Pride Month
The Nature of My Love is Not a Choice
I was raised in a very religious household in a very conservative town in Georgia. Whenever someone says that a person isn’t born gay—that it’s a choice—I have to wonder from whom they are getting their intel. It’s always a straight person who says this, and I think, How would you know? What makes you an expert on the complex and drastically unique experiences of all homosexuals everywhere? Please, show me your degree in Homosexual Studies.
By Navaris Darson4 years ago in Pride
Gender is a Performance
It's not too much of a stretch to make the claim that people under the transgender umbrella give their gender far more thought than the average cis person. Transgender people spend years and thousands of dollars on adjusting their presentation to match their gender, but gender is something that everybody has so what's up with the backlash towards transgender people lately then? A lot of the reasons cisgender people give for not supporting transgender rights is that they don't understand how it works, they can't fathom someone putting themselves through years of medical work just to feel comfortable in their body and I honestly get it. It can be pretty overwhelming when someone you love comes out as transgender because it may feel sudden or like you suddenly have to change everything you know about that person but I want to try and give another way to look at the concept of "gender" as a whole.
By skittly boo4 years ago in Pride
What were Queer Movies like For You Growing up?
I’m 52 and a half years old, been out as a queer person since I was 23. No matter what generation we come up through, we are all looking for popular culture to reflect our own existence. We all want to find some way to connect to the larger world to know that we are real, to have some sense that we are normal and we will be okay.
By Angela Englert4 years ago in Pride
Taste the Rainbow 🌈
As Pride month comes to a close (note that we should be celebrating Pride beyond June), I thought I’d share a few things I made throughout the month that were inspired by the celebrations. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 and cancellations, I was unable to physically attend a Pride Parade or any of the other festivities typically held in my city throughout June. Instead, I attended a few amazing virtual events, but as you can imagine, it was not the same as connecting in person. Regardless, I had fun celebrating in a different way this year, which included bringing vibrant colours into my kitchen and onto my plate.
By Donziikinz5 years ago in Pride
The Locket
It had been 2 years 3 months and 15 days since Nessa had seen her son. She peered into the wilderness squinting against the bright sunlight, hoping against hope that today would be the day he found his way home. Seeing nothing new, she turned to grab her pack from Tim.
By Alicia Stacey5 years ago in Pride
Cowboy Boots in the Closet
I grew up in a rural southeastern Ontario town - the kind of town that inspired popular country songs and girls like me to wish for a pair of cowboy boots for Christmas instead of the latest trendy clothes or gadgets. The farm roots ran so deep that it was high school tradition to celebrate graduation in October because June was just too busy for the farmers to take time off to celebrate. Unsurprisingly, I was a hard-working girl from a large family that was barely getting by, where grilled cheese and canned soup were staples leading up to mom's bi-weekly pay day.
By Aly Jensen5 years ago in Pride
The "A" Word
Summers in Indiana passed like glaciers. As July began to bleed into the most brutal part of August, we would find ourselves desperate to find solace in any menial passing fantasy. The doldrums of boring brick suburbia left us with nothing else but those fantastical whimsies.
By Nicole Westerhouse5 years ago in Pride
