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How LGBTQ Pride Feels to Me at the End of Roe V. Wade
How LGBTQ Pride Feels to Me at the End of Roe V. Wade
I am bruised and aching, but I am trying to ground myself before I wake up my teen child to the news
E. Katherine Kottaras
Jun 24
The Power of a Gay Kiss in the Deep Red State of Texas
The Power of a Gay Kiss in the Deep Red State of Texas
Transform yourself, transform the world
Henry Lee Butler
Jun 22
My Rock Star Nonbinary Kid is (Not) a Problem Child
My Rock Star Nonbinary Kid is (Not) a Problem Child
Letting my inner mama bear rise up
Jennifer Roth-Burnette
Jun 22
Latest
This ‘Failed Lesbian’ is Triggering TERFs for Pride
This ‘Failed Lesbian’ is Triggering TERFs for Pride
The backlash against queer people is getting worse
G. L. Balend
Jul 2
Guardian Angels, Okie Style: LGBTQ Story 3
Guardian Angels, Okie Style: LGBTQ Story 3
Short Fiction from “Prairie Death Tales,” Volume 3
David Wade Chambers
Jul 2
What Does The Rainbow Stand For? Can You Say Gay? A Gilead Story
What Does The Rainbow Stand For? Can You Say Gay? A Gilead Story
Stumbling Towards Gilead — Chapter Nine
Elle Fredine
Jul 2
The Joy of Gratuitous Cruelty in the Sickness of Homophobia/Transphobia
The Joy of Gratuitous Cruelty in the Sickness of Homophobia/Transphobia
The people who seek to do us harm are far more damaged than we are.
Alyssa Ferguson
Jul 2
Should LGBTQ+ Christian Clergy Have Same Rights as Lay People?
Should LGBTQ+ Christian Clergy Have Same Rights as Lay People?
Nigel Coles says equality would end the Baptist Union of Great Britain, implying affirming Christians are not disciples of Christ
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Jul 1
Anastasia the Nonbinary Dragon
Anastasia the Nonbinary Dragon
Dragon chapter contest prompt
Sieran Lane
Jul 1
Am I Transitioning Because I Hate Women?
Am I Transitioning Because I Hate Women?
What if it’s just internalized misogyny?
spoorti
Jul 1
A Light Transgender Q&A With Only Some Answers
A Light Transgender Q&A With Only Some Answers
My gender exists because …
Emma Holiday
Jul 1
I met Jesus at Pride
I met Jesus at Pride
An unexpected encounter
Jonny Masters
Jun 30
Gay Pride for Me Is Embracing The Community and Loving Others
Gay Pride for Me Is Embracing The Community and Loving Others
I do things to appreciate the community, and love is the core of my pride
Gerald Sturgill
Jun 30
How Can A 4 Year Old Boy Feel Like A Girl?
How Can A 4 Year Old Boy Feel Like A Girl?
I felt like something was “off” at 4 years old. I knew I didn’t feel like a boy.
Anna B.
Jun 30
A Gay Texan’s View from Beyond the Red
A Gay Texan’s View from Beyond the Red
Notes from the margin
Henry Lee Butler
Jun 30
Huge FL School District to Force Teachers to Out LGBTQ Students
Huge FL School District to Force Teachers to Out LGBTQ Students
‘Don’t Say Gay’ is doing EXACTLY what LGBTQ advocates warned it would do
James Finn
Jun 29
Who is Orville Peck? Canada’s Masked Gay Country Star!
Who is Orville Peck? Canada’s Masked Gay Country Star!
Two-stepping into fabulous mystery
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Jun 29
My LGBTQ Pride Is Non-Existent
My LGBTQ Pride Is Non-Existent
I am no longerashamed, However
Kitty Whitemore
Jun 29
Isn’t It About Time We Considered Genderless Sport?
Isn’t It About Time We Considered Genderless Sport?
Current debates around trans participation are so offensively uncreative and exhausting
Roo Benjamin
Jun 29
The Savage Lands — The Love That Dare Not Speak its Name.
The Savage Lands — The Love That Dare Not Speak its Name.
What Pride Means for Me–a poem
Amae
Jun 29
Panic Erupts Over Guns at Pride. Gun Toting Proud Boys Threaten Kids.
Panic Erupts Over Guns at Pride. Gun Toting Proud Boys Threaten Kids.
Major Pride events disrupted. Extremists go after small children.
James Finn
Jun 28
Tears of a Motherless Child: Trans Flash Fiction
Tears of a Motherless Child: Trans Flash Fiction
Processing: we didn’t know what else to say.
theoaknotes
Jun 28
Closet Gay by Day, Rescuer by Night. My Double Life: A Gilead Story
Closet Gay by Day, Rescuer by Night. My Double Life: A Gilead Story
Stumbling Towards Gilead — Chapter Eight
Elle Fredine
Jun 28
Supporting Abortion Rights, Supporting Transgender Rights
Supporting Abortion Rights, Supporting Transgender Rights
They are the same thing
Stephanie Moga
Jun 28
LGBTQ Christians: Some Good News For a Change!
LGBTQ Christians: Some Good News For a Change!
With all the attacks on LGBTQ+ people lately, we need some good news
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Jun 27
First, They Came for Roe …
First, They Came for Roe …
Watching individual liberty fall from the Red State of Texas
Henry Lee Butler
Jun 27
How You Can Overcome 5 Barriers to Being an Ally to LGBTQ People
How You Can Overcome 5 Barriers to Being an Ally to LGBTQ People
And other marginalized people
Kai Stowers
Jun 27
At 4 am, She Calls for Comfort (Bisexual Flash Fiction)
At 4 am, She Calls for Comfort (Bisexual Flash Fiction)
Part III: She’s stretching herself in all directions for her daughter
Tre L. Loadholt
Jun 27
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