By Ally Muterspaw My coming out story doesn’t fit the coming out arc that manyfilms, novels, and other media portray to their audiences. Inever had that “oh!” moment, nor do I have specific childhoodmemories where I recognized my queerness. I never made anannouncement to friends or loved ones about my identity. Thisisn’t from shame or…
Author: younggibsonk2@mailbox.winthrop.edu Young-Gibson
Volunteering with Queer Elders
By Emma Not all work is paid. In May 2020, months into the COVID-19shutdown in the Northeast of the United States, I volunteeredto do check-in telephone calls for LGBTQ+ elders in the Bostonarea through the LGBT Aging Project at Fenway Health. I hadread an interview with the assistant director of the LGBT AgingProject saying the…
Being Out vs. Being Bi+
By Tami Gorodetzer I joined the corporate workforce in 2014, fresh out of college. Iheld my identities in full view throughout the four years I wasactive on campus and didn’t spend a ton of time thinking aboutwhat I needed to adjust prior to starting my first “real” job. Notlong after my first day, I put…
Finally
By Robyn Ochs It took me an eternity—three and a half years, to be precise—to come out at work. I moved to Boston at age 23 and afew months later found work at a university (there are lotsof universities in Boston!), where I ended up working for 26years. In my first position, I didn’t mention…
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By Alison Miller I watch a sail-shaped shadow on your neck and imagineit curving towards me. Your eyes are peacock feathersshimmering gold. I want toask you if we’ll touch again. I slid my hands into your hairso easily once, my fingersdolphins frolicking in your curls. You are your laugh, melodicand bold. You are yourlips when…
Banana Split
By Alison Miller I want to sit in a comic book dinerwith you and share a banana split ormaybe a milkshake with two straws.We’ll get whipped cream on our facesand wipe it off without flirtation as wetalk about politics and deep-down seacreatures, as we teach each other languages.I’ll say (something) Did you know thatmeans “ferry”…
—sad, but don’t lose hope
by Carol E. Moses Carol E Moses is a visual artist living in Massachusetts. Moses does painting, drawing, and portrait photography/interview series. Hercurrent project is “Image & Interview: Meeting with Bulgaria,” in the WorldsofCo residency. Upcoming is a blog of art and artists inthe pandemic time: artinthetimeofcoronavirus.com. Other work is exhibited at Studio 213 in…
—change
by Carol E. Moses
—being bi?
By Carol E. Moses there you aremy peoplebut you don’t see meso awkwardsome longingsome sparkssome isolationmissing youeven thoyou’re here
—being out?
By Carol E. Moses who am Ito you? why do I have to tell youanything about myself? I am here to work.it is none of your business. I certainly don’t want to hearwho/why/how of your attractions (spare me!)well, yes, there are those with whom I have affinityhere, at work. but it’s not for publicconsumption. my…