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The Hanged Man(ifestation)
Welcome to the next - oft-delayed but always eventually here - entry in my Queer Tarot series! If you're new here, the story so far:
By Steph Cole4 years ago in Pride
Justice You Are
Post-covid-brain-fog-exhaustion be damned, here I am back on a roll with my LGBTQIA+ Tarot blog series. Let me catch up any newcomers:
By Steph Cole4 years ago in Pride
Trans Folk Are REAL.
This tweet showed up on my Facebook feed and boy howdy does the folly of this resonate with me. Parents gifted with gender-nonconforming children have tried for generations to erase us with zero actual success.
By Martha Madrigal4 years ago in Pride
Discrimination Against the LGBTQ Community is Being Legalized by Many States
“Did they sleep in the same bed?”, asked a group of my friends about John and Patrick, who were overnight house guests of mine.
By Joan Gershman4 years ago in Pride
Wrong sex Morris's life
Morris, a self-described "transgendered person", realised at the age of three or four that she was a girl despite being a man. It bothered her that the soul was being packaged in the wrong body -- since Freud's theory became widely accepted, gender confusion has often been labeled a "sexual paraphilia," and their origins are naturally seen as sexual problems. But for Morris, the scope of his own gender issues is much broader than sex issues. It is spiritualized and more related to the cognition of his own identity. In She he, she looks back, saying: "It's not a sexual relationship, it's not favoring one sex over another. It is a burning, lifelong, indelible faith..." In Morris's understanding, gender is a matter of soul as well as self-unity. "Gender is the soul, the talent, the interest, the environment, the feeling of the person, the light and shadow, the music of the heart, the leap or the wink, the more real life and love, not the sum total of sex organs, ovaries and hormones," she said. It was about every aspect of her life -- "not just the sexual impulse, but everything she could remember seeing and hearing and smelling, the buildings, the sights, the bonds of family and friends, the power of love and trouble, the satisfaction of the senses and the satisfaction of the body."
By twddn4 years ago in Pride
Marrow
Friday 5th August ★★★★★ The Edinburgh Fringe (part of the Edinburgh International Festival) in Scotland is one of the biggest celebrations of the arts that takes place every August (with the exception of 2020, and a scaled back version in 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic).
By Callum Wareing-Smith4 years ago in Pride
I stole a piece of the Rainbow
Imagine waking up and getting knocked down. Now imagine having a Headache with a different type of nausea feeling…before I could lift my head and look up, there I was face down in a puddle of my own vomit!
By HandsomelouiiThePoet (Lonzo ward)4 years ago in Pride
Hold yourself to the standards of your boss
Hold yourself to the standards of your boss An aging carpenter is ready to retire. His employer was grateful for his years of service and asked if he could build one last house. The carpenter agreed. However, the carpenter's mind was no longer on the job, and he worked sloppily, cutting corners and using poor quality materials to build the house casually. After finishing the work, the employer patted the carpenter's shoulder and said sincerely: the house is yours, this is my gift to you.
By 起飞4 years ago in Pride
Welcome to Hell
Welcome to Hell Unrequited love is a glorified term for a lover’s hell, so hello there, welcome to mine. My name’s Julia and before you say anything, I’ve tried to like men. I know it’s frowned upon and all that, but in my defense, I never had a strong male figure to look up to. It was always just me and my mom. And I’ve found women to be better at… everything. I thought it was just a phase too and I tried to like men but it just never worked out. I tried to find happiness in men and I tried to remain optimistic, but there was this tiny voice inside that just liked girls more. Don’t ask. I don’t understand it either but why question how I feel?
By Davii4 years ago in Pride
A Cristal Clear First Impression
Queer non-binary actor Qya Cristal makes their lead acting debut in A Lasting First Impression, a film starring RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Kelly Mantle.
By Ben Nelson4 years ago in Pride
A Good Citizen
The Great Qualities of a Good Citizen There is an abundance of good qualities that are necessary for a person to be a responsible, respectful, and resourceful citizen. An individual who possesses these qualities, means to be a caring and giving citizen in the community, nation, and world. However, being a good citizen goes beyond the three R’s, a person must also be honest and helpful. The two virtues that should be followed religiously without a second thought. These are qualities that I feel are imperative in being a good citizen and doing what you believe is right
By Kylecovey Smith4 years ago in Pride
The Best Countries for LGBTQ Expats!
Introduction: Who is an LGBTQ Expat? An LGBTQ expat is an individual who has moved to a new country and has come out as being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.
By Travel Center4 years ago in Pride