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‘Gender Critical’ Activists Are Waging a Deadly War on Transgender Kids
‘Gender Critical’ Activists Are Waging a Deadly War on Transgender Kids
There’s a direct line between ‘gender critical’ activism and increased rates of attempted suicide among transgender youth
Kaylin Hamilton
Oct 20
Poland Hosts 10th Annual Conversion Therapy Conference
Poland Hosts 10th Annual Conversion Therapy Conference
Will sexual orientation change efforts ever end?
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Oct 19
Smoke and Rainbows: A Gay Arab Untangles
Smoke and Rainbows: A Gay Arab Untangles
You may not know much about Hezbollah, so let me spill some tea.
Intesar Toufic
Oct 14
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Equality Bill Just Changed the Lives of Aussie Transgender People
Equality Bill Just Changed the Lives of Aussie Transgender People
NSW is no longer going to force me to have surgery to be recognized as who I am
KP_the_writer
Oct 20
I Was a Gay Bear Sash Queen and Closeted Teacher During the AIDS Crisis
I Was a Gay Bear Sash Queen and Closeted Teacher During the AIDS Crisis
Fleeting fame and lessons learned
Jim Parton
Oct 20
Mostly Monogamous With a Man, but Still a Bisexual Woman
Mostly Monogamous With a Man, but Still a Bisexual Woman
I’m not acting on my lesbian longings, but that doesn’t make me any less queer
LibrariAnna
Oct 20
Alcohol and LGBTQ+ Identity
Alcohol and LGBTQ+ Identity
From Problem Drinking to Mindful Sipping
Eleni Stephanides
Oct 19
Confessions of a Bisexual Woman in a Straight Marriage
Confessions of a Bisexual Woman in a Straight Marriage
Sometimes, I miss the company of a woman
Samantha M🥀
Oct 19
The Choice Not To Come Out to My Late Grandmother Haunts Me to This Day
The Choice Not To Come Out to My Late Grandmother Haunts Me to This Day
The hardest conversation with her was the one I never had, scarring my lasting grief over her death
Dr. Thomas J. West III
Oct 19
“Men Don’t Marry Men” — an elf asks his gay human lover to marry him
“Men Don’t Marry Men” — an elf asks his gay human lover to marry him
“Why should we not marry?”
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Oct 18
What I Wish I Had Said — Gay People Are Not a Threat to Your Kids
What I Wish I Had Said — Gay People Are Not a Threat to Your Kids
The more things change, the more they stay the same
James Patrick Nelson
Oct 18
LGBTQ+ Phobia, Racism, Misogyny: Mispronouncing Kamala
LGBTQ+ Phobia, Racism, Misogyny: Mispronouncing Kamala
A brittle attempt to calm fear of diversity.
Amy Kaufman Burk
Oct 18
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 31
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 31
Nyx worries about the future
Torshie Torto
Oct 18
An Open Letter to the Man in the Closet
An Open Letter to the Man in the Closet
I think about you often. Sometimes, I even find myself worrying about you.
Rand Bishop
Oct 17
My Regrets With Our Gay Sex Life: When Arousal Is Gone, What Next?
My Regrets With Our Gay Sex Life: When Arousal Is Gone, What Next?
I know I was “only human” in many of our interactions
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Oct 17
I Don’t Necessarily Have To Be All Woman
I Don’t Necessarily Have To Be All Woman
A little woman is enough. The main thing is to be happy.
Elena
Oct 17
He Has a ‘Magical Mane’
He Has a ‘Magical Mane’
A poem about my honey’s hair
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
Oct 17
Queer History of Australia from Conversion Therapy to Trans Mob
Queer History of Australia from Conversion Therapy to Trans Mob
It was only 7 years ago that same-sex marriage became legal in Australia
KP_the_writer
Oct 16
Reflections on being a trans writer
Reflections on being a trans writer
Why I write and why it isn’t about me anymore.
Nicole Anderson
Oct 16
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 30
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 30
Making a solemn vow
Torshie Torto
Oct 16
Remembering Rachel Pollack…“I Didn’t Know She Was Transgender!”
Remembering Rachel Pollack…“I Didn’t Know She Was Transgender!”
The legendary (in the Tarot world) woman whose book helped me get my life on track… and yet I didn’t know she was transgender…
Fay Wylde
Oct 15
One of the First Newbery Books Was Surprisingly Gay … in 1921!
One of the First Newbery Books Was Surprisingly Gay … in 1921!
Gay Uncles seem to fill the pages of The Windy Hill by Cornelia Meigs
Evan Purcell
Oct 15
Trans and Closing in on 50 — Who’d Have Thunk It?
Trans and Closing in on 50 — Who’d Have Thunk It?
Even before I understood I was trans, my mind was choosing death over a life as an unnatural projection
KP_the_writer
Oct 15
Charlie’s ‘Heartstopper Story Hints at Dire State of Mental Health Services
Charlie’s ‘Heartstopper Story Hints at Dire State of Mental Health Services
Queer youth in the U.K. are often left without the help they need
Sarah TC
Oct 15
They Hate Us — A Poem
They Hate Us — A Poem
We found joy, snatched at it, even when we were told not to
Debbie Das
Oct 14
I Hate J.K. Rowling, but I’m Happy When My Students Like Harry Potter
I Hate J.K. Rowling, but I’m Happy When My Students Like Harry Potter
Even though I’m queer, I’m also a teacher and have to separate the art from the bigoted artist…for now.
Tracy.3
Oct 14
History and the Art of Queer Recovery
History and the Art of Queer Recovery
Pauli Murray, Charles Demuth, Carson McCullers — can someone be part of LGBTQIA+ history if they never “came out”?
Matthew Frye Castillo
Oct 14
The Gay Detective: The Master Chef’s Last Class
The Gay Detective: The Master Chef’s Last Class
Recipe for murder — to one cup of envy, add a handful of malice, stir
Elle Fredine
Oct 14
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