Pride Month
Proudly Living Within The Intersection. Runner-Up in Pride Under Pressure Challenge. Top Story - June 2025.
Each day, upon awakening, each one of our individual identities takes center stage. We open our eyes and allow ourselves to be who we authentically are; who we are inherently, at our core. If we're fortunate, the world around us recognizes our identities, and builds systems and institutions that honors these identities in a way that allows us to live fulfilling lives. Our identities are inextricable from who we are, especially how we operate on a daily basis.
By Jose Antonio Soto8 months ago in Pride
What is a kiss?
So, I have an interesting experience with pride. Because I've reached this point in my life where I've never been in a relationship. And I always wondered about myself. Why it has taken so long for me to be in a relationship with somebody romantic, not necessarily sexual.
By Amelia Ruth Thompson8 months ago in Pride
I Claim my Identity
Other than the boys I played poker with at school, my only other friend was Cindy. I went to Cindy’s house a couple of times every week. I had a crush on Cindy ever since we were in kindergarten. Cindy and I were born on the same day and best friends. Her mom was friendly.
By Mindy Reed8 months ago in Pride
Where OUT Still Means Outcast
She lifted her top without ceremony, without shame. I hadn’t asked her to. I’d only asked why she left the refugee camp—where, despite the heat and dust and overcrowding, she could access food, water, and basic medical care. I thought it was a fair question. I thought, perhaps, she would say she was lonely. That she wanted more freedom. I thought I was being kind.
By Edward Romain8 months ago in Pride
Thoughts on Jonathan Joss's June 1, 2025 Murder
Jonathan Joss's recent murder has been a topic of deep emotional discussion in my household this week. Joss, age 59, best known for his role as John Redcorn in King of the Hill, was an American actor of Native American descent who was murdered by a neighbor on June 1, 2025. Reports say the killing was prompted by homophobic slurs when Jonathan and his husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, returned to their recently burned-down home to collect mail.
By Marilyn Glover8 months ago in Pride
Miles in Between
Theo used to think that love would find him by now. In his twenties, he’d watched his friends meet, date, and marry like clockwork. It was as if everyone else was given a map, and he was handed a compass with no North. Now in his mid-thirties, he was tired of pretending that dating apps were exciting. The endless bios, the swipe culture, the way it all made intimacy feel like a transaction — it exhausted him.
By The Kind Quill8 months ago in Pride
LGBTQ+ Books To Add To Your Reading List
01. 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell (2021) Genre: Fiction Page Count: 192 Brontez Purnell is a gay dancer, musician, and writer of several award fiction novels. 100 Boyfriends is a collection of short stories that follow the lives of queer, Black men in the United States. It has been praised for its tenderness, sensuality, wit, and vulnerability in describing the obstacles that the characters face in regards to their race and sexuality.
By choreomania8 months ago in Pride
