Advocacy

The LGBTQ Community Continues to be a Target of Hate Crimes
KEY Takeaways: On June 12, 2016, Omar Mateen killed 49 people in the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. This was classified as a hate crime motivated by Mateen's inability to fathom that people with different sexual orientations could coexist with him. Just this past weekend, Anderson Lee Aldrich killed five people. In addition, he injured 25 in Club Q - another LGBTQ club. These attacks are part of a long history of violence and discrimination against the LGBTQ community in America motivated by religious morality.
By Edy Zoo 3 years ago in Pride
Coming Out as BiAroAce and Non-Binary
Just a quick disclaimer before we get started. I am by no means an expert. This is purely based on my experience and my own internet-based research.
By Miranda Monahan3 years ago in Pride
Pride & Pain: Yet Another Queer Space Violated
It's a sad feeling waking up to the news that yet another queer safe space has been violated. My heart goes out to all the victims of the Club Q Nightclub shooting.
By KW7113 years ago in Pride
Homophobic and Other Religions That make this Okay?
Different kinds of religions have been known to justify their hate with same sex relationship. Homophobic people seem to widening there range on their hate.
By Emily Radford(Rising Phoenix)3 years ago in Pride
You’re Delusional if You Think Queer People Are Responsible for This Moral Panic
There is this tiring argument that happens on the Internet (and in real life), where whenever something bad happens —i.e., an election doesn't go well, a terrible law is passed, a court decision reverses a group's rights, etc.—people try to push the blame onto the person or group hurt.
By Alex Mell-Taylor3 years ago in Pride
He, She , They, Them All Start with Me
She, He, They, Them All start with me 12 year old Me Them: “be yourself everyone else is taken Me: but I’m scared to be myself, what if people don’t like me?
By Shannon Goria3 years ago in Pride
This Anti-Trans Moral Panic Was Never About How We Define Gender
There's been a huge debate about the "transgenders" recently. I can hear the "just asking questions" starter pack now. Are trans women real women? What is gender? What is sex? Do we really need to respect these people who are changing the game on this thing that has always existed?
By Alex Mell-Taylor3 years ago in Pride
Brazilian Peace and Prosperity. Ready or Not
Bolsonaro is a right-wing Brazilian politician who has been vocal about his desire to destroy democracy. He has expressed support for dictatorship and has said that he would "eradicate totally" the country's political system if he ever became president again. If re-elected, Bolsonaro would be the first president in Brazil's history with no prior political experience. His policies, if enacted, would have serious consequences for the country's citizens, who have been fighting for democracy for over 30 years.
By Jerry Nelson3 years ago in Pride
Land of the Freedumb
I woke up this morning to the headline of an article written by the LA Times and a few things came to mind… The first being how politically divided this country is on a scale like never before, adult bullies in places of authority, and how amazing this Father is to make such sacrifices for his child. This is how racism, segregation, prejudice, HATE is learned and accepted by a society. Despite your personal homophobia, this is just plan DUMB!
By Leah Ella3 years ago in Pride
3 Philosophical Questions We Should Ask Ourselves Regularly
Specifically because our time here among the living is by default limited, we should examine our lives every now and then, question our current progress (if we're making any), and see for ourselves through contemplation, whether or not our limited time here is being wasted or is being well-invested. As a matter of fact, even, what drove me to become a philosopher is to increase my productivity as a writer, something which was a good choice, when I look at it retrospectively.
By Karpenaru3 years ago in Pride
Workaholism As Futile
One of the many flaws of our world is that it encourages us to be as much productive as possible, and which each advancement of productivity, we are often rewarded with either the good increase of our reputation, our own pride, or our motivation to maintain such productivity. However, with such promotion, a toll on our lives can come and make our own endeavours for productivity, to be counter-productive. It may sound like a paradox, that our very own efforts can to promote us can demote us, but in reality, that demotion is not a construct of demoting promotion, which does not make sense, but of mere obsession -- the obsession that regardless of what we do, nothing is yet enough, and hence the initial impression that it's a paradox.
By Ufreleyi3 years ago in Pride
Happy National Coming Out Day… Celebrate With Your VOTE!
We are less than a month out from the US elections on November 8, standing at the crossroads of love and fear, knowing that once again, voters will help determine whose lives matter. In my book, all of the anti-trans legislation across America should be enough to send republicans packing. But of course, that’s not the thing that’ll do it. Overturning Roe, though- seems to have sent motivation to many. Good. It’s all the same conversation, really, a political party that is trying to (continue to) legislate a sickly twisted version of Christianity onto all of us. But the cishet rank and file, unless they both know AND support a trans human, likely wouldn’t rush to the polls in any great numbers to save us.
By Martha Madrigal3 years ago in Pride