The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/transgender/page/2)
“Lessons in Magic and Disaster deals better with what it is to be a Witch than almost any of the how-to manuals that have come out since the ‘90s renaissance,” writes Meg Elison, reviewing the newest book by Charlie Jane Anders.
These days, it often feels like I have two choices. I can be myself and in danger, or I can be invisible and hope that I am safe – that nobody notices, that I am lucky, that none of the aspects I can’t control (my health, my class, the city I live in) are the one that get me. It’s no kind of choice at all.
A group of attendees at the Northeast Thing, an annual Heathen event held in August, will be boycotting the event following the executive board’s decision to ban a workshop presenter from attending this year’s Thing.
We need to be queer-as-f**k in the face of overwhelming oppression. Those of us who feel called to be visible can stand as lights for those trapped in the darkness of their closets. We will meet fear with pride, and a healthy dose of fabulous silliness. Because silly is a superpower.