Perspective

I Found My L.A. Self at an LGBTQ+ Cafe

At a cafe in Los Angeles a transplant finds a new home, one that gives her the strength and support to “lay down her swords.”
Cuties cafe in Los Angeles, where the author, Carmen Rios, found a home that gave her the strength to leave it.Molly Adams

This piece is part of our Finding Community series. Find previous entries here.

When Ariana looked at the cards, she sighed. “Carmen,” she said, shaking her head, “you know what you have to do.” She pointed to the wheel of fortune, smack-dab in the middle and upside-down. “And until you do it, your life won’t move. You’ll be stuck.”