all the dragons in how to train your dragon will naturally bond with and love members of the lgbt community. that’s how hiccup (trans legend) did that and why all those straight cis vikings kept dying and getting lit on fire and junk. lgbt people know deeply in their bones how it feels to be ostracised, demonised to almost mythical standards and above all misunderstood. we have a deeply rich culture and as individuals each of us at our core are some of the most kind & loving & diverse people you could meet and the dragons instinctively understand that they share this with us. they’re also cool. send post
how to train your dragon (2010) is about growing up gay/trans because being ostracized by your peers for being “different”, feeling misunderstood, ignored and even ridiculed by anyone you try to discuss your feelings with, wanting to be “normal” but struggling to conform because you know that a fundamental element of everyone else’s lifestyle won’t make you happy (dragonslaying = an allegory for cisheteronormativity), poor relationship with parent(s), self-deprecating humor as a defence mechanism, pretending to be something you’re not to protect your secret, relating more to other misfits and outcasts than most other people because you have that in common, and being so lonely that you get rapidly and excessively attached to the first person to offer you unconditional love and support are all typical of the LGBT Experience™ send tweet