“I do feel like there is a lot of pressure on women artists to be like, ‘I have my shit together’ — and it’s not always like that. I’m a messy person. I’m self-destructive a lot of time. I wanted to represent that.”
Chelsea Wolfe, from an interview conducted by Steve Appleford c. 2017
“I want to love a person freely, including all her secrets. I want to love in this person someone she doesn’t know. I want to love outside (the) law: without judgment. Without imposed preference. Does that mean outside morality? No. Only this: without fault. Without false, without true. I want to meet her between the words, beneath language.”
— Hélène Cixous, Tancredi Continues, from Coming to Writing and Other Essays
janelle monáe treading seamlessly between androgyny/gender non conformity and bold displays of femininity showcases how many bi/pan women fluctuate between different gender presentations as a result of how their multiple-gender attraction disrupts and complicates their conceptualizations of gender. her celebration of proudly portraying herself with masculine or feminine aesthetics is a quintessential highlight of the bisexual community’s approach to gender, and in particular, is a hallmark of bisexual music and artistry. in this essay, i will
speaking as someone with depression & other mental illnesses a good thing to practice is making a habit out of joy…best ways to do this are being mindful of how you talk to yourself, engaging with what interests you, challenging your bad thoughts, speaking up, learning to enjoy time alone (maybe the most important thing you can do for yourself), uninhibiting your laughter, confronting your own flaws & discomfort, and allowing yourself to acknowledge what you are feeling (& knowing that sometimes a feeling requires no action further than being recognized)…..things will become manageable & you will love life i promise
