What does LGBT mean? This is a question that many people have asked, and there isn’t always a clear answer. The acronym stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, but it can also include other sexual orientations and gender identities. This term is used to describe people who are...
Do Transwomen Get Periods? Most people, cis and even trans, would reply that no, they don’t. That is actually incorrect. One of the most common questions people have about trans women is whether or not they get periods. The answer to this question is complicated and depends on a...
General Uncertainty: How to Survive in Spaces Where You Can’t Come Out For gay, bisexual, asexual, trans or intersex people, coming out can be many important things. Few could call coming out an important “moment” given that, for most of us, coming out is a constant process rather than...
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...
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...
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...
I’m writing this list from a position of privilege. It’s the privilege of not being told I’m broken because I’m a sexual person – which means that I experience sexual attraction to others, that I’m not one of the asexual people. What I have is called sexual privilege; it’s...
Why African Witches bewitching LGBT? Even voodoo refuses to work. The intersection between African traditional religion and the gay lifestyle is a complicated one. Although few of the traditional Africa mythologies specifically talk about homosexuality, it is nothing more than an omission of ignorance. It is certainly not a...
Non-binary people are not trans if they’re not transitioning, or hoping to transition, in either a physical or a social way. False: identifying somewhere outside the gender binary — and therefore as a gender different than the one you were assigned at birth — brings you under the trans...
It’s a great thing that LGBT issues have started being discussed more – especially with Trump in office, threatening the rights LGBT people have fought and bled to gain, bringing back the outrageous conversation of conversion therapies of homosexuality, and putting the lives of trans and bisexual people at...
Lesbian Gay Rivalry: A Sibling Rivalry Gone Too Far It is the hate that dare not speak its name. Lesbian gay rivalry. Although generalizations are the scourge of the LGBTIQ community, we must also try to confront an underlying problem. Quite simply; there is some aggressiveness between gay men...
Well, we’re pretty sure you’ve heard about the viral videos about First Kiss & First Hug. New Zealand’s Love Your Condom came up with a gay version of this that will surely bring happiness to the LGBT community. 10 male strangers were asked to kiss for the first time and the...
Confessions God-fearing Gay: “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.” — Psalm 139:14 It was around 3 o’clock in the morning when my phone alarm went off like crazy. The sound was so loud...
Would you forgive, accept or betray your gay husband? Exchanging vows at the altar with the person you promised to spend the rest of your life with is one of the happiest moment every woman dreams of. I am Courtney and I was 24 years old when I married...
Wonderful interracial relationship story: My name is Nyanda and I am 34 years old. I work as a digital marketing manager for a real estate company in Florida. I was born and raised in Camden, New Jersey but I lived in Palm Springs for almost 12 years. I am...
“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 seated right...
For our first entry in our series of coming out stories: In a society where discrimination, prejudice and social inequality reside, coming out of the closet seems to be the hardest thing to do. Whenever you do something, it could be magnified and misjudged by the people around you...
