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I’m Trans & Society Removed My Comfort Around Children
I’m Trans & Society Removed My Comfort Around Children
Unpacking the origin behind my queer fear of kids
Alex Mell-Taylor
May 23
Children Attack Toddlers Over Trans Dad. Can Violence Awaken Decency?
Children Attack Toddlers Over Trans Dad. Can Violence Awaken Decency?
Even the most anti-trans conservatives are struggling to cope with news like this. Will politicians and cultural leaders listen?
James Finn
May 21
Vibes: Why Do Gay People Still Hate Pete Buttigieg?
Vibes: Why Do Gay People Still Hate Pete Buttigieg?
Dismantling the binary choice of revolution vs. assimilation
James Patrick Nelson
May 25
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Caitlyn Jenner Disagrees with NCAA Coach of the Year on Trans Women
Caitlyn Jenner Disagrees with NCAA Coach of the Year on Trans Women
Dawn Staley answers a controversial question with the simplicity of unraveling a Gordian Knot
Joanna Mills
May 31
UK Government Further Restricts Access to Puberty Blockers
UK Government Further Restricts Access to Puberty Blockers
Last-minute legislation passed right before parliament dissolved
Sarah TC
May 31
Art Is The Vehicle To Combat LGBTQIA+ Hate & Discrimination
Art Is The Vehicle To Combat LGBTQIA+ Hate & Discrimination
Publishing our words helps bring inclusion and representation in a world that wants the queer community to disappear
Stephanie Parry
May 31
Remembering LGBTQ+ Military Who Didn’t Return
Remembering LGBTQ+ Military Who Didn’t Return
A Memorial Day reflection on my service and those who died
Michelle Paquette
May 31
Knowing Their “Place”: When a Gay Couple Stands Up to Harassment
Knowing Their “Place”: When a Gay Couple Stands Up to Harassment
My best Friends in South Carolina
Terry Barr
May 30
The Texas Republican Party Believes in UFOs But Not in Trans People
The Texas Republican Party Believes in UFOs But Not in Trans People
What are you willing to believe?
Tucker Lieberman
May 30
The Medellan Conspiracy: Unveiling (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
The Medellan Conspiracy: Unveiling (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
Episode 70: The analysis of the relics begins to be revealed.
Grayson Bell
May 30
The Fear of Writing — for the LGBTQ Community
The Fear of Writing — for the LGBTQ Community
Or I’d rather rearrange my desk, do last night’s dishes, have another cup of coffee, take a nap!
Michael Horvich (he, him)
May 30
GOP Oppose Elder Pride Act as ‘Discrimination Against Straight People’
GOP Oppose Elder Pride Act as ‘Discrimination Against Straight People’
Somebody needs to have a heart-to-heart with some folks in Congress. Might as well be me.
James Finn
May 29
PRIDE: Speaking Out When We Have the World’s Eyes On Us!
PRIDE: Speaking Out When We Have the World’s Eyes On Us!
Behind the veil, trans voices obscured!
Saoirse
May 29
What On Earth is a Queer Ranch Festival? And Where Do the Goats Go …
What On Earth is a Queer Ranch Festival? And Where Do the Goats Go …
…when the queers roll in from Berlin?
Clay Hand
May 29
Suppression of Pride Is a Slippery Slope Toward Authoritarianism
Suppression of Pride Is a Slippery Slope Toward Authoritarianism
If we allow bullies, bigots, and MAGAts to intimidate us, they won’t stop until they rid themselves of us entirely
John Peyton Cooke
May 29
As an Older Trans Woman, I Just Got Big Boobs & They Hurt Like Hell
As an Older Trans Woman, I Just Got Big Boobs & They Hurt Like Hell
A lifelong quest finally realized—with complications
Simply Sophia
May 29
To Rep. Brianna Titone: My Story of Transgender Housing Insecurity
To Rep. Brianna Titone: My Story of Transgender Housing Insecurity
I woke up this morning to a memory of sleeping in my car
Logan Silkwood
May 28
Where Was the Judy Blume for Queer Kids?
Where Was the Judy Blume for Queer Kids?
Astra Cassells
May 28
Reading Gay Secondhand Books — Unique Legacies for New Generations
Reading Gay Secondhand Books — Unique Legacies for New Generations
Who, I wonder, read this gay novel before me? What did they go through in their own lives? What did this book mean to them?
John Peyton Cooke
May 28
The Medellan Conspiracy: Kin (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
The Medellan Conspiracy: Kin (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
Episode 69: Ardyn recieves some unexpected visitors.
Grayson Bell
May 28
Pride Is Under Threat. What Does That Mean for You This Year?
Pride Is Under Threat. What Does That Mean for You This Year?
A Prism & Pen writers prompt
James Finn
May 27
An Ode to My Chinese-Immigrant In-Laws During Pride Month
An Ode to My Chinese-Immigrant In-Laws During Pride Month
Recognizing their journey to acceptance, and appreciation for who they are.
Cory Allen
May 27
The Trans Journey to Untangle a Scrambled Identity
The Trans Journey to Untangle a Scrambled Identity
Sifting through the self to find a truer me
Piddling Piddles
May 27
Handlebar Mustaches, Leather, and Captain’s Caps: Gay 70’s Influencers
Handlebar Mustaches, Leather, and Captain’s Caps: Gay 70’s Influencers
A tribute to Peter Barlin and his contemporaries
Matthew Bamberg
May 27
My Dad, a Veteran, Would Be Shocked by Today’s Anti-LGBTQ Bigotry
My Dad, a Veteran, Would Be Shocked by Today’s Anti-LGBTQ Bigotry
I can’t call him this Memorial Day, but when I’m scared, I remember his voice
Amy Kaufman Burk
May 27
Transgender Moral Panics Dominate Politics as Queer Folks Live and Love!
Transgender Moral Panics Dominate Politics as Queer Folks Live and Love!
Prism & Pen Weekly Digest — May 26, 2024
James Finn
May 26
Why Am I Straight?
Why Am I Straight?
People always speculate about what makes folks gay. What if we reversed the question?
James Alexander, MATheol, MA, PhD
May 26
I Had a Childhood Full of Straight Crushes. Why?
I Had a Childhood Full of Straight Crushes. Why?
Exploring the compulsory heterosexuality of my early-mid 2000s childhood.
mel
May 26
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