LGBTQIA Articles

Essential Things to Think About for the Best Possible First Date with a Trans Woman

What Trans-Exclusionary Feminism Really Looks Like

A Touching Introduction to Transgender Identities, By Transgender People

This Poet Just Nailed Why It Hurts to Be a Queer Person Who’s Said to ‘Look Straight’

5 Ways Using Correct Gender Pronouns Will Make You a Better Trans* Ally

13 Lies We Have to Stop Telling About Bisexual People

Celebrating the Love between Queer Men of Color – In 25 Wonderful Photos!

What Is Graysexuality?

6 Steps to Explaining Your Transgender Identity to Your Immigrant Family

Ain’t I A Man: Being Black and Gay in a World that Honors Neither

4 Ways To Support People Who Are Survivors Of Sexual Assault

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My Partner Came Out As a Man – And I Struggled With Losing My Lesbian Identity

10 Things I Wished I’d Known When I Started My Transition

Why We Need to Stop Saying Anti-Queer Bigots Are Closeted Gay People

Fifty Shades of White: On Being a Trans Latina

We Are the Youth: Sharing Stories of LGBTQ Youth in the US

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5 Harmful Myths the Ethically Non-Monogamous Community Needs to Address

4 Seemingly Harmless Gender Stereotypes That Contribute to Rape Culture

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10 Examples of Straight Privilege

How You Can Tell Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills Aren’t About ‘Safety’ At All

5 Ways to Be Intersectional in the Fight Against Imposter Syndrome

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I’m Queer and Disabled – Here’s How Marriage Has Made My Life Harder, Not Easier

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First Boi In: Dressing Queer in the Corporate World

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Not All Transgender People Have Dysphoria – And Here Are 6 Reasons Why That Matters

Are We Letting One Big Group of Men Off the Hook for Misogyny?

Navigating Masculinity as a Black Transman: “I will never straighten out my wrist.”

What Happens If You’re Genderqueer  — But Your Native Language Is Gendered?

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4 Reasons It’s Oppressive to Discuss Gender and Sexuality Without Naming Race

Am I a Queer Woman Looking Through the Male Gaze?

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4 Advantages, and Disadvantages, I’ve Gained as Robin That I Didn’t Have as Robert