Latest Stories

Most recently published stories in Pride.

Happy Trans-versary to Me. Top Story - October 2021.
Happy Trans-versary to me. It has been official 2 years since I began my transition into my authentic true self. It has been a very interesting 2 years so far and there is so much I have learned: both positive and negative. Where to even begin?
By Iris Harris4 years ago in Pride
Their Own Words – A Better Man (Part Two)
Their Own Words – A Better Man (Part Two) “So, are you going to write a book about me?” I remember Craig asking me once. I replied that I didn’t think the world would be able to handle his life story with all that drama and sex. He told me that I had led too sheltered a life, that there were hundreds of others out there who had gone through the same things he had, or worse, and that these stories should be told!
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters4 years ago in Pride
My Letter to Matthew.
Dearest Matthew: You don't know me. You never did. But, here is my letter. I begin with an introduction. I am Carlos. I was 26 at the time of learning your story. Your life was tragically brief, but it was the wake-up call I needed.
By Carlos Gonzalez4 years ago in Pride
Love, longing and Florence Welch
I often think of Florence’s music as folktales made flesh. Especially Lungs. That album runs through the most pivotal parts of my growing up, from when it was given to me on my twelfth birthday to its religious replays in the car, my first iPod, then iPhone - and every music library since. I love her funeral-pyre lyrics and shifting voice, the way her songs sound like they can reach the church beams or root themselves in a grave.
By Lauren Entwistle4 years ago in Pride
The Trials and Tribulations of LGBTQ Dating. Top Story - October 2021.
"We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it." - John Lennon
By Luis Rubén4 years ago in Pride
A Very Campy Halloween
A Halloween playlist can fall into one of three categories. The first: spooky mood music that evokes dark and chilly autumn nights, followed by fun and goofy party music that's meant for dancing while half-immobilized by costume elements.
By Dane BH4 years ago in Pride
HOMOSEXUALITY
Peter is his name, a long-time friend of mine who drags me everywhere he goes, not because I'm such a good company, but because I happen to understand the fact that he is “different”.
By Everest4 years ago in Pride
The (Im)Practical Magician
This is part 2 of a series casting a queer eye over the Tarot cards. (Part 1 can be found Here - and before I continue, be assured the word "Queer" is for me always a term of pride, never of shame)
By Steph Cole4 years ago in Pride
Alone
For the first time in my life today, I walked home completley alone. That might sound bizarre and a little cryptic to some but it's as simple as it seems.
By Roo4 years ago in Pride
Young Love with John and Raphael in One of Those Days
Author's Note Content warning: description of being depressed. I must give credit where credit is due. In this chapter, I am using an English cover of the Digimon Adventure Tri opening, Butterfly.
By Ben Ray 4 years ago in Pride
A Re-introduction
Hello, one and all. As rapper LL Cool J coined the phrase: "don't call it a comeback; I've been here for years." For years, this gay, scary-looking bear was blogging regularly on this platform. His passion and forte was writing about movies and compiling music lists. It was fun, a great time-passer and one would hope, a gateway to a great, lucrative career in fiction and film writing.
By Carlos Gonzalez4 years ago in Pride
It's Okay to be a lil Gay
This is the story of how I found myself. I never really accepted myself until now, and even with as far as I have come, there is still so much I need to fix. That's besides the point though. This is my story of how I came out, how I found out who I was inside, and learned that it's okay for me to be Bisexual. Please enjoy, and I hope it inspires others to look inside, and find themselves too! First, I'd like to share a poem I wrote, called Darkest Grey. It's about the struggle of being stuck, and not being able to move forward. I hope it hits home, and gives you the strength to move forward, and push out of the place you're stuck. (I will change or shorten names of [people for privacy)
By Salem Jace4 years ago in Pride