I forgot I was in the closet for the day — Since it was Pride month, I was a little sad about going back into the closet to get some household repairs done. …

We weathered flurry of feelings and fantastic fiction this week! — We have lots of great new reads for you! But first, if you’re a Queerly Trans writer, don’t forget to share your favorite fiction writing with us! If not, check out our editor’s picks! Pride Month Calls for Proud Fiction #13 The Quintessentialsmedium.com “This month is all about fiction. We want any fiction with a dash of queerness! Note: One post per writer. …

A hypothetical story that totally isn’t all true — Full disclosure: Written while hot as hell and not entirely functional Trans men on Testosterone aren’t built for heat, y’all Evil Proud Boy fundamentalist zealots know this. That’s why they threaten us with hell all the time. They know that’s our vulnerable place. They know we’d be fine if they threatened us with going to Antarctica for eternity.

I hadn’t intended to go to Pride this year — We hadn’t intended to go to Pride this year As I explained in this article, my wife and I hid all our rainbow flags to help sell our house so we could move 1,719 miles to a part of the country where we hope to feel safer as a transgender couple. Then, violent threats (or “feedback”, according to a…

An angel covered in silky jade — You were lying on the bed, asleep and perfect, an unconscious work of art, a collection of curves and angles; waking you would be blasphemy. You were lying on the floor, dressed like Lady Liberty, an angel covered in silky jade, exhausted from being proud, from smiling and taking up space…

There’s a lot more to selecting a writing for publication than deciding whether your writing is “good” — So many articles here discuss the sting of having a writing rejected Advice for this often centers on improving the quality of our writing. Is your writing already amazing and still getting rejected? Well, there’s a lot more to selecting a writing for publication than deciding whether it’s “good”. …

Where trans erasure can be found in white letters on a glass wall — CW: transphobia, homophobia, gun violence A few years ago, we went to Pulse Nightclub. We saw a wall of pictures. Words from the victims and loved ones. Pieces of lives stolen for anyone to see. There was a 24/7 guard to protect the memories of the dead and explain patiently…

The outcry from LGBTQIA+ communities and our supporters had a real impact — Thanks to the outcry from LGBTQIA+ communities and our supporters, the Drag Queen Story Hour is back on the schedule in a small town Pride Event in North Carolina! This is what Pride feels like Today, I’m so proud of our communities and of the allies who stood up for all of us, instead of backing…

This week was short, but sweet! — If you haven’t had a chance to read all of these great pieces about queer trans representation already, be sure to check them out! We’ve got you covered for finding great reading for Pride Month! Queerly Trans Representation — This is How we Change the World #12 The Quintessentialsmedium.com “We asked out Queerly Trans writers to submit their favorite posts celebrating queerly trans representation…