Like it says on the sign, I'm a cute girl trapped in a giant's ugly body. I'm not kidding about the giant part: I'm almost 7 feet tall in real life. It makes clothes hard to find. I'm also 40s. Never say never, right?
My egg cracked early in the pandemic but there were plenty of signs. My supportive spouse is the only one I'm out to.
I'm a #leftist#lesbian, and probably some other stuff too but I'm a bit overwhelmed. I'm here to learn and share and apparently be corny as hell.
A #queer person coming out to you is not an invitation to negotiate. It's them telling you who and what they are. And that's not something you can change with threats or bribes. It's not something you can talk them out of. You can embrace it or lose them. Those are your options.
now here's a frequent problem I have: Do I like an outfit, or do I just like the model? I guess it's a variant of the "do I want to be her or be on her" conundrum of #lesbian brain shenanigans, so if there's anyone out there with a solution, let's hear it.
QSFer Phillip Donnelly has a new queer fairy tale collection out (ace, gay, lesbian): Fairy Tales and Shadows.
Fairy Tales and Shadows introduces a world of magic and splendor through a diverse set of characters who each star in their own fairy tale-style stories. As the book progresses the stories and characters...
IMO, an underrated fictional #lesbian romance (between two WOC!) is Delle Seyah Kendry and Aneela on the SYFY series #Killjoys, which blew my mind because it aired during the Bury Your Gays era. Aneela and Kendry both started out as terrible, vicious people who, in part through their love story, gradually learned to aim their anger and ruthlessness in more constructive directions and use their power for good. It was the first queer romance I ever saw that had a redemptive aspect to it, and the women remained powerful and formidable while trying to atone. Several of their lines and exchanges live rent free in my head (warning for spoilers):
Kendry: “Everything falls, Aneela, from fathers to empires. But we are queens. And queens... rise.”
Kendry: “Be careful.”
Aneela: “Be BRUTAL.”
Aneela: “If you want to stay human, I will hold your hands when you turn gray. I will bury you with honor and burn worlds in your name, and you will not be forgotten.”
Kendry: “Or?”
Aneela: “The war is over. And we have a son and an empire. And I need my queen.”
The show also contained one of the fiercest, strongest #QueerPlatonic relationships I have ever seen, some disaster bis, and an adorable M/M romance, and none of them got buried either! This show buried none of its gays! And it didn’t get canceled before its planned ending, so the story arc is complete!
Since I've migrated from another server, here's my intro post.
I've been writing romance featuring women who love women - mostly lesbians - since 1989. I'm an old-school feminist, long-time married, and have 2 all-grown-up kids.
I believe in the Big Queer Tent - all are welcome. Labels are fun and useful for those who find them fun and useful. More about all of this at my site here: https://www.kallmaker.com/home/about/
“A society which cannot tolerate genderbending or cross- dressing ultimately will not tolerate homosexuality, bisexuality, or any other deviance from sexual or gender norms, no matter how closeted or assimilated.”