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Is the Pope Trying To Become a Queer Icon?
Because he’s really missing the mark There is little I admire more than personal growth. It’s not easy to look yourself in the mirror and acknowledge that you’ve been wrong about something your entire life. And taking it a step further and actually doing something is even harder. But pretending to change so it seems like you changed is not a good look, and what the pope is doing is really fucking weird. It seems like the pope is trying to become something of a queer icon. Just a month ago he was telling us all about how down with trans people he was. And today I learned that he’s apparently…
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Gay Birds Give Me a Reason To Live
Homosexual geese fill me with gay pride Being gay has been a constant struggle. Everyday I live with the societally imposed feeling that who I am is wrong. I even find myself doubting the validity of who I fundamentally am. I grapple with the feeling that what I am is unnatural and that the way I’m living will inevitably leave me feeling unfulfilled. But in these moments, the one thing that always makes me feel better is thinking about gay birds. To take a step back, recently I found this really interesting article that talked about queer animals out in the wild, and the one thing from that piece that really…
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Here and Queer: The Life of a Gay Labrador
The Hoffman Chronicles: Episode 1 My name is Detective David Hoffman of the Los Angeles Police Department, and I am a homoflexible black lab. For those who aren’t in the know, that means I am mostly gay, but I’m sometimes down for some furry play with what you humans so callously refer to as “a bitch.” I personally don’t vibe with that type of degrading terminology, because this this dog is a feminist king. Now, I know you may be thinking, “Geez, another story about a gay dog? You must be barking mad!” And to that I’d say, (a) your pun game is on point, and (b) queer stories are…
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Becoming a Gay Stereotype Feels Amazing
Being flamboyant is fabulous I’m becoming more of a gay stereotype by the day. My walk is getting sassier, I sometimes notice a little extra limpness in my wrist, and I unironically say things like, “Girl, you are looking glamorous right now.” I even bought my first skirt a week ago. But the gayest thing about me may be how much I love the song Dance the Night by Dua Lipa. It’s a fun, fabulous ditty that fills me up with joy, and it makes me want to sing and dance my fruity little heart out. Or, if I may quote the woman herself, it makes me want to “Dance the…
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I’m Gay and I Am Terrified
Coming out is not as magical as I’ve been led to believe In the movies, coming out is this magical time in a person’s life filled with love and constant, heartfelt reassurances from everyone that they’ll love you for exactly who you are. In the movies, it’s a celebration of one’s newfound, authentic self and everyone starts living their best lives. This has not been the case for me. Don’t get me wrong, I did get a lot of lovely text messages and I have begun to love and accept myself more. I do now feel more free to express myself and be the person I was always meant to be.…
