Bi-Awareness Week: From Judgment to Pride
I am a bisexual, African- American girl and I’m afraid my little sister will grow up to hate me because of what my family says.
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South Asian and Queer: Intersectional Identities
When I came out to my family a year ago, it was the first time I connected my queer identity…
Think You’re An Ally? Stop Saying, “That’s So Gay”
When I explain to my peers that it’s insulting, many of them do stop saying it. The people who keep using it are the people closest to me–my family.
Should San Francisco Pride Be A Party Or A Protest? I Say, Both
Queerness is (and always has been) politicized, and being out and proud is (and always has been) a political act.
Meet Bobby Brooks: Texas A&M’s First Openly Gay Student Body President
Bobby Brooks, a junior at Texas A&M, is a trailblazer for the university and its culture.
Transgender Law Center Talks Bathrooms, Title IX And Legal Updates
To help understand what kinds of legal protections trans and gender non-conforming youth currently have, we talked with Sasha Buchert, a staff attorney at the Transgender Law Center.
Coming Out Not So Easy
For three years, I agonized over how I’d come out as bisexual to my parents. But none of that planning was useful.
Embracing Gender Nonconformity in the Age of Trump
[Watching Trump become President] My rage, sadness, and apprehension blurred together into an emotional tidal wave. I wanted to cry, but instead, I reached for a tube of liquid eyeliner.
Eyeliner for The Revolution: thoughts on living stealth post-election
I stared at the black war paint I had applied around my eyes and I felt strong, defiant, and free.