Yo! That’s Not Cool #3: Happy Birthday
Being 27 was an absolute trash storm.
Being 27 was an absolute trash storm.
I know the world is a garbage fire but let’s agree to pillow fort it here and stay for a long while, okay? That smelly baby can wait.
“I remember fighting with my best friend over whether or not you had to be sexually attracted to your husband or if you could just like them as a friend. We both date women now.”
“There’s only ever one of these girls and you’re telling me they never get, like… a friend? Really?”
Charlotte Cushman is at it again!
A bunch of everyday items for clueless queers like me who want to feel confident, look cute, and — most importantly — be comfy.
Stacy asked what she could do, how she could help, all she wanted to do was be useful, and I said nothing, nothing, I’ve got everything under control. And so she held me on the nights I was pretending to be able to sleep and whispered “I’ll take care of you” over and over without ever expecting an answer.
With her 20th studio album out and a tour with Andrea Gibson on the horizon, the li’l folksinger talks politics, activism, and why she’s still getting happier as she gets older. She also called me babe.
Binding for the first time can be exciting and confusing; here are some tips!
This round we cover internet relics, Facebook’s “maybe” option, the cry-laugh emoji, Banksy, and more!
Plus: A new St. Vincent music video, Samira Wiley on Last Week Tonight, Mary Lambert is everywhere (as it should be), and Cara Delevingne chattin’ about “lady gardens.”
“They’ve got nothing in common except each other.”
As we continue watching the response to Hurricane Maria unfold, those of us who care about sustainability should be mindful of who we’re enabling to gain figurative power as well as literal.
“Despite being a champion in the art of actual survival, I’ve become a wildly imaginative and catastrophic thinker.”
Also, Gabby Rivera met a baby and Stephanie Beatriz and Brittani Nichols are both living their absolute best lives.
“Sometimes I forget that straight people watch TV, too.”
“She wouldn’t let me sit next to her on the bus on the way to camp! For some reason, I had this elaborate Charlie’s Angels-esque fantasy about her where we kicked down the emergency door of the bus together and like idk did a heist or something?”
Although Baltimore is not known as a tourist destination or a LGBTQ vacation spot, the city has an abundance of culture and beauty to offer its visitors and residents.
If you can give, whether it’s financial donations or direct supplies, time as a volunteer, or even just calling your congressional representatives, please do. Please take a moment and help my home.
Though her life was characterized by solitude and her love for it and the freedom it gave her, CHAVELA is a story of a remarkable person told by the people who loved and admired her most.