My personal hero is Ahmad el Abed, a Lebanese tailor immortalised in an iconic series of photographs taken between 1948 and 1953 by Hashem el Madani, who described Ahmad as "in-between man and woman". These photos show Ahmad modelling gender-neutral clothing which they designed.
btw her entire speech here is excellent i recommend taking a listen. this video also has the speech by neil gaiman presenting her the award if you're interested in that
@dopple how the fuck do I say hi to a person what the fuck
img caption (2/2), second-person death
You spend the next thousand years or so shackled to a legion of fellow spirits, mumbling the same words over and over again. It's a story of some kind, though you repeat it so often that it loses all meaning. Occasionally Librosteus will call you up, and listen to you tell your tale. But most of your time is spent in darkness, whispering, and listening to the whispering of the thousand other ghosts around you.
img caption (1/2), second-person death
"A deeply unwise decision," says Librosteus. He flips over one of the black cards, but it actually has a suit now. You recognize your own face, mirrored in two corners. The Fool.
Librosteus raises a bony talon, and you are yanked violently from your flesh. Your emptied corpse falls limply to the floor behind you, and Librosteus opens his cloak. You spiral into the yawning darkness, spinning, falling...
a bug, not a feature.
Genderless* cyberfae & co. at your service
assigned adult by the inexorable passage of time
don't use he/him or she/her pronouns for any of us without express permission
note that if we ever make you uncomfortable in any way please tell us so we know to stop. we're not always good at figuring these things out on our own