Have The Courage To Exist

Hey friends! If you don't know me I'm Milo! I'm a nonbinary Latinx lesbian poet and activist, I studied sociology and library science in school and I've been here on tumblr since I was 12 or 13!

Tumblr was the first place I shared some of these poems, so it's exciting and personal to share this on here! But I wrote a poetry book! It's called This Is Why I Never Left, it's a queer feminist anti-abuse book!

The book officially releases on August 16, 2025 with Daxson Publishing but pre-orders are open now!

My target audience for this book is anyone who queer, or trans, or a woman and it's meant to challenge sexist, heteronormative ideas that keep queer people from being able to come out and express themselves fully!

I'm from Southern California and most of the book takes place between Northern and southern California, but I also mention New York City, and Mexico City, and a couple other cities in the southwest.

If you pre-order your book now, I'll send you a cute little sticker pack that matches some of the poems in the book!

Thanks for supporting me! Likes and reblogs are always appreciated if you aren't able to buy a book! :)

I set up a new website where you can purchase the book! Thanks again to everyone who's supported me, including everyone who's reblogged my post! :)

In dreams, I walk with you. In dreams, I talk to you. In dreams, you're mine, all the time. Forever. In dreams…

Never forget that the physicians and "detransitioners" they bring to speak against trans healthcare are paid enormous sums to give false testimonies. They're not legitimate sources and shouldn't stop you from living your best life (source).

“want” from cold river: poems by joan larkin, october 1997 

Comic

no, white baby, racism isn’t a valid trauma response.

Decentering men is not enough we have to launch them into space

Almost every single day I feel so glad that I made the decision to not repost or endorse men in the writing community unless I’m sure they’re safe 😭 bc so many of them have been creepy and abusive towards women! Or they’re protecting the guys who are being called out!

every single website in the world: as phones become the primary vehicle for looking at the internet, now is actually the perfect time to completely block mobile users from utilizing our website for longer than about five seconds before locking them into a popup screen begging you to use the app. this will increase traffic 📈📈📈

The "app" isn't even an app. It's a proprietary and heavily skinned web browser that prevents ad blocking and hoovers up your personal data all in one go. They want you to use the app because it makes them money. It makes them money at the detriment of your privacy and anonymity.

the whole “I was born [thing], so I dont need to read [relevant political theory], I already know it” is a shitty argument for a lot of reasons, but mostly because being born [thing] was also true for most people who WRITE political theory and clearly they didn’t feel as though the people around them innately understood these systems or they wouldn’t have written what they did

The misandry will continue until feminism improves