In time, the counselors at the program tough-loved me into acknowledging that I was using my disabilities as an excuse to drink and drug.

O who of man the ſtory will unfold, / Ere victory and empire wrought annoy, / In that elyſian age (miſnamed of gold) / The age of love, and innocence and joy, […]

There is no necessary, far less automatic, connection between intermediatory behaviour and the production of literature.

Also, just because a respondent identified as femme did not mean she was not involved in or interested in a reciprocal sexual relationship. Many femmes made sure to point out they were not “pillow princesses,” meaning they are not just receivers. “My current girlfriend is very masculine looking, but I am far more aggressive than her in the bedroom, I don’t know if I can say this …but, well, I am no “pillow princess” (Sara).