Prism & Pen

This sentiment is both upsetting and feels horrifyingly true right now

An Honest Portrait of Queer Life in “Love in the Big City”

I want to talk with you about the general reasons and roots of transphobia.

There’s nothing there for me I’ve explored and found it lacking The constant peace of mind And the occasional euphoria That evaded me in…

Go ahead and give us your best shot.

For me, collecting is a way of re-parenting myself: keeping the best, rewriting the worst

Demons Are Coming Out! — Part 1

A lesbian not-quite romance story

False Promises of Inclusivity at a Global Organization

No one is going to drag us back to pseudo-moral uniformity, frightened silence, stigmatizing hate and cultural monotony.

Getting real with ourselves and with our leaders

What is the Democratic Party (and its center-left allies) doing in response to this worsening trend?

I met Cole earlier this year in August during the annual mad dash to find a roommate in Boston. Once again, I scrambled to find someone I…

Politics is not a fight about which policies are best; it’s a matter of life and death.

The apathy and ignorance surrounding the AIDS crisis is not just a matter of historical amnesia.

nor will I grovel for rights I already own.

We aren’t going away.

I Won’t Vote for You If You Don’t Vote for Me

If you throw trans people under the bus, I will vote against you and campaign publicly for your defeat.

Trans voters who survive these attacks will always remember who was silent and complicit and who spoke up when it mattered

I stand with my U.S. siblings.

I spent nearly 60 years in purgatory, I’m here to stay!

We will not return to being bullied in the schoolyard or hiding in the closet.

But everyone needs to step up to stop this slide into cruelty.

I’m A Little Old Lady And I’m Not Shutting Up

Working with people living with HIV and AIDS

Why I’m forced to package my identity into digestible pieces for profit