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The Media and the Erasure of Queer Sexuality
Identity / Life / Sex & relationships

The Media and the Erasure of Queer Sexuality

by × on July 8, 2015 at 7:30 AM × 22 comments

What do roommates, friends, gal pals and fans have in common? They are all words that erase queer relationships.

Relentlessly Gay
Identity / Life

Relentlessly Gay

by × on June 19, 2015 at 3:37 PM × 1 comment

Dear Outspoken Yet Pointedly Anonymous Author of the Now Famous “RelentlesslyGay” Letter: Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Roger. I strive, everyday, to be more #RelentlesslyGay. So you can imagine my excitement when I read your rather unhinged letter to a neighbor regarding their #RelentlesslyGay yard. A yard that disrespects […]

A Peek Into the Future
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A Peek Into the Future

by × on June 15, 2015 at 11:49 AM × 2 comments

The year is 2296. We are at a passenger jettube educational station (otherwise known as a school bus stop) with parents and middle school children.

Photo credit: My Coded Decoded
Identity / Life

Learning the Queer Alphabet

by × on May 1, 2015 at 8:00 AM × 0 comments

We are so much more than a single letter; we are more than what others perceive us to be.

Hello Mike Brady...
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What Made Me Gay

by × on April 20, 2015 at 11:59 AM × 4 comments

Forget the distant fathers and overbearing mothers. Or was it the affectionate fathers and the unavailable mothers? Maybe it was the effete fathers and butch mothers.

Trans 101: DOs and DON’Ts
Advice / Identity / Life

Trans 101: DOs and DON’Ts

by and × on March 31, 2015 at 7:00 AM × 0 comments

So your co-worker, aunt, favorite celebrity, or daughter’s BFF is transitioning. How do you deal?

Weathering Seasons of Change
Identity / Life / Sex & relationships

Weathering Seasons of Change

by × on March 20, 2015 at 7:00 AM × 0 comments

We are all, always, embodiments of emergence. We’re just unaware of this fact until life presents us with ground-shaking change.

U.S. Air Force Illustration/ Senior Airman Michael Smith
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Trans-military: A Personal Perspective on Serving

by × on February 3, 2015 at 9:30 AM × 3 comments

I deserve the right to retire in whatever rank I choose without feeling coerced or lesser because I do not fit within a regulation that the military says I should. I have earned it. It is my right.

Wedding Aisle or Line in the Sand: Dance with the Loving
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Wedding Aisle or Line in the Sand: Dance with the Loving

by × on January 16, 2015 at 8:57 AM × 3 comments

SPOILER ALERT: If you’re looking for some kind of Housewives-style smackdown, you’re about to be sorely disappointed.

Passing As Straight
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Passing As Straight

by × on January 13, 2015 at 7:00 AM × 15 comments

When wearing my “I Love My Portuguese Husband” shirt, I’ve wondered if I pass as straight. Now I have the answer.

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