I was always wondering if there might be something better. Maybe I expected too much of him. I was never fully present — I was always doubting. From the outside, though, we looked perfect. buff.ly/HV0V5Dd #LGBTQ #Gay #LoveAndLoss #Regrets

I believe wholeheartedly that people who are in the sights of MAGA have a right to leave the US. I’m not going to entertain any “stay and fight” demands, or justify anyone’s decision to migrate out of the US. buff.ly/RY2tImf #LGBTQ #USPolitics #Immigration

The boy who learned that safety meant silence, the teenager who checked his tone before speaking, the man who still apologises for needing anything. That’s what trauma does. It keeps score long after the game is over. buff.ly/KgtAo9K #LGBTQ #Trauma #Childhood #Love #Safety

At the time, I told myself I was just watching another “serious HBO movie.” But Normal worked on a deeper frequency. It treated a trans story not as spectacle but as a marriage story, about love under pressure. buff.ly/TVPb333 #LGBTQ #Transgender #Representation

November 4 this year proved to be a clear sweep for Democrats who have never wavered in their support for #LGBTQ+ rights. Voters are drawn to principled fighters… even if there is disagreement on certain specific issues. buff.ly/fCje4kt #USPolitics #TransRights

“My dad was a real charmer, a salesman. My mother wouldn’t admit it, but he had tons of ladies, tons of affairs on the road and — get this, I just found this out — he had affairs with men too.” buff.ly/uQ02S8C #LGBTQ #QueerHistory #Identity #Closeted

Tired of people disbelieving my lived experience. Tired of being seen as a threat for simply existing. Tired of people thinking they know me better than I know myself. Tired of not being believed when I say who I am. buff.ly/Hh131NV #LGBTQ #Transgender #Identity #MentalHealth

Two of the speakers were well-known inspirational figures: a former football coach and the All-American athlete portrayed in The Blind Side. Sandwiched between them was #RileyGaines, an anti-trans athlete and activist. buff.ly/bs6keLP #LGBTQ #Gay #QueerChristian #GayChristian

I’d argue that, for the gay community, the trend is generally inverted! In the case of gay men specifically, “boyfriend content” has never been more popular! buff.ly/rjxFfK9 #LGBTQ #Gay #Relationships #Boyfriends

I am corrupt. There is a blight upon my soul. I want to do what’s right and good, but I keep failing. I want to run, but I stumble when I walk. Oh, wretched that I am! For I am sin... buff.ly/WPRxW1l #LGBTQ #Poetry #QueerPoetry #Religion #ReligiousTrauma

A 2022 thesis from Abilene Christian University found that couples in mixed-orientation marriages report emotional fulfillment, especially when communication and authenticity are prioritized. buff.ly/pA3Twnc #LGBTQ #Relationships #Marriage #Queer #Fluidity

“Whether you think it’s astrology, numerology, God, or the fates, I think anything that gives the happenings in your life a positive meaning is good.” buff.ly/zmp3Qhg #LGBTQ #Transgender #Family #Sisters

People whose main responsibility was to support, take care, and love unconditionally often refuse to do it when it comes to their #transgender children. Let's try to understand why this happens and if there's anything you can do. buff.ly/mSl7aXW #LGBTQ #Family #Parents

I’ve been to New York once. Who runs it shouldn’t mean anything to me. But this feels like the first real crack in the story that empathy can’t win, that caring about people is naïve, that queer inclusion is political suicide. buff.ly/3ochQp8 #LGBTQ #USPolitics #NYC #ZohranMamdani

The girl’s father yearned for an heir, and had sworn to kill any daughter his wife would bear. The child’s mother devised a plan to keep her daughter and satisfy her husband. She would raise her as a man. buff.ly/I5tqr6C #LGBTQ #GreekMyth #Mythology #Transgender

The niceties grant us a common framework. They give us a point of connection, outside of my gender, that helps us create some personal connections, no matter how superficial. buff.ly/liLZWPw #LGBTQ #Transgender #WorkLife #Career

Support can be shown in weird and unexpected ways. It looks and sounds different for everyone, but there are some basic things you can do to support your trans loved one. buff.ly/O9WD5Ti #LGBTQ #Transgender #Allies #CisAllies #Support

