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Dec 6, 2020
The Power of We
Learned helplessness in the queer community rears its ugly head in many ways: idle drug use, doom scrolling, panic dating, addiction...
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Dec 5, 2020
Do Your Part
If learned helplessness is a form of homophobic conditioning, then getting informed and empowered is a radical act of resistance.
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Nov 27, 2020
Get Used To It
Queer people are here.
We've always been here.
Living. Laughing. Loving.
And we're not going anywhere.
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Nov 21, 2020
The Masks We Wear
At a young age, many gay people learn to dissociate as a matter of self-preservation -- hiding who we are for the sake of survival...
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Nov 17, 2020
The Secret to Great Sex
The surest way to start having better sex is to stop pathologizing femininity, regardless of our gender or sexual orientation.
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Oct 30, 2020
We Must Rise
Those of us who cannot pass as straight have never had a choice but to be brave.
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Oct 25, 2020
The Mysterious Human Heart
Many people experience varying levels of same-sex attraction over the course of their lives. For some of us this attraction is...
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Oct 11, 2020
Coming Out is Not a One Time Thing
Over the course of any given day, each of us "closet" and "out" ourselves on a wide array of topics, depending on our sense of pride...
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Aug 21, 2020
The Power of Redemption
I believe that there are no enlightened people, only enlightened actions.
In the same way, there are no homophobic people, only...
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Aug 3, 2020
We Must Find Our Family
Even the most well-meaning parents rarely raise culturally gay children.
That means most of us must find our own way, through trial...
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Jul 25, 2020
The Whole Point
The goal of advocating for greater diversity and inclusion is not the ironing out of our differences, but the delighting in them.
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Jul 21, 2020
Privilege vs Adversity
We are all complex mixtures of privilege and adversity. By acknowledging our accidental advantages, we can better empathize with...
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Jul 16, 2020
Homophobic Choices
In a society steeped in straight supremacy, all of us make homophobic choices from time to time. Even gay people...
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Jul 13, 2020
There Are No Homophobes
I believe that there are no enlightened people, only enlightened actions. In the same way, there are no homophobic people, only...
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Jun 14, 2020
How to Protest
Telling someone how they should protest is not that different from telling them why they should be oppressed.
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Jun 10, 2020
What do you require of your loved ones?
For instance, if you have experienced bigotry at the hands of your family, have you ever looked them in the eyes and lovingly asked them...
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Apr 20, 2020
True Love
If we're really going to love each other, we're also going to have to love each other's liberation.
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Apr 20, 2020
It’s Time to Get Real About Your Spirit
If, like me, you live with a residual shame and internalized homophobia born of religious bigotry, "spirituality" can be a loaded word....
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Apr 20, 2020
Time to Take a Risk
It’s time for each of us to go out and have an adventure. Say something silly. Do something foolish. Take a risk!
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