"Oblivious to my Queerness" with Maya Maldonado

Today’s essay, “Oblivious to My Queerness,” is by Maya Maldonado, a content creator based in San Francisco. This essay explores having multiple competing identities at different levels of visibility and public acceptance. Maya tells the story of meeting her person on the dating app HER and how growing up as a queer, Latina, first-generation college student contributes to her self-concept and self-acceptance: a constantly evolving journey. Today's episode is brought to you by HER, the Sapphic Dating App. Follow Maya Maldonado ⁠TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mayacmaldonado Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayacmaldonado Follow Alphabet Club: Instagram:⁠⁠ @alphabetclubpod⁠⁠ Tik Tok:⁠⁠ @alphabetclubpod⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.thealphabetclub.co/⁠⁠ Follow Shannon Beveridge: Instagram: ⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.shannonbeveridge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://now-this-is-living.tumblr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Snapchat: shannonbeverage Spotify: ⁠⁠Shannon Beveridge current playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices