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, but . . . read more
“Are you Gay?” My Top 7 Ridiculous Answers….Ever! I was having lunch at my favorite restaurant on Broadway when I overheard two girls in their early 20’s, talking smack about a guy named Jonathan. I didn’t really mean to listen to their conversation but they were practically . . . read more
Dear Planned Parenthood Protester Who Called Me a Baby-Killer, It was a fine, sunny morning shortly after Donald Trump’s inauguration to the White House that the two of us first met. I had just parked my battered old car at the parking lot of the Planned Parenthood clinic . . . read more
In our fight for LGBT Equality, we’ve written an open letter addressed to the newly-elected president of the United States, Donald Trump. Campaign and Election On November 8th, to the . . . read more
Why is bisexual representation so important? Representation is a major issue when discussing the media and their influence. Being represented in the media means to see people who look like, or share some part of their identity with you. Diverse representation means that the celebrities, artists, and . . . read more
Gay-Straight Allies: New Horizons for The LGBTQ Community It was recently reported that none other than Prince William of Great Britain was being considered for an award for being a straight ally. Dial back a few . . . read more
LGBT Sex Education: Why LGBTIQ Sexuality is Conspicuously Absent from the National Curriculum Any LGBTIQ person that assume they are over the darkest parts of discrimination are deluding themselves. Certainly, there have been major victories. It is no longer acceptable to imprison people for “sodomy” in most civilized states of . . . read more
You’re probably already tired of hearing about how every story in the LGBTQIA+ community is written by a different author. Yes, we get it, each and every one of us is unique, and how that couldn’t be so, in a community with people coming from different countries, racial . . . read more
