Top Stories
Stories in Pride that you'll love, handpicked by our team.
Two Bus Tickets Part 1. Top Story - May 2025.
Author's Note: This is the first prequel to my previously published story. You can find that here: This is one of two prequels. The original story is part 3. There will be a part 4, continuing the original story.
By J. Delaney-Howeabout a year ago in Pride
Finding Pride . Honorable Mention in Pride Under Pressure Challenge. Top Story - May 2025.
Growing up, I didn’t see many LGBTQ people in media. The knowledge I had was limited to grade school insults and random things my older siblings told me. Like the time my sister chopped all of one of my Barbie’s hair off, called her butch and then had to explain lesbians to me. It always felt like I was watching something I wasn’t supposed to when a queer character did show up. I was still in grade school when Ellen came out on her sitcom and when Chris Paradis said “Oh Daddy! I’m a lesbian, a big one” in First Wives Club. Both moments intrigued me, and both moments opened up the entire LGBTQ universe for me. Soon enough, I had watched To Wong Foo, the Birdcage and even the sapphic classic Bound. Of course, I watched Gia religiously. I found solace in these characters, whether they were fictional or not. The things I was feeling deep inside were out and proud in these pieces of media, so why couldn’t I be? The more media I absorbed with LBGTIA+ faces, the less ashamed I began to feel. In junior high, I even had my first girlfriend, even if it was just puppy love for a few months. It felt so exciting to be true to myself, I could feel my pride in myself starting to grow and the phoenix in me rising.
By Josey Pickeringabout a year ago in Pride
I lived in a White World until I was 25!. Top Story - May 2025.
I was born in the predominantly white population of Northern Ireland in 1972. This will sound crazy to some people, but for the first 25 years of my life, the only connection I had to another culture was through an Indian boy in my high school.
By Simon Aylwardabout a year ago in Pride
Protect The Dolls. Top Story - May 2025.
On April 16, 2025, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the "legal definition" of a woman is based on biological sex. Despite stating that transgender people are protected from discrimination under UK law, the Supreme Court continues to put forward laws that directly impact their safety. Equality Act 2010 " seeks to give statutory protection to people who are at risk of suffering from unlawful discrimination". It defines woman as:
By choreomaniasabout a year ago in Pride
Scottie. Top Story - May 2025.
Scott Monroe Baker was made of sunlight and stardust. And he was my best friend. We spent much of our youth together, tripping in and out of each other’s lives, living together, travelling separately, sending letters, meeting up again with open arms.
By Marie Wilsonabout a year ago in Pride
'Elbows up!' me hearties. Top Story - May 2025.
I’m not a born Canadian, but have long been a citizen. I’ve never fully adopted all things Canadian as I’ve kept very much in touch with, and often visit, my home of origin. The most Canadian I’ve ever felt for all these years has been when I’m in another country and everyone assumes I’m American. Now, there’s absolutely nothing at all wrong with being American, but it kind of rankles with many who go to great lengths to ensure a red maple leaf, or the Canadian flag, is somewhere on their person or luggage.
By Marie McGrathabout a year ago in Pride
