Aloe Artwork

My familiar is, without question, this 27 year old parrot named Zeus who I absolutely cannot imagine living even one day without 🥰

just for funzies 🤗

This portrait is of Zuri an AFAB lion at who in 2021 began producing more male hormones than female after the death of their pride’s male Lion. Zuri took on the role of the deceased male and was known to be a strong leader by all. Unfortunately, Zuri passed in 2023 at age 19 due to renal failure. Rest in power, Zuri 💗
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While Zuri may not have made a conscious, intentional, decision to transition GENDERS, as gender is a human social construct, they did however intentionally take on masc. social roles in the pride, which lead to a natural increase in male hormones in their body! Isn’t nature amazing? 🤩🏳️‍⚧️
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In a climate where SO many refuse to acknowledge the existence of trans people at all, and where even in otherwise open and affirming spaces— especially medical offices!— trans men, transmasc., and AFAB trans folk at all points along the spectrum are specifically and uniquely discriminated against; Zuri felt like EXACTLY the right mascot for the trans pride flag in my series! 🩵🩷🤍

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1 in 3 Sudanese civilians have been displaced since the conflict between SAF & RSF (both Sudanese government factions) broke out in April of 2023.
That amounts to 13 MILLION people, the majority of whom are internally displaced and remain in Sudan making this the LARGEST internal displacement crisis in human record.
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Eatizaz Yousif, herself displaced three times since 2023, has been fighting alongside her team at as the country director for Sudan since day 1 to bridge gaps between her fellow Sudanese and the essential goods and services they desperately need. She was instrumental in establishing emergency response teams within the first month of the conflict, without internet or banks!
Eatizaz was quoted by saying
“As Sudanese, we are pretty resilient. But this is beyond our resilience,”
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Eatizaz is the hero the people of Sudan need in their time of crisis and absolutely deserves a place of pride in my protest art series! Having said that, art can’t do much to help famine and disease, but we all *CAN* by donating to IRC (links on their page, which is tagged above!), or who have both been working tirelessly to help the people of Sudan in their time of need.
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