Reclaiming the skies and my story of pride
Reclaiming the Skies I don't have a story related to my dragon oc for this one. This just happens to be my artwork to commemorate the month. Instead, I'll tell a more personal story. “If any of you look at me, you’re gay!” After searching through my memory, this might be the first mention of anything queer that I’d heard in my life. We were in the boys changing room, either about to swim or having just swam. The changing room was big, with one long bench lining the 4 walls, and an island-style bench in the middle. One of my classmates, whose name I won’t share, stood himself on top of that island, got naked, and made that declaration. I had no idea what it meant. But I gathered that not a single one of us were supposed to look at him. Thus, in one fell swoop, I was introduced to the idea of homosexuality, and exposed to homophobia. I never liked changing in that room. I always wanted to change in one of the shower stalls. Wonder why. My second exposure to these two forces, I ...
