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GCRC announced the move along with their decision to leave the Rape Crisis Scotland network because of the network’s trans-inclusive stance

He was desperate to escape the country of his dreams

Lan Yu: The Quiet Strength of Eastern Love

I really loved Rick but didn’t realize what it was really all about!

Can love handle the truth?

It doesn’t hurt. It lets me survive in a very hostile world but my female gender gets itchy.

We need to work together to build opportunities for hope

Discovering your voice in shared spaces: the art of being you in a group

Rethinking “Privilege, Entitlement, and Good Fortune”

Looking like a man: When prejudices and gender roles compete with being transgender

Set in Poland in a time when neither of them would have liked their love to be made public

To anyone who loves a trans person, defending the girl I’ve always been

How restrictive gatekeeping in gender-affirming care harms transgender lives — and why informed consent is the best alternative.

Frances Means ‘One Who is Free’

My straight student feels “unsafe” around a gay self-help book

Treasure maps, plunder, and ghosts — oh, my

Prism & Pen Weekly Digest, 27 October 2024

Or superficial appeal?

Although not a fan at first, I often find myself wanting to go back.

I adored discovering Joseph Hansen’s series: a fun ride through California noir

The Trump campaign has spent millions of dollars on anti-transgender ads

Juanita was a part of the lost generation, now she’s a part of me.

In and out of a relationship that never existed in record time.

Isn’t it kind of the same thing anyway?

Empowerment and connection through cultural reclamation

Having a genital preference is fine, but that really isn’t what this is about

A brief look at using insects for positive change