Identity

Searching for Normal
Most people probably wouldn't choose Provo Utah as a place to live when they are Gay and have a love affair with rocks and incense. I've thought a lot about where to start my story. Should it be back when I was kid being raised in the Catholic church? Or that time I was forced out of the closet and took my family years to be like, "Oh yeah ok, that's fine." I will be going off on some tangents so just bare with me. I promise I have a point... I think... It's an adventure.
By Uncouth Meerkat4 years ago in Pride
Mel's (Amazing) Transsexual Journey Sample
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By Melissa Jensen4 years ago in Pride
The Green Moth
She slammed the shed door behind her, which was followed by the sound of crickets and sniffles. “Why can’t they just understand me?”, the young woman said as she grabbed her phone to turn on a flashlight, which only showed the chipped old wood that held the wide shed together. Her face lit up and even though her eyes were red with tears, you could see her soft young face.
By Jon Trout4 years ago in Pride
10 Things I Wish I Had Known About Coming Out
It took me 25 years to be comfortable and honest enough to accept the fact I am gay. When you grow up in a conservative household where anything but straight is wrong, it's a hard truth to come to terms with.
By Canadian Gaysian4 years ago in Pride
Dating while Demi
Demisexual. One of the least known sexualities. Being part of the Asexual family but never invited out. Typically left out, and pushed aside, by just being told, we're too picky or are being too much of a prude. Just lemme smash. No, for so many reasons! So let's start.
By Tahsys Merrill4 years ago in Pride
N-One View
I see through me As you see through You One view for all
By Daren Mejia4 years ago in Pride
On being a Trans boy. Top Story - August 2021.
By: James V. Age 29 Age 0: Doctors proudly proclaim to his parents that they’ve been blessed with a beautiful baby girl, Jamie Lynn, he needs to spend some time in the nicu, but he’ll be alright. They decorate in pale pink, Minnie Mouse, and buy tiny headbands and cute little dresses.
By James Vande Hey 4 years ago in Pride
Fear, Failure and Freedom
The semester was winding down when we learned that our body was revolting, our mind was damaged, our house was trying to kill us, and we were not the man we'd been trying to be our entire life.
By Egg E Berry4 years ago in Pride
Strangers in my Home
Today I walked into my childhood home only to find it full of strangers. Everything about the house, from the dusty rafters to the cool, clean tiles beneath my feet were as familiar to me as my shadow, as the acne scars on my face, as my constant boob sweat. The house wasn’t always comfortable - in the summer the indoor heat was more akin to hell, and my poor gay spirit sweltered under that very Christian environment as a teenager. There was no escape - the house was in the middle of two lackluster suburbs and the wood floors, ceilings, and walls creaked so much that any attempts at sneaking out would have been futile. There were times that I didn’t even bother to acknowledge when I “sinned” - why bother when you’re already there?
By Camille Ora-Nicole4 years ago in Pride
Coming back to a conservative household during the pandemic and hiding my gay identity
Till March 2020 I was living my best gay life away from my hometown in my university. One email that one night changed everything.
By A4 years ago in Pride
What's In The Box?
A girl walked to into the bustling halls of Emerald High School, people parted her way seeing her hold a box. A perfect cube box wrapped in brown paper.
By Erin Grey4 years ago in Pride
A Bisexual Perspective
When I was a kid, I couldn’t even begin to grasp how much things would change when I grew older or how much I would change. Back when I was growing up, I never heard any words in my household associated with the LGBTQIA+ community. I didn’t even know it, or such people, existed. Even so, I knew I was different. I simply didn’t know why. Looking back, it was always staring me in the face, I just didn’t have a name for it. I was bisexual.
By Angelea Sakai4 years ago in Pride