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4 votes
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Daniel Radcliffe responds to JK Rowling's latest tweets about gender identity
12 votes -
Iyanna Dior, a Black trans woman, beaten by mob in Minneapolis
13 votes -
Pride is more than a parade: In these pandemic times, let's remember that Pride Month is about the resilience, creativity and beauty of the LGBTQ community
11 votes -
Puerto Rico approves new civil code, sparking fears over LGBT+ rights
5 votes -
Alt-right homophobes are using 4chan to plan a terrifying cyber attack on the LGBT+ community during Pride month
15 votes -
Larry Kramer, playwright and outspoken AIDS activist, dies at 84
8 votes -
How She-Ra’s game-changing ending made cartoon history | The Big Picture
6 votes -
The Queen: NYC drag pageant scene before House LaBeija
4 votes -
A trans woman in France has won election to become the country's first openly transgender mayor
16 votes -
Undercover at a Christian gay-to-straight conversion camp
12 votes -
Hungary votes to end legal recognition of transgender people
21 votes -
S-Town podcast producers settle lawsuit with subject’s estate: suit filed in 2018 alleged the podcast used McLemore’s identity for a commercial purpose, violating Alabama's Right of Publicity law
3 votes -
Apple releases two new Pride Edition Sport Bands for Apple Watch
5 votes -
Same-sex marriages can be registered in Costa Rica starting May 26 2020
13 votes -
Man arrested over 1988 cold case murder of Scott Johnson in Sydney
9 votes -
The LGBT stars of old Hollywood
6 votes -
'Lovers of Modena' skeletal find were both men; researchers quick to reassess their relationship
6 votes -
Meet Syd Sanders, Maine's first transgender high school valedictorian
8 votes -
Lawful Masses on BiNet USA's claims of copyright on the Bi Pride flag
10 votes -
UK man who gave birth to child cannot be named as father on that child's birth certificate
12 votes -
The more complicated attraction layer cake
14 votes -
Polish couple hand out rainbow masks to fight country's LGBTQ-free zones
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I wrote a poem - Coming Out 2.0
I'm working on this for a poetry class I'm taking, any criticism is welcome. Edit: Italicized some text I forgot when I copied it out of Word. Edit 2: Fixed some phrasing. Coming Out 2.0 When I...
I'm working on this for a poetry class I'm taking, any criticism is welcome.
Edit: Italicized some text I forgot when I copied it out of Word.
Edit 2: Fixed some phrasing.Coming Out 2.0
When I first came out
I thought it was over.
Done.
I know myself now,
My life can finally be
worthwhile and fun.But there was always a mess I dared
not touch. Who do I like? What gaze
makes me blush? I suspected the feminine
but held out hope – only taking up one letter
made it easier to cope.And some people do change after starting
HRT, so patiently I hoped men would appeal
to me. I had some feelings before, it seemed reasonable
they would grow. But as time went on I realized I had
nothing to show. My feelings for men were entirely gone,
but still hopeful for a straight-passing future, I pressed on.I had definite feelings for women before,
But at times the attraction seemed a bit more –
Did I want to be them or did I want to be with them?
The former I assumed, as it helped to distract,
focus on my work, brush my desires under the mat.I’d think “She looks cute”, but “in that outfit”, “with that hairdo” and other qualifiers
I began to append, convincing myself what I felt was normal and, like a
Chicagoland road, no bend. When I began to notice some feelings bubbling up I said
“Female friendships are close, it’s nothing, the end.” But try as I might, they flowered
and bloomed, and soon I could not help but be all-consumed. Maybe I’m bi, I thought,
That isn’t so bad. More options for dating, how can I be mad? I told my friend my feelings, and as
expected, for me she had none. She’s still one of my best friends, so I’d neither lost nor won.I dealt with the rejection and moved on. I could still be bi, better not
jump the gun. You can’t take back coming out, you’ve got one shot – nail it
and be done. I thought everything would be the same, but the floodgates were open,
my restraints had been broken. I could finally be honest about my feelings
for women (endless, confusing and interwoven) and for men, which were at most
an appreciative token.A week after confessing to my crush, it was obvious
who won. The Sapphic feelings and desires made
their presence known, their intent to stay,
and more difficult than coming out
as trans was admitting
to being gay.15 votes -
Phyllis Lyon, LGBTQ rights pioneer, dies at age 95
6 votes -
FDA relaxes blood donation guidelines for gay men and others
8 votes -
With the UK on coronavirus lockdown, some young people have been forced to isolate alongside parents who don't accept their sexuality
12 votes -
Päivi Räsänen is facing new police investigations for citing Bible verses on social media to object to the Lutheran church's participation in an LGBT pride event
4 votes -
Meet the transgender wrestling champion
2 votes -
A new interactive map visualizes the queer geography of 20th-century America
7 votes -
Blued, one of the biggest gay dating apps in the world, has succeeded because it plays by the ever-shifting rules for LGBTQ in China - bringing together a minority community without activism
12 votes -
Juno Dawson: “Why I’m no longer debating trans rights”
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"We Didn't Start The Fire" parody - Sherry Vine
I just saw this parody of "We Didn't Start The Fire" on Reddit. It might be a parody song, but it's also a potted history of LGBT activism in the USA for the past 60 years. We Didn't Start The...
