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Mo. Democrats Uphold Conversion Therapy on Christian Grounds

Mo. Democrats Uphold Conversion Therapy on Christian Grounds

One lawmaker tells his harrowing survival story, but insiders say Democratic lawmakers’ Christian beliefs doomed the bill.

Mar 24

I’m Visible to Myself: A Transwoman’s Epic Journey Into the Norm

I’m Visible to Myself: A Transwoman’s Epic Journey Into the Norm

Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all my readers

Fiona Evangeline Leigh

Mar 26

Queerness as a State of Mind

Queerness as a State of Mind

Don’t be Beige. Be a Rainbow

Mar 22

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Artifact of the Dawn: Judgment (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)

Artifact of the Dawn: Judgment (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)

Episode 9: Jevan and Ardyn are brought before the Elder Triumvirate, where they are judged and sentenced for their transgressions in the…

Apr 1

Meth Relapse: Driving With the Ferryman Back to the Underworld

Meth Relapse: Driving With the Ferryman Back to the Underworld

Slammed: a Memoir — Chapter 11 Part 5

Apr 1

88 Days Into 2023: 435 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills And Counting

88 Days Into 2023: 435 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills And Counting

What to do about the rising tide of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.

Soul Dancer (Founder: Soul University)

Apr 1

Taking the GRACE Out of Growing Old (Gay) GRACEFULLY

Taking the GRACE Out of Growing Old (Gay) GRACEFULLY

Today I had my yearly medical checkup (P.S. Everything is OK :-)

Michael Horvich (he, him)

Mar 31

Transphobia and The Manufacturing of Moral Panics

Transphobia and The Manufacturing of Moral Panics

How and why bigotry is recycled

Mar 31

My Transgender Coming Out Letter

My Transgender Coming Out Letter

I wrote this hoping that I would be able to keep as many friends and family as possible

Mar 30

Transphobia and Holocaust Revisionism Are Surging

Transphobia and Holocaust Revisionism Are Surging

Graham Linehan and other Holocaust denialists are leading the charge to invent/rewrite history

Mar 30

Artifact of the Dawn: Friendship (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)

Artifact of the Dawn: Friendship (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)

Episode 8: As Jevan and Ardyn make their way out of the forbidden woods, they learn more about each other and strengthen their growing…

Mar 30

Transgender Day of Visibility: Taking Chances to Change Minds

Transgender Day of Visibility: Taking Chances to Change Minds

We are not a threat. We are people with many interests and attributes just like you!

Mar 30

30 Random Negative Things About Me, Some About Being Gay

30 Random Negative Things About Me, Some About Being Gay

Sometimes it is good to take a self-inventory

Michael Horvich (he, him)

Mar 29

We are broken: Woke Isn’t Killing Us, Guns Are

We are broken: Woke Isn’t Killing Us, Guns Are

We are broken if we will not fix this.

Mar 29

When First We Meet

When First We Meet

Poetry to prep for a first encounter.

Soul Dancer (Founder: Soul University)

Mar 29

Another School Shooting. Stop Leveraging Shooter’s Trans Identity!

Another School Shooting. Stop Leveraging Shooter’s Trans Identity!

Inappropriate messaging is exploding. Let’s focus.

Mar 28

I Was Unexpectedly Outed as Trans

I Was Unexpectedly Outed as Trans

Burden taken, burden given

Mar 28

Artifact of the Dawn: Barriers (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)

Artifact of the Dawn: Barriers (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)

Episode 7: Continuing their search through the forbidden woods, Jevan and Ardyn have their way forward blocked by a mysterious force.

Mar 28

THIS Queer Called a Suicide Hotline So YOU Don’t Have To!

THIS Queer Called a Suicide Hotline So YOU Don’t Have To!

What to expect when you’re expecting (to kill yourself).

Mar 28

The Unending Lies of J.K. Rowling

The Unending Lies of J.K. Rowling

Exposing a pathological liar

Mar 28

Backlash News, Transgender Joy, and Queerness as State of Mind

Backlash News, Transgender Joy, and Queerness as State of Mind

Prism & Pen Weekly — March 19, 2023

Mar 26

Rest in Power, Kayleigh Scott: Trans Woman Gone Too Soon

Rest in Power, Kayleigh Scott: Trans Woman Gone Too Soon

Kayleigh was featured in a United Airlines commercial celebrating diversity and Trans Day of Visibility

Mar 26

Keir Starmer Doubles Down On Opposition To Trans Rights

Keir Starmer Doubles Down On Opposition To Trans Rights

The unending lies of Keir Starmer

Mar 26

Artifact of the Dawn: Discovery (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)

Artifact of the Dawn: Discovery (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)

Episode 6: Jevan and Ardyn discover a mysterious structure deep in the forbidden woods, which leads to more questions than answers.

Mar 25

30 Random Things About Me, Some About Being Gay

30 Random Things About Me, Some About Being Gay

Sometimes it is interesting to take a self-inventory

Michael Horvich (he, him)

Mar 25

5 Issues that Confront the LGBTQ+ Community Right Now

5 Issues that Confront the LGBTQ+ Community Right Now

Nearly 1 in 6 Gen Zers identify as queer, yet challenges persist

Eleni Stephanides

Mar 25

Closing Jesus Christ Superstar, Meth Found Me Again

Closing Jesus Christ Superstar, Meth Found Me Again

Slammed: a Memoir — Chapter 11 Part 4

Mar 25

Posie Parker’s Hate Tour: The Feminist Mask of Fascism

Posie Parker’s Hate Tour: The Feminist Mask of Fascism

Police at Anti-Trans Rally Assault Aboriginal Politician Lidia Thorpe.

Mar 24

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