MY FIRST TIME being told by an older woman that I reminded her of that one Australian actress, Ruby was it? from Orange Is the New Black while in a swimsuit, treading water in the deep end of the YMCA pool, post morning aqua-aerobics class: Won’t lie, made my day. #celesbian
MY FIRST TIME not being able to figure out why I didn’t want a cisgender dude friend to leave my house after we’d spent the afternoon sitting next to each other on my couch watching the movie American Fabulous: Oh, wait… I like him. #crushingonstraightdudes
MY FIRST TIME correcting my great-aunt that this person was not mi amiga but mi novia while she, my girlfriend, smiled uncomfortably and she, my great-aunt, waved her hand dismissively: I let it slide in a minor wash of defeat. #morethanalanguagebarrier