lgbtq

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

Silence is Golden
You know how some things are just better left unsaid. Regardless if you have something on someone that could be a big deal or whatever... some things are meant to stay in the past period. There shouldn't be any future conversations about anything at all. So this is a little story on something that happened in my personal life about a year ago... maybe a little closer to two years.
By Friday Vibes8 years ago in Humans
How to Read a Gaydar
Everyone knows that there are some people with an exquisite gift of uncovering one's deepest secrets, and everyone knows that the gays are exceptionally talented at finding out the secrets of their closeted kin.
By Arlo L8 years ago in Humans
Little Brunette
A part of me feels like I've always known since birth, it was like a warm fuzzy feeling in the back of my head. Constantly buzzing in my brain causing curious eyes to wander to places I was taught they shouldn't. From a young age, growing up in the home I did, in the small back woods town I did, it was known that anyone different was views in a negative way. If someone were to be the first person to even try a new style, they would be ridiculed and made fun of. And then subsequently, a few weeks later, everyone was wearing said style. That being said, I feel like my environment really limited me from exploring myself and blossoming into who I truly am,
By Tay B8 years ago in Humans
Being Gay
Growing up I always knew I was different. Besides the obvious differences like my skin colour, my weight, or my family situation, there was always another feeling that I was different from those around me. At a young age I discovered what this difference was but soon learned that it wasn't allowed. It took me years of trying to be "normal" to get to the place I am today, where I can share my story. To start this story, we must go back to when I was around 13-14.
By Tay B8 years ago in Humans
The Bible Does Not Condemn Queer People
There are six main biblical passages that Christians typically use to condemn homosexuality, and I’d like to address each of the passages briefly. There are bookshelves full of books that address each of these passages in depth, and if you are dealing with the need to understand these passages in their cultural and historical contexts, from a queer-affirming perspective, please check out some of the books listed in the bibliography. The passages are the creation story of Genesis 1:26-28, Genesis 19:4-5, Leviticus 18:22, Romans 1:25-27, I Corinthians 6:9-10, and I Timothy 1:9-10.
By Daniel Payne8 years ago in Humans
Truth and Gender Dysphoria
It was just yesterday, a peculiarly rainy day for mid-December on the prairies, when my father and I got back on our oh-so-familiar debate of the transgender movement. My father, being the conservative correctional officer that he is, never fails to voice his opinion that there exist only 2 genders; he seems to be rather unconsciously offended by the transgender movement and hence asked me how their could be any truth in it. How it is that a female could identify as a male? She clearly has female sex organs, not male, and that is the truth. The truths as we now know it, at least.
By Little Wanderer8 years ago in Humans
Rejecting the Third Way
The church has not been kind to queer folk throughout most of Christian history. It has been clear to most queer people that they are not welcome in most churches if they wish to maintain the dignity of their sexual orientation. Within the last few decades, though, things have changed a bit, especially in mainline Protestant denominations such as the United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church USA, the Presbyterian Church USA, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and a few others. These days, a queer Christian typically has one of three choices: remain in a fundamentalist, homophobic church, join an affirming mainline church, or leave Christianity altogether for a more affirming faith tradition or atheism.
By Daniel Payne8 years ago in Humans
I’m in a Straight Relationship but Am I Straight?
April 2018, my boyfriend and I will be celebrating our 10 years of being together. We met when we were in high school and fell fast and hard in love. Fast forward to today... we have two young children together, two dogs, and a home. We have created this whole life and 90% of the time I’m content.
By Just Jane8 years ago in Humans
Don’t Forget About the “B”
Yes, I am a bisexual woman. Even though I married and had a child with a man, my sexuality did not change. Although, if you were to ask some people in the LGBTQAI+ community today, they may tell you different.
By Beth Gibbons8 years ago in Humans
Being Transgender
At the age of 7, I asked my mum to start calling me Craig and got very upset when she refused to. I played house with myself and was always the dad of the family. My brother's clothes doubled up as my own, I only played with the boy Bratz dolls and amidst all of this I really, really, really wanted short hair. The signals were around from a very young age, but I didn't put all of the jigsaw pieces together for a long time.
By Gabriel Shippam8 years ago in Humans
Meeting My Soul Mate
I never thought I would ever find anyone. I've had a few boyfriends throughout high school, but I never really clicked with any of them. I thought something was wrong with me. I thought I was unloveable. I thought "Maybe I am just weird?" For 18 years, I never felt like I belonged. I never thought I could ever fit in, until I met her.
By Chantel St.Croix8 years ago in Humans
My First Boyfriend Was a Total Heterophobe
I had the awkward pleasure of coming out of the closet as a gay man when I was 20 years old. Coming out was a terrifying experience for me, but I was two years into my undergraduate studies in music, and it didn't really surprise anyone that I was a man-on-man kinda bro. Plus, considering that most of the people I ran with were young arts majors, I didn't really deal with that much discrimination, so the process went fairly well.
By Sterling Bluford8 years ago in Humans