lgbtq

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

Hindu Sorceress
A seductress in her own right Sorcery at its peak Yet, it's as though she doesn’t know that she had a hand in a spell casted.
By Jay Williams8 years ago in Humans
Poly and Me
I am by no means an expert on non-monogamy, nor am I a certified relationship coach. I'm not going to tell you that one kind of relationship structure is better than the next, because as far as I'm concerned we should all do whatever the hell feels right for us. What I can offer, however, is the beginning of a story in which an extremely anxious and insecure girl found herself in a non-monogamous, same-sex relationship with one of her teachers and idols.
By Christina Alysia8 years ago in Humans
What It's like Being Gay in a Small Northwestern Ontario City
I'm openly gay and have been since I was 17. Before that, I used to identify as bisexual from the time I was 13. Y'know, dated a few girls and only had one boyfriend that lasted a month but then took some time and figured out who I was and went from there. But honestly, being gay in a small town really sucks, especially when you're in the middle of nowhere.
By James Deschutter8 years ago in Humans
I Conducted My Own Social Experiment
"How would you describe what you thought someone in the lesbian community looked like?" Do you picture an array of women with short hair? Exploiting their neck tattoos, dressed in typical men apparel — even categorizing lesbians by weight, saying that "most lesbians are bigger." As a victim of a closed-minded small town, these stereotypes eat up the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) community, leaving the common stamp in people's minds that when someone is gay, they have the "look." Having short hair here in Bardstown, labeled the "Most Beautiful Small Town In America," equals the equivalent of tattooing "I'm gay" on your forehead—and I would know, because I decided to conduct and observe my own social experiment after altering my physical appearance from "Dyke" to "Fem."
By Kennedy Brown8 years ago in Humans
Silence is Golden
You know how some things are just better left unsaid. Regardless if you have something on someone that could be a big deal or whatever... some things are meant to stay in the past period. There shouldn't be any future conversations about anything at all. So this is a little story on something that happened in my personal life about a year ago... maybe a little closer to two years.
By Friday Vibes8 years ago in Humans
How to Read a Gaydar
Everyone knows that there are some people with an exquisite gift of uncovering one's deepest secrets, and everyone knows that the gays are exceptionally talented at finding out the secrets of their closeted kin.
By Arlo L8 years ago in Humans
Little Brunette
A part of me feels like I've always known since birth, it was like a warm fuzzy feeling in the back of my head. Constantly buzzing in my brain causing curious eyes to wander to places I was taught they shouldn't. From a young age, growing up in the home I did, in the small back woods town I did, it was known that anyone different was views in a negative way. If someone were to be the first person to even try a new style, they would be ridiculed and made fun of. And then subsequently, a few weeks later, everyone was wearing said style. That being said, I feel like my environment really limited me from exploring myself and blossoming into who I truly am,
By Tay B8 years ago in Humans
Being Gay
Growing up I always knew I was different. Besides the obvious differences like my skin colour, my weight, or my family situation, there was always another feeling that I was different from those around me. At a young age I discovered what this difference was but soon learned that it wasn't allowed. It took me years of trying to be "normal" to get to the place I am today, where I can share my story. To start this story, we must go back to when I was around 13-14.
By Tay B8 years ago in Humans
The Bible Does Not Condemn Queer People
There are six main biblical passages that Christians typically use to condemn homosexuality, and I’d like to address each of the passages briefly. There are bookshelves full of books that address each of these passages in depth, and if you are dealing with the need to understand these passages in their cultural and historical contexts, from a queer-affirming perspective, please check out some of the books listed in the bibliography. The passages are the creation story of Genesis 1:26-28, Genesis 19:4-5, Leviticus 18:22, Romans 1:25-27, I Corinthians 6:9-10, and I Timothy 1:9-10.
By Daniel Payne8 years ago in Humans
Truth and Gender Dysphoria
It was just yesterday, a peculiarly rainy day for mid-December on the prairies, when my father and I got back on our oh-so-familiar debate of the transgender movement. My father, being the conservative correctional officer that he is, never fails to voice his opinion that there exist only 2 genders; he seems to be rather unconsciously offended by the transgender movement and hence asked me how their could be any truth in it. How it is that a female could identify as a male? She clearly has female sex organs, not male, and that is the truth. The truths as we now know it, at least.
By Little Wanderer8 years ago in Humans
Rejecting the Third Way
The church has not been kind to queer folk throughout most of Christian history. It has been clear to most queer people that they are not welcome in most churches if they wish to maintain the dignity of their sexual orientation. Within the last few decades, though, things have changed a bit, especially in mainline Protestant denominations such as the United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church USA, the Presbyterian Church USA, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and a few others. These days, a queer Christian typically has one of three choices: remain in a fundamentalist, homophobic church, join an affirming mainline church, or leave Christianity altogether for a more affirming faith tradition or atheism.
By Daniel Payne8 years ago in Humans
I’m in a Straight Relationship but Am I Straight?
April 2018, my boyfriend and I will be celebrating our 10 years of being together. We met when we were in high school and fell fast and hard in love. Fast forward to today... we have two young children together, two dogs, and a home. We have created this whole life and 90% of the time I’m content.
By Just Jane8 years ago in Humans