LGBTAitp #32: The Great Plushie Invasion!

[Chess435]

Hello to all, and I'm honored to see you enter the thirty-second incarnation of the queerest, rainbow-colored, extra-friendly corner of the Playground, the LGBTAitp thread!

This is a thread where we Playgrounders, and LGBTAitp in particular, gather to discuss, share our experiences, give general advice and support one another in such matters as arise relating to, well, the world beyond heteronormativity.

Please note that although the title of the thread names only the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Asexual communities, it is intended as an all inclusive environment.

• Everyone is welcome. Let's try to keep from seeming otherwise.
• Keep this topic free of politics and religion. (so, don't violate the board rules, plz)
• It's beyond the scope of this thread to discuss whether LGBT is "Right." (And really, most discussions probably should avoid moralizing too much anyway)
• Please refrain from posting sexually explicit content. (Keep it friendly as well as board safe )

Keep in mind that content which contain strong language may be filtered (Plus, y'know, the forum-filters), and content that violates the forum rules won't be posted at all.

Here are the links for the previous threads, where much of use or interest may be found:

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1. LGBT people in the playground
   
2. LGBT people in the playground - part II
   
3. LGBTitp - part III
   
4. LGBTitp 4: We are a family?
   
5. LGBTitp - Part Five
   
6. LGBTitp - Part Six
   
7. LGBTitp - Part Seven
   
8. LGBTitp - Part Eight
   
9. LGBTitp - Part Nine
   
10. LGBTAitp - Part Ten
    
11. LGBTAitp - Part Eleven
    
12. LGBTAitp - Part Twelve
    
13. LGBTAitp - Part Thirteen
    
14. LGBTAitp - Part Fourteen
    
15. LGBTAitp - Part Fifteen
    
16. LGBTAitp - Part Sixteen
    
17. LGBTAitp - Part Seventeen
    
18. LGBTAitp - Part Eighteen!
    
19. LGBTAitp - Part Nineteen
    
20. LGBTAitp - Part Twenty - Critical Hit!
    
21. LGBTAitp - Part Twenty-One - BLACKJACK!
    
22. LGBTAitP Part 22: The Best There Is
    
23. LGBTAitP Part 23: Et tu, ~Bianca?
    
24. LGBTAitP: Alphabet Soup-with 24 different Vitamins!
    
25. LGBTAitP part 25: Doing Away With Subtitles
    
26. LGBTAitP 26: No Time For Snappy Titles
    
27. LGBTAitP 27: Of Shoes, and Ships, and Sealing Wax
    
28. LGBTAitP #28: Come Taste the Rainbow!
    
29. LGBTAitP #29: The Rainbow Outreach Program
    
30. LGBTAitP 30: Free Cuddles (Enquire Within)
    
31. LGBTAitP #31: Cuddles Are On Back Order. Have Some Snuggles!

And, for reference, here is the Thousand&Wordster Dictionary of Commonly Used LGBTAitp Words and Phrases

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Lagerbeta: A fine brewski to be drunk by queers and allies.
LGBT: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*
Trans*: Transsexual and Transgender
LGBTA: LGBT+Asexual/Allies
QUILTBAG:

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Q - Queer and Questioning
U - Unidentified
I - Intersex
L - Lesbian
T - Transgender, Transexual
B - Bisexual
A - Asexual
G - Gay, Genderqueer

Allies: Straight people that support equality for sexuality and gender minorities.
MtF: Male-to-Female: A woman born with male nibblies, who may or may not be seeking HRT and/or SRS. (AKA: trans woman)
FtM: Female-to-Male: A man born with female nibblies, who may or may not be seeking HRT and/or SRS. (AKA: trans man)
GQ: Genderqueer.
CS: Cis-sexual: sex and gender match (a male with male nibblies, a female with female nibblies.
TS: Transsexual: Sex and gender disparity.
HRT: Hormone replacement therapy. MtF's take more progestrogens and oestrogens and FtM's take more testosterone (I think?)
SRS: Sex Reassignment Surgery: Surgery to replace/transform a vagina into a penis, or vice versa depending on direction. Mastectomies or plastic surgery may be used on breasts.
FFS: Facial Feminization Surgery: Plastic surgery to reduce chin/nose/cheekbones. not very common.
VF: Vocal Feminization: The practice of achieving a natural sounding feminine voice without surgery.
VFS: Vocal Feminization Surgery: As VF, but with the addition of surgery.
AFAB/AMAB: Assigned Female/Male at Birth
FAAB/MAAB: Female/Male Assigned at Birth.


