The year was 1998. I was walking towards my honors history class. Little did I know that the next half hour was going to make such an impact upon my life and belief system. I was in the eighth grade going to a middle school in west Texas where…
Gordon sprinkled some food into the fish tank. The flakes slowly spiraled, pink and yellow and orange, but the guppies had no interest. “Is that new?” Bitsy asked, “Cute!” Gordon leaned down and looked through the fish tank across the room at her and smiled. She was murky and…
By: Thomas Dendrill After browsing WHOF.net (Wipeout Homophobia on Facebook) I was recently having a conversation with a friend about pansexuality, trying my best to explain to him what it meant. "It means you love everyone no matter their sex or gender," I said, to which he promptly retorted,…
By: Daniel Naffer Call it an art project, or social commentary, or even a "photographical survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer individuals." In essence, the mission of Queer Humanization Project is, as they state on their website, to simply "humanize the LGBT community by showcasing their diversity…
By Kathy Henry Editor note: This was one of our runner-up stories from January's writing contest submissions. Thank you Kathy, well done! x - TJ Everyone thought she was a stupid, uneducated slut. She didn't finish high school or have a job and her only occupation in life was…
In June 1958 a couple in love went to the District of Columbia to get married because it was illegal for them, an interracial couple, to marry in their home state of Virginia. On their return home, they were arrested and charged with a felony. Mildred and Richard Loving…
My friends at Believe Out Loud want you to know of the virtual thank-you card for which they're currently collecting signatures. Titled Thank Starbucks For Welcoming LGBT Marriages, the card sends thanks to Starbucks for its recent decision to join more than 100 businesses in welcoming LGBT marriages in…
WHOF's website www.WHOF.net reached an amazing SIX MILLION hits on February 6th, 2012 marking a new milestone for the website that makes it their mission to represent, go to bat for and protect equal rights. WHOF.net which works in tandem with the Wipeout Homophobia On Facebook facebook group, and…
In July 2010, as I read yet another comment of not so thinly veiled hate on a thread on Facebook, two things happened to me: (1) I vowed never to keep quiet in the presence of a hate comment (on Facebook, or anywhere else), and (2) this quote—baldly borrowed…
By: Stephanie Miller "UK lesbian artists band together to combat homophobic bullying." In essence, The L Project is part non-profit organization bringing together lesbian artists for the purpose of drawing awareness to the LGBT community and other organizations involved with the LGBT community, and it's also part artistic project.…