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Circles and Little Boxes

It’s a funny thing about labels. We have a tendency of making them exclusive. We make them very small, and tightly defined. Labels like boy, girl, mother, green, black, smart, stupid. Oh you have a y chromosome? Step over there. That’s where all the people like that go. I’ve always thought of labels as a [...]

The Anti-Femme

Okay – I am femme. Because I’ve claimed it. But I’m not Fem. And when I talk to all these lovely femmes (love you all by the way) I feel – awkward. I’m one but I’m not one. I mean, I never really have been.

I was uncomfortable in my skin and shy as a [...]

Poly – Working It Out

Part of my growing in the last year (or two) has been the realization that I am poly. That would be polyamorous as opposed to a lot of other “poly” designations. I’m sure you may be wondering why – and for me it’s that I’ve come to the realization that expecting one person to BE [...]