queer

Which one are you?

Which one are you?

There are dangers to trying to create a definition of something with so much natural variance as gender and sexuality that if you continue following that path you will inevitably end up excluding yourself - or at least everyone who doesn’t look like the person defining it.

And honestly, it just leads to the kind of ridiculous interaction I (a non-binary person) describe in this poem…

Marriage Equality In Australia - The Gay Apocalypse!

Marriage Equality In Australia - The Gay Apocalypse!

For those outside of Australia, super quick synopsis: Australia STILL doesn’t have marriage equality… due to reasons such as lack of political backbone of their leaders (six prime ministers in the last nine years seems to have scared them somewhat), certain religious stances being given the status of moral arbiters, masses of intentional misinformation and the fear of some GIANT GAY APOCALYPSE or something!

Either way, cutting a long story short, Australia is currently facing a postal vote on the matter.  Now: as a UK citizen with the Brexitan tinnitus of racist, ignorant lies still bashing my eardrums, and as a citizen of the world, waking up everyday to the turd that is Donald Trump as president, dirtying my sheets… I am not going to sit here with my fingers in my ears, covered in faeces, feeling comfortable that folks will definitely "do the right thing”...