Category: The Inevitable Queer
This series of anecdotes focuses on foundational experiences throughout development: childhood, youth, pubescence, and adulthood. Not quite nostalgic in nature nor necessarily niche in vernacular, these stories are important, if not insightful. Enjoy my reflections on how I became myself. I hope to entertain, to educate, and to hopefully inspire your own reflection of how exactly you came to be. Though ties throughout the stories exist, the topics will vary widely, so please use caution as any post, when needed, will be tagged with sensitive content.
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Act Three; God is a Lover
I do not think my experience with religion is hyper-unique. Though many are hesitant to speak on the matter, I believe a vast number of us identify with an unstable faith; our questioning, our curiosity is innate. It is understandable that humans wonder how we began, ponder our creation story, and forecast our grand finale. Read more
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Queer Identity Formation – The Personal Reprise
On September 27th, 2018, my life changed forever against my will. I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he Read more
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Sister, Sister; Chapter Two
Have you ever thought about going to prison? What would it feel like to be a prisoner? Confined, controlled, desperate, scared, weak, yet aware. Now say, you were wrongly convicted; Could you live, could you bear? Daily torture, torment, turmoil; you’d feel destined for despair. Last week I mentioned how I am perfectly positioned between Read more
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Sister, Sister; Chapter One
I hated my sister growing up. I’m sure it is decently common for siblings to butt-heads growing up, but I truly held disdain for my sister, Serena. If you have been keeping up, then you know that I wanted to be the center of attention. To this day, the urge to be the center of Read more
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I Am Innate In My Being
It seems like gay people are more sexual, no? Every piece written thus far has had a few common denominators: sex and god. Curious. This week I stumbled across my friend’s TikTok discussing the dating and hookup culture within the queer community. You see, our community is sexual. Queer people are not only seen as Read more
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A Love Letter To: Chicago
chicago, Our relationship was tragic – each act, every verse. We began on the stage with a slap on the ass; our eyes wandered lower as our characters undressed. Everyone seemed to know you, something I was unequipped. Yet, we knew about the other, what we were each reluctant to admit. At the time, talk Read more
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Infantile Sheep, Mid-Nomer
My first crush was in the second grade – perhaps my most innocent experience in attraction. I knew that boys like girls and that girls like boys. That was the extent of it. By the second grade, I had heard the word gay, but I wasn’t yet certain of what exactly it meant. Peers would Read more
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Multiplicity – A Prologue
In this series, I will attempt to present my background through my lived experiences, in the way they make sense to me. These stories meld together to create my life. My memories. My history. My story is not specifically profound; yet, I demand to be documented – to be heard, rather. It’s a privilege we Read more
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Something About Space Dude: An Auto-Ethnographic Study on Queer Identity Formation
Something About Space, Dude: An Auto-Ethnographic Study On Queer Identity Formation Department of Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies WGSS 601- Seminar in Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Dr. Jeanne Vaccaro Jojo Katsbulas May 1, 2023 Ray Bull, I Wanna Be Your Car Embarrassingly enough, I have only ever been to a gay bar once. To Read more
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Attempted Motherhood
dear mom, i’m writing you this because i miss what could’ve been. i want a mom who is my best friend – i always hear people talk about that. this isn’t how it has to be, but i can’t gift my time without your support. dear mom, i’m jealous of my siblings. i’m not sure Read more