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The letters LGBTQ are just another way of saying that Love is Love.

Why Pride Month Is Important and Needed
Pride Month is a time for LGBT people to celebrate who they are, but there are those who are opposed to any rights for people like myself. Yes, marriage equality has been legal for almost four years, but queer people still face discrimination and are being denied services, because of religious convictions. There are many states that have so called "religious freedom" bills and county clerks who refuse to issue marriage licenses to LGBT people. Religious freedom is just another term for license to discriminate. People do have a right to believe in whatever they want, but when your personal religious beliefs hurt other people, there are consequences, and in most cases, these are deadly. This year is the 50th anniversary of the uprising of the Stonewall Inn, which was a pivotal movement for gay rights. Since then, there has been groundbreaking moments that happened for LGBT people everywhere, and here are some of them:
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 7 years ago in Humans
The Identity Musing. Top Story - June 2019.
In the month of June we celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. It's National Pride month, yay! In this month we celebrate the proud people who rioted for their freedom to be themselves, allowing us that freedom as well. Whether we know ourselves or not.
By Delise Fantome7 years ago in Humans
9 Pride Months Have Passed. I Can Say that 'It Gets Better!'
I was looking up Pride events when I suddenly stopped and a thought struck me: It’s been 9 years this month since I started coming out to my closest friends and family. I leaned back, hands behind my head, and stared at the ceiling as my life for the past 9 years flashed before my eyes.
By Marpheen Chann7 years ago in Humans
A Letter from the Girl Who Is Terrified to Tell You...
I’ve always had this fear that if I would joke around about being gay, that you would disown me. Because I know how much you hate gay people. I always was secretly terrified that somehow I would end up gay, and then that would be the end of everything. It would be the end of our family. Me as your daughter. Your love for me.
By M F7 years ago in Humans
Pride; Normalize It
Given by the title, I'm sure you know what this article will cover. If you don't agree, please take the time to come up with an original hate comment. Or simply do not read it at all. Thank you.
By Taylor Kelly7 years ago in Humans
Love
What happens when you meet that person who you never thought would be the one? All the words in the world could not express how you feel. In the midst of all my darkness I found her. In the midst of my lonely nights somehow you came along when I thought it was too late for me. It is crazy how you can pass by a person without even seeing them, but they were always there in front of you. Only time knew it was the right time for us. Seeing all your words, and seeing only a picture was all I needed for me to know that one day I would be brave, and take that chance and go for what I wanted. For the first time I had the confidence to put myself out there no matter what would happen.
By Monique B7 years ago in Humans
Shye.X.Charlie. Top Story - June 2019.
There had always been an unspoken thing between Shye and Charlie. An intimacy that had yet to be touched on; something that they always knew in the back of their minds was much more than friendship. That’s the way things had always been, though.
By Jonae D7 years ago in Humans
7 Ways to Participate in Pride Without the Parade. Top Story - June 2019. Created with: LELO.
Pride month comes around every June as a way to foster community and celebrate sexual diversity. It’s all about recognizing the impact that LGBTQIA+ individuals have had on their communities, and the world at large; so it can encourage appreciation of the ways in which these people experience the world around them. Pride events help those who are still figuring out their sexualities to step into their identities, and find joy and beauty in them.
By Jules Fortman7 years ago in Humans
Pride and Identity
Pride, many people know this word from many places. Some from a place of fear, holding it as a sin, while others see it as a beacon of hope to a brighter future.
By John Ames Birch7 years ago in Humans
Growing Pains
Growing up all I knew was church, church, and more church. I never had a choice and even as I got a little older I still had no choice because it was forced on me. My life surrounded by church was like a real bad dream for me because I never believed in someone or something telling anyone how to live their life. I’ve always felt that being happy with yourself and your life is what’s important, but for me growing up if you weren’t abiding by the laws of the church you were doomed. You were told what to eat and what to wear. You were told who to love and where your money should go. It was funny because in all of that there were certain parts they forgot to listen to.
By Monique B7 years ago in Humans
Cookies and Milk
Let’s say that we have a box of cookies, and a glass of milk. These two things are completely different. Different sizes and different shapes. They’re total opposites. But, the thing is, they complete each other. On one side, we have the chocolate chip cookie, and on the other we have the fresh and cold glass of milk. Put together, they fit perfectly. It’s a couple made in heaven, they’re in harmony. Right now, the story might seem boring. What’s up with milk and cookies? Sometimes you might put two cookies together without the milk, or two glasses of milk without the cookies, and it would be fine, right?
By Asian Woman7 years ago in Humans
The Road to Sexuality and Gender
I am a transgender man, 18 years old and about to start my HRT (Hormone Replacement Treatment). I am looking back on my road to finding myself and learning to accept who I am.
By Scott Lavely7 years ago in Humans