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“Lyrical, charismatic and fiercely political”: Legend of poet Essex Hemphill remains relevant
Let’s take a look back at one of the most iconic Black LGBTQ folks out there ahead of this year’s recognition of LGBTQ History Month (October).
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Polyamory: Assumptions vs. Reality
Part of Come (Out) as You Are’s loosely coined “identities 101” series.
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Polyamory: Assumptions vs. Reality
Part of Come (Out) as You Are’s loosely coined “identities 101” series.
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Campus Pride’s 2022 “Absolute worst, most unsafe campuses for LGBTQ+ youth”
As we discussed around this time last year, nonprofit Campus Pride updated its worst college list for the 2022-23 school year. This time, 13 were added…
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August 2022
Why it doesn’t really matter if you label yourself
Originally published on comeoutasyouare.com.
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“I wonder if he knows that moment will stay with me for the rest of my life.”
Pronouns: E/Em/Eirs Michi spent a lot of eir time shifting between opposite lifestyles and homes in eir childhood years. E said in some parts of eir…
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“I knew I was gay when I was 5 years old.”
Submitted by Darren Stehle
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July 2022
Trauma & Asexuality: Does sexual abuse make you asexual?
By Tas Kronby, TasThoughts LLC
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A brief history of drag kings and queens
International Drag Day is this Saturday, July 16, and we’re celebrating by taking a trip down memory lane.
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MOGAI FYI: An introduction to identities outside LGBTQ+
Editor’s note: The following article is purely informational and does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the folks at Come (Out) as You…
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June 2022
Corporations who financially support anti-LGBTQ+ figures
It’s that time of the year, folks: The time when corporations don their rainbows to pander to a demographic of individuals who are still fighting for…
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DC-area nonprofit to bring expanded support to LGBTQ+ families
Rainbow Families, a small, grassroots nonprofit has been delivering education, connections and advocacy for LGBTQ families for nearly 35 years in the…
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