Queer, as in...
A song and celebration from Sara Noble of The Zest of It All & friends
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I was so charmed by
’s celebration of all the different ways to be queer, published this last June—it’s well worth revisiting for both the lovely souls who participated, and those of you who may have missed it. We need a little celebrating right now.Conceived to mark Pride Month, and the three-year anniversary of her coming out, Sara says:
My wish for all of us this Pride Month (and beyond) is this:
May we all be free to celebrate all of who we are without fear.
I wish the same for everyone ~ Peace.
We strongly recommend you listen to the audio version with all of these magnificent voices.
Queer, as in…
Queer, as in…can see an infinite amount of colors between black and white
Queer, as in…will resist any box I’m put in
Queer, as in…there are no lines to color within
Queer, as in…using ALL of the crayons
Queer, as in…always here for the third option
Queer, as in…can see at least 4 different points of view for any given situation
Queer, as in…embracing the beautiful complexity in everything
Queer, as in…life is too short not to feel everything
Queer, as in…I am a cultural descendant of Whitman
Queer, as in…we all contain multitudes
Queer, as in…made up of chaos and stardust
Queer, as in…witchy as hell
Queer, as in…our weirdness is our magic
Queer, as in…always being a little different
Queer, as in…talks to plants
Queer, as in…why limit love?
Queer, as in…not here for your bullshit
Queer, as in…always mixing flavors
Queer, as in…beautifully masculine
Queer, as in…brutally feminine
Queer, as in…this division is killing us
Queer, as in…both/and and and
Queer, as in…either, or, neither, nor
Queer, as in…I want to experience all of myself
Queer, as in…everything is a spectrum
Queer, as in…there is no “normal”
Queer, as in…I am not who I was yesterday
Queer, as in…constantly questioning
Queer, as in...unabashedly choosing, with intention, every single day
Queer, as in…beyond right and wrong there is a field…
Queer, as in…cosmically tired
Queer, as in…facing reality when everyone else is denying it
Queer, as in…madly marvelous, and marvelously mad
Queer, as in…GOD knew what I was before I did, and yet, I’m still here!
Queer, as in…a rainbow canary in a big-ass coal mine
Queer, as in…sick of the toxic cultural Kool-Aid
Queer, as in…turning what haunts us into our superpower
Queer, as in…loving my softness
Queer, as in…sick of being good
Queer, as in…resisting, persisting, insisting, existing
Queer, as in…brave, resilient, contradictory, wild, joyful, authentic
Queer, as in…queer spaces
Queer, as in…my tribe
Queer, as in…feels like I’m really home
Queer, as in…I never fit anywhere else
Queer, as in…I love it here
Queer, as in…you don’t know me!
Queer, as in…you know me so well
Queer, as in…my appearance doesn’t define me
Queer, as in…what you see is what you get
Queer, as in…not who I fuck, but who I am
Queer, as in…simply, gorgeously, ME
CREDITS
Writing by:
, , , , , , , and .Audio by: Eleanor Sayre, Ishmael Walker,
, Mace McDonald, , , Nathaniel Mich, , , and .Sara Noble goes by many descriptions: artist, authenticity coach, forest-fairy, older sister, avid plant-lover, book nerd, magical nature child, singer, heart-led leader. They believe every human deserves to feel safe in all of their colorfulness. To learn more about their work as a coach, visit ZestFullCoaching.com.
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Sara Noble's "queer as in" list...something I will keep handy to use as a lantern when days get dark. Thank you <3
Thank you. I found myself identifying more deeply with many of these missives than I expected. Vey affirming in some uncertain times.