MonoEssay·2d agoI’ve Never Come Out to Anyone. A Film About a Talking Hamster Made Me Feel Seen.On Closet Monster, the iron rod I’ve carried in my stomach for twenty years, and why the answer might be to leave
InThe Narrative ArcbyDon Lariviere·5d agoProm and CircumstanceShe was dressed like a bride, but I was a queenA response icon21A response icon21
InPrism & PenbyKayne Young·5d agoA Gay Veteran’s Story: The Uniform Fit but the Closet Didn’tThirteen years of military service, belonging, and cost of hiding who I amA response icon2A response icon2
InPrism & PenbyKayne Young·Oct 27What a Scene From Designing Women Taught Me About Gay ‘Church’The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, and everyone knew the words but meA response icon4A response icon4
InPrism & PenbyJames Dale·Oct 14Am I that Gay Boy Scout Who Can Make People More Gay?I was the ‘perfect plaintiff,’ but sometimes I’m lucky I can project a ‘passable’ version of myself.A response icon14A response icon14
InPrism & PenbyEdrika Gutierrez·Oct 13My Lifelong Coming-Out Process Gives Me Freedom I Didn’t Know I NeededStages of Coming Out: The Nonlinear Path to Queer AdulthoodA response icon4A response icon4
InE³ — Entertain Enlighten EmpowerbyJerv Nai Matrap·Oct 11Dear Parents, as a Gay Man, I Have One RequestYour child shouldn’t have to guess where you standA response icon11A response icon11
Amber Rinne·Oct 9When Will You Listen?“So what made you trans? It was probably the community, right? All the queer people around you? It’s gotten so popular lately. Everyone is…A response icon8A response icon8
InPrism & PenbyLisa Jordan·Oct 2I Told the Internet My Kid Wasn’t TransitioningA year later, they are. The most confident thing I ever wrote about my kids was wrong, and that’s the part I’m proudest of.A response icon9A response icon9
