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As seen round about my flist...

Here are 15 of my favorite couples (het/slash/canon/fanon). I open the floor for you to comment on what trends you notice about my couples. I have tried to pick different fandoms, but I couldn't choose between my two Firefly ships. Also, go head and ask questions about why I 'ship, what I like best, my ideal fics, etc. :D
( the first fifteen to come to mind )

Johnny Weir responds to the Quebecois commentators who questioned his gender (goes to EW article with embedded video, not autoplay). He is articulate, totally calm, and utterly wins my heart by stating again and again that there is a generation of kids out there who need role models who show that being yourself and being proud to be who you are is a good thing, and that they need to know that hateful speech isn't okay. He was essentially saying that he was not personally hurt, but that he wanted people to think before they spoke because there are kids out there who don't have his parents and fans and friends who support him in whatever he does.

I'm not even saying this very well. I just... I'm all teary and tight in my chest. He's said on more than one occasion that who he sleeps with is no one's business. He's not wrong. But he is SO outspoken and unapologetic about not being the stereotypical straight man, so unabashedly sparkly and fabulous, so divalicious. I feel like so often queer activism is focused on how queers are "just like everyone else" like that is the only way we deserve equality or respect. Fuck that. The butch dykes, limp-wristed fags, gender queer folks, the bois and grrls--everyone, no matter how much they do or do not blend in to average, middle-of-the-road society, deserves equality and respect. Sometimes, being queer really is not about who you do or do not sleep with. It's about what you look like, how you present to the world, how many pairs of shoes you do or do not own, the way you look at gender roles, the ways you don't conform. And the kids who fall into those categories need role models just as much, if not much more, than the good students who are good at soccer and happen to get hard/wet for their team mates.