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Artist Creates Queer Chameleon Comics Where The Characters Talk About Their Sexualities And Identities (26 Pics)
Interview With Artist
We won't tell you anything new by saying that we all are human, but each person is unique. Everyone has different aspirations, skills, weaknesses, body types, sexualities, beliefs... Everybody comes from different backgrounds, cultures, speaks various languages, etc. However, a lot of societies today reject the diverse nature of our kind. Not only reject it, but establish a standard of "normality" and neglect those who deviate from the line that the society has drawn.
What a wide audience doesn't see or doesn't want to see is that the drawn line can come in different shapes, colors and sizes. It can change its direction, be wiggly, blurry or even pixelated. That's why we need to talk about these things until acceptance is the norm.
Not only are human beings rejected or misunderstood because of their otherness, but apparently chameleons as well. Today Bored Panda wants to share wholesome comics created by Amee Wilson. Being queer herself, she felt the need to represent LGBTQ+ people and that's how she came up with "Queer Chameleon". The artist takes stereotypes about queer people and turns them into funny illustrations that might make you feel stronger in drawing your own lines.
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Nonexistant Shoelace 4 years ago
What pride flag is that on your profile picture?
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Lion blaze ️ (she/it) 3 years ago
be gay and have a good day :) 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 from your friendly internet gemini♊
Amee revealed to Bored Panda that she got a lot of attention when she posted a comic about a chameleon turning the colors of the pride flag. It was based on her own experiences of coming out. She received love and support from other people, so the artist decided to create a spin-off all about queer identity and sexuality. For that, she chose to use cute chameleons.
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WE!RD_GOBL!N 4 years ago
This is my friend group right here and were proud... to be filled up with existential fear /j
Elliot/Oliver (He/it) 1 year ago
Reminds me of that song "Chaotic Gender Neutral" i forget who it's by. "Cause I'm here, and I'm queer, and i'm drowning in fear-"
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Shortstack 4 years ago
Omg I LOVE this. So perfect. I wish more people would realize that being bisexual is entirely different than be gay or straight.
KombatBunni 4 years ago
I’m still coming to terms with being Bi, only taken me 20+ years to figure it out..
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
If it makes you feel better I'm still coming to terms with being a bi-romantic asexual woman in my early 30s.
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IAmNotAWoman,I'mAHalseyFan 4 years ago
This is so true! When I came out so many people thought that I was half gay and half straight. It took me much longer than it should have to explain that I'm not half anything. :)
My O My 4 years ago
Tbh, I kind of understand it too that way. Not that I don't want to understand, I simply don't have anyone to explain it to me. Would you mind?
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The artist gets inspiration from her own experiences of being queer, but also other well-known stereotypes or in-jokes. "It was kind of intended to take back some of the things people say to us and turn them into something wholesome or funny."
Amee tries to make content for people who don't usually see themselves represented. "We have a lot more understanding now about different identities but there's still a big gap in seeing them shown anywhere."
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XSpooky_Mint 4 years ago
You forgot f*****g up your eyebrows and not knowing how the Hell to sit ;)*
Elim Garak 4 years ago
I'm confused, actually. It seems to me this is validating all that alt-right bigot b****hit about gay agenda.
Demon Girl 3 years ago
hehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehheh
t-Grex 3 years ago
Listen up dudes, apparently religion isn't really enjoyed being talked about. Yes, Christians have not been true Christians at all. But please don't invalidate the ones who use their faith to get them through hard times. I know that I do that. Respect even if you don't agree. Don't go trying to invalidate someone just because we got invalidated. Two wrongs don't make a right. We don't like it, let's not do it to others.
The artist shared her excitement about the positive response from people: "I am still quite blown away, it's amazing! But it's also quite humbling, I have a lot to learn too (I can only really talk directly about my own perspective) so it's been great when people comment and talk amongst themselves to help us educate each other!"
Amee shared that she has always drawn since she was tiny, but she never studied it. "It's just a hobby for fun that I've had over the years! I used to do a lot of sketching but used to be obsessed with using biros! I've always drawn cartoons - I'm actually terrible at most other forms of art. Don't let me near a paintbrush!"
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Sky Render 4 years ago
Always be you. No matter what that might mean. Nobody else is going to, and the world deserves you more than you realize.
t-Grex 3 years ago
Thought you called yourself a train. I don't think people can be those.
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Sky Render 4 years ago
If being yourself is causing a problem for someone else, that does not mean that you are the problem. It means that they can't accommodate for you. It's on them to decide to change that, not on you to make it easier for them by denying yourself.
William Gorman 4 years ago
I'm trans and this whole series has made me feel a lot better about myself
There's always a part of the creative process that artists enjoy the most. For Amee, it's the line work. "Once I've come up with the concept. Picking the idea is the hardest part (and the bit I worry about the most!) so once I get to the line work it's more fun as it's seeing it come to life!"