Man: A cisman or transman. Male.
Woman: A ciswoman or transwoman. Female.
Androgyne: Gender Identity with male and female aspects.
Genderfluid: Someone who fluctuates between male and female.
Agendered: Someone who feels neither male nor female.
Third-gendered: Someone who fits in a local society's third gender, usually male performing female tasks, occasionally vice versa.
Masculine: Something generally associated with men.
Feminine: Something generally associated with women.

Lesbian: A woman who is attracted to women.
Gay: A man who is attracted to men.
Homosexual: A person who is attracted to members of their gender.
Heterosexual: A person who is attracted to members of the opposite gender.
Bisexual: A person who is attracted to two genders (usually men and women, sometimes transgender instead of one of those).
Pansexual: A person who is attracted to people regardless of gender.
Asexual: A person who does not feel any/some sexual attraction.
Demisexual: A person who is sexually attracted to someone(s) they have formed an intense emotional relationship with.
Polyamorous: A person who is interested in a relationship with more than one person.
Radosexual: A person who is only attracted to rad people.
Pomosexual: A person who avoids SO labels.

Sexual Orientation: How one identifies who they are attracted to. (SO)
Gender Identity: How one feels inside society's idea of "man, woman, or other". (GI)
Gender Expression: How one expresses their GI to society. (GE)
Significant Other(s): Person you are in a relationship with. (SO)

Relevant:

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[Karen Lynn]

*noms new thread*

Yay~

Because I must!

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Edit edit: I'm happy. Name change on forum went through~

[Selpharia]

Hi new thread! I'm still here reading, I'll try to find time to participate more.

~Laura

[Absol197]

Hi new thread! I'm posting in you to get the check mark so I can follow you more easily! Also, because I love you and all your denizens!

And so it doesn't get lost in the turnover between thread incarnations, here was my post from the very end of the last one:

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Oh dear, you've done it now !

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The school I go is called the Chinese Shao-lin Center. As for styles, we learn basically al the Chinese styles. An abbreviated list is:

External and Animal Styles:
Northern Fist
Southern Fist
Whirling Palm
Tiger (of the Flying, Golden, White, and Black variety)
Crane (various styles; I only know a little White)
Snake (Golden Snake is the highest-level style of our school - only our grandmaster knows it)
Leopard (various styles thereof)
Dragon (various)
Eagle Claw
Praying Mantis (various styles)
Monkey (various)
Shao-lin bird
Eight Drunken Immortals
Hua Mountain Fist
...and a bunch of others that I've forgotten

Internal Styles:
Tai Chi (Yang, Chen, and Wu styles)
Pa Kua (Classical, all 8 animals, and others likely)
Hsing-I (5 elements, 12 animals, and probably others)
Meteor fist (I don't really know much about this one)

Weapons:
Staff
Single/Double nunchaku
Short stick
Chinese broadsword
Straight sword
Spear
Kwan Tao
Three-sectional staff
Sai
Tiger-hook swords
TaMo canes
Butterfly swords
The various, crazy-looking Pa Kua weapons
...A bunch of other random ones that are less common.

So, yeah...we learn a lot of different styles. The one that I'm working on perfecting and getting to a useful level of competence right now is my drunken style

<_<
>_>

I knew that...



Hi Bianca!

And yay for good therapists! I'm glad you've finally found someone who works for you! And this was in a different post of yours, but yay for getting introduced as yourself !



I was just testing you ! Well, it's two more pony shirts than I have, so comparatively it's a very large and varied collection.



Aaand, saved . Thanks for those! They will be very helpful! I have a good friend (the first one I talked to about my gender issues, actually) who is a master at make-up-ery, but she's very busy, so I haven't been able to meet up with her for a day of experimentation. So now I'll take matters into my own hands!


~Phoenix~[/QUOTE]

*noms new thread*

Yay~

Because I must!

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Edit edit: I'm happy. Name change on forum went through~

O_O I must has those plushies! Also, yay for name changes!


~Phoenix~

EDIT: Also - HI LAURA!!! WE'VE MISSED YOU!!! *glomps and huggles!*

[Lentrax]

Hello, everyone!

