I don't know that it does. I wish I had a more comforting answer, but anything else would be a lie. There are genuinely parts of queer history that I avoid learning about because I know how much anger and grief it will awaken within me.

My editor has taken me aside before and told me that I have been writing too many articles with sad endings and I need to remind myself of the beauty in queer history. In that act of care, I think there is an answer for you. It isn't about stopping -- it's about balancing it.

I have these waves of hurt that hit me when I think of certain stories, and I believe a part of my role in the queer community is feeling those feelings fully. Wanting revenge, mourning, even hating, for the people who didn't have a chance to defend themselves, for the people who were so sure that they were wrong that they never even considered protecting themselves.

christophes blushing bc he has a massive crush on damien <3 i helped with the tumblr gregstophe resurgence, maybe i can start a tumblr damstophe resurgence….😳

i just love drawing cartoony little guys…. like yeah i have the more realistically proportioned art style but thats no FUNNNN

make sure to tell ur trans friends, especially transfems, that you love them

WATCHED IN 2025

The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022) dir. Loren Bouchard & Bernard Derriman

miserable, sitting off to the side instead of getting a Marketable Summer Outfit™ from Caine's changing booth and joining in on the fun. the argument with Pomni at the end of the gun episode is probably still on her mind, but as a trans woman, i can attest to how even the idea of going to the beach can evoke dysphoria.

also telling that this is where we get this line from Jax: