April 10th: The bill has been vetoed!
April 2nd: The politicians in Arizona are about to sign into law a bill that would mandate sites like e621 to either impose age verification on all users or be at a risk of lawsuits. Such system would be required to go through third party vendors, who in turn must go through a government database to verify every user's age. This is not only a major violation of privacy, but it also opens up a very real danger of identity theft through phishing schemes and other methods, not to mention that we would not be able to control any of that information to make sure it is permanently deleted after age verification is complete.
Unfortunately, Arizona is the state out of which e621 operates, which means that this law will almost certainly affect us if it is to pass. If want to help us ensure that this site can continue to serve you without being required to know who you are, please ask the Arizona governor to veto this bill.
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For some further information on what the bill does have a look at https://action.freespeechcoalition.com/bill/arizona-hb-2586/
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Caribe
MemberI don't want this to somehow sound homophobic, but does he/she still have a dingdong or not?
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No One In Particular
MemberI want to know what made Texacity come to the conclusion that Gumball was transgender in the first place.
user 484243
Memberfor the lolz?
ginkei
MemberIt could be considered transphobic for asking it to a real person but that's beside the point.
That's a headcanon (see: the description)
No One In Particular
MemberYes but did they just sketch this up as a what if, or is there proof of some form?
ginkei
MemberThat's what a headcanon is all about: it's a what if from the author of the fan art.
Kojika
MemberComing from a trans person, the question isn't inherently transphobic, so long as the context is apporpriate. A close friend who is comfortable discussing such topics, no problem, ask if you have questions. A stranger you just met however, that's none of your business and how dare you for asking.
That said, regarding art of a fictional character, so long as your tone is curious and non-hostile, there's nor reason for any rational person to be offended.
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