![An illustration of my graphic novel characters, Henry (a trans man) Electra (a trans woman), and Cooper (a nonbinary person), in various stages of undress on the back verandah of a weatherboard house. It’s decorated for Christmas. Everyone is sweating, and Electra is holding a glass of water that’s dripping with condensation. Between you and me, I would describe the atmosphere as “lightly horny”](https://briarrolfe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FHbpnIPVQAE9TqL-1024x1024.jpeg)
Believe it or not, drawing sweaty trans people is the meaning of Christmas 🧑🎄
Believe it or not, drawing sweaty trans people is the meaning of Christmas 🧑🎄
Fashion turnarounds for the space rivals, and yep, the colour schemes ARE implying she stole their gun.
I looked at a lot of pulp sci fi art and wanted to draw something with unrealistic space suits and sexy aliens!! So I have zero concept of who these characters are, just that they are arch rivals in space… and maybe that’s enough 😌💁🚀
I drew this when we were waiting for the federal Religious Discrimination Bill and the NSW Education Bill to be debated in 2021.
I was tired and wondering where my community’s energy to fight comes from. Many trans people are haunted by our pre-transition selves—these closeted younger versions of us who needed love and protection desperately, but who nobody fought for. We survived, and we are fighting for them now.
* I drew this for a one-off work event. If you have anything you want to use it for, drop me a line! I don’t think I should keep something like this just for myself.