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Possible ai interpretation, maybe I will use it as inspiration for my own drawing latter?

The Mosquito's Sting: A Tale of Boundaries Challenged

Once upon a time, in an enchanted kingdom, there was a mosquito that carried the West Nile fever. This mosquito bit a wealthy man and a poor one, a Jew and an Arab, a white person and a black person, women and men, hetro cisgenders and LGBTQ+ individuals. The story tells how people created protective barriers and divisions between themselves, but nature, in the form of the mosquito, pierced through these barriers and showed how easily something from each of them could seep into the other, revealing how arbitrary and temporary all these defenses and boundaries truly were.The king of the kingdom ordered the mosquito to be locked in a golden cage and asked the wisest person in the kingdom, a little girl who understood the language of all animals, to talk to the mosquito. The girl listened to the mosquito's story and told the king the moral lesson that the mosquito had taught. Instead of punishing the mosquito, they made it an important minister in the kingdom. The royal physician healed the mosquito, and the kingdom's scientists transformed it into a beautiful prince. The prince married the girl when she became old enough. She was the only one who saw the wisdom in the simple mosquito that had only come to sting.To everyone's surprise, as they did not know enough about science, it turned out that the mosquito was actually a female mosquito. So, the wise girl ended up marrying a mosquito princess who loved to wear princes' clothes. The two of them lived happily ever after, far away from all other humans who were unwilling to give up the barriers and divisions that separated them.When the people discovered that the mosquito was a female who had married a woman, they wanted to punish her. However, the girl, who was once a wise child, ran away with the mosquito princess to the mountains. There, they lived happily, far from people's eyes and the fears that drove society. They talked to animals, studied them, and understood their language. Over the years, they published scientific papers that brought human society closer to their broad worldview.

(via "Anubis and the little fox " Magnet for Sale by Queueka)

(via "Pastel Holographic Watercolor Sticker: Validating Fear, Normalizing Emotion" Magnet for Sale by Queueka)

(via "Peace, love, reconnection " Magnet for Sale by Queueka)

This is a reminder to queer people:

You are valid!!

You are valid if you are questioning/unsure

You are valid if you're trans but don't feel dysphoria

You are valid no matter what pronouns you use

You are valid if you're cis but not straight, or if you're straight but not cis

You are valid if you use lots and lots of labels, or if you prefer to remain unlabeled.

You. Are. Valid!

(P.S. I am one follower away from 10 followers! That's insane)

Queer Jews Project Day 25 - Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer

Edie and Thea first met in 1963 on the dance floor of a Greenwich Village restaurant. Edie was a computer programer at IBM, and Thea was a clinical psychologist. They started dating in 1965, and got engaged in 1967. Thea proposed with a circle diamond brooch because a ring would have led to questions and possible outing. Over the next several decades, they lived happy but hidden lives.

But Thea’s health started to decline.

So Edie and Thea got married in 2007 – in Canada – because same-sex marriage wasn’t legal in the United States. Thea died in 2008. Edie found herself with a literal broken heart – and a massive, unjust tax bill.

The Defense of Marriage Act prevented Edie from claiming the spousal inheritance tax exemption that heterosexual couples received. So Edie sued the United States Government. The case eventually made it to the U.S. Supreme Court – and Edie won. DOMA was struck down in 2013, and that set the stage for same-sex marriage to be legalized across the United States two years later.

Queer Jews Project

I hear the anger and pain behind the criticism of my post. I understand that to many, the image I shared appears to equate the oppressed with the oppressor. That was not my intent. My aim was to highlight the humanity and innocence of children on both sides of this conflict, and express my deep longing for a reality in which all children can live in safety and freedom. I know this is an incredibly complex and emotionally charged issue with a long history of trauma and injustice.I don't claim to have all the answers. I'm simply someone who has seen the devastation of this conflict firsthand and feels overwhelming grief at the suffering and loss of life on all sides. My heart breaks over the death and violence inflicted on innocent Palestinians. I also hold pain over the Israeli civilians and children who have been killed in attacks. I know many feel my stance is misguided and that I'm profiting off Palestinian suffering. That is truly not my intention and I apologize for any pain I've caused. Personally, I'm struggling to make sense of it all and find my place. What I do know is that I care deeply about justice and the equal worth and dignity of all people. I cannot stay silent in the face of hatred and dehumanization of any group. For me, the only way forward is to keep reaching for shared humanity, even when it is unpopular.I don't expect everyone to agree with my perspective. All I can do is strive to act with integrity, hold space for the pain on all sides, and plant seeds of care in a hurting world. I welcome thoughtful discussion and aim to keep learning and growing. Thank you for engaging with my post, even in disagreement. I see your humanity too.

(via “Esau and Jacob protected by a motherly dove” Magnet for Sale by Queueka)

Intertwined stories of life

Pain and hope

Ai inspiration for myself for my next digital painting

-Rumi