The Shape of a Bruise
“For everyone who told themselves—with eyes screwed tight, sweat coated down your neck— that everything was okay, when it wasn’t. For everyone who didn’t realize they were hurt for days, months, years and years later. Even when the bruises fade, the body remembers. Our bodies remember. “
A Queer System
“We should be providing resources for young people, queer or not, to help them navigate sex, trauma, and relationships in a variety of contexts while simultaneously shielding them from all the violence we can.”