Gay quarantine

About a year ago, I took a long-overdue step and went to my first therapy appointment. We quickly learn that we must conceal certain parts of ourselves to avoid ridicule or chastisement, which can lead to a lot of anxiety and a need to mature faster as a form of self-protection.

This is why I think inner child work is especially important for queer adults, so I have put together a list of corona-friendly activities for reconnecting with your inner child in a queer-positive way. Reading queer YA novels As a child, I was an avid reader, using worlds of fantasy and science-fiction as an escape from my everyday life.

Unfortunately, as my reading for class increased, my reading for pleasure plummeted, and I only recently reconnected with my love of literature due to quarantine. If I was lucky, the books I read in middle school might have one or two queer side characters, and I would live vicariously through their demon-slaying adventures.

Fast forward ten years and I have discovered that there is now a wealth of YA books featuring queer and trans main characters. A quick Google search will provide you with endless lists of new queer and gay quarantine YA novels. Reading one of gay quarantine books with a cup of tea could be a comforting addition to your bedtime ritual.

Queer Saturday-morning cartoons Once a week, I pour myself a bowl of sugary cereal and snuggle up on the couch to watch queer-positive cartoons. This is a treat for me as much as it is for my inner child, as I rarely allowed sugary cereal growing up, except for our yearly tradition of a Lucky Charms breakfast on St.

However, after one of my friends convinced me to start watching She-Ra and the Princesses of PowerI decided to make a weekly tradition out of this staple childhood experience. Other queer cartoons you can check out are Steven Universe and The Owl Houseor you can turn to old queer favourites like Sailor Moon.

If you are more interested in live-action, Julie and the Phantoms is a super cute new Netflix show, think a supernatural version of High School Musicalwith an awesome soundtrack. Dance party! I hate exercise. However, I needed to do something to blow off steam while I was trapped in my house during quarantine, which led to me wiping the dust off my old Just Dance 4 game and firing up my Xbox Through Depop, I have collected three more editions of the video game, and plan to continue expanding my collection.

Playing Just Dance allows me to enjoy my queer love of pop music as well as connect with my body in a creatively expressive way. The campy avatars also provide some outfit inspiration and alternating between them allows me to explore gender in the safety of my living room.

You can usually find the dances on YouTube, or just make a queer-infused playlist and have a dance party in your bedroom. An important step of this plan is to stock up on childhood favourite snacks, like Fruit Roll-Ups, Gushers, or Cheese Strings. Unfortunately, Dunkaroos were discontinued in !

One of the best parts of connecting with your inner child is allowing yourself to indulge in childhood wishes that were denied. I have a lot more free time to kill these days, so I found myself buying craft supplies for the first time in years. As we all know, wacky earrings have become a queer fashion staple, and there are a lot of tutorials online that can teach gay quarantine how to create your own.

You can complement gay quarantine earrings with other homemade jewellery, such as pride-themed friendship bracelets. To complete the outfit, consider breathing life into an old piece of clothing through colourful tie-dye. These crafts can be great self-centring activities, or if you want to invite your friends to participate through a Zoom call, you can relive your Kindergarten craft table fantasy.

In middle school, Dungeons and Dragons was an amazing tool for me as I explored my identity. I could navigate these feelings through my characters without risking anything in the real world. At the beginning of quarantine, this same friend group rekindled our game and it has been an amazing experience.

Queer Life In Quarantine Project

Since our characters attend a magic high school, this adventure has allowed me to participate in the queer high school experience I wish I had through my character. You could try incorporating queerness into staple board games like The Game of Life or explore some queer-coded board games such as Too Many Cinderellas or Unstable Unicorns.

When looking back on my childhood, the clarity of my memory is fogged by repression and denial.