LGBTQ Book Review: Wilder Girls by Rory Powers

March 17, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

Images states as follows. LGBTQ Book Review. Wilder Girls. By Rory Power.

Welcome to another LGBTQ book review! All reviews touch on genre/plot, tropes (if any), quality of LGBTQ content, and avoid most spoilers. Catch up on my last book review of The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith. You can find all LGBTQ book reviews here. LGBTQ Book, Wilder Girls: Light spoilers Genre/Plot Wilder Girls is a YA […]

LGBTQ Book Review: The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

February 15, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

Welcome to another LGBTQ book review! All reviews touch on genre/plot, tropes (if any), quality of LGBTQ content, and avoid most spoilers. Catch up on my last book review of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. You can find all LGBTQ book reviews here. The Price of Salt is shelved on my […]

Changing my Gender Marker in Michigan

February 1, 2023.Reading time 11 minutes.

Went to get a new ID, decided to change my gender marker that day. Michigan makes it that easy! Getting a New Michigan ID In Michigan, you need a current, valid driver’s license or state ID to apply for a marriage license. I’m not a driver due to anxiety and overstimulation. So, I’ve never held […]

LGBTQ Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

June 24, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Welcome to another LGBTQ book review! All reviews touch on genre/plot, tropes (if any), quality of LGBTQ content, and avoid most spoilers. Catch up on my last book review of The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth. You can find all LGBTQ book reviews here. I read Evelyn Hugo as part of Jae’s Sapphic Reader Challenge. Read 10 […]

LGBTQ Book Review: The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth

June 17, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Welcome to another LGBTQ book review! All reviews touch on genre/plot, tropes (if any), quality of LGBTQ content, and avoid most spoilers. Catch up on my last book review of Dreadnought by April Daniels. You can find all LGBTQ book reviews here. I read The Falling in Love Montage as part of Jae’s Sapphic Reader Challenge. Read 10 (or more) […]

Lesbians and Their Laptops: The Complexities of Existing as a Lesbian in the Balkan

April 30, 2021.Reading time 12 minutes.

Nonbinary lesbian guest writer, Boja, shares how their culture shaped their coming out experience.

What Does Sapphic Mean?

March 11, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

A flag is divided into 3 equal horizontal parts. The parts are top to bottom as follows. Pink, white, pink. The white part has two purple flowers with green leaves. Beside the flag, the image asks, what does sapphic mean?

Though the word “sapphic” is likely well-understood in many LGBTQ+ circles (mostly likely sapphic ones), there’s still a lot of confusion around the word. Is it a vibe? Is it a label? Who does it include? Where does it apply? As a core team member for Sapphic Writers, I’ve encountered both personal and professional confusion […]

Coming Out to Myself

December 19, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

An illustrated person with long, wavy orange hair looks at themself in the mirror and smiles.

Coming out to myself was a long, subconscious process that didn’t reach reality until one, critical moment.

Gay Signs: An Adolescence that I Never Noticed

October 31, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

There are two signs as follows. The first sign states, One Way, and points to the second sign. The second sign states, Gayville, 2 miles, and has a rainbow on it.

Here’s a full list of all the things that should’ve made being gay not a surprise to me.

Internalized Homophobia: I hope I never Fall in Love with a Girl

October 2, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

An illustration depicts two women kissing. Text beside the illustration states, every girl has women she looks up to.

You don’t know exactly who you are; you just know something feels different for you. And you wonder if you can spend your whole life silenced by your internalized homophobia.