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“My Body, My Choice! Unless You’re Trans” Say Canada’s Conservatives
“My Body, My Choice! Unless You’re Trans” Say Canada’s Conservatives
Canadian Conservatives appear confused when dreamy thoughts of American-style anti-vax liberty crash headfirst into the reality of medical…
Meghan McKie
Sep 20
Transphobia is a Bellybutton Mirror
Transphobia is a Bellybutton Mirror
On the Tucker ’n’ Carlos Show, insights from Naomi Klein’s ‘Doppelganger’
Tucker Lieberman
Sep 20
Florida Children Shout “Death to Gays!” Copying YouTube Star Sneako
Florida Children Shout “Death to Gays!” Copying YouTube Star Sneako
Sneako first claimed the boys’ crudely sexist, transphobic, homophobic cracks were jokes. Then he doubled down on the hate.
James Finn
Sep 21
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Transitioning Is Constant Change:
Transitioning Is Constant Change:
It all starts with the egg.
Emma Holiday
Sep 30
Happy I, That Love and am Beloved — a poem of pride & joy
Happy I, That Love and am Beloved — a poem of pride & joy
A Lento inspired by Shakespeare’s Sonnet XXV
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Sep 30
Brave Texas Christians Risk Everything to Support Trans Kids
Brave Texas Christians Risk Everything to Support Trans Kids
The resistance network they’re forming reminds me of Christian idealism that formed me as a child
James Finn
Sep 29
From Meth to “All the World’s a Stage”
From Meth to “All the World’s a Stage”
Slammed: a Memoir — Chapter 14 Part 4
John Cormier
Sep 29
Artifact of the Dawn: Yanen (A Queer Sci-Fi Story)
Artifact of the Dawn: Yanen (A Queer Sci-Fi Story)
Episode 87: After visiting Maala’naa, Ardyn and Jevan head toward Jevan’s home village of Yanen.
Grayson Bell
Sep 29
The T. Swift-Travis Kelce Kerfuffle Reveals Right Wing Ignorance About Gender Identity
The T. Swift-Travis Kelce Kerfuffle Reveals Right Wing Ignorance About Gender Identity
No, Taylor Swift is not homely, and I suspect Travis Kelce’s man parts are still attached
Rand Bishop
Sep 28
Is The U.K. Government Coming for Gay People Next?
Is The U.K. Government Coming for Gay People Next?
Trans rights were just the thin end of the wedge for a broader attack on the whole LGBTQ+ community
Kaylin Hamilton
Sep 28
What Rebuilding Home Feels Like While Transgender, Queer, and Healing
What Rebuilding Home Feels Like While Transgender, Queer, and Healing
Safe is the only emotion I can articulate
Logan Silkwood
Sep 27
Open Racism Underpins Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson’s Bid For Reelection
Open Racism Underpins Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson’s Bid For Reelection
After jumping on the trendy anti-trans bandwagon, the ruling Progressive Conservatives are now counting on the unrepentant racism of social…
Meghan McKie
Sep 27
The Sensory Joys of Gender Transition
The Sensory Joys of Gender Transition
Never underestimate the power of hormones!
Emma Holiday
Sep 27
Artifact of the Dawn: Maala’naa (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)
Artifact of the Dawn: Maala’naa (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)
Episode 86: Ardyn and Jevan spend some time in Ardyn’s home settlement of Maala’naa.
Grayson Bell
Sep 27
Blade Runner - A Transgender Reading
Blade Runner - A Transgender Reading
Do Trans People Dream of Electric Gender
Mrs. Capricious
Sep 26
Straightwashing History: Texas Fires Teacher Over Diary of Anne Frank
Straightwashing History: Texas Fires Teacher Over Diary of Anne Frank
The teacher used “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation” and Anne’s expressions of same-sex attraction were deemed “pornographic”
Fay Wylde
Sep 26
‘Chemical Castration’: Political Propaganda in the Gender War
‘Chemical Castration’: Political Propaganda in the Gender War
This term distorts reality for political purposes
Emma Holiday
Sep 25
After Laura Ann Carleton’s Murder, Children Swore at Our Pride Flag
After Laura Ann Carleton’s Murder, Children Swore at Our Pride Flag
Recent verbal expressions bring the reality of anti-LGBTQ violence to our neighborhood.
Dan Hanley
Sep 25
Artifact of the Dawn: Honeymoon (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)
Artifact of the Dawn: Honeymoon (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)
Episode 85: Ardyn and Jevan celebrate their new bond and spend some time alone together on their way to visit friends and family.
Grayson Bell
Sep 25
LGBTQ Writers Ask, Who Are the Real Indoctrinators?
LGBTQ Writers Ask, Who Are the Real Indoctrinators?
Prism & Pen Weekly — Sept 17, 2023.
James Finn
Sep 24
The Song That Saved Me: A Queer Anthem
The Song That Saved Me: A Queer Anthem
Finding strength in adversity, and the story of how one song became my armor.
Nathan Chen
Sep 24
Do You Want an Open Relationship? My Take as a Single Gay Man.
Do You Want an Open Relationship? My Take as a Single Gay Man.
What’s your take? Be careful how you answer!
Brandon Ellrich
Sep 22
My Transition Highlights Counter Negativity and Bring Me Joy
My Transition Highlights Counter Negativity and Bring Me Joy
The journey isn’t just a series of speed bumps and road blocks.
Emma Holiday
Sep 22
Artifact of the Dawn: Connected (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)
Artifact of the Dawn: Connected (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)
Episode 84: Ardyn and Jevan are now connected more closely than ever, and it will take some getting used to.
Grayson Bell
Sep 22
An Older Lesbian’s Thoughts on Death and Happiness
An Older Lesbian’s Thoughts on Death and Happiness
My Regular Pagan Holiday Post
Molly Martin
Sep 21
Artifact of the Dawn: Side-Effects (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)
Artifact of the Dawn: Side-Effects (A Queer Sci-Fi Adventure)
Episode 83: Ardyn and Jevan experience some very painful side-effects of their pair-bonding.
Grayson Bell
Sep 20
Gay Old Disco Times
Gay Old Disco Times
A remembering of being gay during the 70’s and 80's
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Sep 19
I Had a Crush on a Lesbian Who Wouldn’t Date Me Until I Revealed I’m Trans
I Had a Crush on a Lesbian Who Wouldn’t Date Me Until I Revealed I’m Trans
As a closeted trans woman, it was a dream come true
Simply Sophia
Sep 19
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