongly to the way they just kind of roll with switching between male and female - whenever other people would assume the "endgame" of the story would involve Ranma finally removing the "curse" (if it can be even considered such a thing!) that causes "him" to turn into a girl, I always remember thinking to myself, "why would he want to do that? he clearly enjoys it". Indeed, the attitude they have towards their own fluctuating gender identity and presentation was probably foundational to the way I developed my own gender.
At a slightly older age, around high school, when I first began to metastasize thoughts of heavy gender dysphoria and a weird longing sensation whenever I observed people with bodies I wanted to more closely resembled, and a sense of disgust at the gender that was forced upon me, I watched Ouran High School Host Club, and Haruhi's approach to gender - that is, "eh" and presenting however they want and find most comfortable shattered my worldview - I remember the exact moment I thought "You can do that!?" during the earlier conversation in the show wherein they explain why they enjoy dressing both masculine and feminine. I wanted that. I felt like I could be in either role as long as it was on my own terms, freely chosen, rather than forced upon me.
This? Right here? This is my optimal way to Do Gender. This is what I wished for - and still do - more than anything. To swim through gender as though an elegant swimmer, going from one side to the other, settling on either or somewhere in the middle (perhaps even outside the pool entirely). My mentions of gender would feel incomplete if I didn't also mention that reading scanlations of Mizuki-chan in Wonderland did a lot of things to my brain and my gender that are not to be discussed in this forum. Between that and Cardcaptor Sakura, CLAMP sure did a number on my brain, growing up.
Speaking of honorary mentions, I also need to bring up Rui Ninomiya from the 2013 anime Gatchaman Crowds (my favorite anime of all time!). I was already transing my gender by the time that aired, so they didn't crack my egg the way they did for hundreds of trans women in 2013 (if you were there, you will remember - it was a bona fide explosion), but I would be lying if I said their playful attitude towards gender didn't also influence my own confidence in thinking, yeah, you can do that, actually. I still consider them a fashion icon. I know many enbies and trans women who based their entire personality and even career path on chasing the high of seeing them as well.
Funny enough, I think my gender was very well-defined by the time I played Mary Skelter 2, so ironically despite getting a screen name from her, I don't think I was that influenced by Otsuu from that game, gender-wise; it felt more like an event of great resonance, rather than seeing her and thinking "oh! I want to be that!", it was more "oh! I am that!" at literally every single thing she says does or wears in those games. Not a foundational gender creature, but she is the most 100% Me Gender thing.
Boygirl with no issues right there. Nothing wrong with that bird.
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honestly before i clicked this thread i didn't think it'd hit me that hard but waow
reading all this really moved me i actually need tkme to gather myself up before posting im actually crying rn /pos
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honestly its a bit hard for me to pinpoint specific things abt my gender because it feels like it constantly shifts, so im genderfluid
there are some inspirations though
Soundwave, mostly how they're portrayed in earthspark
just the way they look make me really envious
pointy shapes, the ears, the red highlights
okay next, Marie
i just look at her and immediately go βyeah let me be like thatβ
Adachi Rei, huge inspo
im robotkin and to me the absence of gender in the first place is what makes gender expression the most enjoyable, as its a true image of self
something about lacking it in the first place, and yet the desire to experience everything there is to life and being real just..
also wires yeahyeah gimme those
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Omg, wires are so good... I have some really good references from artist nradiowave that have good wires visible
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ALCD artist
i found them bc i randomly saw this lodos war art Deedlet wooo, i realy like this elfy knight
also i fricking love triangles
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βΈREALREALREALREALREALREALREAL
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βΈdidnt reply for sum reason, sposed to be to the post above
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It doesnβt show replies to that last message but is still works the same
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