New Riot Inc. Zine is taking submissions from artists, writers, and punk rockers of all kind, in any form (opinion pieces, traditional or collage art, mixed format, poetry, prose, anything at all) on the theme of Disability and Chronic Illness. If you are an artist/illustrator sending in something particularly inspired by a punk song that’s especially welcome, and punk rock of all subgenres including pop punk will be welcome.
“i just want non-queers to just see me as a normal person just like them” cool good for you. meanwhile ive been a weird little freak since i was a kid and the world is gonna have to learn to accept me like i am or ill start burning shit
you can be down for simple assimilation for yourself but many of us just want to be respected as is because theres nothing wrong with being different. especially those of us who are also neurodivergent on top of queer or many other things people often ostracize in society.
if you want other queers to water themselves down or just completely close off parts of their identity and self expression so that you wont be associated with those ~freaks~ and can be more easily accepted by The Normies, then you are not caring about your fellow queers at all.
we arent doing any harm, and we should be pushing for people to accept others no matter how HARMLESSLY strange and unusual they may come across. challenging the norm is the only way to get more people accepted across all communities.
ALT