Yoshi Yoshitani on Instagram: ""Who would be A mermaid fair, Singing alone, Combing her hair Under the sea, In a golden curl With a comb of pearl, On a throne?" - Alfred Tennyson Tennyson was just 21 when he published this poem about his desire to be a mermaid and play with the mermen, all the way back in 1830. It isn't one of his best or most famous poems, but the queer implications struck me. Mermaids have traditionally been associated with queerness, and especially transness, so it's