My Cardboard Balcony

I will be honest and say that this was actually written on Wednesday, May 13th, with edits done throughout the end of the week. However, I found it extremely fitting to put it up as an introspection because...well, you'll see. Let me start by saying this: It's interesting how, even when you think you've figured out everything, sometimes life opens things up to you in miraculous ways. When I first came out as gay in 2011, I didn't realize at first that I was only taking the first step in the journey that was discovering my identity. As a child and even as a teenager, I have pictured myself in more masculine terms and ways. I was always considered a tomboy in my youth, keeping my hair extremely short and dressing in clothes that were more "male" by societal standards. Having the orthodontist office's automated appointment messages call me "Ben" for the first month or so of my process of getting braces didn't help, either. By the time I wa

X-Men Issue #254: Bovine Girl by Belinda Roddie I can't eat beef. Beef turns me into a mutant.

"I've never tried waltzing," Riley admitted. "That's okay," said Alice. "I'll walk you through it." She had Riley grab her waist and take her hand. The moment Riley went pink was the same moment Alice smiled. Some day, the two girls would become much more comfortable with one another. This was just the first step, in dance and in life.