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Traveling while LGBT in Morocco
Morocco is a beautiful country full of color and food to wow your taste buds. It is also still illegal to be LGBT in Morocco. Today, I will share my personal experience of traveling and living while LGBT in Morocco.
By Rachel Posey4 years ago in Pride
Mississippi
“You should have stayed at the Peabody. It’s in the heart of downtown and much closer to Beale Street,” the cab driver told him, assuming his passenger was a tourist, as they pulled into the parking lot of the Harahan.
By Shannon Yarbrough4 years ago in Pride
How I Went Zero to Hero in 6 Months with This Simple Strategy
How I Went Zero to Hero in 6 Months with This Simple Strategy. We all have to start somewhere. That’s why this blog post is for you, the person who wants to get ahead but doesn’t know how. Too often, we are too afraid to fail, so we don’t try at all. But what do you do when you can’t escape failure no matter what?
By Fsl nwz4 years ago in Pride
A Love Letter to my Changing Body
Author's note: I am non-binary and transgender, and in October 2020 I begun medical transition using testosterone. This piece examines the self love this choice has encouraged. Originally written in response to a Reddit thread where a young trans man said he was feeling discouraged by how so much discussion of testosterone HRT is just jokes about how sweaty or greasy or pimply we become, and he asked to see some romanticisation of the feelings.
By Will Savage4 years ago in Pride
Coming Out Never Ends
To me, life is everything we choose to make of it. We wake up and most days we have a plan. And on those days that are unplanned we wing it, because I mean, what else are we supposed to do other than keep on moving. We often forget that we hold the key to our happiness. We often forget that whether the sun shines or not there will still be evil out in the world. Acceptance shouldn't be as hard as most people make it. Just be a conscious, loving, and caring human, right?
By Charlene4 years ago in Pride
The Emperor's Old Clothes
Hello if you're new here! (Though I seem to be picking up a few regulars, followers and subscribers). This is a series where the unique perspectives of LGBTQIA+ people are turned towards the Tarot cards, to see if we can unlock some extra levels of meaning.
By Steph Cole4 years ago in Pride
Stonewall riot of 1969- LGBT civil rights
The GLF was first formed in the United States and was part of initial discussions on the creation of the first Pride, which took place on June 28, 1970, a year after the Stonewall Riots in New York, known as Christopher Street Day. the parade. Some British activists joined the American movement at some of these pivotal moments and returned to the UK to form the UK branch of the Gay Liberation Front, with the first British group meeting at the LSE library in October 1970. Gay Pride Rally takes place a few years later on 1 July 1972 in London.
By Rise tr4 years ago in Pride
Why My First Coming Out Was So Hard
I’m gay. I have been all my life. And would have known it when I was five years old, if I had known about sex and all that ‘grown-up stuff’.
By Blaine Coleman4 years ago in Pride
I'd Rather Play the Harp
Most of my fellow Aces would tell you that they'd rather have cake than have sex, but since weight is an issue for me, I'd rather play the harp. You wouldn't think that my personal preference to abstain would be a matter of any concern to the world at large, but, OH, IT IS!!!
By Gentle JoJo Fletcher4 years ago in Pride
As a Closeted Bisexual, the Gay Jokes About Shawn Mendes Feel Personal. Top Story - January 2022.
On November 17, Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello broke the internet when they announced their break up after over two years of dating. As suspected, many took the opportunity to unleash the monster Shawn has been running from his entire career: the speculations about his sexuality.
By C.R. Hughes4 years ago in Pride
The Dangers of Non-Transgender Affirming Health Care: A Microcosm of a Culturally Incompetent System
NOTE: The following information will be updated as more information presents itself. Additionally, the text below utilizes a slur that has been reclaimed by the LGBTQ+ community. With this publication, it my intention to elucidate the conversation of transgender welfare and the painful realities that persist within today's medical and political climates.
By Jalia Maléy Brodie4 years ago in Pride
Brown People Do Not Care What Your Color Is
"So what are you again? You're like, black and white right?" I was raised in an interracial home. My mom is a combination of ethnic blends ranging from middle eastern to African American and my father was Finnish and Dutch (plain ol' Caucasian).
By Chandi Peardon4 years ago in Pride