Identity
The Taste of Connection
Eggs, flour, sugar, meat, potatoes, cold cuts, paper towels, candy, a bottle of rosé wine. It’s Friday. The day Simon allows himself to indulge. He plans to bake a cake when he gets home and enjoy the warmth from the oven while he prepares dinner in his large, bright kitchen, savoring the taste of the cool rosé.
By Henrik Hagelandabout a year ago in Pride
The Children Matter. Top Story - October 2024.
I follow a mostly-upbeat social media platform that features millions of photos and short videos, and I spend maybe an hour a day scrolling though the pictures, reading the captions and the comments. I often find news items that aren’t reported in popular sources, which then forces me to dig up the facts and uncover hidden truths. Some of the comments are spot-on hysterical. Others, however, get trolled to death until the original poster deletes the photo. Standards, both written and unspoken, are followed, and certain original posters (OP) are famously followed because of their unique perspective on things.
By Barb Dukemanabout a year ago in Pride
Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.
I've met myself in media many times seen myself on subways, highways and byways in books, in mirrors, in sad and happy voices
By Antoni De'Leonabout a year ago in Pride
Headcanons
I've been writing fanfiction for a long time. As I mentioned in my other Representation entry, I didn't grow up seeing myself represented in Media. On the rare occasion that I did see Autism, or Asexuality, represented, it was usually as a caricature, or the punchline of a joke, or a problem to be solved. Other times, as diversity became a popular thing to include, it would be shown as an excuse for poor behaviour, or, more rarely, as Inspirational(TM), to make a character more impressive for having already overcome their hurdles due to their Special Interest being seen as valuable, like Rain Man or The Good Doctor.
By Natasja Roseabout a year ago in Pride
Seeing Beyond: Understanding LGBTQ+ Resilience Through 'Pose'
"Pose" wasn't just another TV show; it was a portal to a world I never knew existed. Set in the late 80s and early 90s, it plunged me into the lives of Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ folks, particularly those who found their tribe in the underground ballroom scene. This subculture was a haven for those who felt ostracized, a place where they could find acceptance and community.
By Bright Davidabout a year ago in Pride
Daria Morgendorffer: The Ace-Coded Icon I Never Knew I Needed
When I think about asexual representation in media, the first character that always comes to mind is Daria Morgendorffer. Watching Daria for the first time felt like staring into a mirror—her cynicism, her sharp wit, and her disinterest in romantic entanglements echoed so much of what I had felt my whole life. She wasn’t detached or emotionless, she simply didn’t care about the things that seemed to consume everyone else around her—things like dating and sex. For the first time, I saw a character who reflected the way I move through the world, and it was profoundly validating. It was in Daria Season 1, Episode 13 "The Misery Chick" that I realized Daria was a character I didn't know I needed; she's not a misery chick, she just not quick to emotions like most people are, and that's okay.
By Karina Thyraabout a year ago in Pride
Breaking Society's Dark Mirror
The Killer … The Villain … The Peado … The Joke … That’s how I saw any representations of people like me for the majority of my life, even as a little kid. I didn’t know how to explain to anyone how I felt, so to be fair I didn’t always see trans women characters in the media as a representation of me so to speak … because for a while I didn’t know what the words were … I just felt like a girl, but I was told I was a boy and needed to watch ‘boy shows’ - but secretly, this gal always preferred to watch She-Ra over He-Man … but one show that was called a ‘boy show’ I loved was The Transformers (three guesses why lol!)
By Savannah K. Wilsonabout a year ago in Pride
