lgbtq
The letters LGBTQ are just another way of saying that Love is Love.
LGBTQ+
How are we supposed to demand respect and equality when, within our own community of types, we don't give the same? How can you ask a straight person to treat you right when you don't treat transgender people right? Or bisexuals or pansexuals—see, even the word "pansexual" is underlined in red. Well, you can't see it, but it is not an accepted word. Nor is it an accepted term, not to a lot of people.
By Aurelie M Jones7 years ago in Humans
Boston's 'Straight Pride' Has Arrived
Despite actor Brad Pitt threatening to sue the organizers, backlash, and controversy, Boston's so-called "Straight Pride" took place Saturday. I wrote an article a month ago condemning this event and even wrote an open letter to straight people, well, most who felt like they needed an event to celebrate their sexuality. To read that article and my open letter to straight people, you can click the link below:
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 7 years ago in Humans
How to Accept Your Sexuality
My Teenage Romantic Interests and Crushes I remember being nine years old, gazing at my year five teacher's umm... assets shall we say? I also remember the embarrassment when I got caught staring at her in that way. But I also remember thinking: "No, this is wrong, I can't be attracted to women, look at men instead and just suppress your feelings," I told myself.
By Jasmine Morris7 years ago in Humans
Weddings of the Newest Kind
When I stepped off the plane in Atlanta, Georgia after 20 years away, I was transported back to my childhood by the I’m-home-again smell of pine needles in the air—memories of fireflies and mason jars, screened porches and crab grass. I was rudely awakened from my revelries by the racist invective spray-painted on the walls downtown. In spite of Atlanta’s metamorphosis into a vibrant, modern city, there remained a palatable discomfort of the “Star-bellied Sneetch” kind between the servers and diners in my lunch-spot, the staff and guests in my hotel, and honestly, in most places I went.
By Jody Holman7 years ago in Humans
What It's Like to Marry a Man as a Lesbian
When I was 23 years old, I decided to make my rather conservative family happy and "settle down" with someone after a particularly bad breakup. What followed was an adventure in navigating not just my own sexuality but that of many others in my life as well. Keep reading to find out more about how it felt and how it changed my outlook on the world!
By Jessica Riffle7 years ago in Humans
Exploring Male Bisexuality
For some folks, the idea of a man being bisexual is as illogical and ridiculous as questioning the existence of the Loch Ness monster. The number of people I’ve heard say that they simply don’t believe in male bisexuality is astonishing, and it comes from all sides! In this article I wanted to dive in the question, asking two bisexual young men about their experience. This text will use the label bisexual even though it isn’t the only one that can be used.
By Allie Pauld7 years ago in Humans
Rainbows of Pride
Today, I was scrolling through my timeline and I came across a post that struck me in a funny way. In typical social media fashion, it was short and to the point with no explanation of any kind. It read: “I refuse to look at a rainbow and think ‘pride’. I look at the rainbow and I think ‘MERCY’. God gave it as a promise and we shouldn’t confuse it with anything else.” Now, there are several things I take issue with as a queer Christian Religion major who fully supports Pride events in any way I can. But it struck me that this is why Christians (and some Jewish People) have an issue with the rainbow being used for Pride. It’s not just because it’s a biblical symbol to them. It’s what they believe the symbol means. Mercy.
By Danni Greer7 years ago in Humans