Love you all!

Cake for everyone!

[Chess435]

Hello, everyone!

Love you all!

Cake for everyone!

Plushies and cake, this thread is already amazing!

[monkyman640]

Hi new thread! I'm posting in you to get the check mark so I can follow you more easily! Also, because I love you and all your denizens!

Checkmarks for everyone! *goes back to lurking*

[TaiLiu]

Plushies and cake, this thread is already amazing!

Needs more rice.

[SiuiS]

*noms new thread*

Yay~

Because I must!

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Edit edit: I'm happy. Name change on forum went through~

Cool on the name change; I didn't even register it, I was just trying to figure out what Karen's avatar was when I saw her quoted XD

Umbreon! So cute.

It's been on this site for ages. I started New Year's Eve in December 2011 on that site.

Huh. I've only ever been linked to dA as I recall.

Oh dear, you've done it now !

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The school I go is called the Chinese Shao-lin Center. As for styles, we learn basically al the Chinese styles. An abbreviated list is:

External and Animal Styles:
Northern Fist
Southern Fist
Whirling Palm
Tiger (of the Flying, Golden, White, and Black variety)
Crane (various styles; I only know a little White)
Snake (Golden Snake is the highest-level style of our school - only our grandmaster knows it)
Leopard (various styles thereof)
Dragon (various)
Eagle Claw
Praying Mantis (various styles)
Monkey (various)
Shao-lin bird
Eight Drunken Immortals
Hua Mountain Fist
...and a bunch of others that I've forgotten

Internal Styles:
Tai Chi (Yang, Chen, and Wu styles)
Pa Kua (Classical, all 8 animals, and others likely)
Hsing-I (5 elements, 12 animals, and probably others)
Meteor fist (I don't really know much about this one)

Weapons:
Staff
Single/Double nunchaku
Short stick
Chinese broadsword
Straight sword
Spear
Kwan Tao
Three-sectional staff
Sai
Tiger-hook swords
TaMo canes
Butterfly swords
The various, crazy-looking Pa Kua weapons
...A bunch of other random ones that are less common.

So, yeah...we learn a lot of different styles. The one that I'm working on perfecting and getting to a useful level of competence right now is my drunken style

Any meteor hammer or nine section chain?

[Karen Lynn]

Shiny Eevee...

[TaiLiu]

Oh dear, you've done it now !

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The school I go is called the Chinese Shao-lin Center. As for styles, we learn basically al the Chinese styles. An abbreviated list is:

External and Animal Styles:
Northern Fist
Southern Fist
Whirling Palm
Tiger (of the Flying, Golden, White, and Black variety)
Crane (various styles; I only know a little White)
Snake (Golden Snake is the highest-level style of our school - only our grandmaster knows it)
Leopard (various styles thereof)
Dragon (various)
Eagle Claw
Praying Mantis (various styles)
Monkey (various)
Shao-lin bird
Eight Drunken Immortals
Hua Mountain Fist
...and a bunch of others that I've forgotten

Internal Styles:
Tai Chi (Yang, Chen, and Wu styles)
Pa Kua (Classical, all 8 animals, and others likely)
Hsing-I (5 elements, 12 animals, and probably others)
Meteor fist (I don't really know much about this one)

Weapons:
Staff
Single/Double nunchaku
Short stick
Chinese broadsword
Straight sword
Spear
Kwan Tao
Three-sectional staff
Sai
Tiger-hook swords
TaMo canes
Butterfly swords
The various, crazy-looking Pa Kua weapons
...A bunch of other random ones that are less common.

So, yeah...we learn a lot of different styles. The one that I'm working on perfecting and getting to a useful level of competence right now is my drunken style

Exciting! Is it a 'taste of each style' or a 'master them all' sort of thing?

[TaiLiu]

Shiny Eevee...

Oo, name change! That's certainly a Shiny!

[Mono Vertigo]

I NEED THAT UMBREON.
*squees*

[SiuiS]

I NEED THAT UMBREON.
*squees*

INORITE?!



Ugh. Rain is just the right level of cute and soap opera to be fun. But it's having side effects. Damn work. Just wanna go home and sleep for like, EVER.

