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Damian Alexander

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Everyone deserves a happily ever after. 👸🏾🤴🏻👸🏽🤴🏿👸🏼
Tired of the high standards in mainstream media 🎭 Though lately I’ve started seeing some gay characters with more nuance and dimension.
Occasionally someone tells me they like that my illustrations are diverse, but I’m just drawing the people I see around me. 🤷🏻‍♂️✨
Spent the past weekend power watching @strangerthingstv 3 and Max and Eleven’s friendship was definitely a highlight. ✨
As #Pride2019 comes to a close remember to keep LGBTQ spaces diverse and inclusive of all people. We’re stronger as a team, so be proud together. ✨🏳️‍🌈
12/30 of my LGBTQ icons illustrations series is Alison Bechdel! 🏳️‍🌈 Comic artist known for her award winning graphic novel Fun Home, which was later adapted to the Tony winning musical of the same name. The Bechdel Test, commonly used in feminist film studies is derived from one of her comics. 🏳️‍🌈 Each day through June I will be posting an illustration of someone I believe is doing important things within the LGBTQ community! 🏳️‍🌈
@theebillyporter’s outfit for the Tony’s made him the obvious choice for 10/30 of my Pride 2019 Illustration series! Known for his work on the TV series Pose and his Tony Award winning role in Kinky Boots on Broadway. He’s recently become known for his glamorous gender-fluid outfits at the Met Gala and Oscars. He told USA Today: “I’m completely free of the chains that bound me earlier in my career. I’ve been hired for my authenticity … And that has not always been the case. One of the reasons why I haven’t been on many sets is because who I am and what I represent was not a story people wanted to hear or tell for a very long time.”
9/30 is @lavernecox! 🏳️‍🌈 She is an LGBTQ and gender equality advocate, with numerous awards and honors, along with being the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her role on Orange is the New Black. ✨
8/30 is @gayrodcon! 🏳️‍🌈 Author of Boy Erased: A Memoir about his experience in surviving an LGBTQ conversion camp, which was adapted into a movie last year, providing a first-hand account of the trauma these camps cause LGBTQ youth.
7/30 of my Pride 2019 Illustration series is @dylanmarron ! 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ activist, and public speaker behind series like Every Single Word, Sitting in Bathrooms with Trans People, and Conversations With People Who Hate Me. 🏳️‍🌈 Each day through June I will be posting an illustration of someone I believe is doing important things within the LGBTQ community! 🏳️‍🌈
6/30 of my LGBTQ icons Illustration series is @ellenpage! 🏳️‍🌈 Known for her acting roles in Juno and recently Umbrella Academy. With her Vice series Gaycation she traveled around the world visiting different LGBTQ communities and cultures. She regularly uses her platform to speak openly about LGBTQ rights and representation. 🏳️‍🌈
5/30 of my Pride Illustration series is @nicosantos , who plays Mateo on one of my favorite comedy TV series @nbcsuperstore ! 🌈 His character adds a lot of diversity to contemporary LGBTQ TV characters, being working class, openly gay, Filipino, and an undocumented immigrant. Mateo’s latest story arc left me shaken.

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