Posts tagged sexuality
The Stages of Identity
The Stages of Identity

My identity isn’t something I’m ashamed about. Being bisexual is part of who I am. And I’ve been comfortable with who I am for quite a while now, despite all the messy feelings and questioning as I came to know myself.

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Personal Essay, PoetryIsabella Zellerbachsexuality, women's stories, poetry, personal essay, identity, coming of age, accepting self, self-acceptance, self-love, family, relationships, being ourselves, new year, new year resolutions, resolutions, who we are, 2020, reflection, reflections, religion, communication, poem, poetry for womxn, latinx poetry, queer, queer women, queer poetry, LGBT, lgbtqia, lgbtq, lgbtq poetryComment
Survive
Survive

“Whether making themselves purposefully ugly or embracing their sexuality on their own terms, whether layering themselves in baggy clothing or wearing miniskirts and fishnets, whether blacking out their eyes with smudges of kohl eyeliner or putting paper bags over their heads, these women said my body is mine and I will present it however I choose.”

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Herstory, Liberation, Pop CultureJessie Lynn McMainsthe bags, alice bag, womxn in punk, chicanx history, herstory, feminism, feminist herstory, feminist history, chicanx, punk rock, punk music, women in punk, women in punk rock, women in music, queer women, queer womxn, queer, queer history, LGBT, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA artists, sex, rock and roll, sexuality, resistance, resistComment