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‘Reparative’ Therapist Claims Banning Conversion Therapy is Discrimination
‘Reparative’ Therapist Claims Banning Conversion Therapy is Discrimination
Argues that informed consent must allow for sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, which flies in the face of science and…
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Jul 19
Palm Trees and Pride Flags: Get To Know Gay Puerto Vallarta
Palm Trees and Pride Flags: Get To Know Gay Puerto Vallarta
The city’s become known for its thriving gay scene, with bars, clubs, and events catering to LGBTQ+ locals and travelers alike
Eleni Stephanides
Jul 16
As Former Secret Service, I Protect My Family By Saying No to Anti-Gay News
As Former Secret Service, I Protect My Family By Saying No to Anti-Gay News
Declining a national interview feels like accepting defeat. But I’m a gay man looking out for myself
Cory Allen
Jul 21
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The Gay Detective: The Potato Head Killer
The Gay Detective: The Potato Head Killer
Lend me your ears. C’mon you’re dead, you don’t need ’em
Elle Fredine
Jul 23
When the Dead Don’t Rise — A Gay Man’s Night with a Ouija Board
When the Dead Don’t Rise — A Gay Man’s Night with a Ouija Board
Your life is the envy of a thousand ghosts
James Patrick Nelson
Jul 23
My Personal Take on Illinoise: A Thrilling, Queer Broadway Show
My Personal Take on Illinoise: A Thrilling, Queer Broadway Show
For the love of queer millennial art
Jonny B
Jul 23
The Medellan Conspiracy: Revolution (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
The Medellan Conspiracy: Revolution (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
Episode 85: A revolt turns the tides against the Society of Sevens.
Grayson Bell
Jul 23
The Queer Roots of New York’s Life-Saving Food Charity
The Queer Roots of New York’s Life-Saving Food Charity
Medically-tailored meals for the most vulnerable at God’s Love We Deliver
Clay Hand
Jul 22
While Closeted, I Tokenized My Lesbian Roommate in a Job Interview
While Closeted, I Tokenized My Lesbian Roommate in a Job Interview
A clueless trans woman, cultural queerness, and safe space confusion
Piddling Piddles
Jul 22
Reflecting on Turning 66 as a Single Gay Man
Reflecting on Turning 66 as a Single Gay Man
What’s changed since I was 63?
Arthur Keith
Jul 22
The Mummy, the Squirrel, and the Honest Truth: Bread Isn’t Gendered!
The Mummy, the Squirrel, and the Honest Truth: Bread Isn’t Gendered!
Prism & Pen Weekly Digest 21 July 2024
James Finn
Jul 21
You Can NOT Be Queer and Vote Republican
You Can NOT Be Queer and Vote Republican
Don’t get blinded by the Republican National Convention smokescreen.
Rand Bishop
Jul 21
Conversations Between a Transgender Woman and Her Dead Mother
Conversations Between a Transgender Woman and Her Dead Mother
Me and the Voice in my head.
Emma Holiday
Jul 20
Can We Stop Gatekeeping Womanhood?
Can We Stop Gatekeeping Womanhood?
Our internalized patriarchal transphobia is showing
Samantha M🥀
Jul 20
A Hollywood Icon Turned Tricks a Few Blocks from My Hollywood Home
A Hollywood Icon Turned Tricks a Few Blocks from My Hollywood Home
Scotty Bowers’ book flew open my sheltered little mind
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
Jul 20
The Gay Detective: The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb
The Gay Detective: The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb
How did the curator end up in the sarcophagus?
Elle Fredine
Jul 20
A Gay Senior Looks at His Death
A Gay Senior Looks at His Death
When I die, my stories will end, and then my memories will be forgotten.
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Jul 19
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 5
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 5
Meredith and Nyx go on their first date… and trouble brews
Torshie Torto
Jul 19
Chopin’s (Not So Obvious) Queerness Contrasts with His Biographies
Chopin’s (Not So Obvious) Queerness Contrasts with His Biographies
Why one of the most brilliant composers of the XIX century was probably gay and no one knew about it
Lucas Grochot
Jul 18
Death Squirrel: A Gay Horror Story
Death Squirrel: A Gay Horror Story
What if Death gave you a choice?
Evan Purcell
Jul 18
The Medellan Conspiracy: Fulmination (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
The Medellan Conspiracy: Fulmination (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
Episode 84: The Society of Sevens issues an ultimatum.
Grayson Bell
Jul 18
A History of Subtle Femme-Shame on Gay Reality-TV Dating Shows
A History of Subtle Femme-Shame on Gay Reality-TV Dating Shows
What exactly is a “masculine” man?
James Patrick Nelson
Jul 17
Escaping The Cage of Gender Roles
Escaping The Cage of Gender Roles
Between transition, liberation and transgenerational trauma
Robert Panico
Jul 17
A Trans Woman Melts Down across the Street from a Gender Reveal Party
A Trans Woman Melts Down across the Street from a Gender Reveal Party
A dysphoric, euphoric, and autistic day almost too absurd to be real
Piddling Piddles
Jul 17
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 4
Her Witch, Her Demon: Episode 4
Someone is super jelly
Torshie Torto
Jul 17
P&P Writers, (and Everybody on Medium): Help Us Promote Your Stories!
P&P Writers, (and Everybody on Medium): Help Us Promote Your Stories!
Here’s something I bet you haven’t thought about
James Finn
Jul 16
“I Don’t Believe Bread Is Gendered”
“I Don’t Believe Bread Is Gendered”
That’s how I told my cousin I’m non-binary at her mom’s shiva
Lsjaffee (Writer, Educator, Over-Thinker)
Jul 16
The Medellan Conspiracy: Entreaty (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
The Medellan Conspiracy: Entreaty (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
Episode 83: Andreesen makes a request of the Society of Sevens
Grayson Bell
Jul 16
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