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Most recently published stories in Pride.

Synesthesia
Romance has always been my favorite genre. As far back as I can remember, I’ve lived for the sappy clichés: flowers, chocolates, tearful confessions in the pouring rain, all of it. In elementary school, I would spend hours choosing baby names for my future adopted children (I always insisted they would be adopted. The idea of anything else made me uncomfortable) and scouring the Internet for dresses, rings, and décor. As much as I prepared names and future houses to share with my spouse, I always stopped short when I reached the idea of a husband.
By Lia Mercado5 years ago in Pride
The LGBTQA+, the Liberation of Love and Rejection of the Binary.
There is a belief, one that has proven particularly intransigent despite the amazing progress of the LGBTQA+ movement, among humans both straight and otherwise that LGBTQA+ love is somehow different from straight love. I want to analyse this belief, refute it and also lay out what I see as the final outcome of our movement for as much as Pride is a celebration of our right to exist, of our staunch defiance of bigotry and intolerance it is also a movement. A movement hellbent on "Making Love Great Again." From Stonewall to The Equal Marriage rights passed in some countries recently we have achieved so much but still have SO MUCH further to go. Where are we going? In my opinion, a place better than we've ever dreamed of!
By Veris Marock5 years ago in Pride
Dancing Attitude And Love
To celebrate through Anthem, Pride for each individual has unique likes, feelings, and experiences is quite the challenge. I personally am not very open about my heart, my feelings are something private, and most of even my closest friends (that are like family) and my beloved family really don't know all that I am. My Sister did, and we used to sing many of these songs on many occasions, just having a good time. She was my best friend, strongest supporter, greatest ally, and so much more than my Super Sis. For me, I am a supportive ally, who happens to be a member. I am not ready to be fully open about my feelings, but I can't resist sharing my unique playlist.
By Amy Chris Keiper aka LC Harrison5 years ago in Pride
Write What You Don’t Know
Listen As You Read Learning how to write what you’re unsure about. It is an exercise in self discovery. “Write what you know” is an epitaph etched into the gravestone souls of every budding high school writer from the get go.
By Cereal Oatmeal 5 years ago in Pride
Chill Pride Tunes To Play And Cheer Up To
As everyone who has ever grown up knows, representation is important. Queer kids have been under-represented in the media, and during Pride month it is important to uplift and promote the work of queer-identifying artists. As a bisexual woman, I have found solace in the songs I recommend below. Most of these songs are about WLW (bisexual and lesbian women), although some other identities are represented. The artists include Janelle Monáe, Lil Nas X, Haley Kiyoko, King Princess, Ashnikko, dodie and others.
By Blaise 5 years ago in Pride
Proud To Be Pride
I’ve been proud and very loud for many years now, spending my days telling jokes on stage about what it means to me to be a part of the Pride community. But I didn’t always lead with it out on my sleeve. Once upon a time I was nervous and cautious about who I told, effectively spending years in the closet, even though everyone knew.
By Diana McLaren5 years ago in Pride
How Haruka Tenoh Gave My Life New Meaning
I have often said that there has never been a doubt in my mind that I am bisexual. I knew from the very beginning. In early elementary school, I had crushes on both boys and girls. I never questioned it, and it never confused me.
By Crysta Coburn5 years ago in Pride
Pride
I follow a lgbtq page on Instagram and on their story they had a questionnaire for those in the community to answer, I screenshot the questions and thought it'd be fun to answer them here and I would be able to get more in depth and have longer explanations. The list contains 6 questions:
By FindingYourFlowers5 years ago in Pride
Every Day
David sees him every day, sitting at the same desk. He takes small steps. He smiles at him when he passes by. One morning David brings him a coffee and watches the flicker of surprise in his eyes and it’s addicting, lovely.
By Myrddin Oliver5 years ago in Pride
Testaments
The anchor on the television is smiling. She smiles oddly, like she's tried too many times, and now the pink paint on her lips cracks as her mouth stretches too wide.
By Myrddin Oliver5 years ago in Pride
To the stage.
I was thirteen when I realised something was different. As I stood at the side of the dance floor at the school disco, bottle of pop in hand - I had what I would now describe as an anxiety attack. All I knew at the time was a sudden surge of nausea accompanied by an overwhelming feeling of impending doom, because I couldn’t stop looking at the girls.
By Jo Carson5 years ago in Pride
NippyFan
Back in the day, I’d party in NYC. I wasn’t gay, per se, or aware of my potential to “play for the same team.” But I most certainly partied my ass off in gay clubs. I’d even recruit friends to come with me, who had zero “tendencies” and just couldn’t understand for a second, how I did. I recently told one of my friends, “I can say what I prefer because I’ve tried both. So you might be, but don’t know it, because you haven’t tried it”. She’s been one of my besties since High School and I can honestly say, her picture should be featured under the definition of “hetereosexuality”. She’s not judgmental or funny style about it, just not about it. But, she would sometimes grace me with her partying presence and when the last song at the blackest, gayest lesbian club in New York City would drop, she’d hit that dance floor hard. A lot of my friends would just come with me because “damn, it’s fun to just dance my ass off and not worry about some guy humping on me.” My friend screamed this in the middle of the dance floor, surrounded by women who surely would’ve taken her home that night, but respected her space and fun. So we all just danced. That last song that made wallflowers slide to the dance floor and bloom, was “I was born this way” by Carl Bean. Carl Bean is now an ArchBishop. And that’s levels. This is a remake, but this is the version that brought down the house every club night. Nanny’s is long gone, but I still have that anthem song in my vinyl collection.
By Dayna Clark5 years ago in Pride