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RandomBeing 4 years ago
SINGULAR THEY. Personally I think it would be nice to get rid of gendered pronouns all together and just have a singular and plural form but other people like gendered pronouns and thats cool too.
Troux 4 years ago (edited)
I'm just glad I don't speak one of those languages where all the words are gendered. "Cheese is a boy and apple is a girl." Oh, ok.
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Blatidae 4 years ago
I admit to not being totally clued-up on things with pronouns and such. I hope my current tactic in avoiding them and just using the person's name works well enough!
RandomBeing 4 years ago
Thats a great idea! Also using nonspecific singular they if you don't know.
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Mimi La Souris 4 years ago
in French, even objects are gendered ( a chair is a girl and a handbag a boy, super logical no ?!). A generic pronoun for everything, that would simplify things so much !!!!
Waddling Land Fish 3 years ago
Yeah, it’s like that in Spanish too, so I have anxiety about accidentally misgendering my friends, and accidentally misgendering a chair! (Chairs are feminine)
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That One Russian Woman 4 years ago
I dont get why people wont ask. It's more offensive to get the pronoun wrong then to ask what their pronoun is. At least you know its right when you ask :I
Oscar Westenkirchner 2 years ago
Yeah, but like if you don't know their gender then use they/them, it could offend them, but it wasn't directing them as a certain gender of boy or girl.
PandaGirl85 4 years ago
Using "they" is cool and everything but I think gendered pronouns are easier to remember. I don't mind "they" if that's what you feel comfortable with it's good. I'm just saying this as a person who mixes up her friends pronouns all the time.
Orange is aging 4 years ago (edited)
Only use “it” if it’s the persons chosen pronoun. “It” can be dehumanizing so make sure you use it with caution. Or with trump I don’t care what it’s pronouns are I’m going to call it an it/its forever and no one can stop me :)
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Auntriarch 4 years ago
I just keep in mind that people who are touchy about pronouns have far worse things to deal with than I do with trying to get it right. So I just try to not make it worse.
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The artist revealed that the most challenging part when creating chameleon comics is accurately capturing the experiences of the community. "I only have one perspective that is uniquely mine - but I want to still try and represent as many others as I can. So I am trying to find collaborators and make sure I don't misrepresent anyone else's experience!"
Amee is always keen to collaborate with other people. She loves to showcase some new perspectives, so if you have any ideas, you can get in touch with her! She also a different comic called "Anxious Animals". You can check out the illustrations here.
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Kylie Leanne 4 years ago
Genuine question - I don't know what it is representing here. Please help
A B C 4 years ago (edited)
Yellow-white-purple symbolises nonbinary people, so that's people that don't feel like being male or female is the right thing for them. As that's a rather abstract concept, they sometimes don't even understand themselves. I think it's harder for NB people because it's so abstract, but it's hard for a lot of "other" queer people as well. Source: am part of the queer spectrum and have some NB friends.
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Oscar Westenkirchner 2 years ago
If people are scared of what they don't understand then they just can't accept people for who they are.
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ThatOneWriter 4 years ago
Okay I HAVE a cute girlfriend and I still do this when I try to talk to her 🤦🏻♀️
Rain.coffee.exe 4 years ago
ARE YOU LOOKING IN MY WINDOWS OR STALKING ME WITH A CAMERA OR SOMETHING? Because dang it this is too relatable. (THE FIRST PART IS A JOKE)
Lizzy Abbey (she/they) 3 years ago
i am lucky to have found my own girl, and i love her sooooo much
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Ru Bee 4 years ago (edited)
What's it called when you do identify as a gender, but you don't really care about your gender and if people misengender you you don't give a f**k because gender is of no personal importance to you? (pronouns She/he/they/it/)... I really don't mind.
Shortstack 4 years ago
That, my friend, is called being yourself without worrying what others think :) it (and you) is (are) glorious.
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Judy Reynolds 4 years ago
I thought the last one was aromatic, and thought that was very inclusive...
anarkzie 4 years ago
I'm support of everyone but I have to admit that this just makes me realise that I'm old. It's not any kind of hate thing, it's more that youth culture has now moved in a direction that I can no longer understand the reasoning behind. Young people seems to really need lots of labels, I mean I have met lots of people that are probably Demi Sexual but none that I think would need to be labeled as such.
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PandaGirl85 4 years ago
Asked my friend this and got hit with a chunky military boot. and then a hairclip. Now I don't ask questions and figure it out myself.
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Jacob Nunez 4 years ago
Me: Hey ma, its me Ma: The green one? Me: No…. Ma: I need to call the pastors
JD Cass 3 years ago
So they can get the Church to host the Comming Out celebration, Ma?
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Mimi La Souris 4 years ago
when you really know, you know ;) but it's nice to be considere important enough to be inform :)
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Nonexistant Shoelace 4 years ago
Uhm I think my gender keeps being stolen, then replaced with a different one a few days later. Someone please identify what this is? Am I just questioning or is this an identity?
