Introduction

Ah, new beginnings.

I've decided to start a blog (yes, another one) to collect my thoughts about being a queer person of colour, and more precisely a working-class African-American female queer raised in sunny Orlando during the late 20th- and early 21st-century.

I find that there is very little space in the media where I find experiences that mirror my own.  A little in the queer community, more so in the African-American community, but I find that I need my own space. I snicker as I write this; I've been drinking the Kool-Aid of the Northwest.

I guess this intro will serve as a disclaimer (again, the Northwest Kool-Aid).  I am a product of my historical period and geographical location, among other things, and I make no promises to be diplomatic.  Where I'm from, you say what's on your mind and it's up to the listeners to steel themselves for the often harsh words.  This is the one domain I will speak freely.

Let's get started....