Caro Tyner shares their first bike packing trip in this story, which took first place in our LGBTQ essay contest, themed on firsts.
Before my first bikepacking trip, I impulsively grabbed the razor in my childhood bathroom, which had probably sat idle for years, and took it to my pits. Iโd been fixating on the damp, sweaty hair under my arms when I woke up, and I didnโt want to deal with it on the road.ย ย
As I dried off, the bare skin in the mirror left me a little queasy. I hadnโt shaved in years, and the sudden loss made me worryโฆ Do I look less queer?
The laws are changing so fast that we may not always keep up with whether a law weโve heard about has actually passed โ or if an LGBTQ-friendly politicianโs veto or a court ruling has prevented the bad law from going into effect.ย
I created this list so that you donโt have to worry about which states are LGBTQ-friendly and which ones are not so friendly, particularly if youโre going on an LGBTQ family vacation where you canโt exactly hide your rainbow selves :)