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It had been about 8 years ago when I finally realised I was a lesbian, and I am still happy and proud to be a lesbian.</p> <p>Meanwhile, <cite>Cassette Beasts</cite> has become my all-time favourite video game ever since I started playing it in July 2023, to the extent I had created a <a href="/shrines/cassettebeasts/">shrine</a> for the game on my own website. There are no words adequate to describe the depth of my love for <cite>Cassette Beasts</cite>.</p> <p>As a lesbian fan of <cite>Cassette Beasts</cite>, I am also absolutely delighted by the fact that the initial release date of <cite>Cassette Beasts</cite> coincided with Lesbian Visibility Day on April 26. For bonus points, <cite>Cassette Beasts</cite> features not only LGBTQ+ representation in both the main and supporting cast, but also an actual canon old married lesbian couple in the supporting characters Ianthe and Wilma.</p> <p>To celebrate both Lesbian Visibility Day and the 1-year anniversary of <cite>Cassette Beasts</cite>' release, I made lesbian pride icons featuring the <cite>Cassette Beasts</cite> logo as well as Ianthe and Wilma both individually and together, and shared them on social media accounts, including <a href="https://lesbiannova.tumblr.com/post/748826429723148288">Tumblr</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Leilukin/status/1783736715641024828">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://elekk.xyz/@leilukin/112336010189257467">Mastodon</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/leilukin.bsky.social/post/3kqzahri66x2x">Bluesky</a>. I had also shared them in the <a href="https://discord.gg/byttenstudio">official Bytten Studio Discord server</a>.</p> <div class="tumblr-post" data-href="https://embed.tumblr.com/embed/post/t:7iNKXlbr-xwxyjZTq8C8hQ/748826429723148288/v2" data-did="6dbdfd5b616fdd82f7aabd63e6a1aae35b467d73" ><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/lesbiannova/748826429723148288/happy-lesbian-visibility-day-and-happy-birthday">https://www.tumblr.com/lesbiannova/748826429723148288/happy-lesbian-visibility-day-and-happy-birthday</a></div><script async src="https://assets.tumblr.com/post.js?_v=38df9a6ca7436e6ca1b851b0543b9f51"></script> <p>My <cite>Cassette Beasts</cite> lesbian pride icons have been well-received, by not only other fans of the game, but also the developer Bytten Studio themselves. On Twitter, Bytten Studio not only retweeted, but also replied to my icons.</p> <p><img src="/assets/images/posts/lesbian-visibility-day-cassette-beasts-anni/1-year-cassette-beasts-anniversary-twitter-repost.avif" alt="Bytten Studio's Twitter account retweeted Leilukin's lesbian pride Cassette Beasts icons"></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/posts/lesbian-visibility-day-cassette-beasts-anni/1-year-cassette-beasts-anniversary-twitter-reply.avif" alt="Twitter exchange between Bytten Studio and Leilukin about the lesbian pride Cassette Beasts icons"></p> <p>On Mastodon, Bytten Studio also boosted my icons.</p> <p><img src="/assets/images/posts/lesbian-visibility-day-cassette-beasts-anni/1-year-cassette-beasts-anniversary-mastodon-boost.avif" alt="The official Cassette Beasts account on Mastodon boosted Leilukin's lesbian pride Cassette Beasts icons"></p> <p>Furthermore, I had set up my website's header to display the lesbian pride flag and a blurb about Lesbian Visibility Day, and my <a href="/shrines/cassettebeasts/"><shrine>Cassette Beasts</shrine> shrine</a> to display a blurb about the game's release anniversary, both on April 26 annually.</p> <p><img src="/assets/images/posts/lesbian-visibility-day-cassette-beasts-anni/leilukin-s-hub-lesbian-visibility-day.avif" alt="Leilukin's Hub header displaying lesbian pride flag and a top blurb about Lesbian Visibility Day"></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/posts/lesbian-visibility-day-cassette-beasts-anni/leilukin-s-hub-cassette-beasts-anniversary.avif" alt="Cassette Beasts shrine displaying a top blurb about the 1-year anniversary of Cassette Beasts' release"></p> <p>In conclusion, this had been an exciting day for me as a lesbian gaymer.</p> <p>On a somewhat related note, I love the fact that this week is not only <a href="https://www.lesbianvisibilityweek.com/">Lesbian Visibility Week</a>, but also has two of my all-time favourite games, <cite>Cassette Beasts</cite> and <cite>A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986</cite> (which I had also created a <a href="/shrines/asummersend">shrine</a> for), both of which happen to feature lesbian representation, celebrating their release anniversaries.</p> <p><strong>Happy Lesbian Visibility Day and Happy Birthday to <cite>Cassette Beasts</cite>!</strong></p> <nav class="blog__post--pagination" aria-labelledby="nextprev-title"> <h2 class="visually-hidden" id="nextprev-title">Next and Previous Blog Posts</h2> <ul class="blog__post--nextprev"> <li class="blog__post--prev"> <p>Previous Post:</p> <a href="/blog/posts/2024-04-21-april-2024-leilukins-hub-overhaul-with-eleventy/">April 2024 Leilukin's Hub Overhaul with Eleventy</a> </li> <li class="blog__post--next"> <p>Next Post:</p> <a href="/blog/posts/2024-05-14-james-somerton-my-video-game-footage/">James Somerton Used My Video Game Footage Without Credit or Permission</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </article> <aside class="right-sidebar" aria-label="Right sidebar"> <nav class="content__nav sidebar--sticky" aria-labelledby="my-contents-title"> <h2 class="content__nav--title" id="my-contents-title">My Contents</h2> <ul class="content__nav--links"> <li><a href="/archive/">Content Archive</a></li> <li><a href="/categories/">Content Categories</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/">Articles</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/posts/">Blog Archive</a></li> <li><a href="/blog/">Blog Home</a></li> </ul> </nav> </aside> </content-wrapper> </main> <footer class="footer"> <p>Made with ♥ by Leilukin since 11 September 2022</p> <ul class="inline-nav footer__links"> <li><a href="/feed.xml">RSS</a></li> <li><a href="/sitemap/ ">Site Map</a></li> <li><a href="/changelogs/" >Changelogs</a></li><li><a href="/accessibility/" >Accessibility</a></li><li><a href="/colophon/" >Colophon</a></li></ul> <ul class="inline-nav footer__links"> <li><a href="mailto:contact@leilukin.com">Contact me by email</a></li> <li><a href="https://ko-fi.com/leilukin">Support me on Ko-Fi</a></li> </ul><div class="h-card hidden"> <span class="p-name p-nickname">Leilukin</span> <a href="/" class="u-url">Home page</a> <img src="https://i.postimg.cc/RZJgS6tY/leilukin-bee.avif" alt="Leilukin" class="u-photo" loading="lazy"> <span class="p-country-name">Malaysia</span> <span class="p-note">They/she. 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