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23 votes
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The trans skaters of America’s growing queer skate scene
14 votes -
My experience of transphobia today: "Ew, fucking gross, that's a man"
Said to my friend while we were minding our own business yesterday when walking from A to B in the city. For this old bigoted man that we happened to walk past, simply (gasp) looking at a trans...
Said to my friend while we were minding our own business yesterday when walking from A to B in the city. For this old bigoted man that we happened to walk past, simply (gasp) looking at a trans person was too much for him. How dare she go outside while being transgender? Nope, gotta call that out! Gotta tell this stranger that I find her disgusting! That's super important and I am doing the right thing..!
At least, that's what I imagine his train of thought was like. Who knows.
Blows my mind that people can't just keep homophobia/transphobia to themselves. For reference, there was no pride event or anything, like we weren't dressed in kinky outfits, we weren't waving dildos around or something. Not that being dressed a certain way would have excused his behavior, but it's just to say we were wearing very normal clothing and looked decidedly ordinary and neutral. The only thing that revealed to this guy that my friend is trans is that she hasn't done voice training. She passes perfectly fine outside of that, and so do I - we've both been on hormones and transitioning for 3-4 years.
So perhaps the crime we committed was to make him think we weren't transgender? And then he heard her voice, and felt fooled? I suppose to him, it's the end of the world if he was accidentally attracted to a trans woman if even for a second.
My friend thankfully doesn't let this kind of stuff get to her. She grew up extremely conservative (her family still has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy for example) so she's always had nerves of steel to deal with everything, and I'm glad for her that she can shut this kind of stuff out. I really admire her for how strong she is and how she's able to always persevere. She's probably already forgotten about it but for me, I need to work on similarly not letting this stuff get to me. The man wasn't even talking to/about me but I think the reason I'm so upset about it is that it may just as well have been said to me.
I'm trying to focus on the good, and to not let one vile person ruin it. Because me and my friend had such a nice day together.
69 votes -
A photographer's journey through the Scandinavian ballroom scene – Chai Saeidi spent years capturing the most intimate, diverse and exciting queer functions
4 votes -
When this high school valedictorian started giving a speech about being queer, the principal took the mic
11 votes -
itch.io Queer Games Bundle 2021
5 votes -
Queer time: The alternative to “adulting”
15 votes -
Radical tenderness: Queer and trans joy in 2020
11 votes -
Jameela Jamil announces she is ‘queer’ after backlash over TV role
17 votes -
Queer time: The alternative to “adulting” | What constitutes adulthood has never been self-evident or value-neutral. Queer lives follow their own temporal logic.
10 votes -
Instagram "Personals" account relaunches as Lex, a dating and social app targeted for people who are lesbian, bisexual, asexual, womxn, trans, genderqueer, intersex, two-spirit and non-binary
14 votes -
LGBTQ individuals, how's life?
I'm curious how many of us there are on here. This was asked awhile ago but I'm curious how things might have changed since then. Some ideas for discussion: When did you realize you weren't...
I'm curious how many of us there are on here. This was asked awhile ago but I'm curious how things might have changed since then. Some ideas for discussion:
- When did you realize you weren't cis/straight/etc?
- Are you out or still in the closet?
- How's the social situation where you live? (Are you accepted?)
- In a relationship? If so, how did you meet?
- Anything on your mind? (Doesn't have to be related to your identity/orientation.)
28 votes -
A queer user’s guide to the wild and terrifying world of LGBTQ dating apps
6 votes -
LGBT in Russia: smashing stereotypes and creating a queer future
7 votes -
How the queer community can embrace the asexual spectrum
9 votes -
At Drag Queen Story Hour, ‘a difference between getting upset online and showing up in person'
7 votes -
What the media get wrong in coverage of LGBTQ politicians
5 votes -
Queer people of color reflect on being told to “go back”
8 votes -
Good faith: How queer BDSM and sex work helped me to refuse an inheritance of indoctrination
9 votes -
Grindr had dreams of making the world better for queer people. Then a Chinese gaming company bought it
12 votes -
MTV's new dating show "Are You The One" actually gets queer dating
6 votes -
How Athens’ art scene became a hub of queer resistance
6 votes -
No pride in police, no police in Pride
10 votes -
In gentrifying Washington, a family inheritance becomes LGBT housing
6 votes -
Queer parenting: The beauty of the sometimes less-visible modern family
5 votes -
Our Stories: How Instagram accounts like @lgbt_history and @h_e_r_s_t_o_r_y are weaving queer history into everyday life.
4 votes -
Fifty years of queer insurgency
3 votes -
The new American family: Trans, gender queer, nonbinary, two-spirit
7 votes -
It’s great that Taylor Swift now supports queer people, but her messaging needs some work
9 votes -
Categorically Gay: For queer people who grew up in an era when rigid identities were essential, today’s fluidity can feel like their history is washing out with the tide.
12 votes -
Nine LGBTQ+ people explain how they love, hate, and understand the word "queer"
11 votes -
Killing Eve’s Villanelle Is the Most Fascinating Villain On TV
5 votes -
Queer Muslim women reflect on navigating their faith and sexuality
6 votes -
Stonewall changed the course of queer history. These artworks captured the aftermath
8 votes -
This queer ballet company is putting their classes online for everyone
6 votes -
Ryan O'Connell is revolutionizing queer, disabled representation on TV
5 votes -
It’s not enough for JK Rowling to say her characters are queer. Show it to us
17 votes -
Why be nonbinary?
15 votes -
What I’ve learnt about parenting a queer teen
9 votes -
Companies waved the Pride flag but gaming is still far from queer inclusive
10 votes -
Queer time: The alternative to “adulting”
6 votes -
How HIV helped form the idea of a "queer community" from the '80s to now
6 votes -
YouTube is allowing anti-gay ads to be run on queer-related content, and the content creators can't stop it
18 votes