new friends!
Me: I took soup to a friend. She's really sick.
Him: Nice! Where did you guys meet?
Me: On Tinder.
Him: Whaaaa? You are back on Tinder?!
Me: It's the only way to meet other lesbians! I am *invisible*!
-he looks disapprovingly at his drink-
Me: Dude, I look so straight that when I am on dates with women other lesbians come over and ask my date out. True story.
Him: Nice! Where did you guys meet?
Me: On Tinder.
Him: Whaaaa? You are back on Tinder?!
Me: It's the only way to meet other lesbians! I am *invisible*!
-he looks disapprovingly at his drink-
Me: Dude, I look so straight that when I am on dates with women other lesbians come over and ask my date out. True story.
It would probably help if I stopped wearing my one piece glittery bodysuit on first dates.
Queer Pronouns
Me: One of the first thing I learned about gay culture is to ask what pronoun people like
Her(pensive and confused): ....what is a pronoun?
Me: Like he/she/they. Some queer people like to go by certain pronouns. So it's polite to ask.
Her: So someone would use the word "they" for one person?
Me: Ya. Or some "women" go by "he". And some women identify as "queer" or "genderqueer" because it's more political and gender neutral. It's confusing, right? ....navigating queer culture.... I learn something new everyday
Her(pensive and confused): ....what is a pronoun?
Me: Like he/she/they. Some queer people like to go by certain pronouns. So it's polite to ask.
Her: So someone would use the word "they" for one person?
Me: Ya. Or some "women" go by "he". And some women identify as "queer" or "genderqueer" because it's more political and gender neutral. It's confusing, right? ....navigating queer culture.... I learn something new everyday
Buddhists have a saying called Beginners Mind.
It means to give yourself permission to make mistakes and learn what you don't know.
Not everything fits in a box.