This is the latest Queer and Trans 101 comic, I’ve changed stuff to make it a little more accessible, with some little NZSL bits, and changed some of the language around because I like to tinker with things.
DISCLAIMER: This comic is still MASSIVELY flawed, and really white-centric, it oversimplifies a bunch of stuff, and doesn’t use language that everyone likes, or uses for themselves. It’s not meant as a rule book – but as a starting place for folks who need something super simple to help others out. I often tell people – ‘read this, and then when you understand that I’m gonna tell you all the reasons why this comic is wrong’…. so, yeh, it’s kinda like that.
My comic was featured in a rather unflattering report about trans people (link here: http://www.donotlink.com/ftvh ‘though – fair warning it’s yuck). So to be super clear about it – please do not use this without my permission <3
the way you’ve designed your spectrums on sexual and romantic orientation completely erases asexual and aromantic people…..
also by defining gender as a spectrum between man and woman you’re still upholding the gender binary….. even if there’s an infinite number of values between 0 and 1 (0.4,0.432423, 0.999999999, 0.00000001, etc) they can all be rounded to 0 or 1….
my partner is telling me to tell you to check out the gender unicorn by tser it’s apparently a better version of this that uses multiple axis to address these issues…….
basically the problem with how you’ve designed your axis stuff doesn’t allow for anything outside of the range defined by the two ends.
Totally agree! It’s super binary and problematic, I did it ages ago, and it’s hella flawed. There’s some really great and much better ones out there, including the gender unicorn one
I wanted to let you know that I still love this graphic, Sam. I think it’s a great starting point for people who are starting from square one trying to understand. Flawed or not, it’s a good scaffold to start building understanding from.
Ohh thanks Rowan, that’s good to know – it’s one of the trickiest comics I’ve done, and I really hate it some times, but glad that it’s useful as a base
Hi Sam,
I think this is a great starting point and very simple to understand for people new to interacting with the LGBTQ+.
Would it be alright for me to use this graphic at Safe Zone trainings?
Thanks
Hi there – sorry for the late reply. Yep that’s totally cool, I always appreciate a small donation for use, but it’s not a necessity.