Throwing People “Out” – Should It Ever Be Done?

Old friends often ask me if other people are gay.
I am not entirely sure why this is. Perhaps, as their only non-straight ex-class mate, I have become the authority on such things.

I often tell them I don’t know. Usually because I don’t, or because I feel protective over the privacy of my acquaintances.
Lately I’ve found myself wondering: why the interest in other people’s sexuality?

What The Queer?

Before we get stuck in I want to offer a disclaimer: the meaning behind the word queer is extensive.
Anyone else would have the sense not to try and tackle a subject people frequently write dissertations on in a small article… but, because of reasons unknown even to me, I gave it a go.

Femme Without Apology

I do not dress the way I dress because I am worried that if I don’t someone, especially a man, won’t tell me I look fabulous.
When my femininity is put on a pedestal, devaluing butch women, my gender performance loses its power… Femme without apology.