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Why Can’t Women Be Both Respected and Desired?
Why Can’t Women Be Both Respected and Desired?
Mother vs Lover: this is the Madonna/Whore Complex
Lisa Fouweather
Aug 1
Bodies Are Not Destinies
Bodies Are Not Destinies
Being a transman isn’t why femininity wasn’t instinctual for me
Dr. Patrick Bryce Wright
Jul 27
Self-Possession Is Our Strongest Drive
Self-Possession Is Our Strongest Drive
Owning your own body and identity
Dr. Patrick Bryce Wright
Jul 19
Disabled People Aren’t Safe in My City
Disabled People Aren’t Safe in My City
Houston’s repeated power crises are putting disabled lives at risk.
Allie Funk
Jul 15
Men Aren’t from Mars, Women Aren’t From Venus, and The Gender Binary Is Harming Us All
Men Aren’t from Mars, Women Aren’t From Venus, and The Gender Binary Is Harming Us All
Enforcing manufactured identities does not benefit anyone
Martine Nyx
Jul 15
My Country ’Tis of Thee I Despair
My Country ’Tis of Thee I Despair
I watch junk TV, from abroad, while the nation burns
M. J. Carson
Jul 12
Pride in The Lion King: Disney’s Secretly Queer Animation
Pride in The Lion King: Disney’s Secretly Queer Animation
A brief argument for the queering of Disney’s The Lion King
Tom Barrett
Jul 9
Stop Training Me On How To Be A Woman
Stop Training Me On How To Be A Woman
My problem with corporate trainings
Gayathri Thiyyadimadom
Jul 5
Behind the Blank Stare
Behind the Blank Stare
Diverse minds, diverse loves
Lani Domaloy
Jun 28
The City That Wanted to Hate
The City That Wanted to Hate
Reggie Jackson and surviving old Birmingham
Terry Barr
Jun 25
Why ‘Bridgerton’ Tastes Good But Can Be Hard to Swallow
Why ‘Bridgerton’ Tastes Good But Can Be Hard to Swallow
Why the fantasy ‘Bridgerton’ sells is sweetly bitter these days
Linda Margaret
Jun 24
Finally Coming Home
Finally Coming Home
How living in an age-centered community has improved my quality of life
Delaney Patterson
Jun 23
How Much of an Abolitionist was Thomas Paine?
How Much of an Abolitionist was Thomas Paine?
A Paineite’s thoughts on Juneteenth
Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor
Jun 22
Is There Such a Thing As a Female Aboriginal Activist?
Is There Such a Thing As a Female Aboriginal Activist?
Yes. Here are some of them
Sara Relli
Jun 17
When The Teacher Is There To Shame You
When The Teacher Is There To Shame You
Rita Joe and “Wen net ki’l / Who are you?” — poetry as healing
Sara Relli
Jun 20
Ancient Homosexuality in Islam
Ancient Homosexuality in Islam
In honour of Pride Month, this article explores some examples of homosexuality in the Medieval Islamic Empire
Tom Barrett
Jun 19
What DID Might Tell Us About Gender Identity
What DID Might Tell Us About Gender Identity
A different way to have pride
Dr. Patrick Bryce Wright
Jun 17
The Irony Of Womanhood
The Irony Of Womanhood
We are worth more than a life spent hating ourselves.
Lisa Fouweather
Jun 17
It’s Not Up To You (Straight People) To Say How I Should Feel
It’s Not Up To You (Straight People) To Say How I Should Feel
Understanding a little about your place of speech as a non-member of the LGBT community
TRAVEL STORIES BY GABE
Jun 15
A Wordy, Nerdy, History of ‘Gay’
A Wordy, Nerdy, History of ‘Gay’
Tracing words through history, from adjectives to identities
Joe Duncan
Jun 14
Skinny People Have Feelings Too
Skinny People Have Feelings Too
No one should be made to feel bad about their size
Kimberly Fosu
Jun 12
Pride Month
Pride Month
and what it means for an aspec person
Quinn
Jun 11
The Old Man and the Fence
The Old Man and the Fence
Peter Blue Cloud and “The Old Man’s Lazy” — poetry and the passing of time
Sara Relli
Jun 10
Time Blindness: When Being Neurodivergent Is A Superpower
Time Blindness: When Being Neurodivergent Is A Superpower
How our ability to hyperfocus on what we’re passionate about is a recipe for success
Lisa Fouweather
Jun 9
Not Everyone Is Called to Marry
Not Everyone Is Called to Marry
Some people are going to remain single, and that’s okay
Kimberly Fosu
Jun 9
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