I just saw this parody of "We Didn't Start The Fire" on Reddit. It might be a parody song, but it's also a potted history of LGBT activism in the USA for the past 60 years.
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Highlights from the This is Gender photography competition
8 votes -
Putin introduces constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage and mentioning God
18 votes -
Four years, two continents: A gay Chinese couple's journey for a surrogate son
5 votes -
Teenage transgender row splits Sweden as dysphoria diagnoses soar by 1,500% – new health report and TV debates highlight backlash against gender reassignment
11 votes -
How do I combat the "women need safe spaces" argument?
(I am trans-inclusive. I believe trans rights are human rights. I believe in self-identification. I will use whatever pronouns someone choose, and I try not to assume pronouns.) In the UK recently...
(I am trans-inclusive. I believe trans rights are human rights. I believe in self-identification. I will use whatever pronouns someone choose, and I try not to assume pronouns.)
In the UK recently there's been a bit of a debate between trans-phobic "gender critical" feminists who say that for sexual safety women need spaces that are women only, and that this means they need to exclude trans-people.
I think this is bullshit. I'd like some good quality arguments to use against this.
What are your ideas?
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Glitter and be gay – or don't, and still be gay
12 votes -
The multimillion-dollar Christian group attacking LGBTQ+ rights
19 votes -
LGBTQ activists in Iceland are protesting the planned deportation of a transgender teen and his family who fled Iran last February
10 votes -
Professor loses landmark legal battle after claiming it’s ‘free speech’ to deliberately misgender trans students
23 votes -
Shame
16 votes -
The number of teenagers registered as girls at birth who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria has increased by almost 1,500 percent in ten years in Sweden
10 votes -
Lesbians make history with Northern Ireland's first same-sex marriage
10 votes -
Switzerland votes to ban homophobic discrimination
10 votes -
Creating a safer internet with .gay
13 votes -
Phillip Schofield (ITV's This Morning presenter) comes out as gay, saying on live TV: “I’m proud of myself today"
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Recruiting for a panel for an LGBT-focused Q&A session on Tildes
A recent conversation resurfaced an idea I've had for a while now, and I've decided to move forward with it. The Idea: a thread along the lines of "What's something you've always wanted to know...
A recent conversation resurfaced an idea I've had for a while now, and I've decided to move forward with it.
The Idea: a thread along the lines of "What's something you've always wanted to know about being LGBT but were afraid to ask?" I want to encourage people to specifically ask questions that might be uncomfortable, or questions that might be seen as too forward or invasive in other contexts. Crucially, I also want to have a diverse panel of LGBT people ready and willing to answer those types of questions in the thread. I'm using LGBT here in the Tildes-preferred umbrella manner, so this is open to all who identify with a minority gender identity or sexual/romantic orientation.
The Location: I feel like hosting it in ~talk would be best so that we are visible to people who do not subscribe to ~lgbt, who are more likely to have questions about our experiences.
The Panel: I have thought about just putting up the thread with no preparation and letting people respond as they see fit, but I've always held back because I think it's important to be able to have lots of different voices, identities, and experiences represented. As such, I figure assembling a panel of willing respondents prior to the thread would be good, hence this planning topic! We can list the names and short bios about the panel participants in the top level of the topic, which then lets participants know who is responding to them, as well as giving them the opportunity to ask questions to specific individuals should they wish to do so.
The Time: I am thinking next Monday, Feb. 10 would be a good time to get this up and running, but that is flexible. I expect the thread to be active for about one to three days.
Next Steps
If you are willing to be a part of the panel and answer questions:
- let me know either by commenting here or sending me a PM,
- include how you identify yourself,
- include what your preferred pronouns are, and
- include a short bio about yourself that will be posted in the thread.
An example of what panelists' introductions will look like in the Q&A thread:
Name Identity Preferred Pronouns Bio kfwyre gay cis male he/him/they/them Teacher. Happily married. Living in the US, and grew up in a very conservative Christian area. Came out in my 20s and dealt with severe depression and fallout with family. The bio can include anything you think might be relevant for context, or that you think people might want to ask about.
Signing on to participate in the panel does NOT mean you must answer every question asked. Panel participants can choose which questions they answer, as well as how much they choose to share. Signing on simply means you're agreeing to participate in the topic to the best of your ability and comfort level.
Finally, if you have any feedback or ideas for how this should run, let me know!
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Jameela Jamil announces she is ‘queer’ after backlash over TV role
17 votes