Yo! That’s Not Cool #13: Nobody Dictates My Life
“I’m gonna win, and so can you!”
Saturday Morning Cartoons
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #53: Accommodations
“I’m often made to feel that to be great, I have to do more than anyone else, better than anyone else, with less help than anyone else.”
Baopu #49: A Little Love Everyday
Remembering a little bit of love everyday: It’s the only way I can prepare for this journey.
Grease Bats: Top, Bottom Or Switch?
“You’re working yourself up into an identity crisis!”
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #52: Queer Enough
“We’re queer because we know and say that we are — not because we satisfy a series of credentials.”
Some Things: Sharedcuts
Oh no.
Yo! That’s Not Cool #12: Where Are My Clothes?
I have a problem…
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #51: Swimming Lessons
“I loved everything about swimming lessons and fun in the pool. Well — almost everything.”
Baopu #48: I Want to Come Home
I wish I could come home more, but everything is different now…
Grease Bats: Feeling The Gender Feels
“I’m fine” is just code for “I’m disassociating from my feelings.”
Some Things: Pride Isn’t For Everyone
“Why? Aren’t you all about the gay stuff?”
Yo! That’s Not Cool #11: From Now Until Infinity
A Pride reminder.
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #49: Pride
“I know the difference between a party that’s celebrating me and a party that’s exploiting me.”
Baopu #47: Like a Climbing Vine
Finding resilience in challenging times.
Greasebats: Can’t Go Home Again
“I can list everyone on the US Women’s Soccer Team from least gay to most gay haircut!” “I can’t even appreciate what a cool and vital skill that is because I’m too sad!”
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #48: Camp 2.0
A quick look back at A-Camp X!
Some Things: Take Me Back
I never want to be anywhere but Camp.
Yo! That’s Not Cool #10: Self-Care
“You are important!”
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #47: Touch
Physical touch is not about niceness, it’s about intimacy. It’s not owed. It’s considered.
Baopu #46: Take Care of Yourself This Summer
Crying is good for you, and don’t work too hard.