I've had such a battle with my religious beliefs growing up and the conflict of who I loved. I finally began accepting myself when it dawned on me that a heaven that doesn't accept me for the gender I love isn't really a heaven at all
I relate to this a lot. I was also raised evangelical and I never felt any joy or excitement about heaven the way most Christians seem to. It sounded boring, just praising god all day and night. But I didn't want to go to hell, because being tortured in hell was definitely worse. But for me Christianity was always about fear. It's hard to leave that trauma behind.
Two meaningful quotes taken from that bizarre gem of a game, because I can't help but notice the parallels with the present text and just... obsess over them:
"And then. Far in the distance. We hear the devil singing. The devil knows our names. Knows us by heart. The devil is behind us and in front of us and above us and below us. In every shadow cast by the flickering lights, in the gap between the path and the forest, right behind us."
"I know I can't offer much. The bodies I can give you are weak. The stories I tell are impossible. My world is even more precarious than this one. But please come back. It hurts to see you like this so much. So unhappy in those bodies of yours. Stricken by those stories. Forced to live in so much pain. I can't even come save you. But I can promise one thing. There is room for three in my world. And only two in his."
As a religious lesbian, trust me it wouldn't have been any easier if you'd followed that path. We will always be hated by the world no matter where we follow.
Thank you for this. It made me cry. I am made of fire. I will remember.
The world has been hurting my lil' trans heart lately, and this helped. This helped a lot.
I've had such a battle with my religious beliefs growing up and the conflict of who I loved. I finally began accepting myself when it dawned on me that a heaven that doesn't accept me for the gender I love isn't really a heaven at all
I love you, and all of the commentors, and all who are reading this without commenting. None of us will sing alone.
I relate to this a lot. I was also raised evangelical and I never felt any joy or excitement about heaven the way most Christians seem to. It sounded boring, just praising god all day and night. But I didn't want to go to hell, because being tortured in hell was definitely worse. But for me Christianity was always about fear. It's hard to leave that trauma behind.
The We Know The Devil vibes of this comic are so strong.
Two meaningful quotes taken from that bizarre gem of a game, because I can't help but notice the parallels with the present text and just... obsess over them:
"And then. Far in the distance. We hear the devil singing. The devil knows our names. Knows us by heart. The devil is behind us and in front of us and above us and below us. In every shadow cast by the flickering lights, in the gap between the path and the forest, right behind us."
"I know I can't offer much. The bodies I can give you are weak. The stories I tell are impossible. My world is even more precarious than this one. But please come back. It hurts to see you like this so much. So unhappy in those bodies of yours. Stricken by those stories. Forced to live in so much pain. I can't even come save you. But I can promise one thing. There is room for three in my world. And only two in his."
As a religious lesbian, trust me it wouldn't have been any easier if you'd followed that path. We will always be hated by the world no matter where we follow.
I just want to tell you that your work touches me in a way no other artist has, except Terry Pratchett.
Glorious 25th of May to you, comrade.
This is beautiful, thank you
Holy sh... this is beautiful!
Going through a weird part of my life, thank you for reminding us we are all made of fire
Thank you <333
In tears over this. This is beautiful.
With all the "you're going to hell for being gay" rhetoric being tossed around like confetti at a wedding, it's easier to believe in reincarnation.
Think of it as a Try Again button except you don't have any past memories.
Just make luck. Taking a test innumerable times, but not remembering my answers from last time.
God this was beautiful
Wow. I feel this so deeply in my chest. Thank you.