Pride Month: a story to celebrate all the colors of the LGBTTTQIA flag

Pride Month is very important for the visibility of different communities, but let’s remember that that is not enough, reading an article that contains the word LGBTTTQIA+ and indicates a list of beloved characters that have appeared in our favorite manganime is one thing; and having a genuine interest in knowing the situation of the communities is another.

It is true that pride month is not the only time we should remember LGBTTTQIA people, however, it is also important that they have a space and time in which the calamities they have gone through—they go through—are recognized and strongly remembered.although these are not deleted, forgotten or improved after the end of June.

Obviously, the month of Pride Month, with all the strength it carries, tries to ensure that the memory and the denunciation are not thrown into the trash, but that, slowly, they help to create awareness in society, and that it is activated, and finally the LGBTTTQIA communities are respected. Because what is requested is respect, for life!

On dates like these when we seek to celebrate love, we also remember that hate is very present in society. The atrocities of current wars and crimes against the LGBTTTQIA community are part of the long list of terrible moments full of blood. However, this month, in which we hope create some awareness of respect For life and love, we must think that, as humans who live with other people, in principle we could begin to develop empathy, but a real one.

An attitude that does not judge, nor says words without thinking about them, one that opens itself to the understanding of different contexts simply because it develops in them. Let us remember, it is not that no one in the LGBTTTQIA community needs compassionate treatment—there is no superior society—it is that respect and kindness are things we all deserve. No one has the right to marginalize others, much less to attack their ideological, sexual or any other convictions or preferences.

Faced with the suffering of others, perhaps what we have left as humanity is to see what is in our hands to avoid it. Pride Month could be an excellent opportunity to open the necessary doors for this, therefore, I present to you a short and quite interesting manga that will make you (re)think about love and communities.

Now, well, of course the story does not represent all of the letters of the acronym, but I think it is important that there are titles in which the union of the community itself is concentrated; Furthermore, asexuals receive “little focus” compared to the other colors of the spectrum, so from this perspective, it is interesting that we are presented here.

What is I Want To Be The Wall about?

I Want To Be The Wall is a manga installment that features two characters from the LGBTTQ+ community. To an asexual fujoshi and a young gay man who is in love with her childhood best friend.

The installment was written and illustrated by Honami Shirono and was published from 2022 to 2023. Without many words left over, I think I could firmly say that I Want To Be The Wall It is a story of true love.

The couple of protagonists meet on a date arranged by their parents. Both are very restless because they do not know how to proceed, they talk openly and realize that neither is open to taking a romantic opportunity with the other. Despite this, they continue dating and after a year they are convinced that getting married is a good idea.

Faced with the fear of society’s judgment and the idea of ​​a lonely old age—in addition to being sure that they do not require a romantic opportunity with anyone else—; They make sure to do what they “should” according to society’s designs and get married.

*This manga reminded me of Clean Marriage, Sayaka Murata’s story that explores sexuality and marital companionship, attempting to undo romantic constructions around marriage*.

However, The protagonist tries to be a good husband, he is interested in his wife’s hobbies—that’s right, BL—and she tries to help as much as she can at home. They both spend afternoons together and talk about how strange and uncomfortable their life became due to their romantic-sexual preferences.

The protagonist was always frowned upon for not having a partner. asexuality It is incredible for some people and they keep seeing it as something even stranger than any other LGBTTTQIA profile. Besidesthe girl is fujoshi, so a particular construct is also generated there.

We know that fujoshi are girls who love BL content; Some social studies have revealed that in the face of so much social pressure—with respect to romantic relationships—women often opt for this type of reading in which the protagonists are not able to “reject” them and this goes beyond fiction. Ultimately, because the protagonists of BL have a different sexual affinity—they are homosexual—fujoshi do not feel rejection or insecurity when reading this type of material.

However, in theory, Our protagonist would not have “the problem” of fujoshi from a general perspective. On the other hand, our protagonist closes himself to the world after the death of his parents, but his childhood friend helps him in the most complex moments.

From the beginning he had fallen in love and without being able to express himself, he saw how his friend enjoyed his romantic life, he decided to walk away, but difficult times brought them closer again. However, after a long love affair, The protagonist decided that it was okay not to date anyone, because his heart was only inclined towards his childhood bond.

Among the trauma of their past situations, the care that the couple of protagonists exercise for each other shows a beautiful ecosystem of love between people from the LGBTTTQIA community. Pride Month can help the social heteronorm try to understand the community, but there are issues that are too impossible to even savor, and in light of this, the only thing left to do is appreciate the nuances. However, people who have been violated and marginalized can be understood with a little more and it is something that we can see in I Want To Be The Wall.

Furthermore, the protagonist couple raises their level of care, it is very tender!; and although they feel regret,They hope for their mutual happiness and are aware that if things change, they must support each other. —especially if the protagonist wants to have a partner at some point—.

Although it is an idea that distresses, We must remember that social norms weigh heavily and not everyone is capable of freely exercising their sexuality in such oppressive systems. And although it is sad, let’s remember there are quite a few people who are still forced to stick to the system, as is the case with our protagonists.

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Why should you read I Want To Be The Wall?

In principle, it is a very short delivery that manages to bring us closer to the community in a sensitive and simple way. It seems to me that as a first approach it is quite good.

Yes, of course, it is quite cliché, but it is also a very human and realistic delivery. Despite all attempts, it is still complicated and dangerous to go out on the streets with the angry flag of freedom. We must remember it.

On the other hand, love, in various senses, is what permeates the work, so it is necessary in Pride Month in which unity must also be highlighted, the same support of the community itself must be recognized, since , it is also necessary to promote.

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