You were made of something, Swishing in obscene things, In dark alleyways, Toiling away, Black corridors, Smoking in Scrupulous Solid Silence Tonight has just fallen, Sulfur streetlamps Feel so foreign And today, … Read More
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at thirteen
you slouch into the passenger seat of your dad’s station wagon and absorb the wisdom of a Baptist preacher. His words search for you across radiowaves; vibrations find your bony body in the back roads … Read More
And The Homosexuals
Now like any good Texas story, I will take you on a ride and you will swear you are not going to reach your expected destination, yet somehow, every blacktop road coalesces into a place … Read More
Conversations With My Younger Self
If I could return— to the boy I once was, the child with quiet eyes, sickly body, and a spirit shrinking under the weight of names not chosen, I would kneel beside him at six … Read More
Announcing “Reverb of Resistance”: A Night of Music and Art to Uplift LGBTQ+ Voices in the South
We are proud to present Reverb of Resistance, a powerful evening of live music, visual art, and community connection, taking place Thursday, June 25 at The Grey Eagle Music Hall. The event is produced by … Read More
Introduction
This collaged erasure, titled “introduction,” is part of a larger project I’m working on, As the Mobile Moves: a memoir in literary experiments. I envision this beetle poem as both an introduction and a … Read More
Community Advisory: Transgender Adults in the South Face Intensifying Political Attacks That Increase Barriers to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care
Nationwide, including all across the South – it is legal and possible for transgender adults to access gender-affirming care. However, anti-transgender organizations and political actors have made no secret of their agenda to restrict – … Read More
To Little Me
I see you, and all I want to do is make you smile with a deep belly laugh that stretches from fingertips to the toes that wiggle in the sandbox trying to be free and … Read More
LGBTQ+ Movement Leader Ian Palmquist Receives The Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award, One of the Highest Civilian Awards in NC
Palmquist’s lifetime of service and leadership recognized by prestigious award from Governor Stein and the launch of the Ian Palmquist Leadership Fund. RALEIGH – This spring, Ian Palmquist, a leader in the LGBTQ+ equality movement … Read More
