Elsa: Queer of Arendelle?!

Disney’s Frozen brought many to the cold side with its catchy soundtrack, beautiful animation, and charismatic characters when it debuted in theaters late 2013. The movie’s run had not even come to an end before fans were already enthusiastically discussing ideas for potential sequels. But one Twitter user’s dream for the future continuation has become a widely trending topic as of late....

Tweets are property of @lexi4prez on Twitter

Yep, that’s right! What started as a hopeful tweet from Alexis Isabel, AKA @lexiforprez, the idea to #GiveElsaAGirlfriend has now created a full-force debacle between those who are opposed to or in favor of the idea.

Obviously, I’m all for it. Not just because I’m a huge Disney fanatic, but because I think this kind of inclusion is incredibly necessary and promotes a very positive and progressive message to viewers.

In my next post, I’m going to go into more detail on my personal opinion of why I’m in support of a lesbian princess. Then, I want to respond to some of the arguments I’ve seen that are opposed to the idea of a lesbian princess.

Stay tuned for these continuations!

Photo Credit: College Humor

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Lesbian: Someone who identifies as female and is sexually attracted to females.

Frustrated Trans-Person/Student Rant

When will school faculty stop thinking they know how I identify better than I do? I understand what your paperwork says. I understand what you see, and that I may not be the most picture-perfect example of what you expect a "guy" to be. But what gives you the right to say that you see is more important than what I /know/ and live with every day?

I don't give a shit what you believe. If you think my identity is something to be shameful of, then that's your opinion and I respect it. All I ask for is the same respect, like not deliberately using my birth name or wrong pronouns continuously in a CLASSROOM where people don't all know I'm trans. This is not a battle to be held when you're in a position of power over me.

When you continue to out me in front of people who may or may not have known my assigned sex at birth, that not only destroys my self confidence and shows me that you don't care about respecting your students with the same respect you ask for, but it potentially puts me in danger - and as someone who is supposed to be a positive figure for their students that's not okay.

Rant over. <3

My tattoo, it reads "The Floor Is Hard, Not Unforgiving".

A constant reminder to myself to stay strong, and that nothing that is negative is worth submitting to.

Any obstacle can be overcome, you just need to be around to do it.

Nobody's Perfect...

Photo Credit: Allmyroads

I've realized now as I've gone back through some of my old posts that there are a few places where I have messed up or said some things that are not politically correct. Yes, it's true - I don't know everything (regardless of what my mother thinks).

 One of my favorite things about the ever growing knowledge of gender identity and sexuality is that people are always finding better ways to include everyone and better ways to define things. I actually really like finding out new or more appropriate ways to talk about these things. I think that with knowledge comes power, and the better we get at talking about these topics appropriately the better the community gets. So, with that being said - here's some corrections, and some revisions to terms that I will be sticking with from now on:

LGBTQA+ is now being written as LGBTQIA+, with the added I to include intersex. Also, there were a few posts in the beginning where I failed to note that the Q stands for both questioning and queer. I have since corrected it, but I thought I should bring attention to it anyways.

I have always been on the side that the term 'biological sex' is not offensive, but an article I recently found online (which I am now having trouble tracking down, but I will edit/add in here when I find it) proved me otherwise. From now on, I will be using the term 'sex assigned at birth' instead, or AMAB and AFAB.

^ Which also tweaks the definition of transgender that I have been using on here. From now on, I will be defining the word transgender as "someone whose gender identity does not align with the sex they were assigned at birth".

^ This also changes my definition of cisgender to "someone whose gender identity does align with their sex assigned at birth".

The definition I've been using for sexuality is also changing. This article I stumbled across made a very good point about why the term 'sexual preference' is politically incorrect. So, out with that phrase - and now the definition for these words will simply be "A person's sexual orientation or capacity for sexual feelings.

I'm also changing my definition for genderfluid, as I feel like the original one I came up with just didn't seem right. And of course I want to do my own label justice. From now on, my definition for genderfluid will be "someone whose gender identity fluctuates between two or more points on the gender identity spectrum".

Also, this one's not specifically LGBTQAI+ related, but in past posts I have used the term "trigger warning" to express that what I'm posting may be triggering to some people. I have since learned that the term "trigger warning" is no longer deemed appropriate, and that "content warning" is the more appropriate term. So I will be using that term from this point on if I ever need to again, and will be tagging all needed information with 'cw' instead of 'tw'.
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Gender Identity: A person's personal perception of their own gender

LGBTQIA+: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, plus

Intersex: Someone who is born with sexual anatomy that does not fit within one label of male or female.

Questioning: Someone who is unsure of their sexuality or gender identity

Queer: An in-group term sometimes used to refer to the entire LGBTQIA+ community, or certain people within the community who define themselves that way

AMAB: Assigned Male at Birth; someone who is born with male sexual anatomy and was originally assigned that label at birth

AFAB: Assigned Female at Birth; someone who is born with female sexual anatomy and was originally assigned that label at birth