LGBTQIA Articles

Transgender People Are Not Included In Mainstream History. Here Are 5 Ways For Anyone to Combat Trans Erasure Everyday.

3 Examples of Everyday Cissexism

5 Reasons the ‘Poor People Should Get an Education’ Myth Doesn’t Work At All

What Does It Mean When a Boy Says He Loves You?

This ‘Bisexual Makeup Tutorial’ Hilariously Takes Down Stereotypes

The Everyday Comments Revealing Classism in Activist Communities

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5 Ways Anti-Queer Oppression Creates Toxic Friendship Behaviors (And What To Do About It)

8 Questions to Stop Asking Bisexual People

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5 Reasons Sylvia Rivera Is One of the Most Badass Radical Trans Heroes to Ever Live

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

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Why the Growing Alliance Between Police and White LGBTQIA+ Folks Is a Problem

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One Heartfelt Story to Remind All Queer Survivors: You Are Not Alone

7 Sex Myths I Had to Unlearn When I Realized I Was Asexual

Being Seen as a Hairy Brown Girl – There Was Nothing Wrong with Me Then and There Is Nothing Wrong with Me Now

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4 Myths That Hurt Polysexual Men and the Women They Date

My Sister Blocked Me On Facebook Over Chick-Fil-A

If Lesbians Said What Straight People Say

People Reveal Their Deepest Insecurities Around Being Trans

Caesar Salad with a Side of (Mis)Gendering: When Dining Out Means Getting Outed

3 Reflections on the Intersection of Black and Gay

The Glass Closet: Choosing Whether To Come Out At Work

A Super Clever Answer to the Inadequate Question of ‘Male or Female?’

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Navigating Gender Norms with My Transgender Daughter

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7 Need-to-Know Steps for How to Have the Best First Date (And Possible Relationship) Ever with Another Woman

What It’s Like To Be An Undocumented LGBTQ+ Parent Of Color During The Trump Era

I Am Loveworthy: How a Transgender Woman Found Love

How I Came Out to My Evangelical Christian Parents And You Can, Too

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3 Ways Polyamorous People Are Excluded in Queer Communities – And Why It’s Wrong

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

4 Unique Struggles That Queer and Trans People of Color Have to Deal With