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Most recently published stories in Pride.

Coming Out
It’s finally June! For us, that means it’s Pride month. What Pride celebration would be complete without a coming out story? In my case, it’s a story in three parts.
By Jay Villin5 years ago in Pride
Gay Pride Made Science Smarter
In February of 1911, the Terra Nova Expedition landed at frozen Cape Adare, Antarctica. From a ship of 65 of Britain's finest sailors and scientists, six men came ashore, intent on becoming the first ever to reach the South Pole.
By Olivia L. Dobbs5 years ago in Pride
Face the Rainbow
As previews once again flood my timeline for the upcoming 2nd season of The L Word: Generation Q, I am again faced with the glaring realization that even after increased diversity in media, the Black Live's Matter movement, and every queer space calling for "POC to the front", white washing in the LGBT community is still alive and kicking. From the appropriation of the term "stud" last year to literally having no representations of studs, black femmes, black trans folx and other black queers within mainstream shows, I am left wondering why we are still fighting for space and to be seen within our own community. Black queers have been undeniably out in the thick of advocating for rights within the community, the protest organizers, the one's who threw the brick, who started the riot and who influence the change. Stormé DeLarverie, known as "the stonewall lesbian", was a black lesbian singer and drag king who threw the first punch and started the uprising now known as the "Stonewall Riots" back in June of 1969. Followed by Marsha P. Johnson, a black transwoman and activist, who showed up promptly to the cookout and threw the first brick to fight back against the the violence, discrimination, and injustice of the NYPD. The Stonewall Riots are known to not only be the first Pride, but the events that lead to the gay liberation movement and the fight for LGBT rights in the United States.
By A Alex5 years ago in Pride
Daddy Oh Daddy!
~Daddy~ What kind of secret could you have that's so bad? What did you do, that you would think we'd never forgive you for?
By Jennifer Cooley5 years ago in Pride
Queer Lit to Read this Pride Month
I always knew I wanted to be a writer. When I first entered university I was an English student. I quickly left the department after realizing that literary criticism was not for me, but before I did I took a queer literature class. This list is compiled both from books that I read in that class, as well as books I have come across in my hunger for Canadian small-press works. From my experience reading queer lit, I have found that these stories tell a more representative and relatable account of what it means to exist in a body, to fall in love and have intimate, vulnerable experiences. Queer lit exists as not only a more accurate telling of a story, but often as a retelling of exclusionary past stories, as shown by Anne Carson’s work and Jordy Rosenberg’s work featured below.
By Blaise 5 years ago in Pride
Through Trauma Treatment, I Was Able To Accept My Panromantic Asexuality
For as long as I can remember, I’ve struggled with my sexuality. Ever since I was a child, I’ve grappled with feeling like I was different from other people. I’ve frequently pondered about whether or not I experience sexual attraction, and whether or not I identify as straight.
By Ashley Nestler, MSW5 years ago in Pride
Stories By LGBTQIA+ Vocal Creators & The Perfect Songs To Go With Them. Top Story - June 2021.
Every time a new challenge is announced on Vocal that interests me, I jump at the chance to enter. That's the logical thing to do, right? And the most recent challenge that asked Vocal+ members to create a Pride Playlist seemed right up my alley considering that my playlists are full of songs by LGBTQIA+ artists. So I did what anyone would do in that moment and submitted my entry.
By C.R. Hughes5 years ago in Pride
Headband Queen
The headbands I make are fabric, wire, and thread. The headbands I make are an easy way to make quarantine hair look alright.
By Moriah Arnold5 years ago in Pride
Let Your Freak Flag Fly
If you don't feel like you fit in where you are, you have two options: beat 'em or join 'em, right? Of course, there are numerous other possibilities, like moving away or finding new people to hang out with, but, as a teenager, these options weren't really available to me. Unfortunately for me, the people I wasn't fitting in with were my family, and almost my entire class. Don't get me wrong, I had some friends, but that wasn't enough to shield me from the feeling of constantly grating up against everyone and everything, like rubbing sandpaper the wrong way.
By Cora Rose5 years ago in Pride
My Journey to Happiness
Hello, my name is Queen Amina, I am the Queen of Hearts & Jack of Trades; this is my happy story! My happy story begins with a not-so-happy beginning. In my senior year of high school, I attentively sat in class amongst the other ambitious and excited 2011 class graduates. With three months of school left a career counselor and co-host popular chef stepped into my classroom and stated this quote,” Work a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life!” It was so simply said and understood as I analyzed the room seeing all my peers just as so. On their successful path to living and loving what they do in complete happiness. The nicely dressed and high-paid career counselor encouraging ambitious youth to find their love career. The co-host chef who's living their cooking fantasy at the fancy restaurant on the Vegas Strip. My friend beside me who’s aiming to become a nurse has already been accepted in college. The A-plus student soon to be a restaurant owner. At last, the go-pride artist that easily struts their free spirit life, freely! As for me, well, that was a challenge. "There's still so much I haven‘t learned about myself,” I thought. With so many intriguing skills, talents, and interests, I didn’t know where to begin.
By Queen Amina5 years ago in Pride
Chameleon Pride Patches
This project began with a creative slump. In May I quit my craft store cashier job, no longer feeling joy from it. For a majority of May I created very little, lots of sketches, but none that I wanted to bring into existence. Nothing was “speaking” to me. I was mentally, creatively, and emotionally burnt-out. After taking the better part of a month off, taking the first real break I could since October, a change was needed.
By Samantha Flucht5 years ago in Pride
Life’s a Drag
I started doing drag in November 30th, 2019 after leaving an abusive relationship. Emotionally torn and invalidated by an ex-partner who never accepted my gender identity, I turned to drag as a way to reclaim myself again. I went to a barber and told them cut all of my hair off. With each snip of the scissor, I could see each long strand of hair fall off so quickly like a ton of bricks. I was finally free.
By Amelia 5 years ago in Pride