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Their Own Words – A Better Man (Part Three)
Their Own Words – A Better Man (Part Three) I have to admit that I was shocked when Craig first told me of the direction his life took once he had left the shelter of the orphanage. What can you say to someone who has just told you they made a living by selling their body? Especially when that someone is someone you had been finding yourself attracted to. For a moment I was stunned, maybe even repulsed, but then I realised that I shouldn’t be one to judge. I wasn’t exactly an angel myself.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters4 years ago in Pride
Wet Hot American Bummer!
my best friend died when we were twenty-four. trouble was, i wasn’t there at the time. i was off 'round at mine, which is in part why i felt so bad about it. i couldn't do anything to save him. not that i knew what was going on. that and the fact that it wasn’t his fault. got caught up in a dui. the person who did it never came forward. they found him the next morning. said he would’ve lived if they called the cops. ended up haemorrhaging to death behind the wheel. coughing up blood and choking on it until no end.
By Jon Hastings4 years ago in Pride
This Gay Artist Challenged Sexuality Norms Long Before We Could Imagine
Can you imagine a gay visual artist in 1950s America who embraced gender fluidity long before the term was even coined? Imagine how difficult it would be to aesthetically portray homoeroticism long before when being gay was not only risky but also illegal.
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Pride
This Is A Cause Of Worry For Thousands Of Female Athletes!
Women have for the past number of years moved hand in hand with the male partners in sports. Several years ago, men were the lone species allowed to take part in sporting activities for several reasons, until 1900, when tennis player Charlotte Cooper became the only female Olympic hero.
By Osei Agyemang4 years ago in Pride
Pages For Her by Sylvia Brownrigg
After reading Carol by Patricia Highsmith, the next book on my priority list was Pages For Her by Sylvia Brownrigg. I came across this book by going through LGBTQ+ recommendation lists on YouTube and Goodreads. Along with Carol and Tell it to the Bees, this book was one that often came up. Work gave us all a £50 love2shop voucher as a thank you for all our hard work during the pandemic. The voucher worked with Waterstones, the only bookstore in Banbury, and I picked it up there. I had heard excellent things about this good, and I was hoping this would be an enjoyable read.
By Chloe Gilholy4 years ago in Pride
Carol by Patricia Highsmith
This book was originally published in 1952 under the title: The Price of Salt. Despite the author already being a household name, Harpers, her publisher did not want it because of the sapphic content. Instead, Patricia Highsmith went with Coward McCann, a small press under the pseudonym, Clare Morgan. At the time many referred to this book as the first lesbian novel with a happy ending. This might give readers the impression that Carol and Therese have a fairytale ending. Whilst the novel’s conclusion is not a whirlwind kiss and a honeymoon in the sunset, it felt like one.
By Chloe Gilholy4 years ago in Pride
Broadway's Queer Community Shines in Musical Album, Place & Time
Musical theater is often called "so gay", and while EllaRose Chary and Brandon James Gwinn, the writing team behind the 2021 Richard Rodgers Award winning musical, TL;DR Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix, believe it to be true, they argue it's not very "queer."
By Ben Nelson4 years ago in Pride
The Me I hadn't Seen. Top Story - December 2021.
My given name is Joshua. Now my name is Josephine or Josie for short. I could write about a lot of different moments in my life. When I was offered to go to Broadway by a director but I turned it down to stay in school. When I went into the healthcare profession as a personal caretaker where I discovered a love for helping others. What I want to write about though is my realization of being Josie.
By Josephine Mason4 years ago in Pride
YOUR QUEER HUB DISPLACES LGBTQ LOCALS
I was slow to accept the psychic death happening to the only place I’ve ever called home - the city of San Francisco. The ghost of what it used to be haunting the hollow, empty buildings awaiting renovation or summer guests. Now in another state, and from a distance - I can’t look away - no matter how heartbreaking.
By Sophie Garcia4 years ago in Pride
Lexie Bean Hopes to Change the Trans-Narrative with New Book
Growing up in Michigan, Lexie Bean didn’t have the vocabulary to classify a very fluid gender identity and used popular culture to establish an inner dialogue. “I’m like Mary-Kate Olsen. Those were the two options. You’re either a tom-boy or a girlie girl,” remembered Bean who designates as non-binary, assigned female at birth. But the overall conversation has moved forward, and Bean’s Written on the Body: Letters from Trans and Non-Binary Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence certainly does its part. Nonetheless as the dialogue still lacks, the author does at least have a better vernacular to feel comfortable in their own skin.
By Rich Monetti4 years ago in Pride
Manifest Destiny
“Dad! Dad! Turn on the news!” Rushing to the living room and startling his parents, Josh sat down on the couch and flipped the channels till the news broadcast was on. As his parents joined him around the television, what they heard shocked them into dead silence.
By Jesse Leung4 years ago in Pride
Trying To Find My Word
There is a certain word that I find repulsive, and that is concerning. There’s nothing wrong with this word or its definition, it’s more so a personal reflection that makes me feel this disgust. In fact, it is a word that defines me, but the word, that which leaves a distasteful pallet, just sounds, well, gross. Trashy and tacky to my tongue, leaving the question as to if it’s really the word or if it’s that I am repelled by myself. If I am truly repulsed for being such a harmless word, then what can I do to gain pride in being this, taking satisfaction in knowing that it defines me? Unfortunately, as I sit here writing this, admitting it to myself, the repulsion takes over. What if I could find a new word to replace this? Would that make it any better? Could it be, by writing this, by the end, that I will no longer feel this way?
By Stevi Vaughn4 years ago in Pride
