Tag "Queer"
Activist Gives A Resonating Insight On What It Feels Like To Grow Up Gay
When your experience isn’t the norm, when it’s to the sides of the margins, in the emptiness, finding the right words to describe it can be daunting. But this week,
The Minority Report on What It Means To Be Queer
Queer is a term that has gone through a number of routes of significance for the LGBT community. First it was a slur. Then it got reclaimed as a way
What It Means to be A Nigerian Homoromantic Bisexual Who is Introverted, Doesn’t Like Anal Sex and Doesn’t Drink
To be me is to constantly carry around a lot of baggage. And that’s unfortunate, because even me doesn’t want to be me. From a young age, I’d always known
Janelle Monáe comes out as queer
Janelle Monáe has come out as queer. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Monáe called herself “a queer black woman” who wasn’t sure if she was bisexual or pansexual, adding that, “I’m
What’s The Difference Between Gay And Queer?
To some people, the terms “gay” and “queer” are one and the same, but that’s not exactly the case. Let’s start from the beginning. Both words are derived from definitions
Let’s Discuss…About Using The Label “Queer”
Vhagar – you’d know him if you read the riveting piece, The Boy From Jigawa – brings up an issue that I felt was appropriate for a conversation on Kito
That Piece About How To Be Queer In Your Church
Written by Derrick Clifton, originally published in thoughtcatalog.com It’s not easy being a religious queer person. It’s even harder while part of a congregation that spews homophobia in pulpits and
