As a non-binary queer with a beard who constantly gets misgendered all the tme, it’s important to me that if I’m going to have my identity consistently misunderstood and dismissed, then at the very least I want to look and feel queer as fuck. I want to be able to catch a glimpse of myself…
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What Falling in Love For the First Time in Decades Feels Like
As a queer person, discovering the words to describe myself and find community, acceptance, family, and affirming relationships, has been a profoundly revolutionary thing to me. Learning about queer, non-binary, and polyamorous identities has, without a doubt, set me on a path of self-love, pleasure, happiness, and growth, unlike any I’ve ever experienced before. But…
What My Vasectomy Was Like
Huzzah! I did it! Getting my vasectomy has been literally years in the making, and the procedure went off without a hitch! Early last month I did a great deal of self-reflection on my life, focusing specifically on what brings me joy and fulfillment, and I came to one absolute conclusion: I fucking love the…
5 Thing I’ve Learned About Myself That are Essential to My Happiness
Those that know me well know that I’m a deeply self-reflective person who, perhaps a bit obsessively, looks inward a great deal when making any conceivably big life decision, or if I just find myself feeling a lot in general. This was especially the case over the last year as I navigated becoming separated from…
Why I’m Getting a Vasectomy
If I’m being completely honest, having “my own” kids has never really truly been a need or want of mine. Years ago I had talked about it with my ex-spouse some and agreed to try, mostly because they really wanted to raise children of their own, but it never happened for us and I just…