Friday, March 29, 2019

Dear Readers, 
I would like to sincerely apologize for any offense caused by Liz's posts. Retrospectively, I realize that much of her writing tends to focus on the relationships between Caucasian people and African American people or other people of color. This excludes many people and I am very sorry to those who found this rude. I am leaving all of her posts online since this is a school project and we both had to do work, but I kindly request that you disregard any offensive material should you choose to read her posts.
Sorry again,
Heather

Q&A

Here's a Q&A with the parent of a transgender child(all names are confidential). 

Question 1: Were there any people in your life who refused your company after or during the transition?
Yes, but I can only recall one particular family that made an impact. To be honest, there might have been more, but we were so focused on our kiddo that I might not have noticed others. There were those that might have drifted away or just took longer to process the change, but the one that was very abrupt refused to let their daughter participate in the tolerance training at school. Then, subsequently, they removed her from Girl Scouts and AYSO soccer teams that my daughter was on.

Question 2: What resources do you recommend to LGBT+ youth in need of support?
Talk to their parents or other adults they trust (friends parents, teachers, etc.), look into LGBTQ+ club/groups in their school, join an Outlet support group, and/or check out the Gender Spectrum.

Question 3: What kind of resistance did you receive from your community and/or the law during the transition?
While there wasn’t resistance from the school; the teacher was awesome, but the school was willing to support us to an extent. I had to ask and arrange for any support we got. It’s the same still. We’ve had to create the infrastructure to support ours and other LGBTQ+ students.

Question 4: What advice do you have for struggling or closeted LGBT+ youth and adults?

Look for and connect with folks for support—find allies wherever you can and let them help you navigate and create a safe space for you.


Thanks for reading, and see you next time!
-Heather

Friday, March 1, 2019

Update

Hi! Heather here!

Just wanted to let y'all know... *drumroll*
Our project is officially DONE!!!!!
However, I hope to continue this blog and my book of poems(available at https://www.wattpad.com/user/HeatherAndLiz)
We also have a survey for you at https://goo.gl/forms/NuoA6RyjfB1ylguy2. Your input is greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much for reading, and I'll (hopefully) see you soon!
<3 u all, Heather

Personal Pride Flag, Attraction Edition

Hi! Heather here. So this post is to teach you how to make your own personal pride flag. This one will have a(hopefully) complete list of sexual/romantic orientation, definitions, and the corresponding flags. Your gender would go as the background of your flag. The circle is the sexual attraction, and the heart is the romantic attraction. Therefore, the flag below represents genderfluidity, asexuality, and panromanticism. Have fun making your own!
Image result for panromantic asexual genderfluid



  • Abrosexual/Abromantic [Having fluid or rapidly changing sexuality that fluctuates between different sexualities]: The shades of green and red(which are opposites on the colour wheel) represent a large range of sexualities.
    • Image result for abrosexual flag
  • Androsexual/Andromantic [attracted to males]: The blue represents masculinity.
    • Image result for androsexual flag
  • Aromantic [Attracted to no one]: The green symbolizes attraction and the varying white/grey/black represents the range from attraction to no attraction
    • Image result for agender flag 
  • Asexual [Attracted to no one]: The purple symbolizes attraction and the varying white/grey/black represents the range from attraction to no attraction. 
    • Image result for asexual flag
  • Autosexual/Autoromantic [Attracted to oneself]: The heart with the arrow shows the attraction to oneself.
    • Image result for autosexual flag
  • Bisexual/Biromantic [attracted to any two genders]: The blue and pink represent dualism.
    • Image result for bisexual flag
  • Cupiosexual [desire to be in a relationship without being attracted to anyone]: The muted colours represend desire that won't be fulfilled, while the pink, purple, and white represent romanticism.
    • Image result for cupiosexual flag
  • Demisexual/Demiromantic [can only be attracted to someone after forming a strong emotional bond]: The purple represents community and the emotional relationship, the gray represents asexuality, and the white represents sexuality.
    • Image result for demisexual flag
  • Greysexual [is only sometimes attracted to others]: The same colours as the asexual flag, but the absence of black shows the absence of an absolute lack of attraction.
    • Image result for greysexual flag
  • Gynesexual [attracted to women]: the pink represents femininity and the green represents sexual attraction.
    • Image result for gynesexaul flag
  • Heteroflexible [predominately heterosexual/heteromantic but flexible in that identity]: The varying shades of gray represent heterosexuality while the strip of rainbow represents homosexuality.
    • Image result for heteroflexible flag
  • Heterosexual/Heteromantic(Straight) [attracted to opposite binary gender]: The heart represents the attraction between the blue(masculine) and the pink(feminine).
    • Image result for heterosexual flag
  • Homoflexible [predominately homosexual/homoromantic but flexible in that identity]: The rainbow represents homosexuality as it was the original pride acceptance flag. The strip of varying shades of gray represents heterosexuality.
    • Image result for homoflexible flag
  • Homosexual/Homoromantic(Gay/Lesbian) [attracted to same gender]: The rainbow was the original pride flag. A history of its development will appear in a later post. 
    • Image result for homosexual flag
  • Akiosexual [Attraction which fades if/when feelings are reciprocated]
    • Image result for akiosexual pride flag
  • Omnisexual/Omniromantic [Attraction towards all genders while noticing genders]: The different colors, ranging from different shades of pink to different shades of blue, represent attraction to all people.
    • Image result for omnisexual pride flag
  • Pansexual/Panromantic [Attraction towards all genders; gender-blind attraction]: The pink represents attraction to femininity, the blue to masculinity, and the yellow to all other genders.
    • Image result for pansexual pride flag
  • Polyamory [Attraction to or relationships with many people at once]
    • Image result for polyamory pride flag
  • Polysexual/Polyromantic [Attraction towards more than two, but not all, genders]: The pink represents attraction to femininity, the blue to masculinity, and the green to non-binary people.
    • Image result for polysexual pride flag
  • Skoliosexual/Skolioromantic [Attraction towards non-binary people]: The yellow and green represent non-binary people, the black and white represent opposite ends of the gender spectrum, and the heart represents attraction.
    • Image result for skoliosexual pride flag
I hope you found your gender on this list. If so, use it as the background of your flag, as seen at the top of the post. If not, send us the gender, definition, and flag at 20percenttime.tolerance@gmail.com.
Thanks! Have fun making your flag!
<3 Heather

Dear Readers,  I would like to sincerely apologize for any offense caused by Liz's posts. Retrospectively, I realize that much of her w...