I decided to start challenging the notion that I had to save my lingerie for occasional and brief visits from suitors** and wear it around the house for my own benefit. Now, I’m not really talking about crotchless nothings or underwear that wiggles down as soon as you walk two steps, I’m taking cute camisoles with a little bit of support in them (Target $15.99), vintage lingerie, frilly robes and the like. I have to say, it’s totally revolutionized how I feel at home.
i’ve been having a hard time writing about femme stuff lately. actually, i’ve just been having a hard time writing in general. something about Major Life Changes that make me feel so full of words and totally incapable of putting them together in a way that’s worth much to myself.
i’ve been wanting to write about [...]
When I came out as femme I committed suicide. That coming out experience was messy in so many more profound ways than the piles of skirts and fishnets that began to form small mountains on the floor of my apartment. When I came out as femme I killed off the boi I’d been trying to [...]
Cross-posted on Femme Fagette here.
Femme–an identity that has caused controversy, celebration and ridicule–is now the topic of a two-volume set from Homofactus Press and editor Jennifer Clare Burke titled Visible: A Femmethology. Femmethology calls the LGBTQI community on its own prejudice and celebrates the diversity of individual femmes. Award-winning authors, spoken-word artists, and totally new [...]
Let’s talk about HWP. You craigslist junkies will likely know what this means, but for those who haven’t had the pleasure, I’ll expand the acronym. HWP = Height/Weight Proportionate. In other words, it’s a socially acceptable way to say “No Fatties.”
Whenever I mention I am going to make curry bake on twitter I always have people asking me about what’s in it and how to make it, especially after I made it for Kyle and he raved about it on his blog (it may be the cure to hangovers according to him).
The sauce is rich, [...]