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Letters to Queer Youth Challenge Winners
When I was growing up, I knew that I was different from those around me. I was a “tomboy” who secretly thought I looked so pretty in dresses. I never understood how girls around found guys hot, yet I wanted to be one. Sometimes I’d wear my dad’s button-down shirts, or pack. And sometimes I loved getting my hair done. I strived to find where I fit into, and yet my existence was always fluid. If only I knew that was okay, normal, valid.
By Oneg In The Arctic2 years ago in Pride
Oops, I Did It Again with My Internalized Homophobia
“Let’s watch a DVD,” she says. “How about The Birdcage?” Oh shit. Ugh, drag queens. Female impersonators. Why do they always show this side of gay life? This is certainly not helping the cause.
By Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!!2 years ago in Pride
Three Straight Friends Asked Why I Took So Long to Come Out of the Closet
Three sets of straight-guy eyes turn, boring into me, genuinely intrigued. Dudes were perplexed. Wait, what had I said to make them so focused and interested? It was like the classic record-scratch moment, as if the music and conversation in the lively bar went silent and the entire room had turned its attention to me.
By Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!!2 years ago in Pride
ⅅℯ𝑎𝚛e𝖘𝖙 𝙻𝗚𝜝𝕋ⵕ𝙰Ꞵℂ𝚾𝚈𝗭𝖦8𝒱𝚻ꓑʟ𐌑+ Y૦𝝊𝐭𝗁, (part two)
The Law of Attraction. You have probably heard so much about this already. Maybe you have watched The Secret (Dare to Dream)? Maybe you’ve heard every celebrity and successful person you know of talking about the very same formula. (If not - start with Jim Carey and the story about him asking for a hike as a kid. Then look up Helen Hadsell. Then perhaps J-Lo, Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Anniston… they all openly discuss this. Athletes, Olympic medalists and their trainers… the list is endless.
By Kayleigh Fraser ✨2 years ago in Pride
ⅅℯ𝑎𝚛e𝖘𝖙 𝙻𝗚𝜝𝕋ⵕ𝙰Ꞵℂ𝚾𝚈𝗭𝖦8𝒱𝚻ꓑʟ𐌑+ Y૦𝝊𝐭𝗁, (part one)
For true change to occur, it is said that we must either go very far down a path of intense suffering (to find life’s truths waiting at the end of that arduous journey - when you will be in such a state of exhaustion and depletion that you have no choice but to change) or you must hear them from someone who you truly trust and who inspires you to change.
By Kayleigh Fraser ✨2 years ago in Pride
Forever Loved
Pen a letter of support to 2SLGBTQ+ youth Dear You, I didn't know when I held your tiny body to mine that life would be unfair, unkind, a struggle or cruel. Not for you. Not for you. My world swirled in rainbows from the day you were mine, nothing else mattered other than you being happy.
By ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)2 years ago in Pride
WE ARE WITH YOU
To my dear queer youth, I want you to know that I see you. I see the challenges you face, the fear of judgment, the struggle for acceptance, and the longing for belonging. These are not burdens you bear alone, they are shared experiences that connect you to a larger community of individuals who understand and support you. I want to continue this conversation with you, knowing that the journey you're on is both unique and shared by many. Every step you take, every moment of doubt or triumph, is a testament to your strength and resilience. In a world that may not always recognize or appreciate your identity.
By Nidhi Gohil 2 years ago in Pride
We Want You!
About six months ago, a few of us created the Facebook group Queer Vocal Voices. Our goal was to create a space to prioritize and feature work on Vocal by queer creators. (In this sense, Queer is an umbrella term for anyone that falls in the LGBTQIA+ category)
By J. Delaney-Howe2 years ago in Pride




