Identity
Aromantic Terminology and Me. Top Story - July 2024.
All the terminologies with being a part of the asexual community. QPR, squish, and zucchini. Each of them are things that I have my own thoughts on. All of which I’ll be rambling here in the most coherent way that I can. I do hope that this makes sense for you all.
By Raphael Fontenelle2 years ago in Pride
Yearnings of a Hidden Daughter. Top Story - July 2024.
Growing up I never felt scared when I was with my dad. I’m still a little bit afraid of the dark now, definitely afraid of heights, and don’t do crowded spaces well. But as a little kid, when dad held my hand or stood by me, no matter how high up we were, or how dark a place was ... I knew I was safe. I don’t know how to explain it, it was a certainty … if my dad was with me, I was protected and I knew this.
By Savannah K. Wilson2 years ago in Pride
Letters to Queer Youth Challenge Winners
When I was growing up, I knew that I was different from those around me. I was a “tomboy” who secretly thought I looked so pretty in dresses. I never understood how girls around found guys hot, yet I wanted to be one. Sometimes I’d wear my dad’s button-down shirts, or pack. And sometimes I loved getting my hair done. I strived to find where I fit into, and yet my existence was always fluid. If only I knew that was okay, normal, valid.
By Oneg In The Arctic2 years ago in Pride
Oops, I Did It Again with My Internalized Homophobia
“Let’s watch a DVD,” she says. “How about The Birdcage?” Oh shit. Ugh, drag queens. Female impersonators. Why do they always show this side of gay life? This is certainly not helping the cause.
By Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!!2 years ago in Pride
Three Straight Friends Asked Why I Took So Long to Come Out of the Closet
Three sets of straight-guy eyes turn, boring into me, genuinely intrigued. Dudes were perplexed. Wait, what had I said to make them so focused and interested? It was like the classic record-scratch moment, as if the music and conversation in the lively bar went silent and the entire room had turned its attention to me.
By Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!!2 years ago in Pride
We’ve always been here
As someone who identifies as non-binary, it’s hard for me not to roll my eyes everytime someone claims that gender non-conforming folks are something “new”. There are people who genuinely think some liberal woke up one day and invented a whole wide range of gender identities. That millennials just decided one day to be different. The truth is that these gender complex identities have existed for centuries. We are nothing new, and have existed alongside cisgender folks from the very beginnings of man.
By Josey Pickering2 years ago in Pride
Childhood Memories: Trans Women's Experiences During Adolescence
In the quiet of a suburban neighborhood, where the sun set in soft shades of orange, young Ana played carefree with her dolls. From an early age, she felt she didn't fit into society's expectations. Curious and fearless, Ana ventured into neighboring fields, building elaborate sandcastles where she reigned as a brave princess in her own imaginary kingdom, dreaming of a world where her identity could shine without constraint. Her evenings were spent gazing at the stars, wondering if there were others like her who felt the same pull towards authenticity.
By Rafael Fiuza2 years ago in Pride
Simple and Delicious Dinner
By the time the clock struck six, the only thing on my mind was heading home. But even the thought of home didn't bring much comfort. Home was just a small apartment, a place of rest but not particularly welcoming. It had been too long since I had taken the time to make it feel like more than just a stopover between workdays.
By Kenneth Ethan Carl2 years ago in Pride
ⅅℯ𝑎𝚛e𝖘𝖙 𝙻𝗚𝜝𝕋ⵕ𝙰Ꞵℂ𝚾𝚈𝗭𝖦8𝒱𝚻ꓑʟ𐌑+ Ｙ૦𝝊𝐭𝗁, (part two)
The Law of Attraction. You have probably heard so much about this already. Maybe you have watched The Secret (Dare to Dream)? Maybe you’ve heard every celebrity and successful person you know of talking about the very same formula. (If not - start with Jim Carey and the story about him asking for a hike as a kid. Then look up Helen Hadsell. Then perhaps J-Lo, Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Anniston… they all openly discuss this. Athletes, Olympic medalists and their trainers… the list is endless.
By Kayleigh Fraser ✨2 years ago in Pride
ⅅℯ𝑎𝚛e𝖘𝖙 𝙻𝗚𝜝𝕋ⵕ𝙰Ꞵℂ𝚾𝚈𝗭𝖦8𝒱𝚻ꓑʟ𐌑+ Ｙ૦𝝊𝐭𝗁, (part one)
For true change to occur, it is said that we must either go very far down a path of intense suffering (to find life’s truths waiting at the end of that arduous journey - when you will be in such a state of exhaustion and depletion that you have no choice but to change) or you must hear them from someone who you truly trust and who inspires you to change.
By Kayleigh Fraser ✨2 years ago in Pride
