Dame Vivienne Westwood died today. I suspect the fact that that matters to me is going to hit a bit weird for people who don’t know either about the fact I love Lolita fashion or her influence upon it. EGL is punk, hell all of Lolita is punk, it’s rebellion in a distinctly feminine form. … Read More
This is such a weird question to me. I don’t know. When do people start to know? I’ve always known that I find women incredibly attractive, but when I was a teenager the level to which that was normalised seems a lot more than now, like obviously all women find women attractive, it doesn’t mean … Read More
The thing is, it really does depend why you’re scared to come out. It’s one thing if you’re a nervous teenager discovering who you actually are but in an otherwise supportive situation, it’s entirely another if you’re in a country where being queer is illegal or if you’re in a part of this country where … Read More
Oh I really liked this prompt, I love to cook and making food is a major love language of mine, Pride is all about Love so yes recipes for Pride is an excellent idea! So ok, I want some celebration but I also want some practical considerations here, so I’m going to be putting together … Read More
So what are my letters within this QUILTBAG of ours? I massively prefer using Quitlbag because I can say it as a word. I know a number of people don’t but hey this is my blog so suck it I guess. I’m very obviously B, bisexual… I’ve just realised that my beloved Quiltbag doesn’t have … Read More
Oh my gods how do I choose!?! My Top (series) was obvious to me but I did need to think to get it down to one and I very nearly just Anna Madrigal’d the whole list… however I put a bit of thought into this instead! 5. Fingersmith – by Sarah Waters. Yeah I know … Read More
It’s complicated to try and divide how being Queer vs how societies perceptions of being queer affected my mental health. Because honestly, being attracted to other girls, in and of itself, hadn’t been a problem. The feelings surrounding trying to keep it hidden, those have fucked me up. I think on some levels they still … Read More
For most of my life I have been Depressed and for some of that I’ve also suffered with Anxiety. That has I think been responsible for my pervading sense of isolation, I complained earlier this year that my main LARP character, Liissá wasn’t especially fun to play because she is essentially a very lonely person. … Read More
I am honestly not sure I have a top five exactly or what criteria I should have but here goes: 5. New Orleans – I think this was actually the first Pride Parade I ever attended and it was as colourful and bead filled as you might expect. The vibe of it was sparkly and … Read More
It’s pride month and although I have changed which prompts I’m using there’s always going to be a coming out story one. Despite the fact that I keep pointing out that I’ve come out a lot over the years, because whilst straight remains the assumption all of us who aren’t are going to have to … Read More
