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No One Needs ‘Evidence’ That Transition Improves Trans People’s Humanity
No One Needs ‘Evidence’ That Transition Improves Trans People’s Humanity
Let’s distinguish scientific uncertainty from value judgment
Tucker Lieberman
Aug 17
How Many More Elections Before Queer People Stop Being Political Scapegoats?
How Many More Elections Before Queer People Stop Being Political Scapegoats?
The steady beat of a swinging pendulum
James Patrick Nelson
Aug 18
Don’t Say You’re Sorry My Kid Is Trans
Don’t Say You’re Sorry My Kid Is Trans
Because I’m not
Rowan G Marci
Aug 17
Latest
Should Kink Be Allowed at Pride?
Should Kink Be Allowed at Pride?
Ball gags and furries in front of children? Really?
Natalie S. Ohio
Aug 19
Was Julius Caesar Queer? In Art or Real Life, Something of the Sort
Was Julius Caesar Queer? In Art or Real Life, Something of the Sort
The art is worth exploring even in the absence of certainty
Lucas Grochot
Aug 19
The Gay Detective: Midnight Train to Murder
The Gay Detective: Midnight Train to Murder
Did the runaway bride elope with her groom or her lover — ’cause one of ’em killed her
Elle Fredine
Aug 19
Queer Life in the Backlash: Stories of Peril, Pondering, and Positivity
Queer Life in the Backlash: Stories of Peril, Pondering, and Positivity
Prism & Pen Weekly Digest 18 August 2024
James Finn
Aug 18
Trans with a Little Help from My Doctor
Trans with a Little Help from My Doctor
And yet still the path isn’t clear.
Nicole Anderson
Aug 18
It’s Time To Tell My Homophobic Parents That I’m Bisexual
It’s Time To Tell My Homophobic Parents That I’m Bisexual
I realize this will change everything — but that’s precisely the point
LibrariAnna
Aug 18
Moving Past My Trans Obsession with Feeling Fake in All I Do
Moving Past My Trans Obsession with Feeling Fake in All I Do
A selfie-driven reevaluation of wigs and social media as performance
Piddling Piddles
Aug 17
How Much Impact Did Being Queer Have on My Career?
How Much Impact Did Being Queer Have on My Career?
Probably less than some poor job choices
John suddath
Aug 16
A Total Eclipse of the Sun and A Total Eclipse of my Not-Straight Heart
A Total Eclipse of the Sun and A Total Eclipse of my Not-Straight Heart
Sixty years ago, a young man climbed a mountain to see a solar eclipse and got a lot more than he bargained for.
David Wade Chambers
Aug 16
Major League All-Star Suspended After Homophobic Outburst
Major League All-Star Suspended After Homophobic Outburst
Latent homophobia meets toxic masculinity on the baseball diamond.
Rand Bishop
Aug 16
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 13
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 13
Meredith must make an impossible choice
Torshie Torto
Aug 16
Are Queer Soup Nights the New Gay Bars?
Are Queer Soup Nights the New Gay Bars?
A Conscious Community Antidote to Donald Trump’s Omnipresence
Clay Hand
Aug 15
It Really Wasn’t Difficult to Laugh at Homophobia on Social Media
It Really Wasn’t Difficult to Laugh at Homophobia on Social Media
I harnessed my inner 13-year-old, and the results were hilarious
Sarah TC
Aug 15
The Easter Bunny: A Gay Romance
The Easter Bunny: A Gay Romance
I shouldn’t have done that at church!
Evan Purcell
Aug 15
According to Project 2025, I’m a Pornographer and Should Go to Jail
According to Project 2025, I’m a Pornographer and Should Go to Jail
I sometimes write about boys kissing boys
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Aug 14
I’ll Never Forget the Day I Got the AIDS Call from My Ex
I’ll Never Forget the Day I Got the AIDS Call from My Ex
Back when an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence
James Porter
Aug 14
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 12
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 12
An awkward family dinner
Torshie Torto
Aug 14
LGBTQIA Stories and THE WORD
LGBTQIA Stories and THE WORD
In some ways, telling stories is kind of like playing the game “Telephone”
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Aug 13
Join Me to Discuss Bi Visibility on Medium Day, 2024
Join Me to Discuss Bi Visibility on Medium Day, 2024
If anything begs for erasure, it’s the stigma attached to bisexuality.
Rand Bishop
Aug 13
Dear Weekend: It’s Not You, It’s Me
Dear Weekend: It’s Not You, It’s Me
Alright, my darlings, gather ‘round because I’ve got a tale as cheeky as it is relatable
Lenso
Aug 12
Gay Awakening: Everybody Deserves a First-Time Story
Gay Awakening: Everybody Deserves a First-Time Story
Life should never be half-lived
Stefanie Morejon
Aug 12
Precocious Puberty Ended My Queer Athletic Career — Or Did It?
Precocious Puberty Ended My Queer Athletic Career — Or Did It?
Once my gayness kicked in, my experience with sports in junior high took a nosedive, then made a surprising comeback
John Peyton Cooke
Aug 12
The Gay Detective: Life and Death in a Goldfish Bowl
The Gay Detective: Life and Death in a Goldfish Bowl
Freeze or asphyxiate — some choice!
Elle Fredine
Aug 12
Queer Excellence, Needless Gay Villains, Trans Mums & Naked Olympic Hugs
Queer Excellence, Needless Gay Villains, Trans Mums & Naked Olympic Hugs
Prism & Pen Weekly Digest, 11 August 2024
James Finn
Aug 11
The LGBTQ Community Needs To Be Smart. We All Need to Vote.
The LGBTQ Community Needs To Be Smart. We All Need to Vote.
Vote smart, not weird. We can win this!
Emma Holiday
Aug 11
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