I never planned on coming out to my parents. We haven’t lived in the same city for over ten years, so it never felt quite necessary. Oh, and there’s also the tiny, insignificant fact that they are devout Catholics who still believe being gay is a sin. I’d hinted at it several times, but never … Continue reading ‘Objective Disorder’ and shattering beliefs: Coming out to my religious, elderly parents
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Bisexuality, parenting and me
Our guest writer, Alex Wainwright, explores in this personal essay his various identities as a bisexual man, a parent and the conflicts between them.
Boys and girls come out to play
Our curator Karen Pollock explores the sudden media fascination with trans kids, and trans masculine identities, and asks what it tells us about societies attitudes to gender diversity.
Same-sex marriage around the world; A global snapshot
Guest writer Stefan Simonovic explores same sex-marriage around the world looking at how far we have come in the mission towards full equality.
Debunking the myths of Gender Neutral Parenting
In this guest piece for The Queerness, Jadyn Gracelyn dispels some myths surrounding gender neutral parenting.
It’s not about you
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