Identity

Falling From The Sun. Top Story - March 2025.
The Sweaty Man’s Cap twisted in the sun tumbled down life’s ladder Couldn’t reach the sun . The happy man’s trousers soaked in blood
By Henrik Hageland2 years ago in Pride
It is Too Early to Celebrate Women In Tech
Technology has transformed every aspect of human life, and women have played a crucial role in shaping this digital revolution. However, while the industry boasts of progress in gender diversity, the harsh reality remains: it is too early to celebrate women in tech. The numbers, biases, and systemic barriers reveal that there is still a long way to go before women can truly claim equal space in the industry.
By Ramesh Mahato 2 years ago in Pride
A Gay Guy Knows When a Simple Look is Hiding Hate
Sometimes, all it takes is a look — a sideways glance, a roll of the eyes, or a slow turn of the head. A person may even literally look down their nose at you.
By Brandon Ellrich2 years ago in Pride
My Sexuality Is Not An Apology
Now that you know who is back in the White House, his hateful and dangerous policies targeting us once again has gotten even worse. He lacks empathy and compassion towards certain groups of people. This manchild has no soul. I refuse to mention him by name, because I've always seen him for who he was: a childish, petty, out of touch individual who hasn't had a dose of reality and refuses to take any responsibility for his actions. It's always everyone else's fault and refuses to do some self reflection. The next four years will be hell and his right-wing policies are becoming more extreme.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 2 years ago in Pride
I’m Not a Boy!
Before anything, I would like to verify that I am a woman. I was born a woman out of my mother’s womb; I was dressed in women’s clothing throughout my childhood, and I have done everything in my life as nothing but a woman. I’ve never wished to become anything other than a woman, though I hold no malice for those who intend to move away or into the gender.
By Gading Widyatamaka2 years ago in Pride
Transitioning Saves Lives
February 27, 2025: Today, I have been on testosterone for three years. It's wild that time has passed so quickly. It doesn't feel like that ago that I was on the phone with a gender specialist, asking about being prescribed hormones. I look back on pre-transition photos of myself - I'm so young, so oblivious to what life had in store for me. The image of myself in old photographs is like some distant relative: a younger sister or a cousin I used to know. I still know her, of course, on a superficial level. I wish she had gotten the chance to know me, too.
By choreomanias2 years ago in Pride
Growing Up Gay: Challenge the Myths of the Male Manual
I haven’t heard of anyone receiving an instruction book for life. Some might say the Bible is their guidebook. But even the “Good Book” doesn’t fully prepare you for what you’ll face, especially in today’s society.
By Brandon Ellrich2 years ago in Pride
10 Things I Hate About Being Aromantic (#1-5)
Today, February 22, is the final day of Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week 2025. This week is an annual international celebration intended to promote awareness and acceptance of aromanticism and all the identities that fall under the arospec umbrella. It was first celebrated November 10-17 2014 under the name Aromantic Awareness Week.
By Morgan Rhianna Bland2 years ago in Pride
The Unbreakable Honor of the Indian Navy
Within the coronary heart of each soldier beats no longer just courage but compassion — a price that shines brightest in the darkest hours of warfare. This is not just some other war tale. It’s a testimony to know-how, humanity, and the profound admire the Indian military holds for every soldier, irrespective of the uniform they put on.
By Sameer Chandavarkar2 years ago in Pride
Brewing T. Honorable Mention in Pride Under Pressure Challenge.
A while ago, I wrote about the Medicaid unwinding during the Biden administration that left me without my prescriptions. The thing I didn't mention, quite intentionally, was the fact that this unfortunate change also ensured I wouldn't be able to afford my weekly dose of testosterone. I didn't frame it as an attack on my rights as a queer person. I didn't even point to my queerness as one of the reasons I was removed from coverage. It was two weeks after my top surgery, but I understood this as coincidence, and knew millions of people were impacted by the loss of COVID protections, not just queer people.
By kp2 years ago in Pride
The First Kiss of My Life Under Rome's Clotheslines - When the Pope Wouldn't
The picture is AI-made by the Author on the following prompt: "a picture of two kissing men in Rome in a backyard with only the moon as witness in 1980ies quality".
By Henrik Hageland2 years ago in Pride
Simple Man
As I get older, thoughts like this start creeping in—what do I want the world to remember about me? What’s the one thing that should last long after I’m gone?And then it hit me. If there were one song to be played at my funeral, one song that truly captures the essence of my life, it would be Simple Man. That’s it. That’s what I want to leave behind.Success? It fades. It’s nice, sure—but in the end, it means nothing. What really matters is leaving this world as the person I truly am. That’s everything.
By Christian Bass2 years ago in Pride