The Bi Pod Bulletin
So, what have you been thinking about?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. It’s the kind of thing that I think everyone would benefit from sitting with and trying to get better at navigating, but it feels especially important to me because of my particular intersecting identities. White people mistaking discomfort for danger has cost a lot of black and brown folks their lives and generally made BIPOC physically/mentally/emotionally unsafe. Simultaneously, as a queer person and someone assigned female at birth there are a lot of ways in which I’ve been told implicitly and explicitly that I’m being dramatic/hysterical/paranoid/crazy for feeling unsafe in situations that were unsafe for me. It makes for a really complicated soup to move through. I want to prioritize my safety and sit with/lean into/be okay with discomfort. Feeling really grateful for the people I have in my corner who are helping me navigate this.
Chelsee
The Podcast
In last week’s episode, we talked about Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas, just like we promised we would back in May. We also talked about representation in queer literature in general, and about our own expectations for explicitly labeled queer lit. You can listen to “What counts as a queer book?” wherever you listen to podcasts!
More queer stuff to check out!
- If you haven’t watched Kevin Can F Himself yet, put it on your list! It’s a really interesting exploration of genre, and there is a queer character who we see coming to terms with her previously unexplored queerness as an adult.
- Musician Lucy Dacus Wonders If She Ever Really Came Out - Coming out really is weird and amorphous!
- With New Reboots, TV Tries to Fashion a Contemporary Queer Elite - A couple of episodes ago, we talked about the chaotic bisexual in the Gossip Girl reboot. If you’re interested in more queer Gossip Girl reboot discussion, give this a read. This essay refers to the characters as 'upper middle class,' but to us it feels more appropriate to call them the rich/owning class.
- Chloe Moriondo’s album Blood Bunny is an excellent queer summer soundtrack. Some standout songs for us include “Bodybag,” “I Eat Boys,” and “Samantha.”
Before you go...
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See you back here in two weeks.
Chelsee & Christina