Femme Problems 122: Understanding My Femme Privilege
A while back, I wrote Five Lesbians to Avoid at the Bar, a femme problems article where I explored and even poked a little fun at certain bar clichés and…
Femme Problems 121: Coping with Femme Invisibility
As Beyoncé says, pretty hurts, and in the case of femme presentation, it hurts us in ways that others in our community may not even know or notice. Sure—being a…
Femme Problems 120: Loving My Curves
I took my first spring season run the other day…finally! The sun was shining, the air was crisp, and my running shoes were just begging for some asphalt action. With…
Femme Problems 119: My So-Called Poly Femme Life
I will never forget the sound of my doctor’s laughter when I asked her for something to stop me from crushing on people. I had this unending want to connect…
Femme Problems 118: If My Dresses Could Talk
As a femme, I have fallen in love with my dresses and I miss them almost as much as I miss summer itself. The short skirts, the lace, the bows,…
Femme Problems 117: Unbeweavable or Naturaliscious?
I’m pretty sure heaven has a beauty supply filled with little giggling grrls and bois picking out beads and barrettes. While I definitely did my share of happily picking out…
Femme Problems 116: Nail Shop Blues
My love affair with the getting my nails done is second only to my love affair with mini dresses and statement pumps. Growing up in the Midwest, my friends and…
Femme Problems 115: Snowed in on Valentine’s Day
If only Valentine’s Day were as simple as our middle school years: go to CVS, purchase a box of cheesy too-punny-to-be-romantic valentines, and try to prove your popularity by giving…
Femme Problems 114: To Shave or Not To Shave…
In the woman’s world, shaving is an artform. From adolescence to adulthood, we femmes spend our entire lives wrestling with the razor, trying all sorts of products that burn, pinch,…