How I Moved Into An RV And Finally Found My Safe Queer Home

Photo Courtesy Of Sara Youngblood Gregory It’s 95 degrees in the Florida sun. You’re gonna hit that tree.” “I know about the tree!” Sensing the tension, an older butch lesbian approaches and waves us down. “You staying for lesbian weekend?” she says, “Good.” So if you know queer people, you know the beating heart of many communities is the pursuit of a safe home ― one you don’t have to be closeted in, can’t be kicked out of, or disowned in. “Let’s do it.” It takes a particular kind of irreverence to give away all your things, change careers, and settle into what is essentially a tin can on wheels. Queer people, especially lesbians during the Land Dyke movement of the 1960s and ’70s, have always looked for ways to live affordably, safely and in community.