lgbtq
The letters LGBTQ are just another way of saying that Love is Love.
3 Ways to Find Lesbian Friends
When first coming out, I was thankful enough to already have a handy dandy lesbian best friend under my belt to help guide me down the trails of homosexuality. However, that is not the case for a lot of young or older individuals just coming out for the first time. Finding friends in the community can be a bit tricky if you're already shy or just don't know where to look. Although it may seem like you're the only person around who prefers the enjoyment of lady parts, you'd be surprised to know that new lesbihonest friends may be closer than you think.
By T.C. Bosarge7 years ago in Humans
Please Don't Call Me "Queer"
As most people know, "queer" is a term in the ever-expanding world of LGBT+ language. It is often used to describe the LGBT+ community in an umbrella sort of way, as it can encompass all not-straight and not-cisgender identities into one, simple word. But it can also be a term that individuals choose when it comes to how they label and identify themselves. The reasons for this vary. A definition that I have found and appreciate comes from a HuffPost article written by Nadia Cho; "Being queer means challenging everything that’s considered normal. [It] means ceasing to think in binaries[.]" (From "Being Queer Means...")
By Alandra Barker7 years ago in Humans
Valentyne's Day
His name was Valentyne Leblanc...Ever since he was in the third grade, every year before the first class started, he would make the effort to go inside to ask the teacher not to introduce him by that name...Val was his name, nothing more, it even said that on his school ID.
By Eros The Twink God7 years ago in Humans
Half Support in the LGBTQ+ Community
Recently I took a trip to visit my sister, whose house I rarely go to due to some previous issues with someone else staying there. With my sister and her boyfriend, I met a woman again whom I had met before—for this, let's call her Mary. Mary and I started to talk and somehow our conversation shifted into the LGBTQ+ side of my own personal life, to which I am and always have been open and willing to explain about. As an openly gay transmale, I always aim to teach and better help others understand the LGBTQ+ Lifestyle. I have and will most likely always have to put up with a few complete haters who use either religion or science or other means to try to justify their hate for different individuals. Mary and I were quite deep into a conversation when she said something that made me think, this woman is an ally. She said she had had a nephew who had transitioned and was now a full-fledged woman. She had asked about my transition period, which is still currently undergoing. Our conversation carried on and Mary had been doing so well into making me think she was 100 percent into being an LGBTQ+ ally. Then Mary said, "I will never call him by the name he renamed himself. He will always be (Insert random name)!"
By Julian R Hillis7 years ago in Humans
We Are All the Same
Did you know that according to a study done by GLSEN in 2015 57.6% of LGBTQ+ students in grade 6-12 said that they don’t feel safe at school? What’s even more shocking is that over half of these students are in middle school! Some feel unsafe to the point that they skip one or more days of school. Imagine feeling so unsafe in school that you skip multiple days. No, you're not skipping school because you want to, or it bores you, you are skipping school because you are afraid. Afraid that you will be hurt or harassed by your peers. This is the harsh reality for many LGBTQ+ students.
By Christina is human7 years ago in Humans
Why I Stopped Listening to Jessie J
I was 19 when, in 2010, British singer Jessie J’s first major single, “Do It like a Dude” was released. Intrigued by her confidence and her feminist message that girls do not lack anything and can do whatever it is that boys do, I thought of her as a breath of fresh air. Shortly after her mainstream musical success, in 2011, there were talks about her bisexuality, and Jessie J herself said in an interview with MTV: “I’ve never denied it. Whoopie doo guys, yes, I’ve dated girls and I’ve dated boys—get over it. It’s not a secret, but it’s the only thing they can grab onto.”
By Kimia Etemadi7 years ago in Humans
Christianity and LGBTQ+
I remember one day in church I was listening to one of my favorite youth pastors. He was always one of the nicest guys around and always had a nice thing to say to someone. He was speaking on the state of the youth in the secular world and the dangers that could lead us away from the path of God, covering the typical things like drug use and premarital sex; the usual church stuff. Then he got to the part that I would always dread, talking about the LGBTQ+. As most Christians will tell you, there is always an issue with same-sex relationships in the Bible. They will point you towards the same scriptures and tell you the same thing about "Adam and Eve." Still, it would always leave me with a level of frustration and disappointment at the way they speak of an entire group. Needless to say, that pastor was no different in how he viewed things. He called gay people "an abomination against God" and that was how distasteful he found it. My anger only grew at his use of the f-word. After that word came out his mouth, I was done. I zoned out and didn't pay attention again until we left the building.
By Kendall Earl7 years ago in Humans
I'm Afraid of Men
I am afraid to talk to boys. I have been conditioned to be afraid of the conversation. The fear that I speak of, is for those men of toxic masculinity. Put me into a gay nightclub setting and I can talk to anyone with no fear, we all feel safe in that kind of a setting. It’s the cute guy who sits across from me, in the cafe, that I am afraid of. I am not afraid of him, I am afraid of what he could say to me if I approached him.
By Nathan Archibald7 years ago in Humans
Recover(gay)
When I came to the realization that I could no longer drink, I thought I was greatly disheartened. Anger and resentment against God pumped through my veins. It had only been a couple years since I came out as bi-sexual (which some people just put off as gay) and I was coping with my new lifestyle by working alcoholically and drinking the same. Now, I had to accept the fact that I have to endure the rest of my life on this Earth without drinking. Distressed, bereaved and spiritually enraged, I felt that God was punishing me for a life I never asked for. What I did ask him for was happiness, a mentor, romantic love and success in my career field. Alcohol inhibited any and all of those blessings from arriving.
By Eric Hunter7 years ago in Humans
