Prism & Pen

Why I’m forced to package my identity into digestible pieces for profit

Working with people living with HIV and AIDS

Does everyone deserve an origin story?

Demons Are Coming Out! — Part 5

It’s about claiming the right to exist without fear or shame

Care to join me? Here’s a film for you.

Demons Are Coming Out! — Part 4

Christmas Eve at Grandma’s

Prism & Pen Weekly Digest, 8 December 2024

A Chapter Guide

A story about 20th century men hiding their identity in Finland

This December, we’re raising a cocktail (make it dirty martini) to Paul Cadmus.

Demons Are Coming Out! — Part 3

Am I attractive, or am I only exotic? Experience of a transgender woman.

I often end up thinking about my younger self from when I was still a little closeted kid.

Being a “good samaritan” can cause “bad experiences” for others

I’m always only three words away

Demons Are Coming Out! — Part 2

A hypocrite who called out others for sexual abuse

There’s nothing there for me I’ve explored and found it lacking The constant peace of mind And the occasional euphoria That evaded me in…

Go ahead and give us your best shot.

For me, collecting is a way of re-parenting myself: keeping the best, rewriting the worst

Demons Are Coming Out! — Part 1

A lesbian not-quite romance story

False Promises of Inclusivity at a Global Organization

No one is going to drag us back to pseudo-moral uniformity, frightened silence, stigmatizing hate and cultural monotony.

Getting real with ourselves and with our leaders