By Talitha Milroy I was raised in a strictly Christian household. It was a narrow world, singular. One God, one path, one truth. One body in Christ. One man and one woman. Needless to say, I wasn’t a tidy fit. I’ve never been good at settling for just one option. Why have one of anything…
Around the World: Interview with Rhye Labrador, Philippines
Interviewed by Carla Imperial Thanks for taking the time to talk with me! What’s your full name? Rhye Labrador (Rhye Labrador Gentoleo, in countries that recognize our Holy Union). Can you tell us a little about yourself, where you were raised, and what you do and enjoy these days? I was born and raised in the bustling city of Manila. Now, I’m permanently residing in Quezon City. My life has been very dramatic. I was trasferred to Bataan in sixth grade because my mom…
Around the World: Bree Mountain, Australia
Interviewed by Katelynn Bishop Tell us a bit about yourself. Where to start? Well, I grew up in the Blue Mountains about two hours out of Sydney, Australia. I am the daughter of a social worker who followed in her footsteps, having studied Social Work straight out of high school. I have worked in a…
Breaking Binary
By Emily A. Fisher I was raised without much gender enforcement, which I’m so thankful for. My dad bought the toys I think he wanted, and I got to play with those as well a what girls normally get. I had Legos, My Little Ponies, an erector set, Ninja Turtles, and Barbies. I remember wanting…
Biracial, Bisexual, and Silent — The Hidden Life of a Quiet, Academic Queer
By Sarah Jen My family moved to a small, super white, conservative town when I was five. At least 50% of the population was Dutch, and so was my family: half Dutch and half Chinese. People would ask me and my siblings, “Where are you guys from?” My first memory of kindergarten is that there…
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Acrylic piece by Jo-Anne Carlson Jo-Anne Carlson is a writer, artist, and musician who believes that who you love, how you love, and how many you love, shouldn’t matter. josexpressions@yahoo.com
What It’s Like to Have A Period When You Have Gender Dysphoria
By Christi Sessa I got my period for the first time about a month or so before I turned 14. My twin sister had gotten hers years ahead of me, and I had just shared a bathroom with my mother for the previous year and a half, so I was already familiar with the ever…
The Space Between
By Natalie Perry It took me several years to figure out my sexuality, mostly because terminology for my identity didn’t exist when I was younger. I’m pan-demisexual and greyromantic. I initially suspected I was bi when I was in college, but the term didn’t seem quite right. I had fallen for a girl for the…
Neither/Nor
By Mariah Cruz I never played with dolls. Okay, I did, but not in the typical way that girls play with Barbies or boys play with robots. I did have a Barbie, but she never went on dates or wore dresses or had tea parties or went shopping. I had a G.I. Joe action figure,…
#StillBi
By Buffy Lee At 19, an ex-girlfriend outed me to my dad. “I won’t tell your mom,” I heard him sigh. Revealing to me how society would see, But regardless, I would always be #StillBi. I bore two children in my late 20s. So blessed by both, I could only cry. I grasped hold of…