Diary 💗 Crushing on Shakira at 13

Crushes from 2005, discovering my sexuality, and Victoria's Secret at the mall

I was 13 years old

The music video for Shakira’s “La Tortura” just came out. I’d never seen anything like it. I couldn’t look away.

I was totally transfixed by her body. And being turned on at 13 felt weird. It was nerve-wracking, especially as a girl who hadn’t understood that she was queer yet.

Your first year of being a teenager is so strange. You’re di…