gay parents

I want to have sex but i can’t because I am an intersex woman. Do you know what intersex means? My body has now become a subject of controversy but it was not . . . read more

An open letter to my mother: True personal acceptance and love cannot be conditional Cutting my hair was my first step towards personal acceptance. Cutting my hair consisted of months upon months of admiring various cuts and colors, before finally working up the courage to do it, despite . . . read more

My friends tell me that I was being naïve from the word go about my college professor. Many say that they have already given in to the professor. Apparently he is not that difficult to handle and he tends to leave you alone after a few times. The whole . . . read more

Do Bastard Stand a Chance? “You bastard! You’ve just ruined my marriage!” My ever slightly narcissistic mother was at it again. Her sleeping around was suddenly my fault. I should not have been born. I should have kept her secret intact. My father (always a hard man) is doing . . . read more

My name is Leo, but it wasn’t always so and I am finding freedom. When I was a young child I had no idea of the freedom that existed outside of my family circle. My . . . read more

I got the shock of my life when my pastor told me that he wanted to support me. I know there are many liberal Churches in the USA but it is something when an evangelical from the South decides that he is going to join the struggle. What makes it . . . read more

At the Crossroads of Gay Identity Politics. It is an opinion but it is causing me grief. In vain, I have tried to tell my LGBT friends that they are wasting their time going after an institution that is already past its sell-by date. Every day we are hearing . . . read more

Life Under a Color-Conscious Justice System Let me get this out of the way to begin with. I am guilty as sin. I was in possession of an armed without permission. I committed a burglary and served 8 years for it. Pleading no-contest did not save me much . . . read more

Survival story of one of the homeless LGBT kids. When you’re young, you tend to take a lot of things for granted, especially if you live in a so-called normal environment. You’d always assume there’s a roof over your head, you’d have something to eat . . . read more