lgbtq
The letters LGBTQ are just another way of saying that Love is Love.
How Gay Pride Saved My Life
It was a Sunday. June 30, 2019 to be exact. I was working for an Amazon fulfillment center at the time and a few of my coworkers were persuading me to join them in the annual Pride Parade. I have two sisters that are still in high school and at the time they were 15 and 16. I thought it would be good for them to participate in something like that and experience a little culture. I signed us up. At the time, I had no idea how miserably lonely I truly was. I'm a cisgender heterosexual woman (26 then) and was dating a man whose name I'll leave out of this. We had been together for 3 years and 6 months. We spent almost 1 year living together at my parents house and another 2 years living alone. He deployed for 10 months during that time period, and I stayed with him. We adopted 2 cats. And I was 1 semester into my junior year of college. All of these numbers felt crucial to me at the time. They were measurements of a life I wanted so badly to work. I didn't want to accept how much time I had been wasting.
By Taylor McLain5 years ago in Humans
TDoR 2020
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) is November 20th every year. This day is used to remember and recognize the lives of transgender individuals lost to hate-fueled violence. This year, there were at least 350 murders in the community worldwide. Many people's murders go unreported or not reported properly, so the exact number of how many individuals were murdered never really will be accurate. While we recognize and mourn our trans* siblings around the world, it is easier (for my sake) to recognize the 47 lives that were taken in the United States. A compiled list for everyone around the world will be provided at the end.
By Cameron Kurtz5 years ago in Humans
Love is Love
It has always astounded me that there is such a belief that who a person loves or is attracted to can be seen as dirty or unnatural by someone else who doesn't share their feelings towards said focus of their attraction. Even at four or five years old, I could never understand why such a thing as a man in love with another man was seen as something to fear or ridicule; and I couldn't understand why a woman in love with another woman was only appealing if on screen, only if they were both what society views as sexy, and preferably if it wasn't real love but rather a way to show the audience that they were both fun and wild.
By Sandra Tena5 years ago in Humans
Being Transgender but...
Hello, my name is Ashley and I would like to share my story of being transgender. From a very young age I struggled with societies image of being a girl. I felt like everyone expected me to be a "girly girl" which is something that I knew that I was NOT. I was never raised in a family with a mother and a father. When my parents split I spent 5 out of 7 days living with my father, grandfather and grandmother. I didn't have a mother role model but I never thought that would have an impact on my discovery into being transgender.
By Ashley Berry5 years ago in Humans
A Church of Abusers
TW: Homophobic Slurs Referenced I remember constantly being told that gay people were going to hell. That “those f*gs are abominations” and that “tr*nnys are of the devil”. I also remember the sick feeling in my stomach each time I heard those things. Because, according to them, I was going to hell. I was an abomination. I was of the devil.
By Chronically Meg5 years ago in Humans
Queero
Queero is the story of a childhood friend who became my ally starting in 4th grade, and is still an amazing friend who lives in my hometown impacting the community for the better. Queero and her family helped me see my self worth when most of the people around me were behaving like bullies. Queero - an Ode to LGBTQAI+ Allies!
By Yolanda Mapes5 years ago in Humans
When Friendship Turns To Love
I always have had a hard time with friendships. Struggling with my mental health always caused me to have a hard time with limits and boundaries until I learned more about them. I was constantly feeling lonely. I never felt understood and not many people took the time to try and understand me.
By Emily Noonan-Phillips5 years ago in Humans
Transgender Problems in Healthcare
While not all cultures view agender incongruence as abnormal, it is generally considered atypical in Western cultures, particularly in America. Third gender is widely accepted around the world, yet America has been slow in providing tolerance, much less acceptance towards those that fall outside male/female classifications, or those that wish to change from one sex to another.
By Brie Haynes5 years ago in Humans
More Than an Animal
I came out as being bisexual the summer before my senior year of high school. My family and friends accepted it without any resistance, as if it were the most normal thing in the world. They didn’t treat me any differently, and most told me they already knew. My aunt thought it was a phase, but accepted it was part of who I am; even my 13-year-old sister didn’t think anything of it. Despite a strong support group, eventually a realization emerged: because I am bisexual, people are prone to stereotyping me as promiscuous and unable to maintain fidelity in a relationship.
By Brie Haynes5 years ago in Humans
