CQ PRESENTS “QUEER FROM HERE,” PT.1: JAIMEE HARRIS

I still wrestle with my idea of the queer community. I was very certain I was queer from a young age, but when I tried to find my place in what I thought was the queer community, I felt like I didn’t belong. That made me question if I was queer or not. If I didn’t belong to what I thought the queer community was, did that mean I wasn’t queer? I’d often throw up my hands and shout-ask, “Where are the lesbians who listen to Guy Clark?” I didn’t know I’d end up with the lesbian who opened for Guy Clark….