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Do Schools Really Need to be Safe Spaces for Queer Kids?
Do Schools Really Need to be Safe Spaces for Queer Kids?
What’s really happening in those school buildings, anyway?
Danni Michaeli
Jan 27
Hey Tennessee, Rejecting Federal HIV Funding Ain’t Christian!
Hey Tennessee, Rejecting Federal HIV Funding Ain’t Christian!
It ain’t “pro-life” either. Having trouble with moral priorities?
James Finn
Jan 27
“God Curses” Gay People, Claims Church of England Historian Lee Gatiss
“God Curses” Gay People, Claims Church of England Historian Lee Gatiss
“We can’t bless what God curses”
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Jan 24
Latest
Saying LGBTQ+ People Have Faith is Blasphemy: Christian Post Exec Editor Richard D. Land
Saying LGBTQ+ People Have Faith is Blasphemy: Christian Post Exec Editor Richard D. Land
Land calls Andy Stanley’s observation about LGBTQ faith “astounding”
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Jan 30
Does Writing for Medium Make Any Difference in Trans Lives?
Does Writing for Medium Make Any Difference in Trans Lives?
How do we counteract a legislative war?
Stephanie Moga
Jan 30
LGBTQ Current Events as Bad 90s Flashbacks: Outing, HIV, and God’s Curses
LGBTQ Current Events as Bad 90s Flashbacks: Outing, HIV, and God’s Curses
Prism & Pen Weekly — January 29, 2023
James Finn
Jan 29
Simply Trans, Even I Struggle With Pronouns
Simply Trans, Even I Struggle With Pronouns
It’s true. I too must adapt.
Nicole Anderson
Jan 29
HIDE YOUR WOMEN AND GIRL FOLK FROM TRANS WOMEN!
HIDE YOUR WOMEN AND GIRL FOLK FROM TRANS WOMEN!
Don’t worry about the boys, they can protect themselves*
Emma Holiday
Jan 28
Keir Starmer: Liar, Con Man, Enemy of LGBTQ Rights
Keir Starmer: Liar, Con Man, Enemy of LGBTQ Rights
Ending the lies of Keir Starmer
Laura Halls
Jan 28
Things I Don’t Like About Being Gay, or We’re Not All Flight Attendants, Mary
Things I Don’t Like About Being Gay, or We’re Not All Flight Attendants, Mary
It’s mostly about being fabulous and having a big dick
Arthur Keith
Jan 28
Will a Gay Meth Addict Hop a Bus and Run Away?
Will a Gay Meth Addict Hop a Bus and Run Away?
Slammed: a Memoir — Chapter 10 Part 4
John Cormier
Jan 28
I’m Coming Out (as Trans)
I’m Coming Out (as Trans)
Whoosh, I had to transition.
Saoirse
Jan 27
Why Trans Visibility Matters: “You Are Not Alone”
Why Trans Visibility Matters: “You Are Not Alone”
Did I just meet a trans embryo?
KP_the_writer
Jan 27
Advice to Alzheimer’s Caregiver Newbies: Gay, Straight, & Otherwise
Advice to Alzheimer’s Caregiver Newbies: Gay, Straight, & Otherwise
Alzheimer’s does not discriminate. It reaches out to gay, straight, bi, young, old, married, single, male, female, cis, trans, black…
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Jan 27
South Dakota Wants to Ban Kid-Friendly Drag Shows
South Dakota Wants to Ban Kid-Friendly Drag Shows
Because lawmakers have dirty minds
Fay Wylde
Jan 26
I Prefer to Live in My Thoughts: Chatting with Transgender Friends
I Prefer to Live in My Thoughts: Chatting with Transgender Friends
In my thoughts I can be whoever I want.
A Breath of Elena
Jan 26
Blocked from Donating Blood: A Happy Coming-Out Story
Blocked from Donating Blood: A Happy Coming-Out Story
Is lack of sleep worse than lack of oxygen? I was never able to find out.
Amethysta
Jan 26
Pope Francis Finally Says Homosexuality Is Not Criminal, Now He Must Act
Pope Francis Finally Says Homosexuality Is Not Criminal, Now He Must Act
His AP interview is encouraging and troubling at the same time.
James Finn
Jan 25
Children of LGBTQ+ Parents are Vipers Says “Liberty Pastor” Matt Staver
Children of LGBTQ+ Parents are Vipers Says “Liberty Pastor” Matt Staver
Christian schools must “protect” Christian children from the children of same-sex parents
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Jan 25
Republicans Continue to Waste Public Resources on Anti-LGBTQ Hate Laws
Republicans Continue to Waste Public Resources on Anti-LGBTQ Hate Laws
Is this really what they were elected to do?
Rand Bishop
Jan 25
Everything I Wish I Could Tell My Mother
Everything I Wish I Could Tell My Mother
The words left unsaid and the apologies I couldn’t make…
Luwa Adebanjo
Jan 25
It Hurts to Read News About Transgender People
It Hurts to Read News About Transgender People
Don’t worry, there is also positive news
A Breath of Elena
Jan 25
Womanly Questions: Treating a Trans Woman with Respect
Womanly Questions: Treating a Trans Woman with Respect
Learning is beautiful
Joan Rittberg
Jan 24
The LGBTQ Outliers Club: Glad To Be a Member
The LGBTQ Outliers Club: Glad To Be a Member
Lots of cool, non-boring people
Emma Holiday
Jan 24
Being Outed as Trans to My German Relatives Turned Out To Be a Good Thing
Being Outed as Trans to My German Relatives Turned Out To Be a Good Thing
Even though I didn’t expect it
Grayson Bell
Jan 24
LGBTQ and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
LGBTQ and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
I don’t mean 2016 or 2022. Hello, 2023!
James Finn
Jan 23
In Remembrance of My Gay Cousin Rick
In Remembrance of My Gay Cousin Rick
Bolder than I when we were young
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Jan 23
16-Year-Olds Can’t Change Gender Markers? They Can Join the U.K. Army.
16-Year-Olds Can’t Change Gender Markers? They Can Join the U.K. Army.
The Labour Party’s Keir Starmer is the perpetual con man
Laura Halls
Jan 23
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