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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
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
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
Latest
Gay Tipping (it’s a thing!) Is Getting Old for Me
Gay Tipping (it’s a thing!) Is Getting Old for Me
Giving higher tips to participate in a stereotype doesn’t serve me anymore.
Dan Hanley
Aug 26
Embracing My Identity: A Gay Man’s Love Affair with Sports
Embracing My Identity: A Gay Man’s Love Affair with Sports
Hey there, darlings! Let’s spill some tea about something you might not expect from a bear like me — a guy who loves his brunches, game…
Lenso
Aug 26
The Gay Detective: Who Shot the Sheriff?
The Gay Detective: Who Shot the Sheriff?
And why didn’t they shoot the deputy?
Elle Fredine
Aug 26
Prism & Pen Brings You Thrilling Tales of Global Queer Advocacy!
Prism & Pen Brings You Thrilling Tales of Global Queer Advocacy!
Prism & Pen Weekly Digest 25 August 2024
James Finn
Aug 25
A Reincarnated Hellenic God Finds His Lover Once Again
A Reincarnated Hellenic God Finds His Lover Once Again
The fictional story of Hadrian and Antinous meeting in another life
Lucas Grochot
Aug 25
My ‘Key’ to Becoming A Gay Expat
My ‘Key’ to Becoming A Gay Expat
The ‘Come Take My Stuff’ party kicks off ‘The Expat Chronicles’
Eric Beach
Aug 25
Is Netflix un-Queering Dorian Gray?
Is Netflix un-Queering Dorian Gray?
If Basil isn’t a twink, I’m not going to watch it
Dr. Casey Lawrence
Aug 25
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
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
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
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