In Fairest, Meredith Talusan reveals the nuances in the decisions we all make to meet our needs for belonging to ourselves and others.

Ultimately a plea for a more compassionate world, Joynt’s efforts acknowledge the way the technology of a  racialized power structure grinds up objectified individuals in its machinery, but also reveals the complexity in how even those who so-called benefit from that automation are also harmed.

Historic depictions like Queer (and the movie Capote I rewatched two weeks ago)  can be useful in recognizing how far we’ve come toward liberation.

The change I want to see in the world must happen inside of myself first.

What I really needed was a break. A break from trying to get it right, a break from striving, a break from the ridiculousness of the 21st century, a bestie to not brightside my shitty fucking day.