Gaydar is a term used to describe a person’s ability to identify other people who are gay or lesbian. Some people believe that they have a natural gaydar, while others may develop it over time. There is no scientific evidence to support the existence of gaydar, but many people...
Transmasculine people are usually born with female reproductive organs. However, they may identify as men, masculine, or male-aligned. Many transmasculine people choose to transition by undergoing hormone therapy and/or surgery to align their physical appearance with their gender identity. Some transmasculine people may also choose to get pregnant and...
HIV Stigma, who is really responsible? All of Us!!! Here I was doing post-testing counselling for this young girl. She was worried that her boyfriend was going to infect her with HIV. He was sleeping with everything moving but she was insistent that she still wanted to be with...
Sexually Fluid – Labels such as bi, gay, straight, trans, asexual, pansexual, agender etc. serve a purpose, and this is why they are super important for some people. A person may identify with one or multiple of those labels and in this way have a sense of self and...
Gay Men Issues – In our movements for queer liberation, there are often people who remain underrepresented by the mainstream narratives, even though they belong in the LGBTQ Community and are affected by most of the issues LGBTQ people have to face. That mainstream narrative is often shaped based...
Inclusive Pride Events. Pride, by which we mean both the parades and all the other events, narrative, creations and discussions taking place in Pride month, are of vital importance. They may reasonably be criticized not being political enough, or for reducing the meaning of Pride to festivities and celebration,...
Gay Problems, A Lifestyle Dilemma I keep asking myself what could I have possibly spent the money on. If I had been clubbing and shopping my life away, I would at least have something to remember it by. Instead I am left with regrets and stress. Because I am...
June is set to be LGBT Pride month, in commemoration of the Stonewall riots that took place in 1969 in Manhattan. Pride as an anniversary of Stonewall started by Brenad Howard, a bisexual woman who also introduced the tradition of a week-long festival with LGBT events. Gay & Lesbian...
Why Gay People Support Right-wing Candidates. The Right to Political Conscience. I was watching a program about Donald Trump supporters and could not quite believe my eyes or even ears. There was an “obviously gay” man telling us how Trump was very good for his business. Thep interviewer seemed...
When Are You Officially a Gay Whore? The dating scene in the LGBT world is complicated to say the least. The idea that you can be in monogamous relationship for the rest of your life can be daunting, but it is not unheard of. Unfortunately; gay people have for...
LGBTQ People and The Suicide Rates within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transexual Community. The affliction of suicides within the LGBT community has long fascinated social commentators and advocates for the community. I would like to take on a slightly different tack. We know that most of the suicides...
There are many problems and micro-aggressions that trans people have to deal with everyday, added to the danger of harassment and abuse that results from the transphobia in our society. One of the biggest such problems, is that cis people (people who aren’t trans) most of the time are...
Straight Pride and the reasons why don’t need it. June is over – and so is Pride month, leaving us wondering who was actually left hurt and violated by our community coming together to support each other and be slightly more visible – but never enough – in a...
Gender Identity: There are many intersecting factors in the life of LGBT people that may determine their well being and mental health. One of the most influential factors, especially in the life of LGBT youth, but also while growing up, is the support of one’s family. People’s first circle...
Straight people who are homophobic: We live in a society that likes to believe that progress has been made – even though many members of our society condemn whatever progress and seem to prefer going backwards; that was accurately demonstrated through Trump’s election as president. Many people will argue that we...
Gender Orientation: The Explanations and Recriminations We have recently learnt that it is possible for someone to murder another or even commit suicide, for no other reason other than to avoid the risk of being outed. Sexuality has become such a controversial issue that we are willing to go...
Gay Community Solidarity: Do we really know how to look after one another? It is indeed a very touchy subject because it may sow the seeds of division within an already beleaguered community. You speak about it and you risk uncomfortable questions. As the LGBTIQ community did not have...
Intersex people must stand up against genital mutilation of children. Among all the current discussions centered around gender identity as a spectrum, whether or not people believe it is different from the sex binary male-female, there is often the misconception that biological sex can be divided in as rigid,...
With the conservative government of Trump in the US, which will put the lives of thousands of LGBT+ people at risk, and the contrasting climate in bright examples such as that of Malta that made conversion therapy illegal, the debate on the so called “corrective”, “reparative”, or “ex-gay” therapies...
Asylum Seekers: One of the most serious issues the world has faced in recent years, that can be compared to nothing else, neither historically nor in its simultaneity with other global issues, is the refugee crisis, considered to be the largest one to take place in over half a...
