Baby Gay, from There are No Mermaids In Columbus, Ohio

Baby Gay: Baby Gays always go back to men. They always try to rush things just to change their minds later. Baby Gays can’t pick a side, are you femme or stud? Soft stud, maybe? Baby Gays get confused about their sexuality when they can’t make it work with a man, so they try women and have no idea what they are doing. How are you a woman and you can’t eat pussy? Don’t nobody really want a Baby Gay, you can’t fuck right or do right. It’s really a waste of time so let me invalidate your choices, force you into the mold I create with labels assigned by social media influencers who are really the real leaders of the gays. You haven’t told your mom you like girls? I could never fuck with someone that isn’t all the way out. Maybe I should tell her whenever she is in town. I should tell her that her daughter is a Baby Gay and wasting the time of real gays. Yeah, you’re a femme, you wear skirts and dresses, don’t you? Most femmes are the same. You look straight, but act gay, but only want to date women that look like men and act like providers. All femmes are just a step up from Baby Gay. You’re a Baby Gay waiting to evolve into a femme, or you will go back to men after you tell me repeatedly that this isn’t working out. I know all of this because it has happened to me in the past, or I heard someone on the internet talking about it, so it must be happening right now. I have refused to process the events of my past, sonder is not a skill of mine, and I am taking out every frustration I have in this moment on you. You deserve my ere for being so kind and undaunted by the ridiculous things I have to say. But I’m not gay, I’m queer. Yeah, me too. I’m not a woman, I use they/them pronouns. Which means this is not a lesbian relationship, it’s a queer one. But you still act like a regular straight woman. You still shave your legs and armpits like you are trying to attract a man. You need a shorter hairstyle. Your locs are beautiful, but maybe stop making them curly. And that aluminum deodorant isn’t good for you. All queer people use natural deodorant or none at all. Your clothes are a problem. You dress either super girly or professional. It’s like you have no style, just fast fashion outfits. We should go thrifting. 

This piece is featured in my novella There Are No Mermaids in Columbus, Ohio. It is about a Huntress who is sent to Columbus, Ohio on a dummy mission to find a mermaid. After a difficult time adjusting, she decides to use the time to better herself. Things are going well until she falls in love.

This novella is a commentary on the queer community and its lack of acceptance if you don’t fit into their labels and molds.