Testika

Testika Filch Milquetoast is a bio-chemically Intersexed Drag Queen and a panelist on sex and gender issues for several colleges and universities in the northeastern United States. Born without a pituitary gland, lacking all hormones, Tess has parlayed her very unique medical history into writing, performance art, public speaking, & political activism.

What Ails You, Hermaphroditos?

each day is as a riddle

a giant game of twister

for I won't be your brother

nor shall I be your sister

I won't be your "disorder"

nor a "false" to what is "real"

I'm humyn, all too humyn

because that's the way I feel

your "science" won't define me

no matter how hard you try

nor shall your law confine me

as I breath a heavy sigh

your "faith" can not condemn me

for I have faith in my own

we will turn back your attack

'til we free your heart of stone

Old Hat or All That

Subdued music's piercing strings,

swaying lovers are unshackled statues -

What a played-out bore!

Romance show or Roman's shower?

Laugh, lovers, yes in public.

Humor is a magic seduction.

Words from the heart have their place,

as does alluring desire,

But bonding takes place on all levels.

Pick up a new instrument,

and play something

that hasn't been heard in awhile.

Beth & Amy, self-identify as little old ladies

of the lavender persuasion with mohawks to match,

that burst in a head-on collision when they snog.

Born with CAH, outcasts from every community,

they improv perverse epitaphs at SRO comedy clubs.

Recognizing talent is a far cry

from recognizing humanity,

but we all must start somewhere.