lgbtq

The letters LGBTQ are just another way of saying that Love is Love.

My Coming Out
I had come out to my best friend months earlier when I first turned 21, but kept it from my parents until I was a few months from moving to New Zealand in case they reacted negatively. I can feel my heart in my throat beating like a drum in my ears and my whole face and ears feel warm as I slide up to the breakfast bar in front of the kitchen.
By Zak Awry9 years ago in Humans
What's It Feels Like for a (Gay) Boy
This morning I read a blog written by a woman who had been in a relationship with her boyfriend for five years. She wrote about the ways things change and that often familiar transition from butterflies to being comfortable.
By Richard Douglas9 years ago in Humans
My Big City Single Life
"Houston, I know there's a problem here, Must be a hole in the atmosphere. Baby, I wanna be closer to love," Britney Spears sings during "Man On The Moon" from her Glory CD.
By Edward Anderson9 years ago in Humans
Back and Forth
When you first come into this world, even before then, genetics tells you what your sex is. The equipment that you're going to supposedly have for the rest of your life. These genetics don't always match what your brain has in store. Who really knows why; because I know that I don't. Maybe it's a chromosomal thing gone array that has yet to be discovered. All I know is, is that sometimes it sucks.Let me clear something up though. Sex is your physical organs. Gender is how you perceive yourself in response with your physical self. Sometimes they match, sometimes they don't. The world still goes on. For me, it's like a two-way street. Sometimes I want to go down Male Street, other days I go down Female Street.
By May Fox9 years ago in Humans
Coming Out
I was 14, I knew I wasn't straight and I took the big step of coming out to my school friends as bisexual. This was slowly followed by coming out to my parents. I thought that would be the end of it. How wrong I was.
By Charlie King9 years ago in Humans
"Is This Love?"
“Is this love?” I thought as he asked me to marry him. I exclaimed, “What, I don’t know what to say!” “Just say yes,” He demanded.
By Nick Connor9 years ago in Humans
A Christian Advocating LGBT+ Rights
I was never told that homosexuality was a sin. I have no recollection whatsoever of that ever being outright said to me, my parents are generally circumspect in voicing their beliefs and are very generous in addition to that. I certainly never witnessed them, or any of their friends, treating a member of the LGBT+ community any different than they would any other acquaintance. And yet aged 11, upon seeing two girls kiss in a shopping centre, I had a reaction of disgust sufficient that I ended up gagging into a bin. I had internalised, and I still cannot pinpoint the source, although it was probably an amalgamation of scriptural teaching, hushed conversations and society in general, that homosexuality was wrong and disgusting, and I could not understand it. Some of my friends, when I voiced this complete lack of ability to understand, said that was what characterised my heterosexuality: of course I couldn't understand how a boy could love a boy and vice versa, because I was straight; it should be repulsive. I know now that all of us were speaking from wilful ignorance and utter lack of awareness or empathy.
By Abi Hastings9 years ago in Humans
The Unwanted Ones
Prologue I never thought I'd be the one out of my friends to do self-harm, I never thought I'd do drugs either... I couldn't bring myself to believe that I had turned out this way, from an innocent teen to a horrible one after just a couple of years. I am Kendall and this is my story.
By Emily Gallerno9 years ago in Humans
Polyamory Is Not Cheating
When I tell people that I am engaged in a polyamorous relationship, I get a wide variety of reactions. Often I hear "what does that mean?" or "I could never do that." However, perhaps most often, people ask me, "Isn't that just an excuse to cheat?"
By J.C. Marie9 years ago in Humans
How To Date a Trans Person
Sometimes cisgender people find themselves in a relationship with a transgender person. Often times the cis person doesn't know how to act and fucks up. So, I've decided to save some trouble for both the cis and trans people by making a list of everything you should or shouldn't do while in a relationship with a trans person. You'll thank me. And of course, some of this can apply when you're just friends with a trans person or you need a lesson on how to be a decent person. A small disclaimer that not all trans people are or act the same, this is just a guideline to help people out.
By g. whiles9 years ago in Humans
Mindful Words
Today I was at my Dad's church for service. Lots of things happened, that I don't really feel the need to go into, but one of the things done during the service was filling out this pledge with our names. This pledge said "_________________ promises to continually learn and seek to inspire others in Christ," or something to that effect. I look at this sheet of paper that sorta looks like an award from elementary or middle school with a large blank where we are meant to write our names. I, as a genderfluid individual, have two names: the name I choose to go by and the name I was given.
By Danni Greer9 years ago in Humans
The World We Live In
For a group of people so concerned with equality we sure seem to be confused about its definition. You write petitions and organize boycotts, present legislation and walk nationwide for a universal cause, a noble and important cause, and yet, there is prejudice and inequality and though it pains me to say it, hatred within your own ranks.
By Zionaeus Shekhinah9 years ago in Humans