Following in my tradition of writing poetry about pride (check out Cry out for Marsha P., Queerdom, and Stonewall, Why A Rainbow?, and What If Pride Was Silent?) I wrote
Tag: LGBT+ community
Lockdown Yearning
CW: Loneliness, Isolation I wrote a poem reflecting on how much I’m missing queer community, partly inspired by It’s A Sin.
Queerousal 1 – Roundup
We just wrapped up the first Queerousal linkup (22/10/20 – 05/11/20), and the next one is already live. I thought it would be a good idea to talk about the
Queerousal 2
Welcome to Queerousal! This is a new sex blogging linkup by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people, and celebrating LGBT+ content. It’s open to anyone who identifies as part of the
Queerousal 1
Welcome to Queerousal! This is a new sex blogging linkup by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people, and celebrating LGBT+ content. It’s open to anyone who identifies as part of the
Cost Of Doing Business
CW: Transphobia I feel like writing is always a somewhat scary process. The words I publish expose the contents of my mind with the world, in a way that feels
12 Things I Wish I’d Been Told As A Baby Trans
CW: Transphobia This is a post that’s been brewing for a while. It’s hard thinking about this, remembering the scared baby trans I used to be. Thinking about all I
Queer Rituals
CW: Transphobia As a queer person I often feel excluded from mainstream (cis-het) social scripts*. A big part of this exclusion is tied into the rituals which help construct these
Holding Back
CW: Transphobia, Fatphobia
Cry out for Marsha P., Queerdom, and Stonewall!
Today would have been Leeds Pride. For all my conflicted feelings around the commercialisation of Pride, it’s still an event where I feel connected to a broad LGBT+ community. This