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Whole or Whore: The Conquest of Sexuality and Womanhood
Whole or Whore: The Conquest of Sexuality and Womanhood
About the secrets of my skin and how I share them
Ariane Malfait
Mar 25
How Books Shaped My Life as a Gay Escort
How Books Shaped My Life as a Gay Escort
Matthew Frye Castillo
Mar 25
Why I Don’t Believe Trans Women Are “Women Like Me”
Why I Don’t Believe Trans Women Are “Women Like Me”
My honest thoughts on womanhood and why we struggle to define it.
Natalie S. Ohio
Mar 27
Latest
I Came to California to Protect Hillary Clinton, I Stayed for LGBTQ Dreams
I Came to California to Protect Hillary Clinton, I Stayed for LGBTQ Dreams
California afforded me the opportunities I needed to flourish, and she still amazes me with her beauty.
Cory Allen
Apr 2
Meet Sin Black, Community Organizer Empowering LA’s Trans Community
Meet Sin Black, Community Organizer Empowering LA’s Trans Community
Her Black Rainbow events are more than parties—they’re sanctuaries of inclusion and celebration.
Josie Defaye
Apr 2
Navigating Love’s Uncharted Waters in an Open Gay Relationship
Navigating Love’s Uncharted Waters in an Open Gay Relationship
My journey to acceptance
NorBears by Lenso
Apr 2
The Medellan Conspiracy: Babysitting (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
The Medellan Conspiracy: Babysitting (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
Episode 53: Jevan and Ardyn unexpectedly find themselves watching over Myria and Ailis for a day.
Grayson Bell
Apr 2
Truth: I Feel Lonely Even Inside My Chosen Queer Communities
Truth: I Feel Lonely Even Inside My Chosen Queer Communities
A Prism & Pen writers prompt
James Finn
Apr 1
LGBTQ+ Paid Writing Opportunities
LGBTQ+ Paid Writing Opportunities
An ongoing list of LGBTQ-specific calls for submissions (paying, no fees)
Dr. Casey Lawrence
Apr 1
BTransgender Puberty: A Jarring Later-in-Life Experience
BTransgender Puberty: A Jarring Later-in-Life Experience
If you are a baby boomer like me, it is the puberty experience times two
Emma Holiday
Apr 1
Trans Women Are Women, Whores are Human, & Great Queer Art
Trans Women Are Women, Whores are Human, & Great Queer Art
Prism & Pen Weekly Digest — March 31, 2024
James Finn
Mar 31
‘Radcliffe’: the Great Gay Gothic Novel
‘Radcliffe’: the Great Gay Gothic Novel
David Storey’s 1963 novel is a classic tale of gay obsession —and a modern Gothic as compelling as ‘Rebecca’
John Peyton Cooke
Mar 31
With a Gay Sec. of Transportation, Bridges Are Bound To Come Down!
With a Gay Sec. of Transportation, Bridges Are Bound To Come Down!
Right-wing pundits actually claim Baltimore bridge collapse was result of a diversity hire.
Rand Bishop
Mar 30
Is ‘Dirty Lemon’ in Paris the World’s Chicest Queer Cocktail Bar?
Is ‘Dirty Lemon’ in Paris the World’s Chicest Queer Cocktail Bar?
Step inside the new generation of sexy stylish queer space
Clay Hand
Mar 30
This Gay Older Man Revisits His Bout With Cancer
This Gay Older Man Revisits His Bout With Cancer
Royal diagnoses led me to reflect
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Mar 30
No One Is Born Homophobic: Society Is To Blame
No One Is Born Homophobic: Society Is To Blame
Don’t fear queer people turning your kids gay, fear a society dictating that they ‘must be straight.’
Lisa Fouweather
Mar 29
So…I Finally Watched the Notorious Gay Serial Killer Movie “Cruising”
So…I Finally Watched the Notorious Gay Serial Killer Movie “Cruising”
I’ve Got Some Questions.
James Patrick Nelson
Mar 29
Welcome to a Tour of My Very Deep Transgender Closet
Welcome to a Tour of My Very Deep Transgender Closet
Wading through decades of my own gender ignorance
Emma Holiday
Mar 29
‘The Lord Won’t Mind’: A Gay Classic, No Matter What Anyone Says
‘The Lord Won’t Mind’: A Gay Classic, No Matter What Anyone Says
Few gay male novelists are more controversial than Gordon Merrick, so I finally had to read his most famous gay novel to find out why.
John Peyton Cooke
Mar 28
I Was a Witness to Our Queer History — For Better Or Worse
I Was a Witness to Our Queer History — For Better Or Worse
When I came out in the eighties the LGBTQ community was ready to fight back against our oppression
James Porter
Mar 28
80s Kids’ TV Made Me Queer, Despite Mary Whitehouse and Thatcher
80s Kids’ TV Made Me Queer, Despite Mary Whitehouse and Thatcher
Much of the TV I watched as a child was pretty trippy
Sarah Thompson-Cook
Mar 28
The Medellan Conspiracy: Second Clue (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
The Medellan Conspiracy: Second Clue (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
Episode 52: They didn’t find the relics in the caves, but they did find another clue as to where they might be hidden.
Grayson Bell
Mar 28
How I Found Community in an Invisible Queer Stereotype
How I Found Community in an Invisible Queer Stereotype
Gay and Bi men, married to women, fathers of children, are far more common than most people realize
Rand Bishop
Mar 27
Was Jessica Stein Just Not Gay Enough?
Was Jessica Stein Just Not Gay Enough?
Or was this movie’s ending simply unapologetically realistic about the importance of sexual desire?
LibrariAnna
Mar 27
The Gay Detective: Death Stalks the Haunted House
The Gay Detective: Death Stalks the Haunted House
It’s All Fun And Games ’Til Somebody Loses Their Head
Elle Fredine
Mar 27
The Absolute Homosexual Importance of Being a Drama Queen
The Absolute Homosexual Importance of Being a Drama Queen
The threat of violence as a control measure against queer people
J. M. Tolcher
Mar 26
A Torn Friendship (Anastasia the Nonbinary Dragon)
A Torn Friendship (Anastasia the Nonbinary Dragon)
He looked so different from the quiet, mild-mannered dragon that Ana had remembered.
Sieran Lane
Mar 26
Do Egyptian Queers Need A New Harvey Milk?
Do Egyptian Queers Need A New Harvey Milk?
The Egyptian LGBT community needs someone to stand up for their rights
Hazem Taha
Mar 26
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