Prism & Pen

While the world debates our existence, we live!

What survival sounds like to me when silence just isn’t an option.

Experts say continuing delays to a ban on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy are “dangerous”

Those saved photos that freed the soul while trapped in body.

Pride means more than that. It’s much, much bigger and more important than that.

Secret ways for transgender and gender-questioning people to feel feminine — subtle steps in makeup, clothing, and mindset

Your homophobic jokes will never strike their target, while gay men get caught in the crossfire.

I found my share of action and made the rent, too.

Because even in the dark, awareness can become light.

They could just concede a bit… right?

I sought them out to feel seen. Instead, they left me shaken — and unsure if I ever wanted to see them again.

The psychology and physiology of changes in sexuality and orientation during transgender transition

The confrontation (2)

A poem for those who carry their truth with quiet strength in a world still learning to see them.

Everyone talks about “community,” but many act like they’re on their own. This isn’t about outsiders — it’s about what happens inside the…

Solidarity is non-negotiable

My longings led to the life that’s most right for me

That’s not how our bisexual story ended.

The confrontation (1)

Prism & Pen Weekly Digest, 6 July 2025

And what if I’m the man that got away?

Going back to the scene of trauma and overcoming it

Just because someone uses the word nuance doesn’t mean they aren’t bigots

These three queer artworks memorialize those lost

Foreseeing a world in which gender roles are secondary to one’s humanity, where love is love, and play is play.

Analysing bigotry and the response to it

Keeping it on the down-low, again