Finding Meaningful Holiday Gifts It’s that time of year again when we rack our brains for gift ideas for those we love, care about, and tolerate at family gatherings. It’s when we ask ourselves the hard questions, like “how many socks are too many socks?” and “does anyone actually eat those Pepperidge Farms sausage gift …
She Gifted Me an Elephant: My Most Meaningful Gift Read More »
Hi, I’m Jill and I want to be your first gay friend. Okay, I know that you probably don’t need a gay friend. You probably already have a gaggle of them… or whatever a group of gays is called. (A swaggle? Maybe a glitter? A glitter of gays!) You may be one of them. But …
Your First Gay Friend and A Tribute to Ellen DeGeneres Read More »
The LGBTQ Imposter: Finding My Seat at the Table I have a very queer TikTok channel. I blog for the LGBTQ+ and allies (obviously). And Hay House Publishing is coming out with my first book, Chronic Case of Hetero, in April 2023. For it being a scant 3 years since my “Self-Loveiversary” when I officially …
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The hazy late-autumn sun rises through her bedroom window. I roll onto my right side and gaze a moment at her peaceful, rested face. In those soft morning hours, it shows few signs of stress or worries from a life that has been filled with it. Then, as with most mornings when I wake up …
Prayers and Privilege: What This Lesbian Is Extra Grateful For Today Read More »
“Gross!” He couldn’t have been more than 13 years old, walking away from the hotel pool with someone who appeared to be his older teenage sister. “No it’s not,” she shot back, not taking even a second to look up from her phone. They were talking about us. I prayed that my partner Jen, whose …
The Sticks & Stones Rhyme Lied… and a Tribute to Ducks Read More »
Sometimes I like to picture Kermit, sitting on a log with a banjo, singing a follow-up to his rendition of “Rainbow Connection” with a new riff called “It’s Not Easy Being Queen.” It would provide so much hope that things will be better in the long term, when you’re in the messy part of coming …
The Long and Short of Coming Out Queer & an Ode to Muppets Read More »
