Maria

The Basics

Name

Maria

Age

36

Location

London, UK

About Me

About Me

31, queer cis bisexual person, into reading/colours/hiking/karaoke/eating/D&D.

Check All That Apply

Bisexual, Queer

Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy

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Website/Blog/Tumblr

instagram.com/devlin.out

Looking For

Queer Friends in my Area, Queer Friends on the Internet

Relationship Status

Single

What I Like

Favorite Books

The Lord of the Rings – Jazz – Tipping The Velvet – Confessions of Georgia Nicholson – The Argonauts.

Favorite Queer Books

Beowulf.

Favorite Movies

Hero, Empire Records, Brokeback Mountain, Clerks, 12 Angry Men, Booksmart, Jackie Brown, Evita, Batman Begins, But I’m A Cheerleader, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle, Mean Girls, Superbad, The Odd Couple, Bound.

Favorite Documentaries

I don’t really watch any unless I’ve got someone to watch them with and comment on all the animals with – I’ll suggest that David Attenborough makes epic pretty much any documentary he deigns to lend his comforting tones to.

Favorite TV Shows

BUFFY forever and always amen, Fawlty Towers, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Steven Universe, Insecure, Drag Race, Black Books. I really like watching standup comedy sets.

Favorite Music

Bob Dylan, Joanna Newsome, Patrick Wolf, Bruce Springsteen, The Distillers, Otis Redding, Lady Gaga, Marilyn Manson, Britney Spears, The Dresden Dolls, Lauryn Hill, The Killers, Regina Spektor, Coeur de Pirate, Nas, Martha Wainwright, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pink, Nao, Bikini Kill, Aretha Franklin, Wu-Tang Clan, Raekwon, The Indelicates, Gravy Train!!!!, Adele, Van Morrison, Andrew Bird, Nicki Minaj, Camp Cope, Mitski, Blood Orange, more things I can’t think of.

Favorite Sandwich

Bacon + ketchup

Favorite Thing to Autostraddle

all of it

Favorite Quotes

I’m in love with the hook upon which everyone hangs.

Man deþ swa he byþ þonne he mot swa he wile
‘A man does as he is when he can do as he wills’ (Old English proverb)

“I get it, Terry. You have a mustache, you are the Male Gaze, let’s move on.” (unknown genius)

“As with many (ahem) things in life, enthusiasm often makes up for skill.” (effingdykes)

“Sex is kicking death in the ass while singing.” (Bukowski)

“Write. No amount of self-inflicted misery, altered states, black pullovers or being publicly obnoxious will ever add up to your being a writer. Writers write. On you go.” (A.L. Kennedy)

Shame is the lie someone told you about yourself. (Anais Nin)

Favorite Thing on Autostraddle.com

YOU!

Favorite Writers

I just love reading.