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Explore and support LGBTQ issues, rights, events, and movements.
The Curious Case of Bisexuality
My sister, Katrina, knew very early that she liked girls. However, when she was in the first grade she had a crush on "the popular guy" (however popular you can be when you're six), and my mother has never let that go. Katrina was in her early teens when she got with her girlfriend, and she came out to my dad.
By Yumi Yamamoto8 years ago in Filthy
Don't Label Me: Part 2
I want to clear something up from my last piece about labels. I worry that my ideas were taken incorrectly, I do not want anyone to think I don’t support the LGBTQ+/Queer community. I do support them, full heartedly and with all that I am. I support you, I support them and I support us. Forever and always.
By Emma Bukovsky8 years ago in Filthy
Pan and Proud
I want to talk about sexuality. I grew up in a religious family where the only option was to be a heterosexual man or woman in the church. Being ‘gay’ was a myth. The idea of lesbianism was a perverse impossibility made up by the porn industry. And there wasn’t a stratosphere where bi-sexuality, trans, or queer people existed, these were just terms thrown out of the air to make abominations feel better about their life choices.
By Jenny Vidler8 years ago in Filthy
Don't Label Me
So, I consider myself bisexual, and a part of the LGBTQ+ community or the queer community, whichever you prefer. I am in a very committed relationship with a strong, masculine, straight male who loves me for who I am. But here’s the thing, others in the LGBTQ+ community want to label me as so much more. The majority of my conversations I have with my queer friends go like this,
By Emma Bukovsky8 years ago in Filthy
Biphobia
I already hear you say on a skeptical tone, “Biphobia?” Yes, biphobia. Too many people think that biphobia is just a subcategory to homophobia, if they even know the word. Too many people think that homophobia includes biphobia and transphobia, because it seems that all the LGBTQ2A+ live the same experience, that most people treat us all the same, even if society admits that we are treated differently from cisgender and heterosexual people.
By Camille Péloquin8 years ago in Filthy
Complete Guide to Sexual Identity Flags. Top Story - September 2017.
By now, everyone in the world knows what a rainbow flag means. It means that you are part of the LGBTQIA+ community, and it means that you stand against homophobia, transphobia, and close-minded hatred. It's a beautiful flag, but the truth is that most people don't realize that it's just one of many.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Filthy
Hottest Lesbian Kissing Scenes
Hollywood has always had a thing for girls that like girls. It's been a "thing" in movies for decades, even when being a lesbian was considered to be scandalous. Over the years, scandal has died down, but Hollywood still shows its love for girls who enjoy kissing other girls.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Filthy
