Author Archives: Amelia Aviles

Harvey Milk for Everyone

Since I’m a queer-identified woman who is very happily out, and because today is National Coming Out Day, I thought it most appropriate to post “Harvey Milk for Everyone,” a photo collage by Atsuko Morita.  I, along with many others, was photographed for this awesome piece while parading around at this years San Francisco LGBT [...]
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Unbuttoned

THIS SUNDAY in SAN FRANCISCO!! Come see me shimmy shimmy as Lexi Lipstick in my burlesque number with Queer Girl Theatre Project! Choreography by the fabulous Amelia Mae Paradise of Diamond Daggers, who among a fabulous host of other lovely women will be headlining!!  xoxo Queer Girl Theatre Project presents UNBUTTONED — taking it all off An [...]
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Lawrence King

Recently I began working on an art mapping project that would focus on a transgender issue. At first I was thinking of mapping trans deaths as the result of hate crimes, but I eventually decided to focus solely on the story of Lawrence King’s murder. The project is still in progress, but let me share [...]
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I’ve Got a Lesbian Magazine in My Basket

This is from January 2008, as I was beginning to maneuver through my own coming out process. I cringe at how scared I was, but am so glad I wrote it. If you yourself are going through the coming out process, my heart goes out to you! In my experience though, with time all of [...]
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New Blog: Sexuality & Gender

I’m starting over. Well, more like reshaping. This recession has helped me to strip down to my barest essentials. It’s been sucky and it’s been a blessing. So, I’m starting this new blog to get to my point and share. Exploring sexuality and gender identity personally, academically and artistically has been my main interest for [...]
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