Nef goes on to explain the difference between her photoshoot with Velencoso, versus how transgender women are typically photographed in fashion editorials. “images of trans femmes being loved rarely exist outside of pornography,” Nef wore. “We tend to be hyper-sexualized and objectified within the cisgender gaze. Either that or we’re dehumanized as scum or (just as bad) untouchable goddesses.”
Y’know, everyone gets so bent out of shape about a “more commercial Cirque du Soleil,” but when you see something like this, is it really all that bad?
I don’t even care that I already reblogged this because seriously, how is this not a masterpiece painting hanging in the Smithsonian? Everything about this photo just says Romanticism to me
I love to play female protagonists and heroes that are flawed and make mistakes. You know, male characters have been afforded that… And so it’s time we’re allowed to see a complex female character. ⇁ Happy birthday, Jessica Chastain! 💕 (March 24th, 1977)
wayyy back when the wayward sisters anthology kickstarter was running, i was part of one of the reward tiers for a PLANT ANIMAL drawing for three backers, and here they are, heres all three of em
the combinations are owl + orchid
the valais blacknosed sheep + acacia plant
and two cats, nyx and marshmallow, who are a venus flytrap and rose mallow hibiscus !
wupacing 