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Our Queer Universe
This will be a behind-the-scenes look at everything that goes into creating Our Queer Universe: Deconstructing Definitions, Producing Particle Beams, and Examining Entangled Identities. From day-to-day musings about the journey to authorship to excerpts and community discussion and feedback, this will be a support space.
Queering Grief: Part 2
Hey Ya'll! TW: Death and dyingSo it’s been a minute. And to be honest, I had an entirely different post written for this about communal trauma, communal healing, and how different cultures deal with grief. And well just more heady, analytic stuff about grief. Em and I...
Queering Grief: Part 1
Queering Grief: Part 1 TW: Death and dying, racial violence, queer-phobia, chronic illness. [T]his year at Juneteenth, as you take a long swallow from a cool drink of hibiscus iced tea, or red punch, remember the ancestors who sacrificed, remember the bloodshed in the...
Queering Imposter Syndrome: “It’s not me, it’s you.”
Queerness predates its modern meaning. Queerness predates its derogatory meaning. Queerness predates colonialism and Christianity. Queerness predates any hate attached to it. I call myself [B]lack. I call myself [Q]ueer. I call myself beautiful. I call myself eternal....
Survival Mode Activated: Snuggly Sundays, Hammock naps, and cat cuddles
Hey Ya'll! Ok, so lissen, this space isn’t going to be curated, professional, or polished. If that is what you signed up for, I’d say unsubscribe b/c this ain’t it. Now if you want a space to take your bra off, unbutton those jeans we’re still not comfortable wearing...
Let the Journey Begin
printf("Hello World!\n"); My name is Jessica Esquivel. I’m a particle physicist, a science communicator, and a fierce advocate for marginalized people in STEAM. I’m Black, latine, Queer, and neurodivergent. I’m also a budding author! I’m excited to announce that I’ve...
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