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Logistically Difficult
1st of July, officially the end of Pride month. I’m just waiting for all the company who have been ‘allys’ taking down all their merch, stopping giving to our charities and forget about us until next year but past my cynicism, my thanks. Very much a non-thank you to the bosses of Love Island who say that having a LGBT+ Love Island who ‘logistically difficult’. That’s one great T-shirt but really shady of hetro’s to paint us logistically difficult and they say us gay people are the shady ones… pot and kettle babes.
By Matthew Grantham5 years ago in Pride
Taste the Rainbow 🌈
As Pride month comes to a close (note that we should be celebrating Pride beyond June), I thought I’d share a few things I made throughout the month that were inspired by the celebrations. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 and cancellations, I was unable to physically attend a Pride Parade or any of the other festivities typically held in my city throughout June. Instead, I attended a few amazing virtual events, but as you can imagine, it was not the same as connecting in person. Regardless, I had fun celebrating in a different way this year, which included bringing vibrant colours into my kitchen and onto my plate.
By Donziikinz5 years ago in Pride
On Healing my Sexuality
Last month we experienced a Full Moon Eclipse in Sagittarius and this astrological energy surfaced a lot of shadows asking to be acknowledged, mourned, released, and healed. The astrology impacts us in unique ways based on where the astrological events happen in our birth charts. That eclipse took place in my 8th house of sexuality and occult shit and the last time an eclipse happened in this area of my chart was 2010-2012. So the astrology asked me to reflect on prominent themes in my life at that time. And at that point in my journey I was finishing up my first year of college and I was beginning to explore my (partnered) sexuality.
By Chaski K’uychi5 years ago in Pride
The Locket
It had been 2 years 3 months and 15 days since Nessa had seen her son. She peered into the wilderness squinting against the bright sunlight, hoping against hope that today would be the day he found his way home. Seeing nothing new, she turned to grab her pack from Tim.
By Alicia Stacey5 years ago in Pride
Why Do I Feel Excluded From the LGBTQIA+ Community
Ever since I was little, I knew I liked boys. Ever since I kissed the first girl, I knew I liked girls. Ever since I saw the first transgender, I knew I liked them too. Did it make me picky, unsure of my sexuality, weird? Many heterosexual people told me so. But it wasn't until I got more into social media when I saw people from previously only the LGBT community shaming me too. There was no QIA+ back then, but even though the B stood for Bisexuals, I did not feel like a part of that community.
By Lili Grosserova5 years ago in Pride
It's Ok!
It’s ok. In a society where we are constantly challenged and pressured to submit and stand under labels and categories we often find ourselves seeking and longing for approval and validation. Everyone wants to be loved, liked, accepted and welcomed. Like the theme song to a TV Sitcom “Cheers” we want to go where everyone knows your name and always glad you came”. If this theme song was reality and everyones experience, then we will live in a perfect world. Since this is not the case, true acceptance, love and validation must be found within each and everyone of us.
By william kelly5 years ago in Pride
Trans Pride
It is hard to say the exact moment that I loved him, them, the person before me bound by titles and gender expectations. Our society brainwashes us to believe that we all need to subscribe to our pre determined groups based on our sex organs at birth. Luckily I have never been the type to follow blindly and without question. For the beginning of my dating years I became a straight passing part of our society. I was never in a closet that resembled the closests of people whom I had seen struggle before. I have always liked, loved, understood and pursued women, all my life. I have never been secretive about It and I am also never extremely forthcoming with my private endeavors. My closet was my own built of repressed self reflection. Had I chosen this internal redoric that homosexuality is Synonymous with being a sinner damned to hell.
By Miranda Jules5 years ago in Pride
Get Off Your Duff Reading List: LGBTQ+ Edition. Top Story - June 2021.
By doing this little series I've found, much unexpected, but not surprising, that most of the LGBTQIA+ books out there are geared towards young adults in the high school range (more on this later) and most are about gay boys. It was actually very difficult to find any novels written specifically to represent that 'A', for asexual, or 'I' for intersex. There's also not much as far as trans masc literature is concerned (where a cis female transitions into a male). To that end, the first (to my knowledge) middle age (10+) trans masc novel is coming out in September that specifically tackles a middle schooler's transition, before and after.
By Alana Boyles5 years ago in Pride
