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Most recently published stories in Pride.

Young Love with John and Raphael in The Kiss
Raphael’s Point of View I tried to focus on my homework, I had plenty of time to work on it, but bad things happen when I leave work until the last minute. My baseline high anxiety can become almost debilitating if I’m low on time. My dorm was also empty and quiet. My roommate, and long-term boyfriend, John, was at a party on the first-floor common area of the dorm. I decided to get some coffee at an on-campus café. As I reached the front of the building, I heard the music from the party. Despite my better judgment, I decided to go in for a minute.
By Ben Ray 4 years ago in Pride
Somewhere Under The Rainbow
No one knew exactly when Mike arrived, nor from where, but his arrival became well known and spread like wildfire to nearby towns.
By X4 years ago in Pride
You Don't Look Gay
I have two personal stories behind this piece; I have many stories, but these two are the ones that stick out the most to me while completing this presentation. First, I am closeted (to an extent), and I have out friends.
By shayna4 years ago in Pride
Aphroditus in America
Twenty-four centuries ago in Athens, Greece, an artist used a clay mold to make terracotta figurines. The subject is the deity Aphroditus, and the pose is called anasyrma: lifting the skirt.
By Lucy Lauser4 years ago in Pride
Do I Have to Define My Sexuality?. Top Story - November 2021.
I think I was 13 when I told my mom, half-jokingly as a way to test the waters, that I might someday end up being with women. She didn’t love it.
By Taru Anniina Liikanen4 years ago in Pride
Good Omens and Queerbaiting
When the TV Mini-series adaptation of Good Omens (written by Neil Gaiman and the late Sir Terry Pratchett) came out, it was fairly easy to predict the main controversy.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Pride
Craig Puranen Wilson
I am updating this to include it in the Vocal Home Town Heroes Challenge. and the Represnted Challenge. Craig was an amazing person who brought so many people together, encouraged and helped people who need it, and is the subject of and upcoming film aimed at promoting a positive, caring image of Newcastle. I have been interviewed for the film, and will possibly be performing a song I wrote unspired by Craig / Sheena when we lost him/her. The challenge is sponsored by The Mentor Group.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Pride
Being Humble Brainwashed Us
This is going to piss off a lot of Egos. haha And you will learn so much by being the observer of that inner voice when it responds to any information. I invite you to step into that observer spot as you hear.
By Katarina Scott4 years ago in Pride
'The Browns' Adds Unique Twist to The Family Sitcom
The Browns, the hilarious television series that began as two-minute comedic sketches on Instagram, is back for a second season on OUT TV and Amazon Prime, with new episodes airing Fridays. Starring drag duo Tammie Brown and Kelly Mantle — Brown as a semi-retired singer and homemaker and Mantle as her delightfully dipsomaniac manager and best friend — The Browns re-imagines the family sitcom in a way that is strange, vulgar, and deliciously outrageous. “I grew up on shows like Step by Step, Full House, and Family Matters,” says the series’ creator John Mark (who also plays the role of Brown’s son). “I wanted to make a show that implemented traditional 90’s family sitcom tropes into a queer space.”
By Ben Nelson4 years ago in Pride
The Night Call
The flashing lights of the 711 were casting their yellowish hues on the sidewalk in front of its entrance, not reaching high enough to touch the dusty orange, green and red sign above. But, although unwillingly, they did manage to caress Peter’s back, who was sitting on a low brickwork a couple of feet away. Just like the clerk inside the shop he was scrolling through the games on his phone, opening and closing them with his phone muted, not attempting to play any of them. This search for distraction was going on for a quarter at least, and one empty can of beer was laying on the ground beneath him while the new one, still covered in melted drops of ice, was standing on his side.
By WriterinWonder4 years ago in Pride
Joe Budden Joins LGBTQ+ With Latest Announcement
Social engineer, hip hop icon, mixtape legend, reality TV star, podcast host, and all-around alternative thinker Joseph Anthony Budden II known to the world as Joe Budden has said that he is bisexual.
By Skyler Saunders4 years ago in Pride
My Dear Sweet Innocence. Runner-up in Represented Challenge.
I remember hearing this song for the first time, I was in high school and going through every typical teenage struggle. Identity, hopes, dreams, failures, pressures, a mental health in tatters.
By Oneg In The Arctic4 years ago in Pride