Don't Be So Sensitive by Tenaya Raives
"Cry yourself a river, build yourself a bridge and get over it." This was the sign by the front door of my house growing up. This was the...
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- Feb 1, 2022
- 6 min
Deirdre by Jaime Mah
I was listening to the lyrical genius that is Misao McGregor on Spotify one cold night last month, when “She Was World’s Above Me” came...
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- Oct 25, 2021
- 5 min
My Hair Journey Into Self-Discovery by Cherry
I held my breath, staring at the thick clumps of coarse strands scattered around my chair like bird feed. Lifeless. Dead. Gone. For a...
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- Oct 11, 2021
- 1 min
Femme Love by Gena Boubard
falling in love indigenously, queerly every night is an act of ceremony gentle kisses with teases of your sweet tongue tasting your lip...
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- Sep 20, 2021
- 3 min
Facing What Needs Embracing by Abi Mejia
"What is it that you've been made to feel ashamed of, that is, in fact, your sacred power?" Oddly enough, my sacred power is my face!...
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- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
Tear Drops by Brianna Leyva
“You cry so much. You cry so much I worry you will turn into the ocean.” My aunt's words rung in my ears as I stared at her with tears...
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- Aug 2, 2021
- 4 min
And With a Broken Wing by Natasha Renee'
My name is Natasha Renee’, and I am a queer biracial woman. My Dad is black and my Mom is white. I grew up in small towns in Wyoming and...
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- Jul 20, 2021
- 2 min
Sanctuary Self by Ruth Camillia
Sometimes I feel my feelings so hard it makes me want to stir up prolific thoughts and document it with hopes of channeling poetic grace...
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- Jul 2, 2021
- 4 min
My Deepest Grief Made Space for My Greatest Joy by Gabe
**Content Warning: self-harm, suicidal ideation** “The other side of grief is gratitude. The other side of grief is joy. The deeper the...
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- Apr 20, 2021
- 6 min
#SubtleSexPressure by Jaime Mah
**TW: The following contains language regarding sexual violence and sexual assault directed towards women and people who experience...
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- Apr 8, 2021
- 5 min
did my eating disorder force me to confront my gender identity? by misao mcgregor
a year into the pandemic, i have finally moved out of my parent's house to find some type of agency. yet all i can think about is how i’m...
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- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
chrysalis by Ezra Benisty
Author's Note: This project started in isolation, with a need to be moved, to move on, to change. Expressing that need, throughout the...
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- Feb 3, 2021
- 3 min
stolen by Brezane Ruiz
I remember the first time a white girl stole from me. It was the first grade and I remember thriving on spelling tests being rewarded...
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- Jan 27, 2021
- 3 min
Unearthing Identity Through Alter Egos by Velvetwavez
Growing up in a relatively conservative town, queerness and transness were one of many things that was often met with an intolerable...
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- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
Words Are Power by Ares
Ever since I was young, I always seemed to have a knack at being an effective communicator within my relationships; friends, family,...
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- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
Powerlifting and Fitness Outside the Binary by Val Schull
"Do you compete?" Though I did not know it at the time, that question would be a difficult and important one to answer. As a nonbinary...
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- Nov 11, 2020
- 5 min
The Layers of a Pornographic Diary by Ezra Benisty
*Author's Note: This essay is a reflection on my work, on its many layers of intimacy, of what’s physical and what goes beyond it,...
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- Oct 30, 2020
- 7 min
Shame: A Black Perspective by Mabell Holand
I am writing this on the international coming out day, and as I look back, perfectly aware that I have been out of the closet for over a...
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- Oct 28, 2020
- 4 min
Parenting Without Labels by Azureé Harrison
When my wife and I first began planning to have kids, I couldn’t envision what being a parent would look or feel like. I knew I wanted to...
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- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
Finding LiftyBoi by Minky Kim
Being assigned a gender at birth forces upon you a lifetime of stigmas, pressures, expectations, and duties in various aspects of living....
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