A Christmas Coming Out Story? Not With My Conservative Relatives
Every year around the holidays, we visit my father’s side of the family. I have not come out to any of them.
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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…
Your Most Awkward Questions About They/Them Pronouns, Answered
When I tell someone that my preferred pronouns are they/them/their, I never know what to expect.
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.
“Now They Love Me For Me”: One Teen’s Coming Out Story
Coming out required me to first love myself, and then to believe that someone out there and would love me back.
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.
Finding Comfort in Fandom: ‘Arianators’ Grieve Together
The bombing at an Ariana Grande concert broke my heart. As a gay, Latinx teen, I found a safe haven in pop music. It’s through our divas that many of us find ourselves.
Refusing to Pass in the Age of Trump
I don’t care if my non-binary identity isn’t normal enough for people to easily understand.
Queer Students Open Up About Politics, Gender, Bathrooms
“It kind of brought back all the butterflies about using the bathroom period and kinda that feeling of nervousness about which bathroom do I use? How are people going to perceive me when I go there? That same kind of anxiety that leads me to avoiding the bathroom altogether.”