Writer Daisy Jones reflects on her experience of otherness in predominately heterosexual spaces – and ponders what needs to change. daisythejones
Writer Daisy Jones reflects on her experience of otherness in predominately heterosexual spaces – and ponders what needs to change.
When I’m alone or even in queer spaces, I genuinely completely forget about being ‘other’. I’m too busy existing and having fun and being in love. I don’t usually look in the mirror and think ‘gay!’ or imagine that my relationship is markedly different from, for example, any of the ones onor wherever else. ‘Omg, that is totally me,’ I think, while observing some random 6’2” hetero man on a reality show with attachment issues.
For marginalised people, the subtle interactional cues of having one’s difference NOT being recognised are very prominent
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Manchester United 0 Newcastle United 0 - The instant NUFC fan / writer reactionManchester United 0 Newcastle United 0 - The instant NUFC fan / writer reaction nufc
Read more »
Author James Patterson hosting overnight stay at Shrewsbury Prison for book launchThrill-seekers can experience an overnight stay at Shrewsbury's decommissioned Victorian prison - to mark the launch of thriller writer James Patterson's latest book, including a reading from the author himself.
Read more »
Somewhere Boy is one of the best — and darkest — dramas of 2022This six-part drama from writer Pete Jackson explores what happens when a young man suddenly emerges from the most sheltered of childhoods
Read more »
Dad's dark thought struggle as cost crisis shuts all of his doughnut shops'I'll never count myself as a failure, I've left a legacy that people have enjoyed, but I am heartbroken and I am gutted.'
Read more »