WRITING SAMPLES


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A Lady of GaymerX

A personal account of my experience as a queer woman attending the first GaymerX convention in San Francisco and what it meant to me.


A Matter of Visibility

Published in the second volume of Posture Magazine, A Matter of Visibility, details my views on the importance of queer representation in video games and why it deserves to be more prevalent and positive going forward.


For the Love of Juliantina

A deep dive into Mexico’s first queer female couple on television and their impact on pop culture.


Tara Chambler’s Death on “The Walking Dead” Is More Than Just Another Buried Gay

In the wake of Tara being killed off the Walking Dead I got to write about why she was one of the most important queer characters on the show and why it would be difficult to look past her being killed off as a long time fan.


Arthie and Yolanda deserve more time to shine together on “GLOW”

A celebration of Arthie and Yolanda’s relationship on Glow and why they deserve more screen time together as a couple.


“The Last of Us Part II” and the Never Ending Endings of Endlessness

I did my best to not let my lurking paranoia get in the way of being happy during certain portions of the game but it was an ever present feeling. Even now, having finished the game, it is still there. The few times I forgot about it I found myself taking comfort in two women deeply in love, in the shit together.


Coming Out Twice: On Being Gay and Asexual in a World Without Representation

Every asexual person has a moment when the recognition sets in. Those moments would come a lot easier if asexuality was more prominent in pop culture.

How “Hightown” Season 2 Failed Jackie Quiñones

For a long time, it has seemed that nothing was quite as bad as unceremoniously killing off a beloved queer character on a television show. Write them off with some weak non-lethal plot device — but if you can keep them away from rogue bullets and reckless drivers everything should be okay, right? After watching Hightown season two, you’d realize there are worse things.