William Shakespeare – the son of a glover, grandson of an affluent farmer in Stratford-upon-Avon, prolific playwright, husband, father, respectable businessman – is a lie, a myth based on a loose collection of historical data points that are bickered over …
Queer people have no pantheon, so we’ve had to create our own.
Of course we want role models for young queer and trans people. Causes are helpful to organize around, villains are convenient to fight against, victims provide a sympathetic face that looks great on a poster, or sounds good in a slogan. And so we’ve created that pantheon, we’ve built a narrative as a community, as so many societies, religions and peoples have done before us.
I am 16 when I realize there is nothing listening to prayers. Not just my prayers, but all prayers, whispered, or sung, or screamed at the top of exalting lungs to any of the multitude of deities. Funny enough, I’m …
All month long, buddies is hosting a blog salon with some our favourite writers and artists responding to one question: How do I connect with my queer heritage? Follow the conversation on our blog, or join the conversation on Facebook …
All month long, Buddies is hosting a blog salon with some our favourite writers and artists responding to one question: How do I connect with my queer heritage? Follow the conversation on our blog, or join the conversation on Facebook …
“If life has a base that it stands upon, if it is a bowl that one fills and fills and fills– then my bowl without a doubt stands upon this memory. It is of lying half asleep, half awake, in …