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Living in the Margins: The Challenges Faced by LGBTQIA+ Individuals in Conservative Cultures
In many countries around the world, individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) face discrimination and persecution due to societal attitudes that view their identities as abnormal or immoral. This can be especially true in cultures that are more conservative and hold traditional views on gender and sexuality. Despite the progress that has been made in recent decades towards LGBTQIA+ equality in some parts of the world, many LGBTQIA+ individuals still face significant challenges in their daily lives due to their identities. This article will explore the experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals living in countries with more conservative cultural views on gender and sexuality, including the discrimination and persecution they may face, the ways in which they cope with and resist this discrimination, and the impact on their mental health. The article will also discuss efforts to promote acceptance and understanding in these societies, and the role of allies in advocating for LGBTQIA+ rights.
By Zohaib Sunesara3 years ago in Pride
Cleveland State licks boots
There lies a husk on the first floor of the Cleveland State University Student Center. The spot, formerly inhabited by Chili’s, has been vacant since this past summer, when Aramark, the new food service company for CSU, took over. Aramark stated that students could expect to see a Chick-fil-A open in the empty spot for the Spring 2022 semester. Although the location has not yet opened, this was surprising and worrying news to me and many other students.
By Robin Adelmann3 years ago in Pride
'The L Word: Gen Q' Continues To Make It Right With The Trans Community By Bringing Back A Pioneering OG Character
Spoilers Ahead for Season 3 of 'The L Word: Generation Q' 'The L Word: Generation Q' [Showtime] If you've been watching The L Word: Generation Q, you have no doubt been enjoying the throwbacks to the past the show has given us (so far). Between OG regulars Bette, Alice, and Shane returning as regular characters, we've also seen on and off cameos from Tina, Cherie Jaffe, and the overwhelming spirit of the late Dana Fairbanks. And to some surprise, this past week's episode brought back a former show regular who was both pioneering and controversial in their own right.
By Jenika Enoch3 years ago in Pride
I quit. I'm gay.
“I quit.” Month after month of working myself to exhaustion at a high stress job that gave me a good paycheck at the expense of my self worth had finally come to an end, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t tempted to jump right back into it. I’d grown used to the rigorous schedules, the strict attendance policies, to the constant cigarette smoking and drinking as ways to try to cope with the intense workload I’d always been given; and again, the money I received for it was phenomenal.
By Grant Wrich3 years ago in Pride
Stop Saying These Things to Trans People!. Top Story - December 2022.
This article contains use of language, anatomy terms, and questions that may be triggering to the LGBTQIA+ community. Since coming out as transgender, I've really noticed a difference between the way people treated me as a girl, and the way people treat me as a boy. Especially online, I'm spoken to differently: and a lot of the time, my identity is disregarded completely by people who are insecure about themselves when they acknowledge it. Though I've known for a long time about chasers* in the trans community, I never experienced one firsthand until recently, and it got me wondering. I have a cisgender friend I've known since college, who was never shy about his attraction to me, and who hasn't toned it down at all since I came out. Not too long ago, he said something that really stuck with me, while also completely bringing into question our relationship.
By choreomanias3 years ago in Pride
Carry Pride in your Heart (Micro-nonfiction)
My First Pride I will always remember my first Pride event. I went to one at the approximate age of 11/12. My identity at the time was confined to the pressures placed upon it by others. I was a straight ally, practicing Catholic with a growing curiosity for the LGBT+ community. Little did tiny WriterWoman know, she would grow up to be a proud member of the LGBT+ community. That was the start of my journey, my self-discovery.
By ThatWriterWoman3 years ago in Pride
Civil Rights: Then, Now & Forever
The Civil Rights Movement: Then, Now & Forever The Civil Rights Movement is one of the most iconic revolutions in the history of the United States. The movement was a decades-long revolution for social justice and equal rights by African-Americans that spanned from the 1950s to the end of the 1960s.
By Kylecovey Smith3 years ago in Pride
