White Capitalist Patriarchy — Informatics of Domination Available to Purchase

Taking the form of a list, this entry explores the liberatory potential of flamboyant style at a time when fashion is a code of domination. When you get dressed in the morning and make personal style choices that allow you to blend in, fade into the background, move through the world virtually unnoticed and unbothered, you help keep the code running smoothly. Exploring the insurgency of fabulousness, the essay embraces style as a “glitch in the system” that is both a refusal of norms and something that offers queer blueprints for being in the world. The essay connects this to personal history and desire for a more exuberant “church drag,” articulating the importance of joy, which is found in walking in heels.