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Pride

My First Pride: D.C., 2016

Finding pride in the face of tragedy. 

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Pride

My First Pride: Los Angeles, 1977

Gay liberation amid fears of "what one crazy man with a gun could do." 

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Call for Submissions: What Was Your First Pride Experience?

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Anonymous: How I Got Over My First Love

It never gets easier until you love someone else.

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Call for Submissions: How'd You Learn to Love Your Body?

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Coming Out: Why I'm Worthy, No Matter What My Parents Say

Long-imprisoned honesty exploded through the crack my confession had created.

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Call for Submissions: Have You Ever Found Love Online?

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Queer Infatuation: What I Learned From My First Loves

"Friends talk of their definitive first, and here I am with a handful of firsts that I didn’t even realize were happening until they were over."

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I'll Never Forget the First Boy I Ever Loved

"Andrew did not care that I was black or that he was Chinese. We were living in that magical time before race and before class, before the things that make life difficult and ugly."

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Call for Submissions: What Was It Like Coming Out?

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Call for Submissions: Who Was Your First Love?

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