I know at least one bisexual woman (who for the longest time I assumed was straight) who absolutely hates the idea that I would describe her like that. There’s a bit in The L Word where Melissa Etheridge describes herself as labelfree and the entirity of the main cast roll their eyes. (At that point … Read More
I think everyone has a number of Queer mentors, they fulfil different inspirations for you. Or me at any rate, that’s how my brain works. Kate Bornstein is far and away the woman I have said most often, “I want to be her when I grow up.” I even have a get out of hell … Read More
Whew. Critical of something in the Quiltbag. It’s hard to be critical out here in front of the Straights. Because I grew up in a world where the Queer world was criticised and attacked the idea of critiquing Home means I’m worried it will read like the type of attacks that I hated as a … Read More
This one stumped me because I literally went um… well the gay girl I crushed on at school but I didn’t know she was gay (she had a boyfriend and everything). Then I thought, well I knew that I was bi, but I mean I knew I was bi before I acted on it I … Read More
Today I’m supposed to be learning about a queer person in history. Last year I did a whole lot of looking up Marsha P Johnson, because who doesn’t want to know about Stonewall. Earlier this year I looked up a whole lot about Stormie Delaverie, same reason. However. Having seen this video, which is rather … Read More
The prompt for today was show a Queer Person in your life some love. I don’t think that I have the words for how much I love my Jellicle Cat. She is and has been since I met her the most patient and lovely person I have ever met. I am incredibly lucky that she … Read More
Queer is a good word. I really like it, of course I’m of the generation that has never really had it used against them in anger. Or at least when it has been that has been overshadowed by the fact that it’s been familiar to me as a reclaimed slur. Queer. It’s a weirdly friendly … Read More
Oh wow. And is this prompt telling, ‘Post A Coming Out Story’, not ‘Your Coming Out Story’… because if you’re Queer you are always coming out. Again and again and again. Or, well, maybe it’s just me. I’m a femme, straight passing cis-woman. I remember paddling in a canoe through Louisianna swamp in 2002 and … Read More
Gender Euphoria, I’ve had different trans people tell me different things about whether cis people can feel Gender Euphoria because usually we’re in places that are affirming we are the gender we are. That’s usually true, but I find that because of this or inspite of this there are place where I love being a … Read More
Can I do this? A friend has posted a Lockdown Pride prompt grid and I want to do it. Obviously what’s given me pause is the first entry. Now, before last year I genuinely assumed that cis people could feel gender euphoria but telling a trans lass that she got really angry with me. I … Read More
