Disney World Isn’t The Happiest Place On Earth, Fire Island Is. Here’s Why:
In Cherry Grove, I get to see QUEERS IN THE SUNSHINE! And we sparkle in the sunshine, honey!
Zara Barrie is the Executive Editor of GO Magazine. She’s consumed by style, sexuality, women, words, fashion and feelings. She identifies as a “mascara lesbian” and lives beyond her means in Manhattan. Stalk her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
In Cherry Grove, I get to see QUEERS IN THE SUNSHINE! And we sparkle in the sunshine, honey!
I have roots. Here. With the queers. In the great city of New York.
You have no clue what’s stewing inside that multifaceted mind of your complex crush, DO YOU?
Keep it cool and proud this June.
“Not only are we under attack by society at large because we’re female, we’re also under attack by society at large because we’re effing QUEER, babes! If there has ever been a group of women who should be tightly bound to the ethics of GIRL CODE, it should be us queers.”
When safe spaces are no longer safe.
You, too, can make friends with other lesbians.
“I always express my love, now. And sometimes it’s dangerous, for sure. I’ve been harassed by dudes, threatened and more. But it’s fucking worth every slur to me. I’ll take one for the team.”
Rule number one: Don’t catch feelings.
Don’t stop believing.
Besides a bar or a nightclub.
Maybe even more than one.
It takes a lot more than downward dogs to heal from a lesbian heartbreak.
We’re girls! We’re smart; we’re complex—all of our relationships are nuanced.
Even if you’re shy AF.
Don’t try and act like the “cool, detached” girl. It doesn’t work.