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12/2/2021 0 Comments WarmthElessar Younglove (They/She) I used to always be warm
My mom wrapped her arms around me She called me a furnace Now my hands are stiff and purple
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AnonymousIt’s that time of year again, folks— the air is getting chilly, the trees are beginning to shed their leaves, and Starbucks is changing its menu from pumpkin-flavored coffee to peppermint-flavored. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably planning to hop on a plane, train, or automobile to travel back to your hometown and move “quality time with family” to the top of your trans agenda. For a lot of transgender people who have come out to their families, however, the holidays can be a time of stress. Relating to family is hard sometimes, especially in the midst of gender transition. That’s why I’m bringing you this guide of my top four tricks for surviving the holidays at home.
12/2/2021 0 Comments The Bear That Wasn’t: A Conversation with Blue Delliquanti, Creator of “O Human Star”J. GillisSPOILERS FOR THE ENDING OF ‘O HUMAN STAR’ LAY WITHIN. PLEASE APPROACH WITH CAUTION RESIST THE URGE TO READ SOMETHING ELSE OR TALK WITH LOVED ONES.
Folks, prepare your minds for a deep dive into the world of tomorrow. We got the opportunity to talk to Blue Delliquanti, the creator behind the hit webcomic ‘O Human Star’ and graphic novels like ‘Meal’ and ‘The ‘Stan.’ We sat down to discuss what the future after the recent conclusion of ‘O Human Star’ holds. We hope you enjoy— we certainly did. Elessar Younglove (They/She)My favorite piece of media is a work of literature titled “Belle Prater’s Boy” by Ruth White. In this review, I will discuss the novel’s explorations (the themes and topics it incorporates into the story or which it challenges) and its limitations (topics it does not successfully pursue, or which it reinforces rather than challenges). “Belle Prater’s Boy” explores themes of gender and socialization, and how gender and socialization affect identity through three female characters: Love, Belle, and Gypsy. However, the novel is limited by its lack of societal solutions.
12/2/2021 0 Comments atseaGiovanni Smith (they/them)Here’s one of my emotionally turbulent poems about one of my past emotionally turbulent relationships with a guy.
11/1/2021 0 Comments meditations in an emergency5/1/2021 0 Comments The World’s Greatest Sinner: A Conversation with Andi Santagata, Rogue CartoonistJ. GillisFolks, things are about to get kind of weird. Today, we bring you the latest from Andi Santagata, a comix artist whose work (“American Spirits,” “Jed the Undead”) is certain to give you the warm buzz that only a particularly pleasant root canal can provide. We sat down to discuss his latest work. We hope you enjoy- we certainly did.
5/1/2021 0 Comments i don't want for anyGiovanni Smith (they/them)this poem is a reminder that it’s okay to acknowledge burn out.
Daniel Torres (he/him)Sappho (also occasionally spelled Psappho or Sapphus) is recognized as one of the most influential lyrical poets of both her period and all time, having been referred to as “the tenth Muse” by Plato himself. It’s well known that she is often portrayed as one of history’s most iconic lesbian figures. The term “lesbian” itself is a derivative of the name of her birth island, Lesbos, just as the adjective “sapphic” is a direct play on her name.
4/1/2021 2 Comments Asexual, Autistic, Unacknowledged: The Intersection of Ace and Autistic Representation in MediaGrey Weinstein (they/he)Long before I began to question my sexual orientation, the characters I identified with on TV were the goofy, awkward ones. They misinterpreted the dialogue of other characters, wildly misread social situations, and were generally seen as weird or quirky. They never “got” the joke. And as a kid and younger teen I saw these characters and went, “Hey! That’s me!” I didn’t mind being seen as weird, and I knew I had friends and family who loved me. Yet at the same time, it often felt like every social interaction followed a script and I was the only one who didn’t know my lines. (If only I could have called out for stage directions.) Eye contact was excruciating; facial expressions were impossible to read. Sometimes people acted as if I was supposed to somehow know how they were feeling, but they never told me, so I just… didn’t. Then in my senior year of high school I was diagnosed with autism and I went, “Oh.”
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