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What losing my dog taught me about how queer people love their pets
Queer people often face rejection from their families of origin, and for many who are child-free, pets become beloved members of their chosen families.
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How my gay uncle taught me that being different is a strength, not a weakness
Uncle Nicky was always himself, despite struggles of age, environment, failing health, finances, and everything else.
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I’m a queer mom with cis stepkids & I’m fighting for trans equality. It’s hard.
I listened to a trans girl who would be forced to quit soccer before celebrating my stepson’s soccer season.
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How out lawmaker Analise Ortiz went from the newsroom to the state legislature by age 29
She told LGBTQ Nation about working in conservative media, fighting for women’s rights, and coming to terms with her sexuality.
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How writing a novel helped me understand my gender identity
I was told I wasn’t queer enough to write a book about a gender nonconforming character.
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Transmasculine reproductive healthcare is rarely talked about. Let’s change that.
Transmasculine people need information and support when it comes to abortion, pregnancy, HIV, and other sexual health topics.
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Autistic people aren’t being fooled into being nonbinary. We see past the binary that fools you.
We examine social norms that others accept without question, so we’re more likely to reject the idea that everyone has to be a man or a woman.
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Shuttered queer spaces don’t have to be so tragic. June Thomas offers a different way to see them.
“Focus on the joy that has happened in these spaces. They’re absolutely revolutionary in terms of the things they have set in motion.”
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My gay divorce made me whole again. But first it was the loneliest experience in the world.
The worst thing about being the only gay man you know getting a divorce is that you are the only gay man anyone knows who’s getting a divorce.
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Bridget Ziegler’s gay colleague isn’t afraid of her. He uses her hate as fuel to make change.
Sarasota School Board member Tom Edwards says no amount of counseling in the world could help Ziegler.