List: LGBTQ, etc. | Curated by Robyn Sinead Sheppard

Sep 23, 2024
64 stories
LGBTQ, etc.
In
Prism & Pen
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Emma Holiday
Can’t Wait To Get Rid of My PenisOr: How do you know you are transgender?
Sep 21, 2024
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Sep 21, 2024
38
In
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
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Sam W - World-Weary Writer
The Stonewall Uprising: The Origin Story of Pride MonthForgetting history means repeating the past
Jun 12, 2024
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Jun 12, 2024
16
Jennifer Coates
I Am A Transwoman. I Am In The Closet. I Am Not Coming Out.NOTE: Wow, I wrote this piece anonymously and privately and did not intend for anyone else to actually read it. It was a way for me to vent…
Mar 11, 2016
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Mar 11, 2016
627
In
Prism & Pen
by
Kaylin Hamilton
These 3 Historical Figures Show Us Why Trans+ History Is So ImportantGender diversity isn’t new — recognising this helps challenge our erasure and give us hope
May 15, 2024
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May 15, 2024
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Rachel Saunders
Trans identities are not a religionBeing trans has always been a safe space for me, a place where being me has simply been, no stress, nothing to hide. Growing up a…
May 13, 2024
3
May 13, 2024
3
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Prism & Pen
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James Finn
My Dignified Queer Heart Cries in Pain Responding to Vatican DocumentMy personal reaction to “Infinite Dignity”
Apr 10, 2024
47
Apr 10, 2024
47
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Prism & Pen
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Simply Sophia
I Wanted to Be Smooth Down ThereIt led to one of my worst humiliations
Nov 27, 2023
15
Nov 27, 2023
15
In
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer
America’s Racism and Bigotry is Bad for the EconomyRacism, Bigotry, and Homophobia Will Ruin Us Financially
Nov 23, 2023
11
Nov 23, 2023
11
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Counter Arts
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Lisa Fouweather
Why Do So Many People Struggle With Internalised Homophobia?What is internalised homophobia, and why do so many people (myself included) struggle with it so much?
Nov 4, 2023
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Nov 4, 2023
12
Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Trans Masc Misogyny and the Red Six of SpadesBeing an attempt to grapple with trans community dynamics and trans guys who yell at women. A very long attempt. You were warned.
Nov 6, 2023
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Nov 6, 2023
15
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Prism & Pen
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James Finn
Brave Texas Christians Risk Everything to Support Trans KidsThe resistance network they’re forming reminds me of Christian idealism that formed me as a child
Sep 29, 2023
30
Sep 29, 2023
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Julia Serano
What Is a Woman? (a response)Last month, I received an invitation to participate in a public debate about “gender and the definition of what it means to be a woman.”…
Sep 27, 2023
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Sep 27, 2023
41
In
Purposeful Life
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Eric S Burdon
Why The Trans Community Is Hated So MuchHistory has a tendency to repeat itself.
Sep 26, 2023
15
Sep 26, 2023
15
In
Pink Hair & Pronouns
by
Ossiana Tepfenhart
I Was Trans in an LGBT-Unfriendly School SystemThe clues were there all along. But no one ever talked about it.
Sep 8, 2023
12
Sep 8, 2023
12
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Prism & Pen
by
James Finn
A Gay Elder Was Brutalized in a Care Home and My Cat Almost DiedMany LGBTQ elders re-closet as they age. I’m at risk and I worry.
Aug 30, 2023
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Aug 30, 2023
55
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Science and Critical Thinking
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David Gamble
Gender & Sex — What do people think vs What is actually trueIs Gender truly binary, XX or XY, or is it actually far more complicated than that. What is the scientific truth and what do people think?
Aug 9, 2023
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Aug 9, 2023
23
Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Boy ProblemsThe New Masculinity has hit the skids. Was it ever really there to begin with?
Jul 13, 2023
73
Jul 13, 2023
73
In
An Injustice!
by
Marty Wilder
Is the Transgender Community Too Visible?Why visibility?
Jun 19, 2023
19
Jun 19, 2023
19
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Counter Arts
by
Terry Barr
Notes on Gender QueerMaia Kobabe’s graphic memoir in the wild
Jun 20, 2023
9
Jun 20, 2023
9