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Kylie Leanne 4 years ago
Im actually learning a lot from these drawings! I mean, I see and deal with people every day, and had no idea about all these genders. Thank you for teaching me🙂
Mantis_shrimp(they/them)🇺🇦️ 1 year ago
Uhhhhh y'all I think I lost my gender somewhere. Dunno where it went it just kinda disappeared... Whoops
chaotic_charlie (they/he) 3 years ago
demigender myth debunked-a demigender person has more than one gender-they may feel partially male and partially something else, or partially non-binary and partially something else, but they don't only have half a gender
Alex Cramer 4 years ago
What flag is the chameleon in the bottom left corner. It looks similar to the demigender flags I've seen before, but no idea beyond that.
Snorkeldorf 4 years ago (edited)
We all have a gender or genders. As long as you are strong in who you are that's what matters. Believe in yourself and then know that you are loved and supported. I find that judgy people may be insecure and maybe don't like themselves as much as they should. Otherwise, why would they feel the need to judge?
Kitty the cat 4 years ago
"That think they are not straight" they dont think they know my dude
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Anonymousplease 4 years ago
And to think you know, but realize you are something else, it's always okay ❤
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Oscar Westenkirchner 2 years ago
I hate people like this. Like just shut up and accept that it's not a phase.
A B C 4 years ago
Found the entitled cis-male who thinks there's his opinion and the wrong one. Dude, sod off.
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Small_Mushroom 4 years ago
Wait, can someone tell me what that flag is? Sorry I don't know this one lol
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moon 4 years ago (edited)
sounds like my friendgroup except not lesbian just a bunch of random people that have too many labels to count-
Nonexistant Shoelace 4 years ago (edited)
We are all trans and pan except this bi cis girl. It's so weird.
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Shortstack 4 years ago
And it IS okay to just be who you are, labels aren't necessary unless you want them, and don't let anyone else tell you otherwise :)
A B C 4 years ago (edited)
This is such valuable advice. I've been trying to find myself for about 15 years now, but finally I'm getting there, plus I think I found a therapist who'll help me. Still a long way to go, and it's not easy, so take your time and go one step at a time. Or sit down, rest, let your thoughts ponder for a while.
Anonymousplease 4 years ago
You know what I just thought, they should have the flags on heart emojis
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redties_and_blackparades 4 years ago
Makes me feel better bout myself. I dont rly know what i am yet but im trying
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
Ryan, go take your homophobia and shove it. Do you need to wrestle some bears to feel more manly?
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Chaotic-Pansexual (she/they) 4 years ago
Accidentally misread that as “do gay be crime” but honestly yeah, that too
Something Different 4 years ago
Everyone gansta till you illegal in 72 countries (punishable by death in 11) *shades*
t-Grex 4 years ago
Not as much as being a criminal in 72 countries with majority punishment being death. I think that's significantly worse.
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Dark Pearl 4 years ago
Can I just say that I love the gay flag? I always liked the rainbow but this one is super pretty
olx 4 years ago
i think it's more specific to mlms and nblms than the rainbow one as well <3
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Bored Panda Lurking Omni 4 years ago
I love how each queermeleon looks slightly different from each other 💕
Anonymousplease 4 years ago
This is kinda random, but I love your username and profile pic. (I'm omni btw)
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It made me so happy to see omnisexual, I usually don't see it with the other more well known flags. I almost cried though, seriously
Orange is aging 4 years ago (edited)
I feel like SUCH AN IDIOT omigosh how did I not know gay was TURQUOISE? Gay is a little bit my flag! I’m genderfluid but I’m attracted to men so kinda…..? But still, HOW DID I NOT KNOW THAT
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Anonymousplease 4 years ago
I kind of want to come out, but really have no idea how to, how did you guys, I need help?
Vincent Van Bro 4 years ago
I’ve come out several times over my questioning journey and the first time was an accident. The second time I cried. There’s really no wrong way, but definitely wait till you’re ready!
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What do you think ?
That One Russian Woman 4 years ago
I had a conversation with someone recently about my gender and it went like this: Them: So what's your gender? Me: I'm gender fluid. Them: Are you more of a girl or a boy? Me: I'm not either, I'm something different. Them: So you are both? Me: NO, I am neither. Them: Can I just say that you're a girl? You look like a girl and that makes the most sense. Me: *sighs* FINE.
That One Russian Woman 4 years ago
I had a conversation with someone recently about my gender and it went like this: Them: So what's your gender? Me: I'm gender fluid. Them: Are you more of a girl or a boy? Me: I'm not either, I'm something different. Them: So you are both? Me: NO, I am neither. Them: Can I just say that you're a girl? You look like a girl and that makes the most sense. Me: *sighs* FINE.
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