Hi folks! It's been a while since I've made an artwork for EC. However, I hope you'll like my (not so) new artwork for EC and the LGTBQ+ community! Feedback and suggestions are welcome! _____________________________________________________ The Rainbow Rangers A group of LGBTQ+ super heroes. Chosen by the Great Rainbow Arc, the rangers are gonna defend the community against homophobes, bigots, and bullies. Each ranger represents a color in the rainbow. In times of growing hatred and discrimination, join them in defending the community against it.
Name: Yang Chella Gender identity: Intersex Agender Gender pronoun: They/Them Sexual orientation: Attracted to women only Nothing can stop the Red Ranger, Yang Chella is relentless. Not even being deaf could stop them in reaching their dream to be a school teacher. Even when they got a lot of discrimination against parents who do not want their children to be taught by an adopted queer teacher with lesbian parents, Yang did not stop being a good teacher and their students love them. The Great Rainbow Arc chose Yang because of their non stop fight for equal rights for the disabled and their non stop fight for the marriage equality. Yang was so happy to hear that their home country, Taiwan, is now the first Asian country to pass a same sex marriage bill. Because of it, their adoptive lesbian parents are now married and Yang will have them both as their legal parents. Now as the Red Ranger, their fight just got bigger. This is a battle they are happy to fight.
Name: Djenn Monet Gender identity: Genderfluid (assigned male at birth) Gender pronoun: He/Him, She/Her Sexual orientation: Asexual Make up artist by day, queen by night. Djenn Monet transforms to Mx. Jenna Fluid when the wig and make up is on. And the people love her performance. But despite her fun and outgoing personality, she grew up alone in the streets. She was disowned after coming out. She was homeless for a while. She did applied for job but was denied after knowing that she was queer. But her talent in make up brought her to the doorstep of her drag mother, Ru Paul. Ru Paul took her and transformed her to her drag queen persona. And the rest was history. The Great Rainbow Arc chose her for her undying spirit and her fight against queer discrimination, especially at work. She's the heart of the group and the force that kept the rangers going.
Name: Hunter Goldwin Gender identity: Male (trans) Gender pronoun: He/Him Sexual orientation: Homosexual Though the youngest among the rangers, Hunter is not to be considered inexperience and immature. He went through a lot. He dealt with toxic religious parents, lived alone, all while being a working music student. One tragic event that happened was when his transwoman roommate received a lot of cyber bullying after coming out and became really depressed that she had to drop out. This ignited his urge to fight cyberbullies. The Great Rainbow Arc chose Hunter because of his strong will to fight cyberbullying. He uses all his technological expertise as weapon against cyber bullies.
Name: Sylas Lucio Gender identity: Male Gender pronoun: He/Him Sexual orientation: Homosexual His caring attitude is almost the opposite of his rebellious past. Before, Sylas Lucio was out every night partying. His reckless attitude made him do party drugs and sleeping with many men. Soon, he got sick and got himself tested and learned that he is HIV positive. This was his turning point in changing his whole life. He went to HIV seminars and attended support group sessions with other HIV positive people. Then, even while in medication, he turned his life around and is now a street dancer. He also is an active member and advisor of a support group for HIV positive people. The Great Rainbow Arc chose Sylas because of his fight against STDs, especially HIV-AIDS. His presence brought positive thinking to other HIV positive people in his support group. His campaign against the disease taught a lot people about it. Now being part of the Rainbow Rangers, his fight wont stop but will become more aggressive.
Name: Doug Peacemaker Gender identity: Male Gender pronoun: He/Him Sexual orientation: Bisexual Despite the Blue Ranger's wide jolly smile, he just got through a very traumatic event. Doug Peacemaker was a security officer in a gay bar. The night went well like any other night. Then he passed out as an armed man hit him. He woke up only to see the aftermath of this psychopath's shooting. This very event made him want to fight for safer places for the queer people. He joined several protests for this. His very supportive wife is always with him and his fights. The couple wont stop until every LGBTQ+ folks would have a peace of mind and feel safe anywhere. The Great Rainbow Arc chose Doug because of his protective characteristics to fellow queer people and his fight for safe place for queer people. Being the part of the Rainbow Rangers is a great help for him in defending the queer people against terrorists.
Name: Lev Mohabbat Gender identity: Female Gender pronoun: She/Her Sexual orientation: Homosexual Growing up in a religious place in India, Lev and her girlfriend received lots of threats about their lesbian relationship. They were even assaulted by their own relatives, resulting in them running away from them. They were saved by a monk and let them stay in a temple. Despite this events, the Purple Ranger never lost her faith in Hindu gods to protect her and her girlfriend. Her faith strengthened in the temple. Now, she is helping other women seeking refuge in the temple. The Great Rainbow Arc chose Lev because of her undying faith not just on her religion but also on humanity and her selflessness in helping other abused women. With the help of other rangers, her fight to save more women just got easier.
Name: Marian Gandanghari Gender identity: Female (trans) Gender pronoun: She/Her Sexual orientation: Heterosexual The Purple Ranger is the stereotypical strong and independent Filipina. Marian underwent a lot of discrimination; discrimination on her being a female and discrimination on her being transgender. Often being looked down. She was also denied of service because of being a transwoman. This did not stop her. Her voice just got louder. More and more people started following her vlogs about feminism. Now, a lot of people look up to her. The Great Rainbow Arc chose Marian because of her fight for the transgender rights and fight for gender equality. With her platform and help from other rangers, her fight is now possible and is not one sided.