[Heliomance]

That's really wonderful.
I hope I can gain the courage to express my fluid gender identity in public.
I don't have many friends in the Real World and I don't know how they'd react if I showed up to D&D in a skirt.
How does the playground recommend getting experience with the art of tasteful deception, i.e. makeup? I want to look somewhat natural as opposed to say, drag queen.

Now I'm confused. I thought you were FAAB. Anyway, the two most important skills to learn are how to shave really well, and how to use foundation. I thoroughly recommend an old-fashioned double edged safety razor for shaving - gets you a better shave than modern cartridge razors, and is a hell of a lot cheaper, too. Personally I'm fond of Astra Superior Platinum blades. For price comparison, I got a box of 100 blades on eBay for about £7, whereas a packet of 8 Gillette Fusion blades costs about £25.

I'm told that proper barber-style straight razors give an even better shave, and have an ongoing cost of essentially zero, but the relatively high cost of entry and the level of skill they require mean I haven't given it a try.

Once you've got those down, experiment with subtle makeup. Leave eyeshadow way the hell alone - I cannot work out how to use it without getting the drag queen effect. Mascara is really easy and quite subtle, and a black pencil eyeliner can also be good. Just don't go overboard.

I like lipstick now, but it took me a while to get the hang of it. I think mostly it goes back to your shaving and foundation skills - lipstick draws attention to your mouth area, so if there's any visible stubble or shadow there, it'll be more noticeable.

In more advanced techniques, I've started experimenting with blusher along my cheekbones, and I definitely like the effect it produces. Definitely makes my face a more feminine shape.

The other thing that can help a lot is hair. If you have long hair, bangs are one of the most immediately feminising styles there are. Whatever you do with the rest of your hair, let a thickish strand fall loose down each side of your face. It softens the whole shape, and it's extremely female-associated.

I do have the one notepad I haven't used for anything... *Considers doing that* X3



Oh my god that happens to me all the time! Stupid bit of skin that happens to be right on the jawline. >.<

(... Although on the plus side, I'm learning how to do eyeliner really quickly. I should start using it and lip gloss more often. X3 )


~Bianca

Arg, I hate that patch below the ear, just behind the jaw. So awkward to shave >_>

[Mono Vertigo]

If I tried to use makeup, I'd probably end up looking like a drag queen, too, and I'm a ciswoman.
But that's just because I'm that incompetent with makeup and uninterested to change that.
Anyway, huh, listen to Helio for femininity advice. It sounds good. *nods*

[Coidzor]

Using makeup well is definitely not as ubiquitous as it should be, especially relative to the ubiquity of using makeup.

When you see the transformation of someone doing it right though it's pretty amazing. Like those pictures of Melissa Murphy's work.

[Eirala]

Once you've got those down, experiment with subtle makeup. Leave eyeshadow way the hell alone - I cannot work out how to use it without getting the drag queen effect. Mascara is really easy and quite subtle, and a black pencil eyeliner can also be good. Just don't go overboard.

I like lipstick now, but it took me a while to get the hang of it. I think mostly it goes back to your shaving and foundation skills - lipstick draws attention to your mouth area, so if there's any visible stubble or shadow there, it'll be more noticeable.

In more advanced techniques, I've started experimenting with blusher along my cheekbones, and I definitely like the effect it produces. Definitely makes my face a more feminine shape.

The other thing that can help a lot is hair. If you have long hair, bangs are one of the most immediately feminising styles there are. Whatever you do with the rest of your hair, let a thickish strand fall loose down each side of your face. It softens the whole shape, and it's extremely female-associated.


Arg, I hate that patch below the ear, just behind the jaw. So awkward to shave >_>

What she said. Just 2 things i'd like to add to that:

For me, a bit of eyeshadow works just fine. But i guess that depends on your type.

I also use blush and like the effect very much. Blush takes some practice, though. The area where you apply it is critical, and too much looks just ridiculous.

[noparlpf]

*noms new thread*

Yay~

Because I must!

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Edit edit: I'm happy. Name change on forum went through~

Congrats! Now just never change your avatar. I identify people by avatar most of the time.

Arg, I hate that patch below the ear, just behind the jaw. So awkward to shave >_>

That one is a bit annoying, yeah. Generally everything under the jaw is annoying just because it can't agree which direction it's going, but that might just be me.

