Queer Song?

June 15, 2020 mish

What song means a lot to me as a queer person? I mean I always find dancing to YMCA at straight weddings kinda hilarious but I’m thinking there should be something with a bit more substance to it. Something by the Indigo Girls or something. I’m not hugely into Rent nor do I see Rocky … Read More

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Advice to My Younger Self

June 14, 2020 mish

I’m incredibly lucky in many ways. I’ve never been assaulted for being bi. I’ve been more directly discriminated against for being a Wiccan than for being bi. I’ve had more physical violence directed at me for being a woman and for my job than for being bi. What would I say to my younger self? … Read More

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The First Queer Representation I Saw

June 13, 2020 mish

I mean, I kinda wish I could say ‘The L Word‘ or ‘But I’m A Cheerleader‘, both of which I saw at my Queer coming of age in The Women’s Centre, Saitama. But of course no such luck. I have a feeling that the first Queer person that I knew was Queer would have been … Read More

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What I Wish Non-Queer People Knew About Me

June 12, 2020 mish

I mean I’m a woman with a public diary. I’ve had this website for a while and I’ve been putting up my private diary entries since 2003… However, it’s not like there are a lot of people still reading this so, what do I wish that every straight person knew about me? I’m not ‘just … Read More

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Something Queer

June 11, 2020 mish

Write something Queer is today’s prompt. Alrighty then. It’s a bit open ended in all honesty. Being queer is like a dream about flying. There’s the sky and the clouds and the whole world laid out beneath you and it feels amazing and there’s an awesome view. But sometimes you plummet and you’re wondering how … Read More

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