THE STAR SPACE

Hi folks! It's been a while since I blogged here, and I'm hoping you're all well, during this strange time. Heads up: you’ll find Toy Story 4 plot spoilers t...

If you were told that you would go to Hell, if you put your own needs first, here's something I found very useful, in my younger years.

The Good Ship Impeachment quietly rocked, as Poirot took a pensive sip of his espresso. “This merciless peach is hiding aboard,” he. . .

You need to be able to speak from your heart, when you need to. Even if you can only speak your truth for 2% of the time, it still has....

Gender arrived once dessert had been served, but nobody noticed at first. Goldilocks was arguing with Othello over what could be done...

When I was eight, I would walk home from school before my parents were back from work. One day, some boys from the neighborhood let thems...

“You shouldn’t wear those long dresses,” said my new boss, who was “having a word” with me during his smoking break. I was young and new ...

Queerly Dearest, This is the third of ten things you don't yet know about me. In my twenties, I was a teacher. And I learned a lot from a boy—let's call him ...

Queerly Dearest, My mother always wanted me to be a famous actor. "Just like Judy Dench," she used to say. At a young age, I did want to act for a living, mo...

I was taught, when I was a child, not to stand up to bullies, but to smile serenely, no matter what they did. "Turn the other cheek ...

Queerly Dearest, This is what I tell myself: You don't have to know how you identify today. You don't have to know what the world thinks, and if the labels a...

I needed the word non-binary in order to erupt, light-filled, from the trap of confusion I'd been feeling for so long. I came out to ...

Queerly dearest, So, the tagline of The Good Men Project's website is "The conversation no one else is having." No, really ....

Queerly Dearest, When I was in my late teens, studying folklore, I quietly went to the Pagan club at my university. I loved it, but somehow

Queerly Dearest, Just a quick post from me today, but you know I'm sending you love, always. Kate Bornstein's Hello Cruel World helped me to breathe when it w...

Content note: This letter includes a short story about a homophobic parent and also delights in how birds and fishes can organically transition. Queerly dear...

As an activist, I know that my body is perfect. As a person, it seems I'm not so sure. Since I came out as non-binary, I often hear a critic

Queerly dearest, My partner and I shared our truths yesterday. It was terrifying and beautiful, and it brought us closer. One of the hardest lessons I've lea...

Don't go to Hell, queerly dear. Don't go to Hell for anyone. Or, if Hell is filled with all that you love, perhaps consider choosing it....

Actually, queerful dearest, that's not quite true. The last psychic I saw, who was eerily accurate in many ways, told me, "Real estate would be a great caree...