Once again, thanks so much for voting in the poll! It ended up being a REAL nailbiter... so much so, we ended IN A TIE!
Because of that, I'm going to do ONE MORE poll to decided our FINAL winner! This poll is between the Progress and Queer pride flags! Both are excellent choices, so I'm excited to see what y'all's final verdict is! I will be announcing the winner on Wednesday!
Now, with that said, I also have a reveal for a few new designs from our wonderful sponsors! I showed off the Poly design in the last update, and let you all know the disability flag was on the way. We got two more sponsors over the weekend as well! So, we now have Poly, Disability, Genderfluid and Omnisexual flags avaliable!
We've still got til the 26th for this campaign, so I'm excited to see just how much we're able to grow the campaign over the following weeks! It really means the world to me to be able to get so much support on this!
On a more personal note, I thought I'd talk about my own journey wtih gender and sexuality, alongside my husband. Since you're supporting us, I thought it would be good to let you all know about our own experiences!
I grew up in a very conservative town, and it wasn't until I moved out I was able to come to terms with being Bi (despite there being rumors about it in high school, which I denied because "I have a boyfriend!" LOL). My gender journey also started during high school, and while I once felt closely aligned with genderfluid, nowadays Demigirl is what really hits home for me. Most of the time, you'll see me call myself a cis woman (as I am AFAB), but I've always had a hard time connecting with womanhood in the traditional sense. I don't use the label often, but it's nice to have a word to better explain myself.
My husband VERY recently found the label that makes the most sense for him gender wise, which is Agender! This wasn't at all a shock to me -- he's always been a bit of an enigma gender wise, lol. We have frequently joked that his gender is "whatever fits the current bit". I'm planning on snagging some pins from other campaigns for him to celebrate, and if I have the opportunity, I may add it here (and if not, it's on the shortlist for a sequel campaign!)
If any of you are comfortable sharing, I'd love to hear about your own journeys here in the comments!
That's all from me for now. I hope you all had a great weekend, and I'll talk to you soon!
