Represented

Represented

Represented

The Winners!

Queer and Loathing. Second Place in Represented Challenge.
"This is as close to the truth as I can get," David Feinberg once said about his seminal collection of essays, Queer and Loathing: Rants and Raves of a Raging AIDS Clone.
By F Cade Swanson2 years ago in Pride
Rainbow Reflections. Runner-up in Represented Challenge.
I gaze into the media mirror expecting to see me. But I must be a vampire because it is empty. Skinny Asians with straight hair
By kateresa2 years ago in Pride
Not a Misery Chick. Runner-up in Represented Challenge.
When I was younger, My peers thought I was "abnormal" because I didn't have crushes like the others, Or if I did, they lived in stories,
By Karina Thyra2 years ago in Pride
I’m Pregnant with my Husband’s Boyfriend’s Baby. Runner-up in Represented Challenge.
I grew up during the times of Pound Puppies, Micro Machines, Breakfast Clubs, Blockbuster, John Waters, Queen Latifah, Maury Povich, Ricki Lake, and a viral pandemic I was too young to understand.
By Amos Glade2 years ago in Pride
My Dear Sweet Innocence. Runner-up in Represented Challenge.
I remember hearing this song for the first time, I was in high school and going through every typical teenage struggle. Identity, hopes, dreams, failures, pressures, a mental health in tatters.
By Oneg In The Arctic5 years ago in Pride
Playing Myself. Runner-up in Represented Challenge.
Queer representation existed when I was growing up, but it was limited. Only certain sexualities, presented in a certain light.
By Kelsey Clarey2 years ago in Pride
Why Media Representation Matters . Runner-up in Represented Challenge.
My journey as an independant author began, at least in part, because I never saw myself represented in media. Oh, there were characters I loved, certainly. Some characters that I could relate to, a little, in one way or another.
By Natasja Rose2 years ago in Pride
Pivot Point. Runner-up in Represented Challenge.
When did it all change? What was the first thing to smack me upside the head and jam its fundamental truth (use real fundament) into my ignorance and prejudice?
By Meredith Harmon2 years ago in Pride
A Queen for the Quiet Queers. Runner-up in Represented Challenge.
At the ripe old age of five, I knew I was queer. Did I know the word or what it meant? No. Did I have a child-like crush on my best girl friend? Yes.
By kp2 years ago in Pride
Thank You, Sailor Moon. Runner-up in Represented Challenge.
When Sailor Uranus, a tall, cute blonde girl who wore suits and drove fast cars like a badass, strut onto my television screen for the first time, twelve-year-old me immediately had a new favorite Sailor Moon character.
By angela hepworth2 years ago in Pride
Accurate Representation. Runner-up in Represented Challenge.
I remember sitting in my parents’ living room when I was in my early teen years. I don’t remember the age, but it was around that time in my life. I was watching an MTV show about HIV. In the show, two men kissed and hugged and held hands. That was the first time in my life I pondered my sexuality. It brought me peace, that other people can love openly and without shame. Seeing physical affection between two men on a tv screen made me realize that is what I wanted.
By J. Delaney-Howe2 years ago in Pride