A few years ago a doctor told me to stop thinking of my heart as this fragile thing that needed to be protected, but instead to think of it as a brave, tough guy out for an adventure.

(OK maybe it was a psychic who said this to me and not a doctor at all, but the message really helped!)

That same person is the one who told me to “just imagine softness coming back into your life” and so I did, and then softness came back into my life. It left again shortly after that, but I do be over here imagining softness has returned, so perhaps it will.

“Growing up queer for me had its ups and downs. I felt very different from other kids my age. I didn’t share any of the same interests as other boys my age. I preferred dance over sports, I preferred reading about Greek mythology over comic books. ‘Death Becomes Her’ was my favorite movie from age 7 on, so when I realized I was gay I felt even more alienated. At school, I would get picked on by a lot of the other kids. Through elementary school I was picked on for not being good at ‘boy stuff.’ In Middle School, I really embraced my feminine androgynous side in my fashion sense and self expression, and in High School I refused to hide who I was. I was slammed into lockers, called ‘faggot’, threatened, and ridiculed almost every time I spoke in class. But I had one thing that can really make a difference in a queer kid’s life: A supportive family.” – Jinkx Monsoon

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JINKX MONSOON x LOGAN LYNN for Q-Blog (2012)

(Photo by Jose A. Guzman Colon // Note: Q-Blog is no longer around but you can still read our whole chat HERE)