On top of being a solidly written story with a well-developed world, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist also takes place in a post-heteronormative world. buff.ly/ky4cv0E #LGBTQ #QueerGaming #Gaming #VideoGames #Representation

They talk about honour as if my existence is something they can’t wash out. Every decision, every word, every moment of joy is weighed against the question: “What will people say?” buff.ly/8a4ceCy #LGBTQ #SouthAsian #Queer #DoubleStandard

Mace used to be quite progressive when it came to gay rights, especially for a Republican. People suspected she would eventually be homophobic once the anti-trans craze stopped being politically useful for her. buff.ly/pyDGUPe #LGBTQ #USPolitics #NancyMace

For about four weeks now, my dysphoria has been more overwhelming than it has been in a long time. buff.ly/yQpCvqV #LGBTQ #Transgender #GenderDysphoria

Like a lone wolf searching for a mate Howling and howling, A desperate plea! Survival of the fittest, But not the lonely. buff.ly/Qs59MzP #LGBTQ #Poetry #QueerPoetry #Loneliness

The ancient Eastern allegory, it seems, has found a quiet, profound echo across the ocean and time, in 20th-century America. The History of Sound is precisely such a story of a zhīyīn, one that spans cultures and eras. buff.ly/M2Pjm3x #LGBTQ #QueerLove #QueerFilm #FilmReview

I only really suspected I was #transgender the moment my egg cracked, because I was looking for, and hoping for any other answer except for that. buff.ly/hF7GSz8 #LGBTQ #Conversation #Interview

On the fifth floor of my new library, I found two stacks of #LGBTQ+ themed books — an equal amount in both Icelandic and English — and including young adult titles. buff.ly/tEyZ3Ro #Libraries #Iceland #Reykjavik

I’m quiet, because I recognise the right level of truth. It’s been hard to come by over my journey, because people want to be kind, or have literally no concept of what I’m trying to achieve. buff.ly/fPD2hOc #LGBTQ #Transgender #Sisters #Family #Travel

Lauren Melissa Ellzey identifies as queer and autistic, and those identities come through in the gentle and empathetic way she handles her young protagonists. buff.ly/LWKTXa4 #LGBTQ #QueerBooks #BookRecs

‘You’ve done a great job.’ Clearly impressed, he looked around. ‘Restoration, it’s a lot of work isn’t it.’ She wasn’t sure if he was referring to the room, or their conversation that first evening. buff.ly/RsqMRsC #LGBTQ #Fiction #QueerFiction #SerialFiction #Transgender

She rewrote the words to “Wait till the Sun Shines Nellie.” Her version went “Wait till your son turns nelly, and the neighbors start to talk.” The last line was “Gay is grand!” medium.com/prismnpen/ja... #LGBTQ #Lesbian #QueerHistory #GayIcons #SanFrancisco

In the skies I face the enemy Words and opinions Diving on me, hating me... buff.ly/BiEwfbv #LGBTQ #Poetry #QueerPoetry #Survival

I realized I never did like Blastoise, I liked Squirtle; and I would’ve always liked Camerupt (if I had only known better). Tastes change, but one thing hasn’t for me. I love cute Pokémon. buff.ly/xVw0wBp #LGBTQ #Gay #Pokemon

The American #LGBTQ community is filled with opinionated individuals who seek common ground while maintaining their own individual opinions and beliefs. Like any group of people, we don’t always agree, but attacking each other is not a solution. buff.ly/45xFC2P #DivideAndConquer #Unity #Solidarity

We gay dads are faulted for lying about who we were to innocent victim wives, cast as the bad guys who should never have married. Our sin is seen as unforgivable and life-destroying, even though most of us were genuinely confused about our sexuality. buff.ly/L2K0SMn #LGBTQ #Gay #GayDads #Grooming

Ace Ventura wasn’t the only culprit. The 1990s were filled with sketches, sitcoms, and movies that called mockery “progress.” This essay is about what that laughter really cost us. buff.ly/3kBMA7O #LGBTQ #TV #Queer #QueerTV #Visibility

