Tag Archives: beauty

stuck between a sandwich and a queer place

Posted on March 12, 2011 by uwqcenter

I was a bender from the start: letting my female playmates choose their imaginary personas first, knowing very well they would hop on the opportunity to clinch the “the girl”, “the mom”, “the damsel in distress”, just so I could … Continue reading →

Posted in Q Center | Tagged alien, alone, beauty, body, children, gay, gender, genderqueer, growing up, human, identities, intersectionality, queer, self image, women | 1 Comment

if it walks like a man, if it talks like a man, if it smells like a man…

Posted on February 25, 2011 by uwqcenter

Dear questioner of my vagina’s existence, It was a fine snowy evening when I walked into the “women’s bathroom” on the second floor of Mary Gates Hall. I had just finished my favorite class, Bioengineering Research, and a 32 oz … Continue reading →

Posted in Q Center | Tagged alien, bathroom, beauty, body, celebration, enlightenment, gender, genderqueer, human, humanity, penis, vagina, women | 9 Comments

culturally queer

Posted on February 21, 2011 by uwqcenter

My parents never forget to remind of their good intentions: “We say this because we love you.” But with so much of my life hidden from their peripheries, I wonder if they can fathom the thought of their little girl … Continue reading →

Posted in Q Center | Tagged alien, alone, American, Asia, Asian, balance, beauty, celebration, colonialism, community, culture, family, fluidity, gay, gender, genderqueer, generations, google, human, humanity, Indian, intersectionality, karma sutra, lingam, oppression, queer, queer woman of color, Race, religion, roots, sexuality, subcontinent, women, yoni | 7 Comments

the smallest minority

Posted on February 11, 2011 by uwqcenter

True story: Waiting for the bus one morning, I overheard a mama talking to her 5 year old daughter: “There are so many different kinds of people in the world, right baby?” Chewing a mouthful of cold smore poptarts, she … Continue reading →

Posted in Q Center | Tagged ability, age, alien, alone, American, Asia, Asian, beauty, body, celebration, children, Class, color, community, culture, disability, enlightenment, family, gender, genderqueer, human, human race, humanity, Indian, intersectionality, love, lovers, minority, people, pride, queer, queer woman of color, Race, religion, self-love, sex, sexuality, South Asian, unique, unite, women | 1 Comment

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stuck between a sandwich and a queer place

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