Some Things: Gender/Language Barrier
…the word for she/he/it are WRITTEN differently but PRONOUNCED the same.
Geekery
Baopu #57: 9 Things That Make Me Feel Super Wholesome in 2019
2019 could already use some good things.
Foolish Child #40: Black History Month
Class of 19-TooDamnRecent.
“Assassin’s Creed Odyssey” Forced My Lesbian Xena to Have Sex With a Man and Have His Baby and YIKES
Legacy of the First Blade is one of the most egregious lesbian storylines I’ve ever seen.
Yo! That’s Not Cool #18: Come Here
Closer… closer…
Proudly Black, Fat, Queer and Making a Home for Myself in Cosplay
People don’t realize how damaging it is to only acknowledge a part of someone instead of their entire being. I’m black and queer and fat and a woman. Yes, I love cosplay but please — don’t forget my “and.”
Grease Bats: Post-Valentine’s Day
“Group sex has betrayed me.”
Foolish Child #39: Ace But Love Your Face
“Have you forgotten what the A in LGBTQIA stands for?”
Some Things: Indirect Success
Sometimes it’s hard to tell.
Helen Keremos, Pulp Fiction’s First Dyke Detective, Is Getting Her Own Graphic Novel
The jeans, the belt, the button-up; her sunglasses, her hair, the way she leans. The dyke energy coming off her is unmistakable.
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #64: Brrrr
It’s official. This cold is bumming me out.
Baopu #56: Best Friends
What do best friends do together?
Foolish Child #38: TV Trash
“I will not have you ruining another show with your ‘facts.'”
Yo! That’s Not Cool #17: On Being a Black Woman
“Because I’m the best!”
Carly Usdin’s “Avant-Guards” Is the Women’s Basketball Comic Book You’ve Been Waiting for Since Before You Knew You Were Gay
Welcome to the Georgia O’Keefe College of Arts and Subtle Dramatics!
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #63: Germs
We’re not even sick of each other.
Bad News: She’s Straight
“Straighter than an arrow! Straighter than a ruler! Straighter than uncooked spaghetti! Straighter than your parents! Straighter than a 401k!”
Queering D&D: How “Critical Role” Helped Me Find My Way
Critical Role helped me realized that D&D is about storytelling, and that there’s plenty of room for queer people in stories.
Foolish Child #37: Twitter Fatigue
“A lot of it is the need to stay constantly informed at all times just to have something to say about it, ya know?”
Some Things: Something New
I’m ready to look fondly backwards at Sadness as something I once was.