Rooster Tails

 

It’s New Years Day here already! Oh, and I totally spelt “honour” the kiwi way (just in case you think it’s an ongoing spelling mistake).

Edit: Ha! I totally just realised that I’ve been doing this for a whole year now, WOAH! I thought I’d last until February last year, well done me, I guess I should keep going then.

 

TRANSCRIPT:

Panel 1:

Sam: (A person wearing a white, collared shirt, a grey and black diagonally striped waistcoat and a blue tie, who is looking directly at the viewer. Eyebrows are raised and mouth is open, with very upturned edges, and one arm is bent up at the elbow, palm facing up.) In NZ they have a Queen’s Birthday honours list.

Joe: (A person wearing a blue, collared shirt, with sleeves rolled up to the elbow and a red bow tie, who is looking directly at the viewer. Eyebrows are raised and mouth is open, with very upturned edges. One arm is bent up at the elbow, thumb pointing up, in front of Joe’s chest, and the other is behind Sam’s back.) So we’re gonna take a moment to do these queens’ honours list.

 

Panel 2:

Joe: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer, with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has upturned edges. One arm is bent up at the elbow, its index finger pointing straight up, the other is raised at the shoulder and bent back towards Joe at the elbow, its palm facing Joe.) To honour the Queer Women!

Sam: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has upturned edges.) Who strengthen and love us as their own while acknowledging our differences.

 

Panel 3:

Sam: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer, with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has very upturned edges. Hands are folded before Sam’s upper belly.) To honour the Queer Men!

Joe: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer, with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has very upturned edges. One arm is bent up at the elbow, palm facing up, and the other is by Sam’s side.) Who see & sustain us, and who support our faggy masculinities (& gorgeous haircuts).

 

Panel 4:

Sam: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer, with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has upturned edges.) To the people who call me Mr., Sir, brother, man, dude and he without skipping a beat.

 

Panel 5:

Joe: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer, with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has upturned edges. One arm is bent forward at the elbow, in its hand is a document, which reads “Dear _. Joe Mac”, followed by a series of lines, which indicate text.) And to the people who can be comfortable with my ambiguity, who call me darling, love and person, and those who remove the Mr. & Ms. titles & just leave a dot.

 

Panel 6:

Sam: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer, with raised eyebrows and an open mouth. One arm is bent up at the elbow, its thumb pointing up.) And to those that make mistakes, or take a while, and try it anew next time…

Joe: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer, with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has upturned edges. One arm is bent up at the elbow, its thumb pointing up.) We thank you. We honour you.

 

Panel 7:

Sam: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has upturned edges.) To the older butch women who teach me so much, and are so much of my past.

Joe: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has upturned edges.) And a growing part of my future; thank you for showing us how to be both gentle & strong.

 

Panel 8:

Sam: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has very upturned edges.) To the older gay men, thank you for surviving the systemic government sanctioned oppression.

Joe: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has upturned edges.) Thank you for being yourselves even when the law forbade it.

 

Panel 9:

(There is writing which takes up most of the panel, and is in the centre. It reads:) To the: Genderqueers, tr*nnys, queens, bois, grrls, butches, people, femmes, tops, bottoms, switches, tomboys, fags, fairies, dykes, rebels, outlaws, fighters…

Sam: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has upturned edges. One arm is raised at the shoulder and bent up at the elbow, palm facing up.)

Joe: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has upturned edges. One arm is raised at the shoulder and bent up at the elbow, palm facing up.)

 

Panel 10:

Joe: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer with raised eyebrows and an open mouth. Hands are behind Joe’s back.) And queer faces in the street who make the world safer for me even though you don’t know me.

 

Panel 11:

Sam: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer with raised eyebrows and an open mouth. Hands are behind Sam’s back.) And the voices who rise up, shout, whisper, and sing for change.

 

Panel 12:

(There is writing which takes up most of the panel, and is in the centre. It reads:) We honour you

Sam: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has upturned edges.)

Joe: (A person who is looking directly at the viewer with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has upturned edges.)