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Communication And Default Expectations

By : Sequoia Beaver August 2, 2020 No Comment

Being in only about one significant romantic relationship for my whole life, I had never explored whether or not I was possibly anything other than straight. I was fortunate enough that I didn’t face any familial pressure on the subject either way. Even though most of

Freedom for All or Freedom for None

By : Sam Weiner August 2, 2020 No Comment

I have rigorously studied the LGBTQ movement in this country, and unfortunately, it tends to be white washed, or patriarchal in the way our history is portrayed. It is extremely important that we pay homage and shed light on the groups of people who forced equality

Accessing Mental Health Care

By : Kris McElroy August 2, 2020 No Comment

Why does accessing mental health care still have to be a struggle for someone like me? The other night I found myself jarred out of my sleep at 2 a.m. again crying and terrified from the nightmares. I quietly got in the shower and tried to

How Moving out Helped me Heal

By : Al Pim July 19, 2020 Comments Off

Living in a toxic household comes with many things. You feel like you can never trust anyone; like you can love or be loved; like you don’t deserve anything. You feel stuck. You try to find places and things to make you feel safe. For me,

Navigating LGBT+ Representation in Media

By : Audrey July 18, 2020 Comments Off

There’s no doubt that good LGBT+ representation, in basically any form of media, is still hard to come by nowadays. Being part of the community, I tend to cling onto whatever LGBT+ related movie or television show I can get as most of us do. Which