Oh, Kay! - Lavender Stories | Kay Vinson | Substack

Why? "Because you're a girl."

"There hasn’t been one skirt or dress that I ever liked in my lifetime. My body did not cotton to the notion that girls and women were meant to wear…

Apr 20 •

The Magic Valley

While undergoing my transformation into a full-fledged tomboy in the latter part of the 1950s, I also was navigating elementary school and…

Mar 29 •

Finding My Voice

There I am at the top of my game – from Sapphic softball to Carmen's mentoring, to investigative reporting – after finding my voice both literally and…

Feb 21 •

Sapphic Softball

.....a different kind of mentor for me in back in the day.

Jan 8 •

The Much Maligned "L" Word

Me and a truckload of lesbians headed for the pride parade in Dallas, circa 1991.

Jan 4 •

Oh, Kay! - Lavender Stories

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