Kathleen Glasgow , Girl in Pieces

Another Mother Tongue: Gay Words, Gay Worlds – Judy Grahn (1984)

rideonmidnightcowgirl:

All art is literally just an attempt at grappling with the fact that we have no way of knowing if the minds of other people are actually real.

any and all attempts to translate your lived experience into something tangible to communicate with other people is an acknowledgement that your consciousness ends where your body ends and what you experience as truth must be translated so that what is instinctively known by you can be even vaguely grasped by someone outside of “you” and can enter into their truth

when-in-doubt-sing:

Listen. Cut your own hair. Dye it blue, then shave it off when you’re bored of it. Wear that outfit with those shoes. Paint your nails with all the colors of the rainbow. Get that tattoo. Go to the movies alone. Get coffee, then drink it at that special place you like. Mouth the words of the song you’re listening to on public transport. Put that thing on your wall. Bake. Draw. Dance in your underwear. Life is so much better when you don’t give a fuck

sheglows:

Margaret Atwood, The Robber Bride

heartlessqueen:

i intended to post this in january and i forgot but whatever its still relevant

juniperdyke:

look, if you cannot be in public barefaced without being self-conscious & feeling like shit, then your decision to wear makeup is not a choice freely made