Mikki Cusack

Anna Joy, who is based in the US, was facing the prospect of a winter snow storm. Meanwhile, I sat in the Australian summer heat, surrounded by the sounds of the morning birds chirping. 

It was heaven; it was musical nirvana; it was Marie’s Crisis.

Here are some of our favorite sustainable gifts from Queer owned or associated businesses to give this December. 

ALL IS MERRY AND GAY.

I will be missing America on Thanksgiving. There may not be pumpkin pie, or scarves or mittens. But there will be food shared among family and friends, and gratitude spoken to each other.

Drink responsibly, babes.

“This is an amazing human and artistic experience.”

It had never been more obvious that Australia was an island than when the pandemic hit our shores.

And in a world as chaotic as the one we are currently living in, jeong and family-like community are essential. 

Thanks to COVID-19, it might be some time until we can gayly frolic through vineyards, sipping chardonnay, and posing for Instagram. But that doesn’t mean we can’t go on a wine tour — from the comfort of our own homes. 

Can we date with oblivion to the moon, and stars, or should we consider our charts when we fall in love? 

The fiction books you didn’t know you needed.

Picking up a novel is a wonderful way to escape into the great unknown.

Kalsarikannit is all about what is good for the soul. 

Dykes who call their mothers asking for their birth time: this is for you.