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Are Trans People Canaries in the So-Called American Coal Mine?
Are Trans People Canaries in the So-Called American Coal Mine?
This sentiment is both upsetting and feels horrifyingly true right now
Logan Silkwood
Dec 1
Loneliness and Love: Urban Survival for East Asian Queer Communities
Loneliness and Love: Urban Survival for East Asian Queer Communities
An Honest Portrait of Queer Life in “Love in the Big City”
Eki
Nov 26
Roots of Transphobia. Why Everyone Hates Us?
Roots of Transphobia. Why Everyone Hates Us?
I want to talk with you about the general reasons and roots of transphobia.
Kira Ry
Nov 29
Latest
Prism & Pen Resists! Calls Again for December 3 Action for Trans People!
Prism & Pen Resists! Calls Again for December 3 Action for Trans People!
Prism & Pen Weekly Digest, 1 December 2024
James Finn
Dec 1
Balancing Love, Work, and Connection: A Never-Ending Dance
Balancing Love, Work, and Connection: A Never-Ending Dance
Let’s not sugarcoat it — juggling love, work, and friendships in this world feels like attempting a Broadway tap number while blindfolded.
Lenso
Dec 1
Ambition Eats Minorities For Breakfast, Including Rainbow Families
Ambition Eats Minorities For Breakfast, Including Rainbow Families
How hope and fear harm the most vulnerable among us.
EJ Marr
Nov 30
Reclaiming Edgar Pangborn, Queer Science Fiction Pioneer 🌈 🚀 👽 🛸
Reclaiming Edgar Pangborn, Queer Science Fiction Pioneer 🌈 🚀 👽 🛸
Edgar Pangborn’s queerness has been acknowledged in the SF/F community but never fully celebrated
John Peyton Cooke
Nov 30
No, the 4B ‘No Sex with Men’ Movement Will Not Burn Down the Patriarchy
No, the 4B ‘No Sex with Men’ Movement Will Not Burn Down the Patriarchy
An exclusionary, transphobic, and misandrist movement is not the way to win the feminist battle.
Stephanie Parry
Nov 29
Here Are Five Romantic Christmas Movies for Women Who Love Women
Here Are Five Romantic Christmas Movies for Women Who Love Women
& all free to watch!
Ausia R
Nov 29
My First Attempt at an International Grindr Hookup Did NOT Go as Planned
My First Attempt at an International Grindr Hookup Did NOT Go as Planned
I tried to spend a summer traveling, playing the board game I love, and finally exploring my sexuality on foreign soil. I found something…
Matt Canik
Nov 29
LGBTQ+ Allies: I Want Your Trans Love Letters…Sent to Politicians
LGBTQ+ Allies: I Want Your Trans Love Letters…Sent to Politicians
Your words could save our lives
Logan Silkwood
Nov 28
Am I Bisexual Enough To Count?
Am I Bisexual Enough To Count?
A workplace survey caused me to question my label and see the dangers of being closeted
LibrariAnna
Nov 28
The Bible and the Queer Community
The Bible and the Queer Community
Really, the book doesn’t welcome gays…
James Alexander, PhD
Nov 28
Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Rests on Unfalsifiable Claims
Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Rests on Unfalsifiable Claims
That means we can flip the script
Emma Serena Lavin
Nov 28
Old Age Is Not Always a Gay Old Time for Me
Old Age Is Not Always a Gay Old Time for Me
But it has its advantages as well as disadvantages
Michael Horvich (he, him)
Nov 27
I Grew Up Gay and Gun Shy in Texas
I Grew Up Gay and Gun Shy in Texas
That’s why I understand we must promote common sense and reduce the harm we inflict on one another.
Danny Stewart
Nov 27
Two Worlds: Misogyny I Have Experienced as a Trans Woman
Two Worlds: Misogyny I Have Experienced as a Trans Woman
We are the ones who can truly compare and tell others what challenges different genders face every day.
Kira Ry
Nov 27
Flash Prompt! Join Julia Serano Dec 3: LGBTQ+ People Are Not Going Back!
Flash Prompt! Join Julia Serano Dec 3: LGBTQ+ People Are Not Going Back!
Help send a message to Democratic leaders trying to throw trans people under the bus.
James Finn
Nov 26
The Dual Pull of City and Country: LGBTQ+ Life Across Landscapes
The Dual Pull of City and Country: LGBTQ+ Life Across Landscapes
Reflections on two contrasting worlds
Eleni Stephanides
Nov 26
I Took Straight People to a Queer Club. Is That a Problem?
I Took Straight People to a Queer Club. Is That a Problem?
Is too much inclusiveness threatening safe spaces for queer people?
Giulio Serafini
Nov 26
‘He or She’, THEY Said: It has never been about grammar
‘He or She’, THEY Said: It has never been about grammar
I am so flippin’ sick of hearing the ‘they is a plural’ argument.
KP_the_writer
Nov 26
Navigating Family Estrangement as a Transgender Person
Navigating Family Estrangement as a Transgender Person
From rejection to resilience
Dayna A. Ellis
Nov 25
Being Transgender with Class
Being Transgender with Class
Rising above the deep pool of bigoted mud with style
Emma Holiday
Nov 25
She Raised a Trans, Autistic Child After Surviving Nazi Death Camps
She Raised a Trans, Autistic Child After Surviving Nazi Death Camps
Now I understand why my grandmother was so overprotective
Grayson Bell
Nov 25
The Gay Detective: High Fashion Can Be Deadly Business
The Gay Detective: High Fashion Can Be Deadly Business
Loving ‘not wisely, but too well,’ has deadly consequences
Elle Fredine
Nov 25
Prism & Pen This Week: Fierce Resistance, Community Support, & Nurturing
Prism & Pen This Week: Fierce Resistance, Community Support, & Nurturing
Prism & Pen Weekly Digest, 24 November 2024
James Finn
Nov 24
Divine: The Icon Who Revolutionized Everything
Divine: The Icon Who Revolutionized Everything
Let’s get one thing straight (or fabulously queer): calling Divine just a “drag queen” is like saying Gaga is just a singer.
Lenso
Nov 24
Two Victorious Men Kiss at the End of the War
Two Victorious Men Kiss at the End of the War
A fictionalized introspection about love and war, asking if it all really matters in the end
Lucas Grochot
Nov 24
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