[Socratov]

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Arg, I hate that patch below the ear, just behind the jaw. So awkward to shave >_>

Well, since I shave with a straight razor that patch has become ridicilously easy It's the part down at the neck that's annoying (though I notice how a really sharp razor has advantages over a slightly less sharp one).

Edit: before I forget: happy new thread! *throws firecrackers and confetti around*

[Lentrax]

I would imagine that shaving with a straight razor has other... unique problems when approaching the throat area.

I'd probably end up bleeding out on the bathroom floor.

[Urist]

I would imagine that shaving with a straight razor has other... unique problems when approaching the throat area.

I'd probably end up bleeding out on the bathroom floor.

Yup... Can't go near straight razors anymore after seeing Sweeney Todd more than strictly necessary.

[Mynxae]

Yup... Can't go near straight razors anymore after seeing Sweeney Todd more than strictly necessary.

Sweeney Todd, woo!

Sorry, I just love that movie.

[SiuiS]

I would imagine that shaving with a straight razor has other... unique problems when approaching the throat area.

I'd probably end up bleeding out on the bathroom floor.

No, actually. The thickness of the skin, the nature of how a razor actually cuts, and the positioning of the vitals, you would have to be trying to do something like that. Both carotid and jugular are user enough other tissue that you'll freak out, drop the razor and freak out some more before doing any real damage while shaving.

Unless you're like, numb, or really fast. But I mean, you can hold a sword blade and spear a target without issue due to how cutting works. Casual pushing o edge onto skin won't start peeling you without you knowing WAAAAY fast.



Anyhoo. I think I had a depressive dyspepsia episode today, but it might have been a normal depressive episode instead – or all mg depressive episodes are dysphoric? I can't tell any more. But I hate Rain and her damned bein pretty as successful and such. And envy of a comic character is pretty new.

[Karen Lynn]

Ummm... I liked Rain... Made me feel more hopeful than angry or upset...

[Urist]

Sweeney Todd, woo!

Sorry, I just love that movie.

The movie is wonderful, indeed. Who ever knew Johnny Depp could sing? However, I'm instead referring to the three seperate shows in the last year I've seen of friends productions of the musical; one of which was fantastic, and the other two were passable. Although, Judge Turpin in one show got a nasty concussion from improper handling of a trapdoored barbers chair, which was really unfortunate, as it happened on opening night. The poor stage manager had to get the constume refitted for the next show, and to learn to sing an octave lower than he normally was capable of...

[Socratov]

Sadly I did not love the movie, I liked the idea of the movie, I like the actors playing in it, I just don't like to be interrupted constantly by songs...

but yeas, You'll feel when you cut yourself with a straight razor (a pulling/tearing sensation on the skin), and the cuts have more chance to appear on the face itself (you shave your neck under a smaller angle then your face, decreasing the risk of cutting).

but then again, it's a real great excercise to steady your hand.

[Mina Kobold]

Hurrah for new thread! I shall properly hug it and bake it cookies when I finish being busier than a Monkey-bee with school.

*noms new thread*

Yay~

Because I must!

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Agablah. Plushies. @_@

Congrats on the name change! ^_^

Ummm... I liked Rain... Made me feel more hopeful than angry or upset...

Me too, it is a very fun comic, though I constantly get worried for the characters. So much potential drama! D:

On an unrelated note: I really have an urge to get back into knitting and sewing recently. I also have images of everybody as a plushie (Including adorable black square Nope)... Oh well, probably just random thoughts. :3

[The Succubus]

@Kevak - I put a pledge in for this on Kickstarter. It reminds me of you for some reason I can't quite put my finger on.....

Kobolds Ate My Baby

[Lentrax]

No, actually. The thickness of the skin, the nature of how a razor actually cuts, and the positioning of the vitals, you would have to be trying to do something like that. Both carotid and jugular are user enough other tissue that you'll freak out, drop the razor and freak out some more before doing any real damage while shaving.

Unless you're like, numb, or really fast. But I mean, you can hold a sword blade and spear a target without issue due to how cutting works. Casual pushing o edge onto skin won't start peeling you without you knowing WAAAAY fast.

You underestimate my incredibly high levels of terrible luck. It wouldn't be anything I try and do. It would probably be something like one of my kids hitting me in the back of the leg causing my hand to jerk, or some kind of really over complicated Final Destination scene.

I'll stick with my electric razor, thank you very much.