watching ‘moxie’ as a childless, 30something queer punk elder

Also: ‘The Real World: Homecoming,’ Kelly Marie Tran, real-life ‘Candyman,’ St. Vincent, #SuperStraight, fighting anti-AAPI hate

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Have I ever mentioned in this space that I’m a through-and-through sucker for the coming-of-age genre? Well, it’s true. Maybe it’s a holdover from my high school days when I was racin…