Trans At 21

Image from Pixabay It’s a kick in the gutWhen doctors tell meI could get awayWithout transitionBecause for themIt's just a choiceWill if you see as a choiceI had two choicesCome out as how I amOr my family havingTo bury me6 feet underAnd I can’t bearCausing them that kindOf pain Alex

Transition

Image from Pixabay I didn't wake up yesterdayAnd decided to turnMy life as I know itUpside downIt's not a choiceBut a discomfortThat kills youIf you don’t let it go Alex

Two Things To Consider Before Coming Out

Image from Pexels It took me 13 years to come out, and for many of those years, I thought I was the only one in this world who feels this way. As soon as I tried to tell my psychiatrist about how I felt they oversaw it as depression when I was a teen, and … Continue reading Two Things To Consider Before Coming Out →

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

Rating: 4/5 stars This book opened up with Nishat thinking about how her parents would react when she comes out to them and tells them that she likes girls. Especially in her culture were most marriages are arranged. Her parents, like most parents, think it’s a phase. Which makes Nishat feel that she lost her … Continue reading The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar →

The Gay Soldier In World War II

Something that I’m admittedly not is a history fan, but this is an era in history that I keep wanting to know more about is World War II. The thing is that every time I bump on this period in books or movies, there is one question that comes to my mind. What would happen … Continue reading The Gay Soldier In World War II →

First Lines Fridays #16

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first … Continue reading First Lines Fridays #16 →

Ripples & Waves: A Queer Retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid by L.A. Witt

I wasn’t planning to review this book, but after reading it, I have thoughts that I would like to share. I have to say that if I have to choose my favourite Disney princess, the little mermaid is it. Which I find that it does have to do with gender being that instead of genitals, … Continue reading Ripples & Waves: A Queer Retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid by L.A. Witt →

Top Ten Tuesday/ Spring TBR

Hosted by thatartsyreadergirl. March 17: Spring 2020 TBR (or fall, if you live in the southern hemisphere!) I just finished reading Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad #1), and it was excellent with LGBT+ characters, which is a bonus. Looks like it’s a collection of poetry with an LGBT+ theme and African & African American Studies. Which as … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday/ Spring TBR →

Let Me Show You (True-Blue #1) by Becca Seymour

It all started when Carter, the veterinarian was having a hard time with finding guys to date due to the lack of gay guys in his small town (an issue that I can relate to). Tanner, who works as a construction worker who moved to town to help his best friend take care of his … Continue reading Let Me Show You (True-Blue #1) by Becca Seymour →

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