Tag: lgbtqia

  • Joel | Orlando, Fl.

    Joel | Orlando, Fl.

    i was in the 11th grade. there was this guy that everyone used to say was bisexual. and i was like, “what does being bisexual mean?” i did my research and was like “oh ok. someone who likes both. maybe that’s who i am. maybe i’m bisexual.” i remember being…

  • Kikis With Louie: What Are Queer Relationship Goals?

    Kikis With Louie: What Are Queer Relationship Goals?

    Louie and three youth activists from REACH LA kiki about what healthy dating looks like in 2019 when you’re Queer.

  • for my mother, on her birthday

    for my mother, on her birthday

    i don’t have video of my mother laughing. the sound of her laugh exists only now in my mind. every year, i fear that i will forget the sound of her raucous laugh. afraid that my memory will instead recall laughs that are similar to my mother’s in place of…

  • THROWBACK: Jae W Brown | New York, NY

    THROWBACK: Jae W Brown | New York, NY

    Sometimes people leave you halfway through the woods. Ten years ago, I lost my mother; the second photo is of my mother, my grandmother, my Titi, and Pepi, the most wonderful pup I had ever met. These women shaped my life. My mother was selfless, loving, giving, and incredibly kind.…

  • Fernando | Philadelphia, PA

    Fernando | Philadelphia, PA

    I moved from Chicago to Philadelphia with not much more than could fit into a small SUV and with no real idea of what the future would hold. In that time I’ve become a far different person and have found a new home with an amazing career, made some great…

  • Alexander | Camden, NJ

    Alexander | Camden, NJ

    in our community it’s kinda taboo to talk about mental health, it’s taboo to talk about depression, we don’t talk about anxiety or things like that. i remember the first time i ever talked about depression, i was in high school and i was brought to the church so that…