Identity
A Cake Too Beautiful
Have you ever seen a cake so immaculately decorated, you didn’t want to cut into it? Sometimes that’s how I feel about love. The idea of it can be too beautiful to actually dive in. I think that’s especially true of dating apps. Sometimes I like just knowing I COULD match, or simply knowing someone else wants to match with me. It’s the idea of being wanted. But that’s not love, because love requires that initial step of bravery, the ability to trust another person with my vulnerability. But first and more importantly, it’s about loving myself. Because if I don’t love myself, I can’t fully and truly love someone else. And that desire to be wanted would only be a reflection of my own insecurity and fear that I’m not worth loving. So it then becomes easier to say no than to say goodbye.
The Capybara Chronicles
In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, there exists a creature known for its gentle nature, its sociable disposition, and its ability to thrive in harmony with its surroundings. This creature is the capybara, the largest rodent in the world, and it is a fitting symbol for the life of Mia.
Inquisitiveness To Know about History Of Houses
Nowadays people are more inquisitive to learn about history of houses, buildings and infrastructure of a city or area where they live in, and most of them have spent half of their lives there. For not being a chronicler its baseless to give my opinion but being an urban person if I spend time in that particular area for a longer duration the thing which I need most is taking care of that house or an apartment in that building For Example : If house is made from woods then save it from termites and other external environmental factors like rain and use of Copper Azole woods rather than reconstruct that house which have its own historical value
umamanidrahPublished 2 months ago in PrideI Am Aromantic
It took a long while for me to come to terms with being asexual and aromantic. I had thought that maybe I was a late bloomer. As stupid as that really sounds.
Raphael FontenellePublished 2 months ago in Pride- Top Story - February 2024
Pride As A Virtue
First off: explaining the subtitle, so as not to be hunted down by people who actually speak French... "Legibeti-quoi" is the phonetic garble of LGBT, followed by the French 'quoi', representing the often-left-out QIA+ part of the acronym.
Natasja RosePublished 3 months ago in Pride I am sorry, Brianna Ghey
On 11 February 2023, Brianna Ghey was murdered in a premeditated, transphobic attack by two teenagers. There have been many difficult conversations that have had to be had.
Rachel RobbinsPublished 3 months ago in PrideQueer Vocal Voices Challenge #1
Queer Vocal Voices is setting out, well not exactly a prompt, more like a challenge. There are stakes though! Community stakes, because we think that the best way to keep a community together is to involve them as much as possible!
- Top Story - February 2024
Hide and Seek
Author's note: This piece is very personal, and it is my journey. This is the first time I am fully sharing about coming to terms with my sexuality.
J. Delaney-HowePublished 3 months ago in Pride A Turning Point with a view
The bustling port of Hamburg hummed with the rhythm of life where ships of all sizes navigated through the waterways. A scent of salt and diesel filled the air, creating a symphony of maritime existence. Against this backdrop, a small pub named Turning Point overlooked the harbour, its weathered sign swaying gently in the breeze.
Krishan MubasharPublished 3 months ago in PrideThe PMDD Tango
It is safe to say that one of the biggest remarks I get when people realize I am a WLW(or women loving women for the straights), is "Omg two periods, that must be crazy!". And they are right, syncing up with your partner and riding the menstrual train of being overly emotional, irritable, crampy and sometimes even irrational is just part of what comes with the WLW territory. But from experience, sometimes it can be really nice having someone to cuddle on the couch with, eating all your favorite snacks, crying at movies that aren't meant to be cried through, and massaging each others cramps while simultaneously cursing mother nature. For a week every month this is the routine, maybe you two will argue, but pretty quickly one or both of you will realize "Wow, I'm really pmsing!" and it will be laughed off. But, what if that realization never comes from your partner? What if instead of a week of being slightly emotional, every month their cycle completely takes over their mind and body for weeks at a time?
You Can't Run Forever
Every morning I’d cross my room like a thief in the night. The curtain remained closed, and the lights were turned off. I liked to believe that my avoidance had helped me develop spidey senses or night-vision skills of some sort. But in reality, my pinky toe usually paid the price for my stubbornness. To be fair, I didn’t think that my self-avoidance was so much stubbornness as it was a twisted sense of self-care.
Oneg In The ArcticPublished 3 months ago in Pride- Top Story - February 2024
Introducing Queer Vocal Voices
Facebook groups truly have become part of the Vocal experience. The groups are a place for sharing your work, reading others' work, and providing general support and encouragement. Each group has a different flavor or specialty, and many of them have features specific to their group. In discussions with two queer friends and creators on Vocal, we noticed that there needs to be a way for queer voices to be heard. Not just heard, magnified. Not just in the PRIDE community, though we encourage every queer creator to publish in PRIDE. But any piece in any community written by any queer creator. Queer, in this case, is an umbrella for all in the LGBTQIA+ community.
J. Delaney-HowePublished 3 months ago in Pride