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Book Review: Pointe of Pride by Chloe Angyal
I’m a firm believer in romance novels as tools for self-exploration. I think these books are an invaluable way to discover things about your body and sexuality in a manner that is virtually…
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Pride 2024 Queer Movie Recommendations (Part II)
There were not enough queer movies in the second half of June for my taste (are there ever, though?), but the ones I did see really blew me away. If you missed my…
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Bartholin Cyst Recovery Diary #2
I wanted to give a quick update, even though not a ton has technically changed. It’s been about four months (dang!) since my cyst became infected and I had to have it drained,…
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Against the Discourse
The world, and the internet, is in flux. While Twitter was once a subversive stronghold for opinions that are not often enough given the credence or the attention they deserve – minority opinions,…
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Pride Month 2024 Queer Movie Recommendations (Part I)
All the queer movies I’ve enjoyed in June (or, you know, close to June) thus far. New(ish) movies: Femme My favorite movie of 2024 so far, hands down. Utterly tense, shockingly sexy, and…
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Exploring Identity in the Internet Age: Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli is a sweet, very timely young adult romance about Imogen, a high school girl who thinks she’s just a “very, very dedicated ally” – despite her enduring love…
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Men, Call Out Your Friends
It’s time for men to take some responsibility for men. Every time I post something online asking men to call out other men on shitty behavior, I invariably get multiple responses from…
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Rock Star Romances & The Words by A. Jade
Rock star romances tend to feature one of my favorite (male) love interest types: angsty bad boys with anger problems, tragic backstories, big hearts and bigger dicks. Maybe it’s cliche and a little…
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Bartholin Cyst Recovery Diary #1
If you read my last post, you know that about ten weeks ago my Bartholin cyst got infected and I had to have it lanced and drained at an urgent care center. It…
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The Origin of Pain
Part I How to begin. That’s always the question with chronic health problems. Do I begin fifteen, twenty years ago? I could. Or I could start ten years ago, when my more recent…
