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How LGBTQ Pride Feels to Me at the End of Roe V. Wade
How LGBTQ Pride Feels to Me at the End of Roe V. Wade
I am bruised and aching, but I am trying to ground myself before I wake up my teen child to the news
E. Katherine Kottaras
Jun 24
The Power of a Gay Kiss in the Deep Red State of Texas
The Power of a Gay Kiss in the Deep Red State of Texas
Transform yourself, transform the world
Henry Lee Butler
Jun 22
My Rock Star Nonbinary Kid is (Not) a Problem Child
My Rock Star Nonbinary Kid is (Not) a Problem Child
Letting my inner mama bear rise up
Jennifer Roth-Burnette
Jun 22
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Panic Erupts Over Guns at Pride. Gun Toting Proud Boys Threaten Kids.
Panic Erupts Over Guns at Pride. Gun Toting Proud Boys Threaten Kids.
Major Pride events disrupted. Extremists go after small children.
James Finn
Jun 28
Tears of a Motherless Child: Trans Flash Fiction
Tears of a Motherless Child: Trans Flash Fiction
Processing: we didn’t know what else to say.
theoaknotes
Jun 28
Closet Gay by Day, Rescuer by Night. My Double Life: A Gilead Story
Closet Gay by Day, Rescuer by Night. My Double Life: A Gilead Story
Stumbling Towards Gilead — Chapter Eight
Elle Fredine
Jun 28
Supporting Abortion Rights, Supporting Transgender Rights
Supporting Abortion Rights, Supporting Transgender Rights
They are the same thing
Stephanie Moga
Jun 28
LGBTQ Christians: Some Good News For a Change!
LGBTQ Christians: Some Good News For a Change!
With all the attacks on LGBTQ+ people lately, we need some good news
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Jun 27
First, They Came for Roe …
First, They Came for Roe …
Watching individual liberty fall from the Red State of Texas
Henry Lee Butler
Jun 27
How You Can Overcome 5 Barriers to Being an Ally to LGBTQ People
How You Can Overcome 5 Barriers to Being an Ally to LGBTQ People
And other marginalized people
Kai Stowers
Jun 27
At 4 am, She Calls for Comfort (Bisexual Flash Fiction)
At 4 am, She Calls for Comfort (Bisexual Flash Fiction)
Part III: She’s stretching herself in all directions for her daughter
Tre L. Loadholt
Jun 27
Roe, Women’s Rights, Queer Rights: LGBTQ Joy, Courage, and Resistance!
Roe, Women’s Rights, Queer Rights: LGBTQ Joy, Courage, and Resistance!
Prism & Pen Weekly — June 19, 2022
James Finn
Jun 26
Church of England Synod Rep Lumps LGBTQ People in with Paedophile
Church of England Synod Rep Lumps LGBTQ People in with Paedophile
Church of England response disappoints with lack of solidarity
Jonny Masters
Jun 26
The One Woman Who Made Me Cry At Pride This Year
The One Woman Who Made Me Cry At Pride This Year
It was like watching the grinch grow a heart
Linda Caroll
Jun 26
A Gender Transition Isn’t for the Faint of Heart
A Gender Transition Isn’t for the Faint of Heart
This isn’t a joy ride
Kitty Whitemore
Jun 26
SCOTUS Religious Extremists Axe Abortion Right, Target LGBT Liberty
SCOTUS Religious Extremists Axe Abortion Right, Target LGBT Liberty
We now live in a country where it’s illegal to help a 12-year-old rape victim end her pregnancy. We must reform SCOTUS.
James Finn
Jun 25
A Taste of Gay New York (The Royal Canadian Pancake House)
A Taste of Gay New York (The Royal Canadian Pancake House)
Raw eggs and a dropped ball
Amae
Jun 25
Stoned for Being Gay. Submit, Conform, or Die: A Gilead Story
Stoned for Being Gay. Submit, Conform, or Die: A Gilead Story
Stumbling Towards Gilead — Chapter Seven
Elle Fredine
Jun 25
Busted: The Day My Gay Meth Dealers Went Down
Busted: The Day My Gay Meth Dealers Went Down
Slammed: a Memoir — Chapter 7 Part 1
John Cormier
Jun 25
Is it Wrong for Christians to Affirm LGBTQ+ People?
Is it Wrong for Christians to Affirm LGBTQ+ People?
Let’s be clear: we’re affirming or condemning people, not “lifestyle choices”
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Jun 24
As a Gay Texas Native, I’ve Had It Up To Here With Texas
As a Gay Texas Native, I’ve Had It Up To Here With Texas
This is why
Arthur Keith
Jun 24
Should My Homosexuality Limit My Access to Male Spaces?
Should My Homosexuality Limit My Access to Male Spaces?
“Locker room panic” is presumptuous, and, quite frankly, threatens to create more slippery slopes
Anthony Eichberger
Jun 24
Long Leg Eddie: LGBTQ Story Two
Long Leg Eddie: LGBTQ Story Two
Short Fiction from Volume 3 of Prairie Death Tales
David Wade Chambers
Jun 24
Celebrating Pride in Jerusalem (And Seeing a Man Stabbed) Woke Me Up
Celebrating Pride in Jerusalem (And Seeing a Man Stabbed) Woke Me Up
Loyalty isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
Danni Michaeli
Jun 23
Christian Professor in Michigan Sacked Over LGBTQ+ Inclusion
Christian Professor in Michigan Sacked Over LGBTQ+ Inclusion
A battle rages at a Michigan Christian college over beliefs and Biblical interpretation
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Jun 23
It Took Me Years to Be Proud of Where I’m From
It Took Me Years to Be Proud of Where I’m From
A belated love-letter to queer Brisbane. And a response to Prism & Pen’s prompt, “My PRIDE feels like this.”
Roo Benjamin
Jun 23
Race Don’t Matter. We’re All Gay. We Fight Together or Die: A Gilead Story
Race Don’t Matter. We’re All Gay. We Fight Together or Die: A Gilead Story
Stumbling Towards Gilead — Chapter Six
Elle Fredine
Jun 23
Coming Out — Retracting Smoothly
Coming Out — Retracting Smoothly
Emerging Over The Years
aleXander hirka
Jun 23
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