
Correct Gender And Sexuality Lions
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The Correct Gender And Sexuality Lions, also known as The Correct Sex And Sexuality Lions, refers to an illustrated infographic featuring an anthropomorphic blue lion and a pink lioness, each intended to depict specific male and female characteristics. The infographic was originally shared by artist Cynderthedragon5768 on DeviantArt and Tumblr in 2017 to assert their view of the gender binary and reject non-binary identities. The illustration became the subject of Photoshopped memes and art that mocked the infographic for being reductive and inaccurate.
Origin
On November 7th, 2017, an artist posted the illustration titled "Correct Gender and Sexuality Lions" on DeviantArt[1] under the username Cynderthedragon5768 and on Tumblr[2] under the username feebleturtleduck-artz. The user claims to have been inspired by the "Gender Unicorn" graphic, a teaching tool to introduce people to non-traditional notions of gender and sexuality.
The DeviantArt post garnered over 85K views and 360 favorites in eight years, while the Tumblr post gathered over 600 notes.

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On May 12, 2018, an X / Twitter[3] user @theultrahand reposted the image, writing, "someone made TERF furry propaganda," and gathering over 2,00- likes and 660 retweets in seven years.

On May 13th, 2018, X / Twitter[4] user @JUNIUS_64 posted a tweet criticizing the "Gender and Sexuality Lions" graphic for its inaccuracies, pointing out that lionesses can grow manes and have higher levels of testosterone.

The image became the subject of Photoshops and memes as it grew more popular within internet art and furry communities, with many internet users altering the image or repurposing the characters to make them more pro-LGBTQ+.
On December 5th, 2023, Twitter / X[5] user @crayzeekitten5 posted a collection of edits, in response to a tweet about the original comic, including the graphic shown below.

On May 14th, 2018, the original DeviantArt[6] artist behind the "Gender and Sexuality Lions" graphic made a post clarifying that they drew lions because they cannot draw actual people and that the post was not necessarily about lions. They also wrote that their graphic does not apply to actual transgender people, who they believe do exist. Instead, they claim to have created the graphic to criticize "trans-trenders" who believe they are "otherkin" and supposedly change their sexuality and gender on a whim. The post was later deleted.







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External References
[1] DeviantArt – Cynderthedragon5768
[2] Tumblr – feebleturtleduck-artz
[3] Twitter / X – theultrahand
[5] Twitter / X – crayzeekitten5
[6] DeviantArt – Cynderthedragon5768
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