The Danger Of Drag
It's only "dangerous" for you to send your kids to drag shows if you're trying to raise fragile bigots. Otherwise they're likely to just...
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Dec 13, 2022
Cost Benefit Analysis
The costs of the closet are manifold, so coming out is both an act of defiant self-preservation and gift to the world.
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Dec 3, 2022
Still We Rise
Queer identity is based on transgressive liberation, which means the more society attempts to constrain us the more empowered we become.
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Nov 25, 2022
Fruitless Self-Harm
Queerphobia is the poison you drink so we will be fabulous.
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Nov 18, 2022
Thrust Upon Us
To twist Shakespeare's words, "Some are born straight, some achieve straightness, and some have straightness thrust upon them."
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Nov 11, 2022
We're More Expansive
"Straightness" as a sexual orientation/culture is just a social construct designed to keep us playing it small.
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Nov 8, 2022
Part Of The Problem
The success of straight supremacy has always relied on queer complicity.
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Nov 3, 2022
Straight Consequences
Society's concoction of "straightness" as a sexual orientation/culture has created real consequences for queer people, which is of course...
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Nov 1, 2022
Vote Your Conscience
Some people who claim to vote based on "the economy" are really just seeking socially-acceptable excuses to vote for straight white...
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Oct 29, 2022
Society Needs Us
"Groomer libel" is a fear tactic straight people concoct that claims queer existence is intrinsically harmful to children -- as if we had...
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Oct 26, 2022
The Lie Of Straightness
Straightness as a sexual/cultural orientation is "fragile" because it's based on a lie: that human hearts should in some way be constricted,
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Oct 16, 2022
Chosen Family
Straight society is engineered for queer loneliness. That means togetherness, love, and laughter is our greatest form of resistance.
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Oct 14, 2022
Proximal Power
Society has always accommodated queer people willing to do the work of straight supremacy.
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Oct 13, 2022
Inalienable Rights
Never forget: many people can only imagine what it must feel like to walk down the street, holding hands without fear, and sharing your...
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Oct 12, 2022
Illusions of Straightness
Left unfettered, human hearts run wild and free of their own accord, and desire is both a mystical and messy business...
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Oct 7, 2022
Electoral Love
Voting against someone's civil rights is not an act of love, even if it might lower your taxes.
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