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Innocent Clocking Just Living My Gender
Innocent Clocking Just Living My Gender
An unfortunate outing.
Nicole Anderson
Nov 22
We’re Lesbian Elders Reinventing Thanksgiving
We’re Lesbian Elders Reinventing Thanksgiving
Celebrating Native Americans and our chosen families
Molly Martin
Nov 22
I Just Bought a Tacky Gay Christmas Ornament and a Classy Black Santa!
I Just Bought a Tacky Gay Christmas Ornament and a Classy Black Santa!
Even though I’m an atheist and I try hard not to let Christmas be commercial
James Finn
Nov 22
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Be Careful What You Wish For, or How I Chose to Start My Trans Life
Be Careful What You Wish For, or How I Chose to Start My Trans Life
Maybe the bucket isn’t empty after all
Emma Holiday
Nov 28
The Medellan Conspiracy: Probed (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
The Medellan Conspiracy: Probed (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
Episode 17: His captors think Jevan knows more than he’s letting on, so they employ new measures to make him talk.
Grayson Bell
Nov 28
I Wanted to Be Smooth Down There
I Wanted to Be Smooth Down There
It led to one of my worst humiliations
Simply Sophia
Nov 27
Book Banning Fascists Moms for Liberty Trying to Ban Scholastic Book Fairs
Book Banning Fascists Moms for Liberty Trying to Ban Scholastic Book Fairs
The Oklahoma chapter of Moms for Liberty wants to ban Scholastic Book Fairs from schools, claiming their books push “radical viewpoints”…
Tyger Songbird
Nov 27
Celebrating LGBTQ+ Culture and Community in South America
Celebrating LGBTQ+ Culture and Community in South America
A haven for nature-loving, artsy queers, the continent is still held back by perceptions and prejudices that derive from a western lens
Eleni Stephanides
Nov 27
Have You Killed Anyone Today? My TransTake on News as Sensationalism.
Have You Killed Anyone Today? My TransTake on News as Sensationalism.
They’d love it if you did kill somebody
Emma Holiday
Nov 26
Queer Holidays, Curve Magazine, Trans Life, and a Gay Bear Shakes Up Art
Queer Holidays, Curve Magazine, Trans Life, and a Gay Bear Shakes Up Art
Prism & Pen Weekly — Nov 26, 2023.
James Finn
Nov 26
Henry Geldzahler: New York Gay Art-Scene Maverick Didn’t Identify as a Bear
Henry Geldzahler: New York Gay Art-Scene Maverick Didn’t Identify as a Bear
Who was Henry Geldzahler, a name that resonates deeply in the New York art scene of the late 20th century, Born in Belgium in 1935 and…
NorBears by Lenso
Nov 26
Celia and Miss Mozeen, a Lesbian Love Story
Celia and Miss Mozeen, a Lesbian Love Story
In those days the younger lesbian referred to the older as “Miss”
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Nov 25
Am I A Trans Girl ?
Am I A Trans Girl ?
Internal conflict over gender identity
Alleria Brightfall
Nov 25
The Misogynistic Journeys of TERF Dave Chappelle and Hot Bro Matt Rife
The Misogynistic Journeys of TERF Dave Chappelle and Hot Bro Matt Rife
Poster boy model can’t keep his ladies satisfied
Jonny B
Nov 24
Bullies or Bullets? LGBTQ People are Easy Targets for Both
Bullies or Bullets? LGBTQ People are Easy Targets for Both
Our community is vulnerable to attacks from all sides.
Brandon Ellrich
Nov 23
Unapologetically Celebrate Holidays as LGBTQ People!!!
Unapologetically Celebrate Holidays as LGBTQ People!!!
So many kind-hearted people that populate this earth.
Emma Holiday
Nov 23
The Medellan Conspiracy: Extricated (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
The Medellan Conspiracy: Extricated (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
Episode 16: Ardyn is about to be taken for more tests when he has some surprise visitors.
Grayson Bell
Nov 23
Politics and the Damage Done on This Transgender Day of Remembrance
Politics and the Damage Done on This Transgender Day of Remembrance
We need to take this debate out of the legislature and put it back in the hands of the most knowledgeable people
Saoirse
Nov 22
The Things You Do When You Are Young and Gay!
The Things You Do When You Are Young and Gay!
Fun remembering how it used to be, joyful and sometimes sad.
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Nov 21
Curve Magazine Helped my Closeted Teen Self Feel Less Alone
Curve Magazine Helped my Closeted Teen Self Feel Less Alone
Here’s what the former best-selling lesbian publication has transformed into since then
Eleni Stephanides
Nov 21
Broken Promises — a queer Christian poetic lament
Broken Promises — a queer Christian poetic lament
An English sonnet inspired by Shakespeare’s Sonnet XXXIV
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Nov 21
The Medellan Conspiracy: Sufferance (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
The Medellan Conspiracy: Sufferance (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
Episode 15: Ardyn continues to be subjected to excruciating medical procedures
Grayson Bell
Nov 21
I Have a Thanksgiving Date! Do You Have Queer Holiday (Coping) Plans?
I Have a Thanksgiving Date! Do You Have Queer Holiday (Coping) Plans?
A Prism & Pen writers prompt
James Finn
Nov 20
Transgender Woman Struggling With Living in a Man’s Life
Transgender Woman Struggling With Living in a Man’s Life
A visit back home enflamed my gender dysphoria
Joanna Mills
Nov 20
I’m Not Transitioning, I’m Actually Recovering From a Lifetime Malady
I’m Not Transitioning, I’m Actually Recovering From a Lifetime Malady
The true joy of my recovery is finally feeling… well, normal.
Emma Holiday
Nov 20
LGBTQ Parenting and Families, Hostile School Climates, and Some Great News
LGBTQ Parenting and Families, Hostile School Climates, and Some Great News
Prism & Pen Weekly — Nov 19, 2023.
James Finn
Nov 19
Marching in the Crossroads of My Black, Disabled, Queer Identity
Marching in the Crossroads of My Black, Disabled, Queer Identity
A poem about fighting for equal rights for all the communities that make up my identity.
Nadira Bostic
Nov 18
The Substitute Teaching Crisis Almost Prevented Me From Having a Child
The Substitute Teaching Crisis Almost Prevented Me From Having a Child
The travails of teaching while trans
Josie Defaye
Nov 18
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