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The Baby Girl-Boy Named Sam
The Baby Girl-Boy Named Sam
Becoming who you truly are shouldn’t be so costly or risky
Stephanie Parry
Dec 1
State-Funded School Orders Girls to Break Up: Part of Growing U.S. Trend
State-Funded School Orders Girls to Break Up: Part of Growing U.S. Trend
Segregation academies are nothing new, but taxpayer support for them is both new and disturbing
James Finn
Nov 29
‘Moms For Liberty’ Founder Into Kink?
‘Moms For Liberty’ Founder Into Kink?
Nothing against kink, but self-righteous book-banners don’t get to have their cake and eat it, too
Fay Wylde
Dec 3
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America’s Varied Voices Open Students’ Minds to Queer Possibility
America’s Varied Voices Open Students’ Minds to Queer Possibility
From Whitman to Dickinson to now
Terry Barr
Dec 4
Taxpayer-Funded Attack on Lesbian Couple, Queer Lives, and Holiday Cheer
Taxpayer-Funded Attack on Lesbian Couple, Queer Lives, and Holiday Cheer
Prism & Pen Weekly — December 3 , 2023.
James Finn
Dec 3
A Gay Christmas with Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (that’s me!)
A Gay Christmas with Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (that’s me!)
Some people have a difficult holiday season, bliaing it on being LGBTQIA … not me!
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Dec 3
A POEM: Gregory (RIP) is my Present Forever
A POEM: Gregory (RIP) is my Present Forever
As the Christmas Season arrives, I reflect on my husband and our love
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Dec 2
What You Need to Know to Survive the Holidays: A Gay Guy’s Guide
What You Need to Know to Survive the Holidays: A Gay Guy’s Guide
Make the holiday holi-GAY and stress-free
Brandon Ellrich
Dec 1
Sleeper Train: Romance short. Two boyfriends head up north …
Sleeper Train: Romance short. Two boyfriends head up north …
… on the sleeper train.
Johannes T. Evans
Nov 30
I Will Be All Right — a poem of bisexual desire
I Will Be All Right — a poem of bisexual desire
A ballad inspired by Shakespeare’s Sonnet XXXVI
Esther Spurrill-Jones
Nov 30
The Medellan Conspiracy: Eleventh Hour (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
The Medellan Conspiracy: Eleventh Hour (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
Episode 18: Jevan’s captors prepare to ramp up their interrogtation.
Grayson Bell
Nov 30
Be Careful What You Wish For, or How I Chose to Start My Trans Life
Be Careful What You Wish For, or How I Chose to Start My Trans Life
Maybe the bucket isn’t empty after all
Emma Holiday
Nov 28
The Medellan Conspiracy: Probed (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
The Medellan Conspiracy: Probed (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
Episode 17: His captors think Jevan knows more than he’s letting on, so they employ new measures to make him talk.
Grayson Bell
Nov 28
I Wanted to Be Smooth Down There
I Wanted to Be Smooth Down There
It led to one of my worst humiliations
Simply Sophia
Nov 27
Book Banning Fascists Moms for Liberty Trying to Ban Scholastic Book Fairs
Book Banning Fascists Moms for Liberty Trying to Ban Scholastic Book Fairs
The Oklahoma chapter of Moms for Liberty wants to ban Scholastic Book Fairs from schools, claiming their books push “radical viewpoints”…
Tyger Songbird
Nov 27
Celebrating LGBTQ+ Culture and Community in South America
Celebrating LGBTQ+ Culture and Community in South America
A haven for nature-loving, artsy queers, the continent is still held back by perceptions and prejudices that derive from a western lens
Eleni Stephanides
Nov 27
Have You Killed Anyone Today? My TransTake on News as Sensationalism.
Have You Killed Anyone Today? My TransTake on News as Sensationalism.
They’d love it if you did kill somebody
Emma Holiday
Nov 26
Queer Holidays, Curve Magazine, Trans Life, and a Gay Bear Shakes Up Art
Queer Holidays, Curve Magazine, Trans Life, and a Gay Bear Shakes Up Art
Prism & Pen Weekly — Nov 26, 2023.
James Finn
Nov 26
Henry Geldzahler: New York Gay Art-Scene Maverick Didn’t Identify as a Bear
Henry Geldzahler: New York Gay Art-Scene Maverick Didn’t Identify as a Bear
Who was Henry Geldzahler, a name that resonates deeply in the New York art scene of the late 20th century, Born in Belgium in 1935 and…
NorBears by Lenso
Nov 26
Celia and Miss Mozeen, a Lesbian Love Story
Celia and Miss Mozeen, a Lesbian Love Story
In those days the younger lesbian referred to the older as “Miss”
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Nov 25
Am I A Trans Girl ?
Am I A Trans Girl ?
Internal conflict over gender identity
Alleria Brightfall
Nov 25
The Misogynistic Journeys of TERF Dave Chappelle and Hot Bro Matt Rife
The Misogynistic Journeys of TERF Dave Chappelle and Hot Bro Matt Rife
Poster boy model can’t keep his ladies satisfied
Jonny B
Nov 24
Bullies or Bullets? LGBTQ People are Easy Targets for Both
Bullies or Bullets? LGBTQ People are Easy Targets for Both
Our community is vulnerable to attacks from all sides.
Brandon Ellrich
Nov 23
Unapologetically Celebrate Holidays as LGBTQ People!!!
Unapologetically Celebrate Holidays as LGBTQ People!!!
So many kind-hearted people that populate this earth.
Emma Holiday
Nov 23
The Medellan Conspiracy: Extricated (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
The Medellan Conspiracy: Extricated (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)
Episode 16: Ardyn is about to be taken for more tests when he has some surprise visitors.
Grayson Bell
Nov 23
I Just Bought a Tacky Gay Christmas Ornament and a Classy Black Santa!
I Just Bought a Tacky Gay Christmas Ornament and a Classy Black Santa!
Even though I’m an atheist and I try hard not to let Christmas be commercial
James Finn
Nov 22
Politics and the Damage Done on This Transgender Day of Remembrance
Politics and the Damage Done on This Transgender Day of Remembrance
We need to take this debate out of the legislature and put it back in the hands of the most knowledgeable people
Saoirse
Nov 22
We’re Lesbian Elders Reinventing Thanksgiving
We’re Lesbian Elders Reinventing Thanksgiving
Celebrating Native Americans and our chosen families
Molly Martin
Nov 22
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