To go forward with my life, my sister and I take a road trip. We’re going back to the beloved holiday park where we stayed as kids in the late 1980s. This is my first time out as full femme in broad daylight. buff.ly/4kiSrj6 #LGBTQ #Family #Sisters #Travel #Transgender

As a boy and then as a young man, I spent 22 years learning how to disguise myself. Then 8 more years learning how to take off that disguise. buff.ly/c32WrNT #LGBTQ #Gay #ComingOut #Family

What surprised me wasn’t the outrage from the right. It was the frustration from some corners of our own community. “Of course they picked the pretty ones.” “Where are the trans women who look like us?” buff.ly/aLe3t45 #LGBTQ #Transgender #Misogyny #TransMisogyny

Many #transgender people think that dysphoria will fully go away after certain steps in their transition. Unfortunately, it often doesn’t happen. After achieving one goal, pretty soon comes another, and then another. This circle may never end. buff.ly/Agecg2X #LGBTQ #GenderDysphoria

Gaines posted a photo on Twitter of AOC with Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani, captioned with, “We are being destroyed from within”. AOC fired back: “Maybe if you channelled all this anger into swimming faster you wouldn’t have come in fifth”. buff.ly/T5aPxC3 #LGBTQ #USPolitics #TransRights

“I didn’t choose to be transgender, I just got lucky.” I see that phrase posted a lot in trans forums and, honestly, it needs to stop. Half of it is correct. No one CHOOSES to be #transgender. But that lucky part is where I take issue. buff.ly/MMvWH3h #LGBTQ #Life #Identity

Here in the U.S., the Right has blamed trans folks for mass shootings they had nothing to do with. They’ve accused trans people of being terrorists and compared the trans community to the Taliban and ISIS. buff.ly/mYRhwM3 #LGTQ #USPolitics #Transgender #TransRights

‘…Gemma? It’s Mum, I’m sorry, but I have some bad news I need to share.’ ‘Mum, what is it?’ ‘It’s cancer, well a kind of cancer… ’ buff.ly/LLXglcc #LGBTQ #Fiction #QueerFiction #Transgender #Family

I’ve waited over thirty years for this trip, you’d think I would have actually prepared for it. A trans woman on her first few days away from home living authentically with her sister. Of course, mentally, how do you prepare? buff.ly/bCJEZH4 #LGBTQ #Transgender #Sisters #Travel

As the lover and closest advisor to Artemis, Daphne's skill in the hunt was coveted, an incomparable prowess she wielded with a bow. buff.ly/6erlWm9 #LGBTQ #Fiction #Myth #GreekMythology #Retelling #wlw

I grew up in a gritty northern town in England where being different was not a option one could choose easily. Everything there was firmly rooted in the binary. Girls liked dancing, boys liked rugby. buff.ly/HUNx4WW #LGBTQ #Mythology #Queer #Memoir

There’s a rule that suggests your favourite movie is the one you’ve watched the most. If that is the case, KPop Demon Hunters is ascending up my all time list at breakneck speed. I’d love to say my youngest daughter is responsible, but I can’t. buff.ly/wxr9yKC #LGBTQ #QueerFilm #KPopDemonHunters

In your proud lap I lay my head While butterflies flit ‘round our bed And all around are petals spread. O Summer’s story tell! The leaves now turn to red and gold And we curl up against the cold... buff.ly/ujcndln #LGBTQ #Poetry #QueerPoetry #LoveStory

Deliberate misgendering is obvious; it’s easy to tell who is just trying to be hateful. In the same way, it’s easy to tell if it was accidental. Mistakes happen, and most people realise that; it’s how you handle them that is the most important thing. buff.ly/ht1LrrY #LGBTQ #Transgender

Being dumped sucks even when the relationship is going nowhere for either of you. To be dumped because you are extremely sick and can’t go out and about because there is a global pandemic? Well, that sucks even more. medium.com/prismnpen/fa... #LGBTQ #QueerLove #BreakingUp #Relationships #Illness

A poll that came out recently from YouGov found that a whopping 91% of trans, non-binary, and intersex people in Britain do not trust Labour on trans rights. buff.ly/JmRGQDa #LGBTQ #Transgender #Labour #UKPolitics