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A Message to my son
On your 20st birthday you came out to our family. You thought we would hate you, you thought we would kick you out, you thought you knew us. We didn't know how to deal with the anger you flung at us for months after. We loved you but we also hated you. We hated the anger that came off you in waves, we hated the stranger that lived in our house, we hated the loss of the person we knew. But we loved you.
By Erika Wood4 years ago in Pride
Met him at the video arcade
It was a cold, cloudy, snowy December night in Denver, CO. I was in need of sexual relief of tension. My wife hadn't had sex with for over six months and Susie palm and her five sisters was not helping relieve my tensions any more. I worked at Dominoes' as a delivery driver. I decided to go to The Galaxy Video Arcade. After having oral sex with several men, I saw him. He came into the booth with me and we had oral sex. Then it happened, he invited me too his apartment. I called home and said I would be later than normal.
By Lawrence Edward Hinchee4 years ago in Pride
The Importance of Boyfriend by Dove Cameron
For many LGBTQ+ folks, representation in music means changing the pronouns to make it inclusive. Sometimes if we're lucky, songs about dating and relationships aren't as gendered and we can find a bit ourselves there, but more often than not, we're drowned in the heterosexual "norm".
By Josey Pickering4 years ago in Pride
Gender is Cumbersome, But it Keeps me Safe . Top Story - February 2022.
Hey, my name is Danny. I'm 27 years old and non-binary: not a man nor a woman. Just a person, or an alien attempting to fit in with the rest of the persons. Honestly, that's what it feels like most days. The problem with society is that everything needs to be labeled, and everything that isn't labeled is considered strange and confusing. I never understood this compulsive need of society to put expectations on things. We label clothing, people, media, objects. When I grew up and became more acquainted with life, I realized this need for labels stemmed from the need for control. As a species, we're often scared of things we don't understand. We feel threatened by them, and hesitant to have an opinion. But instead of trying to learn, we stick to what we know, and blame everything else for causing us confusion.
By choreomania4 years ago in Pride
The problem with panromantic,biromantic, attraction as a homosexual
Sometimes sexuality can be confusing, because of how complex it is. Which is why it can be hard to really just know right away for some people. That's why some people say they are still questioning, or just decide to not label themselves at all. Except still it feels good to know exactly what you like and why you like it. For example "Oh yay! im bi that's why I like both boys and girls." Looking up terms and sexualities online can be helpful sometimes Sadly it isn't always that simple. After-all a great deal of the definitions you may find online aren’t accurate . And those sexuality quizzes aren’t good for anyone. Seeing that they aren’t specific to all sexualities and genders, mostly sexuality is something you have to figure out on your own.
By Kaikamahinenani4 years ago in Pride
Dear World, We Exist
I've never felt like I'm enough to make a change. I've always been far removed from my immediate community, although perhaps that is my fault for not reaching out. The few attempts at volunteer work or social help I've done, make me feel like the help isn't getting to where it's truly necessary. It was until 2021 that realizing something about myself, made me want to spark a change.
By Angie Loveday4 years ago in Pride
An Open Letter to a Drag Queen
Dear Drag Queen, I hope you are well, whoever you are. There's nothing more important than keeping well these days! I should probably explain where I know you from. In short, I saw you perform at Oxford Pride 2010. Gosh, it really doesn't seem like 12 years have passed since!
By ThatWriterWoman4 years ago in Pride
