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Transgressive Togetherness
The relentless downward pressure of straight supremacy upon a tiny minority of the population means one thing: Queer people need each other.
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Oct 9, 2023
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Love Is A Verb
Straight privilege comforts itself by saying how much it loves its Queer friends and family, without actually risking anything for our...
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Oct 6, 2023
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Creating Safe Spaces
If you think you don't know any Queer people, yes you do. They're simply choosing not to confide in you...
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Sep 30, 2023
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Wild At Heart
The sun never sets on the fire in our blazing hearts.
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Sep 24, 2023
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Sweet Shelter
When life provides too few tender mercies, seek refuge in a love that sustains you.
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Sep 12, 2023
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What Doesn't Go Around
No matter what Queer people do or say, or how palatable to them we might try to make ourselves, many straight people (even allies) will...
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Sep 11, 2023
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Not Easy Being Green
I can understand why some straight people might be scared of Queer people, when day after day we effortlessly exude such fabulousness,,,
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Sep 3, 2023
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Knowing What You Can Afford
When we Queer people spend time with you, we often monitor your behavior and gauge how much of our cultural identity you can afford in...
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Aug 29, 2023
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The Strength Of Our Tears
Life outside the brutal constraints of the straight-imposed "man box" culture has meant that many of us Queer people have long known...
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Aug 24, 2023
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What To Watch
Queer people know well the milestones of fascism, which is why we are so prepared to fight them at every turn...
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Aug 14, 2023
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Playing It Small
When did we learn to ask so little from life? Hoping against hope that if we play it small enough, straight people might deign to let us...
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Jun 20, 2023
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Lonely Sanctimoniousness
When we fixate solely on our mutually-disagreeable differences, what we're really doing is building cases for our ongoing...
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Apr 29, 2023
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Taking Care Of Each Other
It's easy to get lost in our own privilege and adversity -- forgetting that there are queer people all over the world fighting for their...
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Apr 26, 2023
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Growing Up Queer
Imagine that even though you've heard whispers the world might indeed be larger than you've yet born witness, you've never actually seen...
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Apr 21, 2023
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The Limits Of Labels
False dichotomies force us to choose identities at the expense of authenticity, but the reality is our whole is greater than the...
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Mar 15, 2023
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Queer Kids Are Precious
Look into their eyes, then turn your back, cast them out, and deny them love, all because you fear they might be queer. And then just try...
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Mar 9, 2023
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Our Antidote
Queer radiance is a medicine for so much of what ails us.
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Mar 4, 2023
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We Are Awakening
"Woke" is just the new socially acceptable catchphrase for the n-word, the b-word, and the f-word, used by confederates...
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Feb 25, 2023
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Unwritten
Don't let life's might-have-beens determine your destiny.
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Feb 15, 2023
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A Matter Of Choice
It's high time we each made a commitment to start loving the "worst" versions of ourselves.
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Feb 10, 2023
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