Baylee is a nonbinary Northern Cheyenne and Lebanese person who was 23 at the time of recording. They talk about moving around as a child from Arizona to Shanghai for high school and the isolation they felt. They also cover the effects of gender norms and the complications of race when combining their Lebanese and indigenous backgrounds always feeling like an outsider from both. Baylee discusses coming into their Lesbianism during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Baylee candidly discusses struggling with sex and being a non-cis, nonwhite, potentially aro/ace Lesbian and the tension that places on community building and dating. They end with a discussion about what Lesbianism and Lesbian community means to them and when they are happiest as a Lesbian.
marginalized identities
indigenous lesbian | lesbian of color | trans lesbian | nonbinary lesbian | MENA | lebanese | northern cheyenne | multiracial identity
zodiac
capricorn sun | cancer moon | cancer rising
storyteller name
Baylee
interview location
virtually, on zoom
date recorded
01/02/2023
keywords
they/any | t4t | asexual | aro/ace questioning | situationship | critical fabulation | gender-affirming clothes | lesbian popculture | gender norms | body image | class advantaged | older sibling | pinterest | lesbian bars | southwestern united states | shanghai | china | xenophobia | artist | creative | nonbinary | western united states | multiracial identity | lebanese | indigenous
