👏👏👏 powerfully said. Congratulations to you in granting yourself permission to be who you always were.
I don't think we readers deserve these words, paid or otherwise, but I thank you for gracing us with them and hope that they inspire, reassure, and illuminate those who have the pleasure of finding your words. 🏳️🌈 ❤️
I first stumbled across Cold Antler Farm several years ago...you had just published Barnheart. I am not much of a free reader, however, I loved Barnheart and have been following you ever since. You have chosen a difficult life in my eyes, but I give you tons of credit for following your dream.
I find the word "queer" as it relates to gay and lesbian people to be derogatory. I notice that you refer to yourself frequently as 'queer'. I hope you do not view yourself as a lesbian to be any less than those of us who are heterosexual. We are all God's children and equal in his eyes!
Betsy, First of all, thank you for the kind words.
But Queer is no longer a slur. It has not been since the 1980s. It has been reclaimed by the LBGTQ+ community to be a blanket term covering a range of sexualities that do not identity as heterosexual. But your memory of it being a slur is correct, and don't use it if you still feel that way or uncomfortable with the word.
Jenna -- step up your writing pace if you can and try to do more publishing. You have a lot to say and you say it well. I look forward to hearing the rest of this coming out story.
👏👏👏 powerfully said. Congratulations to you in granting yourself permission to be who you always were.
I don't think we readers deserve these words, paid or otherwise, but I thank you for gracing us with them and hope that they inspire, reassure, and illuminate those who have the pleasure of finding your words. 🏳️🌈 ❤️
I first stumbled across Cold Antler Farm several years ago...you had just published Barnheart. I am not much of a free reader, however, I loved Barnheart and have been following you ever since. You have chosen a difficult life in my eyes, but I give you tons of credit for following your dream.
I find the word "queer" as it relates to gay and lesbian people to be derogatory. I notice that you refer to yourself frequently as 'queer'. I hope you do not view yourself as a lesbian to be any less than those of us who are heterosexual. We are all God's children and equal in his eyes!
Continue your excellent and interesting writing!
Betsy, First of all, thank you for the kind words.
But Queer is no longer a slur. It has not been since the 1980s. It has been reclaimed by the LBGTQ+ community to be a blanket term covering a range of sexualities that do not identity as heterosexual. But your memory of it being a slur is correct, and don't use it if you still feel that way or uncomfortable with the word.
Jenna -- step up your writing pace if you can and try to do more publishing. You have a lot to say and you say it well. I look forward to hearing the rest of this coming out story.