lgbtq

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

Adding "K" for "Kink" and Several Other Letters to the Acronym "LGBTQIA": A New Name for the LGBTQIA+ Community?
So recently, I found myself across Katherine Timpf's "Some Activists Want to Turn ‘LGBT’ Into ‘LGBTQQICAPF2K+’ for Inclusion" with the sincere hope that once I clicked the link the whole thing would have been revealed as a joke.
By michael o8 years ago in Humans
The Same Thing
I did not believe in "love at first sight." I did not think it necessary to put so much into a relationship, and to literally give everything to another individual who could potentially take it for granted. I did not want to experience feeling broken after giving and giving. So I went through my younger years guarded.
By Megan Ortega8 years ago in Humans
Coming Out
Growing up with a very religious family, I was taught things that I absolutely don’t believe now. I hated every minute of my life being at church. I didn’t really understand why because I had some decent friends there. Since I was little I remember crying, begging my parents to leave me home because I didn’t want to be at church. They never listened to me.
By KP8 years ago in Humans
LGBTQIAPK+ and What It Means
Here is what LGBT+ stands for, plus some gender terms you might want to be familiar with. L, G, B & T The first four letters stand for:
By Jeff the Queen8 years ago in Humans
20Gayteen
"This is something I've wanted to say for a long time....I'm gay" I hold down the like button to change it into a heart. A smile plays on my often resting-bitch-face as I poise my fingers over the keyboard, ready to comment. I think back to when this was me in their shoes; a nervous 15-year-old who was so concerned with what the world might think of me. I wonder if I should comment or private message, whether they'd like to come for a drink and chat. I begin to type...and then I remember.
By Eliza Thornton8 years ago in Humans
Being LGBTQ+
So I'm bisexual, which means I like both guys and girls. I live in a Christian household and I'm closeted. My name is Ciara and this is my story.
By Jeff the Queen8 years ago in Humans
Complicated Relationship With My Sexuality
I have a weird relationship with my sexuality. I identify to the world as "bisexual." I like all genders and sexes. I stick by the definition of bisexuality meaning "two or more genders." I identify to myself and to the people who understand as "queer"—a lot of people don’t know that "queer" is a sexuality though.
By Jade Lenehan8 years ago in Humans
Straight Guys in Gay Space
Recently my friend shared an article she found online titled “The Danger of Allowing Straight Cis Men into LGBTQ Spaces.” It focused on a specific Hollywood nightclub that was being overrun by straight men. It gave an example of a man who made aggressive sexual advances to two lesbians. He would not leave them alone when they asked. When they agreed to let him take them home because they were too drunk to drive, he sexually assaulted one of them.
By Anomie Fatale8 years ago in Humans
Being Bi-Curious
It starts by wondering; wondering what it would be like to actually be with a girl. Not as in a relationship or anything, but more in a sexual interest. Would it be different? Would it be better because she knows what she’s doing? Is scissoring really a thing?
By Lauren Herman8 years ago in Humans
'Closet Boys'
Everyone has their struggles, and every relationship has its problems, but same sex relationships have the added pressure of homophobia, which can frighten part of our community and hold them back from being themselves. These “straight” guys dating guys are a slight issue in the way that when an openly gay guy falls hard for them, it can cause a lot of pain. I’m sure it’s the same for lesbian women in the same situation.
By Travis Boyd8 years ago in Humans
I'm a Lesbian
**DISCLAIMER: The edits made to this post were out of necessity after discovering that the post needed some TLC and editing over the years after discovering that I am not only pansexual (not lesbian), but also identify as both female and non-binary. Thank you.
By Eva A. Schellinger8 years ago in Humans
Coming Out
Hello there? If you're reading this, you should know or do know about this "Coming Out." For all my LGBTQ+ members that are reading this and need advice, you've clicked on the right thing. Now I have a story to tell about a girl who came out as a lesbian. For some of you, you can relate, and to others, you can't because for you it wasn't all peaches and cream for you, I'm all the same bandwagon as you.
By Siera Berry8 years ago in Humans