LGBTQ Pride
Through the month of June, we are asking LGBTQ readers to submit essays about experiences in their lives that have brought them pride, happiness, and triumph.
You are the most important person in your life
Oscar Wilde gave us all some sage advice when he said, "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken."
7 years ago
Coming out, and coming back in
Unlike the path of worship and scripture and virtues, my journey in sexuality has no separate and distinct start and finish. They are the same.
7 years ago
Plenty of fish, but very few keepers
Some people even say that if you identify as bisexual, like me, you really shouldn't have any obstacles in finding a partner, because you just have so many options.
7 years ago
When a stranger stares, it isn’t always what it seems
The road to transition for the transgender person can be long and hard with many ups and downs. It’s too easy after one or two bruising encounters to tend to assume the worst.
8 years ago
The unexpected joys of learning from my younger gay brother
Traditionally, you are supposed to learn from your older siblings. However, sometimes, learning goes in the other direction.
8 years ago
I found joy and wholeness in ’90s queer rock of ‘Hedwig & the Angry Inch’
I'd graduated from high school in a small town two hours north of New York City, and had decided that musical theater was my passion. It wasn't.
8 years ago