

The Not-Human Considers the Many Definitions of the Word “Queer”
The first thing you must understand is that this is not about what you think it is. Not entirely anyway. Perhaps it would be easier if I start at the beginning. When I first encountered the word it meant something akin to “strange” or “different” then. They would say of me things like: “That’s a queer one that one.” I liked this new word. It fit me. I thought: “I suppose I have always been queer.” There was no malice carried in the word then. Perhaps a hint of judgement or su


MY BODY IS NOT UP FOR SALE
"MY BODY IS NOT UP FOR SALE" My body is not up for sale You are not allowed to touch me Because I smiled your way Or because you bought me a drink at the bar Or even because you gave me a ride and I kissed you My body is not up for sale My body belongs to me And is not for your amusement Unless I allow it to be I refuse to be treated with the same disrespect as my ancestors Standing upon crates Forced to appear naked in front of a thousand European eyes Whose counterparts may