Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Pride.
Turns Out, Lia Thomas Isn't Even THAT Fast...
Newsweek published an interesting article, serving up some interesting facts about Lia Thomas’ times. Republicans don’t suddenly care about women’s sports. They don’t suddenly care about fairness, either. But boy howdy are there otherwise rational people jumping on this opportunity to hate on a trans woman with impunity.
By Martha Madrigal4 years ago in Pride
It STILL Ain’t Pie
I have considered myself a feminist for the better part of my adult life. Hell, I was raised in a feminist household without even knowing it. There were no gender-assigned tasks beyond the fact that my father did the heavy yard work, but he also crocheted and baked bread and hung laundry on the clothesline. Prolly more often than my mother did. Mine was the only mother on our street who worked full time. Maybe the only one who worked outside the home at all.
By Martha Madrigal4 years ago in Pride
Self Discovery and Authenticity
Zoe Stoller (she/they) is an award-winning writer, educator, and speaker based in Philadelphia and New York City. They create educational content about the LGBTQ+ and mental health communities, as well as share their stories of self-discovery, to spread visibility and inspire others to be their fullest, most authentic selves. Zoe is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and she is currently pursuing a Master’s in Social Work at Bryn Mawr College.
By Meg Corrieri4 years ago in Pride
A Handy Guide to Gender Identities. Top Story - March 2022.
Hi there! I'm Danny, and I'm trans non-binary. This means I am not wholly male or female - the gender binaries. If I had to put a label on it, I'd call myself genderflux, but mostly I just use the term enby. The transgender umbrella encompasses many different genders and sexualities, and today, I'll be making a list of different genders, because I always love bringing recognition to the queer community. Many people think sex and gender are the same thing, and use them interchangeably despite them being very different. Sex refers to biological and physiological characteristics, such as chromosomes, genitalia, and hormones. Gender, on the other hand, is an identity, a personal sense of self. There are more than sixty recognized genders within the queer community, and three sexes: because, yes, intersex people exist.
By choreomanias4 years ago in Pride
The First Time I Came Out To A Stranger
I have never been good at picking up. I joke that I should trademark my flirting style as "Epileptic Cat"; it's tragic and awkward, and I am more likely to fall off of something in the process than not. However, I will recover as if nothing happened and give you a piercing stare that will make you forget anything you just witnessed 5 to 15 seconds prior. Suave? If I want to be. Graceful? If you're looking at just the right time (it will be the 3rd or 4th time I've done the same thing, just so I can make sure you saw me being graceful). Witty? Oh goodness yes; if you like really messed up, sarcastic, dark humor, quoted mostly from Archer, Rick and Morty, Lord of The Rings (Oh come on; "a little late for trimming the verge"?! *snerk*), or you like your Shakespeare in original Klingon (*makes note* - this is the 2nd decade you've promised yourself you'd learn some Shakespeare in original Klingon - get your shit together).
By Erika Savage4 years ago in Pride
Ally
It was 1995, I was in high school in a very small town where everyone knew everyone else. This also meant rumors or events spread like wildfire because there was little else to do in that town. I had a friend that I didn't hang out with outside of school, but we talked at school or if we saw each other aroud town. He worked at a local fast food restuarant where my family and I would see him sometimes and we would all talk for a bit. No one paid any mind to the pink upside down triangle necklace he wore. It was the 90's and it was one of those little enamel pendants that hung just longer than a choker necklace on a black "string". Any of my 90's folks reading this know the ones I'm talking about. I'm not sure why that necklace stands out to me still, but it does.
By Samantha Matis4 years ago in Pride
Classic Movie Review: 'Brokeback Mountain' Opened the World to New Western Stories
With The Power of the Dog exploring themes of sexuality and masculinity in the context of the mythic American west as it transitioned to modernity and civilization, I was reminded of how Brokeback Mountain explored similar ideas in an even more modern version of the West. With The Power of the Dog nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, and rankling the elderly members of the Academy with its modern themes, it seems that now is as good a time as ever to reflect on Brokeback Mountain.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Pride
The Feminine and Masculine
Intro “As one learns to look at the world through gender-curious feminist eyes, one learns to ask whether anything that passes for natural, inevitable, inherent, traditional, or biological has been made” (12). Cynthia Enole in her book Bananas, Beaches, and Bases takes just such a feminist lens to history and politics. Throughout her book she examines various case studies with the role of women in mind. Pointing out as she goes along how in each case there is a gendered aspect. For example, she highlights the role of women in the abolitionist movement arguing that if it were not for women, slavery might have gone on for longer. Additionally she points out how anything deemed feminine is assumed subordinate to the masculine. Demonstrating that even when women like Margaret Thatcher were in positions of power, men could only conceive of her position through the masculine, dubbing her “the toughest man in the room”. This begs the question of, where are the women? Even when there is a woman in the room as was the case with Mrs. Thatcher, where is the representation of feminine power and how is feminine power made invisible by ignoring gender? Following will be a discussion which first fleshes out the focus of the book before tying Enoles question of “where are the women” with Tsing’s concept of Salvage accumulation.
By Arjuna Fournier4 years ago in Pride
This show is like the People’s Choice Awards, but super gay, and with way more drag queens
“We have so much to celebrate this year,” says Dan Tracer, Editor in Chief of the popular LGBTQ entertainment news site, Queerty.com. Earlier this month, they hosted their 10th anniversary Queerties award show in Los Angeles. It will begin streaming on Revry and YouTube this Wednesday. “The LGBTQ community made significant strides in pop culture that will have a lasting impact on the next generation of queer youth.”
By Ben Nelson4 years ago in Pride
