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dear queer, i love you ...

Posted by ulla on Thursday, March 3, 2011, In : queer 

because illogical societal stigmas make families forget sometimes, that they love their children and parents and siblings and so on, we queers generally fear coming out, with a dread a lot of people don’t seem to appreciate. in fact, before the terror, it’s society that has caused the fact that we need to come out at all.

we shouldn’t have to.

but we do – or we lurk, fearful in closets not of our own construction.

i was very, extremely (a lot!) touched by a letter roxy wrot...


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Ho Ho Homophobia

Posted by ulla on Sunday, October 18, 2009, In : queer 


There are people in my life and on the periphery of it, who will never ever truly accept me, because I am queer.  Sure, some people have altered their thinking enough to embrace me without saying, "If only ..." but at least one close family member, some friends and a whole bunch more acquaintances do their best not to be homophobic, but are nonetheless.  It's probably painful on both sides and I have grown past that youthful fervour that is convinced that some form of universal justice will p...

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Being Human, Doing Humans

Posted by ulla on Sunday, May 17, 2009, In : queer 


I was sitting on the beach yesterday talking to one of my favourite straight women about sexuality.  We both agreed that things would be better if everybody on earth thought they were bisexual and then just did whatever and whoever they wanted from that point.  She was astonished when I told her how prejudiced the gay (not queer!) community is towards bisexuals.  Now, I don't conside myself bisexual at all.  I tried a few times, to have sex with men who I loved so much that really, all that w...

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iDyke


Weekly columnist for Q back when it was owned by the Mail & Guardian, regular columnist for Queerlife in 2008, as well as contributing to MambaGirl, Cherrygrrl, Gayspeak and other websites, I decided it was about time I collected it all in one place, so I can see what I've done and hopefully keep doing new stuff.
Somewhere along the way, I got a severe case of the Tumblrs ...
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