lgbtq
The letters LGBTQ are just another way of saying that Love is Love.
My Coming Out
Oddly enough, I have two coming out stories. Stories of when I looked my parents in the eyes and hoped beyond all hope that they accepted what was about to come out of my mouth. The moment I got up enough guts to tell the people closest to me, who I've lived with my entire life, who I really am. Such a simple thing, such a small part of what makes me but a heart-pounding, nerve-wracking, gut-wrenching three words that change everything but nothing at all. An experience that I know I share with many, a fear with thoughts I know many others have had running through them. I am bi.
By Lilli Behom7 years ago in Humans
Ethics on Same Sex Marriage
When looking into such a controversial subject we need to understand both sides. Same sex marriage has become an increasingly debated topic in past few decades. People that are homosexual exercise the right to independent, happy, and without discrimination. On the other side of the argument, we have companies exercising their rights of the first amendments to not be in favor of issues they are against, and not conduct in such acts in giving service to someone when it goes against their religious belief. Many states today have given the right to same sex marriage and made it legal in all states. Is it right for them to refuse someone that right, force them into secrecy, and embarrass these people, which are just as human as everyone else, but have different beliefs?
By Shane Cook7 years ago in Humans
Prisoners of the "+"
They are non-binary, she is aromantic. She is pansexual, he is asexual. Together, they are the "+." Without them, the "+" cannot exist. However, it keeps them silent and invisible. Even if multiple people in this group don't consider themselves "gay," to this day, most people call the LGBT+ community "the gay community," from ignorance or from lack of care. The reason? The last two letters are still hard to swallow. Lesbian, gay? Alright, that's fine. Bisexual? C'mon! Why don't you just choose one of the two genders, so we can call it a day. Transgender? You can't choose your gender, what is this? Taking that into consideration, it just makes sense that everything "after," which means the people included in the "+" are systematically invalidated. This then forces these people to wait their turn to speak, no matter how long it will take. In this article, I will try as best as I can, to give them the right to speak up about their experience.
By Allie Pauld7 years ago in Humans
The Colours of the Rainbow
As the common world becomes more and more accepting of differences of all sorts, the LGBTQ+ community is more and more accepted as a part of modern society and media. We can now watch TV shows and movies with more diverse characters. The trope of the feminine gay best friend who is always there to help the main female protagonist with her fashion crises, boyfriend troubles and girl drama is an over used yet, I guess, effective way to prove that your project is diverse, brilliant and avant-garde! However, you will notice that this character, on top of being a pure stereotype of your average homosexual man, is almost always thin, attractive...and white. When we get to see representation of queer folks, which is not so often anyways, these characters always look the same way: White; therefore, leaving people of colour behind. The intersection of transgender, gay and bisexual identities cross other ones in real life. So how long will we have to wait to see an Asian trans guy on TV? I don't know. Until then, I would like to let the people experiencing these intersections talk about their reality, because we simply cannot wait for the mainstream media to do it.
By Allie Pauld7 years ago in Humans
Love, Pride, and Honesty
Everyone has their own story. Each individual in the LGBT+ community comes out in a different way, and for some it is much easier than others. Some people have known who they are their whole life, while others struggled through confusion and the act trying to accept themselves.
By Carina Rose7 years ago in Humans
Validity
We're in an interesting time socially and politically. Many people called it divided, but I would say that the divisions are just more visible now. Two, three, five years before, the type of conversations that are being held on race, class, religion, gender, culture would never have been a part of public discourse. Not because these issues weren't there, but because there was this idea that we were "past" these things as a society.
By Candace Elizabeth7 years ago in Humans
