Advocacy

"Frotophobia" and (Internalized) Homophobia
The Jewish-American Bill Weintraub began the "Frot Movement" as an attempt to popularize frottage (genital-genital sex or genital rubbing between men) and help frottage compete (in the "free market" of sexualities) against the much more dangerous and injurious act of anal.
By ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR8 months ago in Pride
Why I Don't Attend Pride Parades
Don't get me wrong, a not-insignificant percentage of recent headlines makes it very clear that we still need Pride, because the fight for equality is far from over.
By Natasja Rose8 months ago in Pride
I Don't Want My Children to be Trans. Runner-Up in Pride Under Pressure Challenge. Top Story - June 2025. Content Warning.
I don’t want my children to be trans. - Not because I wouldn’t love them. Not because I would reject them. Not because there’s anything wrong with being trans.
By Autumn Stew8 months ago in Pride
the rainbow sheep
Where is the rainbow sheep Who was sent from the golden heavens? Where is the rainbow sheep Who would comfort the ones that fear?
By Ruby Red8 months ago in Pride
Baseball is For Everyone: Part 4
Greetings, Vocal readers and Happy Pride Month! I've addressed the many reasons why America's pastime is for everyone in previous stories, which I'll have down below. I know I said that the previous story of me discussing this topic was the last time addressing opponents of LGBTQ+ people and anything that's related to it. Now, I have even more things to discuss and helpful advice for them. Once you have read this story, please give it a like and subscribe to my page on here. Also, follow me on my socials. Finally, please send me a one-off tip at the end of this story to support my work as I continue to write and publish more stories.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 8 months ago in Pride
Live and Let Live: One Straight Man's Take on Pride
As a cisgender, heterosexual, and white man (I'm Scottish-Italian, so not palest ever, but still white), I often feel that it's not really my place to say anything. But, still, I can't just sit on my hands and not say anything at all.
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in Pride
I Didn’t Disappear. I Refused.
They outlawed my name first. Not the one on my ID — that one they kept, with its masculine “Matthew” and that stiff, false “M” stamped next to sex, like a scar carved into paperwork.
By Rukka Nova8 months ago in Pride
Finding My True Family
Greetings, Vocal readers! I've been very open about who I am for the last several years in numerous stories. I fully embrace my true self daily and unapologetic for it. Despite Republican politicians increasingly attempting to silence and denying our existence, our voices will grow even louder. I'm going to tell a story about how an event changed my life forever. Be sure to sound off in the comments below and be sure to like this story once you have read it. If you have any questions about what I look for in a guy, please also share them down below. Also, follow me on my socials. Finally, please send me a one-off tip at the end of this story to support my work as I continue to write and publish more stories.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 8 months ago in Pride
Intersectional Mental Health Disparities. Content Warning.
This is a researched opinion paper for a Social Services & Behavioral Health class, and I figured that I wanted to share it with the world. I believe that the points touched upon in this paper are valid, now more than ever in this political climate.
By C.M.Dallas8 months ago in Pride
Name Me Thunder
Dedication For the ones who look in mirrors and flinch, but stay. For the hands that bind, the voices that stutter, the bodies that linger too long in shadows. For the souls who loved themselves in fragments, and called that act holy. You are not broken. You are the storm the silence tried to outlive.
By S.L. James8 months ago in Pride
When we Stand Together, We Expand Together
I am not queer. That feels important to say—not to center myself, but to be honest about the position I speak from. I don’t know what it’s like to walk into a room and immediately scan it for safety, wondering if a glance, a joke, or a single word might shift everything. But I know what it means to love someone who does. I know what it’s like to watch someone soften their voice or swallow their truth. I’ve seen people I care about carry themselves with quiet courage in a world that makes their identity a battleground.
By Annie Edwards 8 months ago in Pride
The Bold and the Fabulous . Content Warning.
The art of embracing our true selves is something that we should be doing unapologetically. For yours truly, the journey from hiding the real me to being out and proud was a difficult one. I'm going to share my own personal story and how I'm living my life today as a gay man.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 8 months ago in Pride