Reine #11: Heat Wave
One hot, queer week in the summer of 2020. From face masks, to protests, to cats sleeping on ice packs to beat the heat.
Geekery
Foolish Child #77: Black Lives Matter Isn’t a Trend
What’s the point in arguing with a world that will always devalue Black skin?
Grease Bats: TikTok Goals
“Obviously I’m joining #FEMMEARMY”
Baopu #75: Hitting a Wall
A surreal exploration of tackling a mental road block. The other side might be a very different perspective.
Foolish Child #76: You Don’t Need to Justify Your Grief
“What right do I have to feel grief over this? It’s not my loss.”
Reine #10: Building A Kinder World
We are going to build a kinder, safer world.
“The Last of Us Part II” and the Never Ending Endings of Endlessness
I did my best to not let my lurking paranoia get in the way of being happy during certain portions of the game but it was an ever present feeling. Even now, having finished the game, it is still there. The few times I forgot about it I found myself taking comfort in two women deeply in love, in the shit together.
The Lakeview Crew #5: Thoughts on “Asians For Black Lives”
Aiden contemplates what it means to identify with the phrase “Asians for Black Lives.”
Foolish Child #75: The Instructions Are Right There, People
Trying to erase the past doesn’t HELP Black folks.
Queer Flagging 101: How to Signal the Sex You Want Using the Hanky Code
While we’re figuring out how to communicate six feet apart after months of cruising Lex, I figured it’d be a good time to share my zine Yes I’m Flagging: Queer Flagging 101.
Baopu #74: Radical Reconsiderations
As a queer Asian woman, I’m asking questions and finding my place in activism beyond self-love.
Foolish Child #74: Karens Don’t Get It
“Karen” is a whole conversation about: white fragility, white privilege, white women weaponizing their tears against Black people when we don’t comply.
Reine #9: Take Care of Each Other
From a distance, or side by side in the streets, we take care of each other.
Foolish Child #73: All Houses Matter
You’re not worth my energy nor the years being shaved off my life from the stress of having to defend My Humanity.
Things Are Hard! Here’s Some Queer Coloring Pages!
Times are rough, all around. Instead of my regular Grease Bats, I’m sharing some coloring pages that were rejected last month after an editor was “slightly offended” by the images. Enjoy homos!
Baopu #73: All The Silver Linings
I’ve become so sophisticated from maxing out on the benefits of staying home, there’s juuust one side effect.
Foolish Child #72: State Your Emergency
“Ma’am, I can assure you that refusing to wear a mask to protect your community… is not the ‘new’ N-word.”
Reine #8: Observation Walk
Spring is my fave season, and Portland does it so well. (Play along with Reine, bingo card included.)
The Lakeview Crew #4: Taurus Surprise!
Maya and Max prepare a social distance surprise that will make you cry, in the good way.
Animal Crossing FOMO? Here’s How to Start Playing Video Games!
If, like me, you’re planning to keep social distancing for the foreseeable future, maybe you should pick up video gaming for socialization and for fun!