Pride Month
Pride (In The Name of a Playlist)
Howdy; and welcome to June. When it comes to the LGBT+ community, I am most likely an "ally" in the best of times; and an unintentional OFFENDER in the worst of times (in my understanding, actual cruelty/nastiness requires INTENT; or at least the refusal to apologize for LEGITIMATE offenses).
By Kent Brindley5 years ago in Pride
Pride and young
My story is still continuing but I wish it will finally come to an end now. The day I found out that I had a strong interest in my own gender. I was generally not surprised. I’ve been questioning my liking for awhile. It was a day where a female started to hit on me with her bright color here and her soft smile that lights up every time I make a joke. Butterflies started to act up in my belly like there was no tomorrow. The fact that she was there to make a smile appear at my darkest moment still questions me. Why me ? Why not me? Do I like her? Maybe it's just a type of stage that will pass by? Maybe not. I'm young and I don't know anything many people say. Those many people were liars they didn't know any better as I grief thinking be a gay is sin for those who told me made me wonder. I asked my mom would if my brother would be gay knowing I was referring to me. The silence was loud enough for me. At that moment my mother already took too long to answer. I knew the answer before she said. My mom was always there for me; she supported me when she needed to. I didn't know if I was bi, straight or gay. I would not classify me as queer. I always had an answer to everything and it's hard to accept what I am if I can't come to any conclusions. Here are songs suppressing pain and enlightening my love for a girl. My moments in a song and my songs are my moments I would never think I would ever write a word that will ever even a little bit explain how I feel. My feeling is worth a thousand words but my words are just minor just like me. Katy Perry - I kissed a girl I like it, “Lost my discretion. It's not what I'm used to (used to). Just wanna try you on. I'm curious for you (for you). Caught my attention. I kissed a girl and I liked it. The taste of her cherry chapstick. I kissed a girl just to try it”.Doja cat - Kiss me more, “We hug and yes, we make love, And always just say "Goodnight" (la-la-la-la-la), And we cuddle, sure I do love it.But I need your lips on mine. Can you kiss me more? We're so young, boy. We ain't got nothin' to lose, oh, oh”. Kehlani - Distraction,“Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna be.Do me a favor, pick me up, take me out later. Don't worry about no paper. 'Cause I got mine stacked up for nights like this. My life can get crazy, I deal with shit on the daily. But baby I'm thinking maybe. We could agree to work it out like this. I need you (you, oh). To give me your time (give me your time). I need you (you, oh).To not wanna be mine oh”. Giveon - Like I want you, “Sometimes I wish you knew. But I disguise the truth. I say I'm happy but I'm still stuck on us, mmm, mmm, mmm. Does your mind play this game too? Think 'bout me and you. I guess I'll just pretend. Until it all makes sense, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm. See you face to face, I'm thinking 'bout the days we used to be. But I can't make a scene, but I can't make a scene. See you face to face, I'm thinking 'bout the days we used to be. But I can't make a scene, but I can't make it seem.” Tylor the creator - See you again, “You exist behind my eyelids, my eyelids.Now I don't wanna wake up. 20/20, 20/20 vision. Cupid hit me, cupid hit me with precision. I wonder if you look both ways. When you cross my mind (Yeah), I said, I said. I'm sick of, sick of, sick of, sick of chasing. You're the one that's always running through my daydream, I, I can only see your face when I close my eyes. Can I get a kiss? And can you make it last forever? I said I'm 'bout to go to war. And I don't know if I'll see you again. Can I get a kiss? (Can I). And can you make it last forever? (Can you). I said I'm 'bout to go to war.” On repeat on a daily basis, one of my favorite songs. I want more but then I leave because I'm indecisive but can't wait to see her again. Her intelligence and her touch is like a spark to the brain and my heart. Speak out aloud for existence. I am gay and that is final.
By SHAMEKA SAMUEL5 years ago in Pride
My Pride Playlist throughout Coming Out.
Paradox: I knew it but I also had no idea. You hear the word gay but you’re not sure what it means. All you know are the laughs, snickers, and uncomfortable faces that follow. You try to distance yourself as far from that word as possible. You’re attracted to girls. You know it, you feel it, but you’re thinking of princes. You’ve been told one day you’d find your Prince. And you think that’s reality, the one and only way of reality being. You hear Lady Gaga’s Born This Way. It comforts you. You don’t quite understand why. Yes, it’s a great song, with a great beat. Everyone is dancing. But there’s something more. You feel better in your own skin, you’re not doing anything wrong.
By ABCwritten5 years ago in Pride
Celebrating Pride Month...From the Closet
I discovered I was bisexual in 2013, when I drunkenly attempted to convince a girl on a cruise to come back to my room. My fiancé was sitting next to me, and - needless to say - he had questions. So did I. I’d always held the view that LGBTQIA+ relationships were no different than hetero relationships, and I guess it just took me 19 years to realize that it held true for me personally as well.
By Stephanie Nielsen5 years ago in Pride
IN MY PRIDE FEELS
This compilation of music pulls from mostly modern hip-hop and rap and a majority BIPOC artists. During the month of pride it’s important to emphasize that pride has been and is dominated, narrative-wise and representatively, by white people. But pride was given to us when activists Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera -- both trans women of color -- first started the Stonewall riots of 1969.
By River Morel5 years ago in Pride
TOP 10 FOR PRIDE MONTH
Yo yo... can I get a mic check please? 1 , 2...1, 2... Welcome to pride month for all my fabulous members of the LGBTQ community. It's your host here, GAYbriella and for today's pod cast we have a curated collection of the hottest tracks to get you excited to drop it like it's hot or bump and grind till your hearts content!
By The designer hippy 5 years ago in Pride
Lovely Music
Since the age of 7, while in 2nd grade. I began the long journey of trying to understand as to why I had similar feelings to other women as I did towards men. At the age of 13 realized it's because I'm bisexual. During which, I found music that helped me to understand that it was perfectly normal. Also that I'm not alone.
By Ashley Tenold5 years ago in Pride
She & Her
Alison by Megan Lenius This was the first song that popped in my head when I thought about what I'd be listening to during Pride month. Through my other favorite LGBTQIA+ and allied artists, I decided to tell a story through songs about what led to the breakup shared in this song. The beginning, the middle, and the end of a relationship.
By Triniti Daniel-Robinson5 years ago in Pride
All Things Pride
Pride Month brings lots of emotions. Celebrations, pride parades, and lots of unabashedly queer love. Some community members are not ready to come out, or it's not safe for them to come out. This Pride Playlist is packed with emotions that capture the essence of living as an LGBTQIA+ individual. This month I’m celebrating queer artists and allies that celebrate all aspects of LGBTQIA+ life through sharing my playlist with you!
By Mari Moore5 years ago in Pride
