One of the earliest memories I have of my Great Uncle Arthur is of him telling me that I shouldn’t use “Real” as an intensifier as it was an Americanisation and I should use “really”, I may have rolled my eyes at him, obviously I wanted to use ‘real’ because it made me sound American … Read More
I am reaching the conclusion, gradually, that I find it easier to connect with my emotions, indeed I find it far easier to access my strongest emotions when multiple people are involved. Consider that when I got involved with the Jellicle Cat our most intense topic of conversation was Princess Lex who she was also … Read More
I was late to the whole tabletop RPG thing, by which I mean I was intrigued at the group of nerdy guys who were running it when I was in fifth form but I wasn’t actually able to play it myself. Mostly I saw them playing OWOD Vampire (Old World of Darkness as opposed to … Read More
It’s a question that plagues me every so often there’s this interplay of the private and the public that I have variously ascribed to too much reality tv at a formative age and to my brain being neurodiverse (ADHD, Autism, CPTSD and Anxiety with Depression at last count). Theres a real sense in my mind … Read More
What do I want to end this on? That I feel more comfort within the LGBT community that anywhere else, occaisionally my life is thrown right up against very het community standards and assumptions and I just find them weird, and slightly cold. That I know that the LGBT community has it’s own problems but … Read More
What do I want to shout? Oh hell – BE GAY! DO CRIME!
(The brief for this entry is as follows: It can be a coming out letter or a letter regarding how you hate their homophobia or whatnot. You don’t have to send it.) Dear Dad, I’m bisexual, I have been since, well, I don’t know when but I’ve known it since I was thirteen or fourteen … Read More
It has to be Annie Sprinkle’s Insta which isn’t Quiltbag themed so much as it is sex positive and artistically focused. And also run by a queer girl. I will also give a shout out to uncle David’s insta. That is more explicitly queer community focused. Not got a lot else to say really other … Read More
I’ve always enjoyed – Why do gay guys have such good fashion sense? They really used their time in the closet. But I like my jokes to be a bit of a story; A man walks into a bar and orders three shots. “Long day?” the bartender asks. “Well… My oldest son just came out…” … Read More
The one I’ve taken back has to be Queer. I am lucky in that as a cis-woman i don’t really get the really bad slurs hurled at me, I never have. I’ve had, what, the odd ‘lesbo’ over the years. Dyke too. But I guess whereas Queer I’ve taken back almost by default I’ve deliberately … Read More
