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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
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I Didn’t Know I Was Queer. I Just Knew I Was Different.
I Didn’t Know I Was Queer. I Just Knew I Was Different.
Being queer has always colored how I express myself.
Rand Bishop
Aug 25
The Gay Stereotypes of “In & Out” are Terribly Dated and Painfully Relevant
The Gay Stereotypes of “In & Out” are Terribly Dated and Painfully Relevant
Perpetuating the homophobia we’re trying to satirize
James Patrick Nelson
Aug 24
What I’ve Learned Since My Country Adopted a New Anti-Queer Law
What I’ve Learned Since My Country Adopted a New Anti-Queer Law
My rights and my peace vs. their national pride
Lora Dobreva
Aug 24
Three Times I Faced Discrimination as a Chinese Lesbian Musician
Three Times I Faced Discrimination as a Chinese Lesbian Musician
My thoughts on experiencing discrimination
Danying Zhang
Aug 24
Freedom! How My Queerness Changed How I Express Myself
Freedom! How My Queerness Changed How I Express Myself
After overcoming a desperate need to just fit in
Emma Holiday
Aug 24
Why Do I Care About Speaking Out for LGBTQ+ Folks?
Why Do I Care About Speaking Out for LGBTQ+ Folks?
I cannot do otherwise…
James Alexander, PhD
Aug 23
Three Breathtaking Coming-Out Stories from Global LGBTQ+ Activists
Three Breathtaking Coming-Out Stories from Global LGBTQ+ Activists
Heart-breaking, soul-soothing stories of becoming
Clay Hand
Aug 23
How Queerness Gives Me Freedom To Express My Authentic Self
How Queerness Gives Me Freedom To Express My Authentic Self
But is this a trapdoor to harmful stereotypes?
Giulio Serafini
Aug 23
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 15
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 15
Danger lurks in the dark
Torshie Torto
Aug 23
Guiding My Teenage Brother Through a Queer Education
Guiding My Teenage Brother Through a Queer Education
Art, film, and history that every young queer should learn
Samantha M🥀
Aug 22
Does My Queerness Influence the Ways I Emotionally Express Myself?
Does My Queerness Influence the Ways I Emotionally Express Myself?
It is more complicated than that.
Amae
Aug 22
Once Gender Dysphoria Has Been Evicted, What Next?
Once Gender Dysphoria Has Been Evicted, What Next?
Nature hates a vacuum
Sarah Doepner
Aug 22
Gay Life and Death
Gay Life and Death
As I ponder my death, I wonder if being gay has made a difference
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Aug 22
Queering Greek Mythology: Uruguayan Author Reimagines Ancient Classic
Queering Greek Mythology: Uruguayan Author Reimagines Ancient Classic
With a nonbinary deity
Eleni Stephanides
Aug 21
Two Adventures of Three Gay Boys in 1977 San Francisco
Two Adventures of Three Gay Boys in 1977 San Francisco
Encounters at the Renaissance Fair and in the wilds of Jack London State Park
The Wordsmith🏳️🌈🇺🇸™
Aug 21
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 14
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 14
Breakup gone wrong
Torshie Torto
Aug 21
Elon Musk & JK Rowling Could Face Jail for Transphobic, Racist Witch Hunt
Elon Musk & JK Rowling Could Face Jail for Transphobic, Racist Witch Hunt
Will this put an end to the anti-trans witch hunts or Twitter’s toxic transphobia?
Kaylin Hamilton
Aug 20
King James of King James Bible Fame was Queer!
King James of King James Bible Fame was Queer!
I’m sorry, but I can’t stop snickering at the irony of this.
Rand Bishop
Aug 20
Intrinsic Queerness Saved Me and I Didn’t Even Know It
Intrinsic Queerness Saved Me and I Didn’t Even Know It
Sorry, past me — I see your queer ass now
KP_the_writer
Aug 20
I Wish I Saw Myself in a Book as a Queer Kid
I Wish I Saw Myself in a Book as a Queer Kid
Even in 2024, many kids won’t have this opportunity
Sarah TC
Aug 20
My Queerness Changes How I Express Myself. Is that a Harmful Stereotype?
My Queerness Changes How I Express Myself. Is that a Harmful Stereotype?
A Prism & Pen writers prompt
James Finn
Aug 19
Cycles — a poem of love & grief
Cycles — a poem of love & grief
An Ode to my husband Gregory (RIP) from Michael
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Aug 19
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
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