Frankie Rue

Got burnt to a crisp recently (the second pic doesn’t even do it justice) 🔥 but you would never know now!

I covered myself in my homemade Healing Balm and some fresh aloe straight from the plant twice a day and had no peeling, minimal pain, and it turned to tan within days. That’s what pale girl dreams are made of.

I’m usually really good about applying my sunscreen, but s**t happens. I’m just glad that I know exactly what to do if it happens again.

There are some Healing Balms available in the shop, ready to ship! frankierue.com

✨Bug Spray got an upgrade ✨

Now in 2 oz aluminum spray bottles instead of glass! Much better for hiking, traveling, etc. Same effective mix of oils, still Deet free, and still smells way better than most bug sprays.

I’ll have 6 available at the market this Saturday from 10-2!

🌈 When you come out as bis*xual in your thirties, you get the question of “How did you not know before now?”

It’s not that I didn’t know, it’s that I didn’t embrace it and talk about it until my thirties.
Looking back, I knew deep down that I was q***r as a teen, I just tried to ignore it.

I knew in my twenties, but was told it was just a phase, or that girls claimed to be bi just to get attention.
My family didn’t know.
My friends probably didn’t know either.
I only ever actually dated men, and only told the men I was dating.
But my bis*xuality wasn’t accepted by most of the men I dated, it was fetishized.
“Let’s have a th*****me, but don’t wear that outfit because it makes you look like a lesbian.”
My bis*xuality was only encouraged if it was also benefiting them s*xually.

This led to even more confusion, suppression, and just piled onto my already existing s*xual trauma.

But there’s more to being q***r than just who you have s*x with. Embracing my s*xuality has allowed me to feel more comfortable with also embracing the feminine and masculine sides of myself, especially with how I dress. To feel ok with dressing a bit more androgynous sometimes. Something I didn’t feel comfortable doing until my thirties.

So yeah, I’m in a straight-passing relationship with a man, but I am bis*xual, and my bis*xuality is valid.

Idk, I just feel like there’s someone that needs to hear this.
It doesn’t matter what your story is, who you’ve dated, or when you realized it, if you’re q***r, you’re q***r. Your s*xuality is valid. Embrace it however you feel fit for you.

Happy Pride, y’all. 🌈❤️