#queer crushes

[frickityfrackityfuckingshit]

Being abro and having a crush is like- most of the time I just wanna hang out with her and hug her and make her laugh and always be around her, and sometimes I wanna make out with her so bad that I don’t know what to do with myself.

[fancyredflapper]

I’ve had a crush on my best friend for a long time and now we’re watching OFMD together. (her first time watching it, my third.) I wonder if she sees all the parallels that I do between us and the show.

I wonder if Calico Jack upsets her as much as it does me. I wonder if the treasure hunt fills her with the same heartache as it does for me. In episode 8, she asked, “Why would he come back?” and I answered, “They’re in love!” but she didn’t seem to get it.

[noccalula-writes]

Yooo! Please direct me to your list of fabulous Gay Awakenings™

It all started with Xena, I strongly suspect, what with my childhood obsession with the show (and the bond between her and Gabrielle).

Dana Scully was the ultimate catalyst, though, to my realizing that not only was I queer but I was so far back in the closet I could see Narnia. Note to 14 year old Brianne, if you can't choose between Mulder and Scully, there's a word for that. Also, your ultimate choice will be Krycek, indicative of your horribly delicious taste in men.

Early 00's Angelina Jolie blew the doors off the closet. She was fucked up and beyond beautiful and wore leather pants and a vial of her husband's blood and talked about fucking women - I had that Rolling Stone with her on the cover for forever, I watched Tomb Raider over and over (I loved the video games too, natch, but the movie... oof the movie). She was /weird/. She collected knives (so did I). I loved her. There's a picture I need to find somewhere.

Other women who either at the time or in hindsight made me realize that I was either going to have to live in the closet forever and not think about it too hard or I was gonna have to come out eventually: - Shakira in the Whenever, Wherever video - Fiona Apple - Nicole Kidman in Practical Magic (but to be fair I definitely wanted to BE Gillian as much as I was attracted to her) - tAtU were assholes but jesus christ that video, I was verklempt - Cameron Diaz in The Mask - Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels (hnnnng) - The cheerleaders in the Fear Street Cheerleader series, yes all of them - Christina Hendricks in Firefly made me ~feel~ things - Eliza Dushku, particularly as Faith - Xtina era Christina Aguilera, in assless chaps and looking like a whole bar floor (this is also about 25% of the responsibility for me being A Slut, the other 75% being my parents) - MY THEN BEST FRIEND RITA (like a goddamn rookie) - This one girl who flirted with me at a gas station in Pensacola - The outfit on every mannequin in Rave (remember those mall stores?) I can't remember any more but I'll add them as they come to me

[rowanellis]

how velma from scooby-doo made me gay

[arquivo-xis]

Gio, you’re killing me.

[cipheramnesia]

Here’s more TMI about what I’m into. I definitely crush on Tamsin Greig.

[saitamastamaticsoup]

We can summon Eldritch monsters

[missjanedoeeyes-blog]

QUEEN LATIFA! she was my queer awakening I swear. I saw her first in Chicago (the movie) ... hnng ... and her voice is amazing!

YESSSSS!!! YES YES YES. I love her so much. She definitely falls into my top 5 early gay lady crushes. (See also: Fairuza Balk, Diana from Anne of Green Gables, Shirley Manson.)

First queer crush is such a fun game to play, because everyone who had one still loves them decades later. It’s so pure. :)