lgbtq
The letters LGBTQ are just another way of saying that Love is Love.
Triple Threat: Being an LGBT+ Black Female (+ in a STEM Discipline). Top Story - August 2020.
In theatre, being a thriple threat means being able to sing, dance, and act. Although I did do theatre for a year in high school and have years of history earning gold stars on Just Dance, the only part of that criteria I meet is being able to act, and that's being generous to myself. For me, being a triple threat has nothing to do with my talents and more to do with my identity: Black, Lesbian, and Female.
By Tate Young5 years ago in Humans
It's All About Faith
There aren't many 90s kids that don't have a special place in their heart for Buffy The Vampire Slayer. It's fair to say that many an OG crush was founded from that show. Right now in 2020, people can still find new companions with the simple question, "Angel or Spike?" The correct answer often leading to a beautiful friendship. It's Spike by the way. That is the only acceptable answer. I mean Angel needed a soul to love, Spike was just a walking ball of passionate love whether he had one or not, but that's not really what I'm here to talk about.
By Clara Elizabeth Hamilton Orr Burns5 years ago in Humans
Why Bisexuality is like Being a 'y' Among Other Vowels.
I am male and in my mid-twenties, and you could say that I have finally decided that it's okay to be a half-vowel. I'm additionally going to explain how the fundamentality of 'y's vowel-like versatility is the extended bisexual metaphor, we 'y's have all been waiting for.
By S R Gurney5 years ago in Humans
Transition Art. . Second Place in For You Challenge.
As 2020s impending madness creeped upon us, I decided to download TikTok. I primarily made it to browse political content. My For You page flooded with feminism, Black Lives Matter and, of course, the odd cat video. I found myself addicted to the content, ever swiping. Video after video after... you guessed it! Video. However, one day it struck, as my girlfriend was making us dinner, to make a TikTok. This TikTok would be made in honour of our love, it would be made to see her smile at me as she came back with food for us to share and it would take me all of five minutes to edit.
By Lauren Jane R5 years ago in Humans
The 24/7 Diner
Prelogue: It was dark. 8:30pm to be exact. My Uber pulled up to a 24/7 diner. Next to it was a black & blue Motel that i planned on staying in for the weekend. 2 stories where was a big chimney in the front office that covered both floors. The doors where painted blue and the rest of the motel was black on the outside. I came in with my boyfriend of 5 months. Red stripped t-shirt with blue stars on it & solid blue shorts is what he wore. I had on a black shirt with the 7 millennium items from the yugioh anime that i watched so much. We was going to attend an anime convention for the weekend. We waited last minute to find a hotel & this was the only place that had a room.
By The Kind Quill6 years ago in Humans
My Experiences as a Transman
I am transgender. I'm a transman to be exact. There are so many examples of perfectly transitioned guys that pass or look and seem like a cisgender man. Sadly, that isn't the case for every trans guy out there. In fact, I know plenty that don't 'pass'. And it can be a whole different experience for those guys.
By Kaleb Haycraft-Thomson6 years ago in Humans
Things You Say To Spite The Gay
You can do a lot with a blog. You can share tips, you can spread your creativity, you can just post random things or get social and political if you want to make more of an impact. And I... Will do something in between. On one hand, the posts I am about to write will be inspired by personal experience but also I do hope to use them to spread awareness and hopefully add a bit of compassion and understanding to these really wild and confusing times. Or at least try. Anyway, this is a series of posts about annoying, frustrating, confusing and sometimes outright insensitive things we, members of the LGBT+ community hear every day. Posts about why exactly we react to those things the way we do and why you should probably give it another think through before saying them. I do hope that you, fellow gays out there will find this relatable and you, wonderful allies will gain some useful insights from it. And now without any further ado, let us proceed with the phrase of the week.
By Kay Schaller6 years ago in Humans
TOO GAY FOR ME
I am a butch and I have been mistaken for being a man more times than I can count. I often wear a backwards baseball hat and when I drove a cab, especially at night, more than half of my passengers thought I was a man. I didn’t correct them. Driving a cab wasn’t always the safest and people don’t mess with men as much, so I used it to my advantage. There were a few times I heard drunk, they thought they were whispering, debates on the matter. It still amuses me. Every now and again for one reason or another, guys would realize the truth. No biggie. The awkward twist is after this revelation, they would proceed to hit on me. Wrapping my head around this one is still a challenge. What kind of a man hits on someone who you initially thought was a man? That is a different kind of gay. Where was social distancing back then? My reactions were not graceful in any kind of way and I think a decade later I would probably react differently. Before, I would make crazy comments and argue with them. I pride myself on being mature. So, if it happens again, I won’t argue, I’ll just hit ‘em in the mouth and be done with it. A lot of these situations, unfortunately, were just dramatic and usually ended in violence anyway. Skip the drama, hit and walk away like nothing happened. When women would hit on me, it wasn’t so bad although most of the time it was annoying. Usually because they were drunk and sloppy and I just wanted them to get out. I was actually embarrassed for them. Especially the older more conservative ones that were probably homophobic when they were sober. One time in particular a lady commented, “My husband would be furious if he knew I was hitting on another man.” I couldn’t help myself, I had to tell her. She was humiliated to know end. I ate it up. I’m horrible I know, but I did. She tipped me $25 on a $15 cab ride. Works for me! The first time a guy ever told me that I the reason I’m gay is because I hadn’t met the right man yet was in a cab. I was silenced with disbelief before I exploded. Ignorance really knows no bounds. If you’re one of those kinds of guys, jump off a building. As for the men who hit on me after the fact, come out of the closet or get help.
By Corene Torres6 years ago in Humans
curious
I have always asked questions out of curiosity or even to just make sense of what I see or hear. I have some friends and many associates in the LGBTQ+ community and we get along well I would say. As life goes on, I have always asked questions or ben told whom I am or was because of how I dressed or how someone else felt should be. When I was 7 my cousin manipulated me into a sexual act, she had made threats and even harmed me. She was 15 years old. I had been a sexually abused by both men and women, by that I was asked “have you ever just gave in?” Me I was thinking (how does sexual assault have to do with…….?) SERIOUSLY!!! 4 years ago, I had a co-worker try to get me to believe I was a lesbian as a kid because I dressed tom boyish or like a boy in general. I asked her “what does clothes have to do with my sexual preference?” I proceeded to tell her “why would I play football in a dress? Or ride a bike in one just so the tail end of it can get caught in the spokes?”. As I told her I also dressed like a girl not because I was forced to because I wanted to. I had asked my peers along the way why they have chosen the same sex for their sexual orientations and the answers made me laugh, feel bad, and sad how confused and complicated they made their lives. Again, these are thoughts that may or may have not come through these lips upon my face.
By Marieantwinette washington6 years ago in Humans
My Asexual Experience
When someone hears the term asexual they immediately think of someone that is frigid and violently rejects sex, the idea of sex, and the mention of sex. However, it is a much broader experience than that. Asexuality is defined as not experiencing sexual attraction. The definition leaves a fairly cut and dry interpritation of itself.
By Kaleb Haycraft-Thomson6 years ago in Humans
