1) - My Life as a Disabled Gay Black Woman
I choose my food
based on personal preference.
I enjoy preparing
and eating it.
I set my home up
in a manner I find agreeable.
I find my partner
rapturous and infuriating
in almost equal measure.
I would lay down my life
for my children
and I fear the world
on their behalf.
I endure
and enjoy
a particular set of experiences
which will never be repeated
but can be broadly understood
by anyone
with a passable degree of empathy.
I speak for no-one
but myself.
I am more involved
with the here and now
than I am
with centuries
of cultural history.
I modify my behaviour
based on the company I am in
and there are aspects of my life
which are no-one's business
but my own.
2) My Life as an Able-Bodied Heterosexual White Man
See above.
Apr 20, 2018
Apr 20, 2018 at 8:10 AM UTC
1) - My Life as a Disabled Gay Black Woman
I choose my food
based on personal preference.
I enjoy preparing
and eating it.
I set my home up
in a manner I find agreeable.
I find my partner
rapturous and infuriating
in almost equal measure.
I would lay down my life
for my children
and I fear the world
on their behalf.
I endure
and enjoy
a particular set of experiences
which will never be repeated
but can be broadly understood
by anyone
with a passable degree of empathy.
I speak for no-one
but myself.
I am more involved
with the here and now
than I am
with centuries
of cultural history.
I modify my behaviour
based on the company I am in
and there are aspects of my life
which are no-one's business
but my own.
2) My Life as an Able-Bodied Heterosexual White Man
See above.
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