Here’s yet another design in my series of pride Norse designs that I’m creating as a fuck you to nazis appropriating the runes and other symbols in hopes that if we can make designs of them that are so blatantly gay they won’t want to touch them anymore. (Previous designs: Pride Loki Runes | Be Gay, Do Pride | Pride Yggdrasil with Runes)
Well, technically it’s two. Two designs depicting the Valknut made of Pride flags/Pride colors.
Historically (and currently) the Valknut is a symbol meaning that people are willing to sacrifice their lives for a cause. Valknut literally means “knot of the slain warrior.” It’s also worn by those wishing to honor a deceased friend, loved one, or fellow soldier. Unfortunately, there are some who have taken to use this for a less than noble cause.
However, there are still those who use this symbol that don’t stand for hate, and so I’ve designed these Pride versions- because I just thought, think of how many have already died for this cause? Either fighting for it, or murdered because of it. Think about Stonewall. The AIDS crisis. Think about how many people had already risked their safety just being open about who they were, or protecting those in the lgbt+ communities. And how many still do.
And if you need examples of said warriors, here’s a short video covering just some of who’ve died in this fight that I thought fit perfectly here:
[Thank you again to @caseyhwilkinson for showing me this video by @plantbasedbirdgirl on TikTok.]
So let’s take it back from those who may use it for less than noble causes, and take this symbol to remember those who were forced to fight and are no longer with us because of it. Honor their memories.
* * * Just like the previous designs, I’ll be hosting the full-res file of this design as a free download on my Ko-Fi for people to use to make their own apparel/stickers/whatever. And also hosted on Threadless [Design 1 : Pride Valknut | Design 2 : Pride Flag Valknut] for those who can’t print them on stuff themselves (or just don’t feel like it) but still want something with these designs on it. Each sale will also make an automatic donation to various LGBT+ charities like the It Gets Better Project and the National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network.
I’ll be making more of these designs and also be taking requests for a bit if there are any pride rune/Norse designs anyone might want to see made, feel free to just drop them in my ask box!
the only people who need to know what gender you were assigned at birth are medical professionals and potentially sexual partners. otherwise, there is literally no reason anyone needs to know your agab
“but I have trauma with amab people” “but afab people are annoying” that sounds like a you problem and does not justify asking people what’s in their pants. because that is what you are doing – just with politically correct terminology
you cannot call yourself a trans ally and then ask to know what’s in someone’s pants. end of story
(also? some people aren’t afab or amab. neither sex nor gender are binary)
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