“The more I’ve spoken with queer people about camp, the more I’ve seen a pattern emerge: Though many of us questioned our sexuality and gender identity at camp, most of us truly came into our queerness after we aged out of color war and campfires.” pride
). Outwardly queer conversations and relationships weren’t common. People weren’t having these conversations much anywhere, especially not in the dining hall over grilled cheese and tomato soup. Trans and non-binary people lacked the visibility in mainstream media that has come to exist in recent years.
One summer for my camp’s annual lip sync competition, my brother gave the performance of a lifetime dressed up aswith the wig, skirt, crop top, and all. In 2009, for my camp’s costume party, I proudly volunteered to dress up as a basketball boyfriend and walk around with my glammed-up bunkmates on my arm, unaware that one day I’d have a glammed-up, date-night-ready girlfriend on my arm.
Luckily, summer camps are evolving alongside Gen Z with the heteronormative and gendered tentpoles of camp being rethought. Conferences such asare held to equip camp staff with the knowledge they need to create welcoming, inclusive, supportive, and celebratory environments for the LGBTQ+ community. In and out of the bunks, gender is being taken out of the equation.
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