Love all the threads that are pulled together here & I haven’t read Herculine but now I want to.
Your piece also made me think about how New York is the city of stars and Maria is a fallen star that lands in star city, a town that looks up to the stars. And here we live in a timeline where some deliberately wants to shoot down all the stars and that’s fucked up.
Haven't read Herculine (yet, apologies Grace!); it's compelling to compare the possibilities of what a NYC trans social scene can offer ten years after Maria takes off. That said, you are right, it's a "false choice between healthcare and housing, between a social life and financial stability."
Charlie this is a brilliant periodization.
Wow. Thank you, Jordy!!!!!
Love all the threads that are pulled together here & I haven’t read Herculine but now I want to.
Your piece also made me think about how New York is the city of stars and Maria is a fallen star that lands in star city, a town that looks up to the stars. And here we live in a timeline where some deliberately wants to shoot down all the stars and that’s fucked up.
Thank you for this.
You get it <3
this is beautiful, thank you
Thank you so much for reading, Ezra <3
Haven't read Herculine (yet, apologies Grace!); it's compelling to compare the possibilities of what a NYC trans social scene can offer ten years after Maria takes off. That said, you are right, it's a "false choice between healthcare and housing, between a social life and financial stability."
Great essay.
Wow. Thank you so much for reading, Sam.