Kitsch represents items of familiarity, pieces of the past, and often mass replications of references from high society reproduced and marketed to be low-brow, cheap. Experiencing girlhood and womanhood is inherently kitsch. As we are objectified and commodified in our youth. In order to disrupt the male gaze, we must embrace our poor taste, as it is not defined by age.
Aging in a world decentralized by the male gaze is a privilege and inherently a queer act of protest. To exist in a matriarchal sisterhood overlooking the men’s expectations is the most radical way to live within society's standards.
To be queer is to refuse society's expectations of time. Queerness is only accepted when it is commodified as a tool for marketing. Pride was an act of self-defense against police brutality. We are not a fashion trend.