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My Date in Mexico
My Date in Mexico
A language barrier was the least of my worries…
Kyla Sawyer
Feb 15
The Boy, Mr. Jasper’s Ten Dollars, and a Closet
The Boy, Mr. Jasper’s Ten Dollars, and a Closet
A middle American tragedy
Jeff Harvey
Feb 19
Defiance
Defiance
So sick of this trite shite masquerading as right Throwing round your might, You've strayed so far from the light you've lost your sight…
Mrs. Capricious
Feb 17
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The Polar Bear Queen
The Polar Bear Queen
A Fairy Tale: Chapter 2
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Feb 25
LGBTQ-Ally Pastor ‘Knifed’ by Progressive Evangelicals
LGBTQ-Ally Pastor ‘Knifed’ by Progressive Evangelicals
When scapegoating defines you, love flies out the window
James Finn
Feb 24
Supporting Our Trans and Non-Binary Youth
Supporting Our Trans and Non-Binary Youth
Meet 14-year-old Alex
Elena Joy Thurston
Feb 24
Are You Transgender? You are My Heroes and Heroines!
Are You Transgender? You are My Heroes and Heroines!
I have spent the last five years learning about my gender ignorance and it was massive!
Emma Holiday
Feb 24
Call Me Ganymede: Beijing, Punk Rock and Forbidden Attraction
Call Me Ganymede: Beijing, Punk Rock and Forbidden Attraction
A memory from “A Foundling in Beijing”
Fiona J. Feng
Feb 23
How the Evangelical Covenant Church Turns on its Own Over LGBTQ
How the Evangelical Covenant Church Turns on its Own Over LGBTQ
The hostility of “open” evangelical churches is mostly behind the scenes. Here’s how it works.
Ken Wilson
Feb 22
We Think We Know It All But We Don’t
We Think We Know It All But We Don’t
Flash Fiction
Tre L. Loadholt
Feb 22
Our Love is Rare
Our Love is Rare
Twin flames
NaNa'sworld
Feb 21
School District Axes Entire Diversity Program Over Trans Kids
School District Axes Entire Diversity Program Over Trans Kids
Acceptance and love? Schools say no.
James Finn
Feb 20
A Sissy Boy Is Tested
A Sissy Boy Is Tested
Chapter Five: THE BICYCLE ON BELVEDERE ROAD
Laurence Best
Feb 20
Parting
Parting
My grandmother was my first loss.
Don Stouder
Feb 19
Hornet CEO Harnesses Purchasing Power of LGBTQ+ Community
Hornet CEO Harnesses Purchasing Power of LGBTQ+ Community
Crypto and the queer economy
Liam Heitmann-Ryce
Feb 18
My Female Learners Permit
My Female Learners Permit
Make believe I just escaped from North Korea
Emma Holiday
Feb 18
A Gay Friend Story
A Gay Friend Story
Mexican lunch & Dos Equis beer
Dennett
Feb 18
Even A Little Boy Can Fly
Even A Little Boy Can Fly
CHAPTER 4: TOYS
Laurence Best
Feb 17
Discourse Is the Only Way the LGBTQ+ Community Will survive
Discourse Is the Only Way the LGBTQ+ Community Will survive
Learning from mistakes and growing together
Sean Bennett
Feb 16
Tucking
Tucking
A Poem
Enne Baker
Feb 16
Never Intended
Never Intended
a story of home
Dennett
Feb 16
Teen Kicked Off School Bus for Saying She’s a Lesbian
Teen Kicked Off School Bus for Saying She’s a Lesbian
Think LGBTQ equality is won? You need to read this.
James Finn
Feb 15
My Ginger Lucifer
My Ginger Lucifer
How the mighty fall. An anatomy of a cataclysm.
Fiona J. Feng
Feb 15
A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
A Prism & Pen writing prompt
James Finn
Feb 14
Writing Queer Mysteries 2
Writing Queer Mysteries 2
Creating Characters: Bite Size Workshop
David Wade Chambers
Feb 14
How I “Adopted” a Gay Son
How I “Adopted” a Gay Son
Shelter in a storm
Yvonne Borgquist
Feb 14
Okay, What Exactly Does “Raising Your Kid Nonbinary” Mean?
Okay, What Exactly Does “Raising Your Kid Nonbinary” Mean?
Your heart is in the right place, but I still have some questions.
theoaknotes
Feb 13
You Made me Think About Gender
You Made me Think About Gender
I’m talking to you
Sean Bennett
Feb 13
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