The Issue with the Portrayal of Lesbian Relationships in Movies
I want to see a realistic and romantic representation of lesbian relationships that I can actually relate to.
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What Is Your Sexual Orientation? Confused
Sexuality is super complicated. Way more complicated than just ticking a box on a job application form. I am in my final year, applying for...
How To Survive Valentine's Day When You're Still In The Closet
Valentine’s day can be hard for a lot of people. It’s a celebration of love that can highlight instances of lack in that department, and...
What's the Deal with the DHHS Definition of Gender?
The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recently announced that it is leading an effort to redefine gender as “ a biological...
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Terms Everyone Should Know
Our culture in the United States has overall become more socially progressive over the years. Now more than ever, we have increased ways of...
The Truth About Conversion Therapy
May 17th is the National Day Against Homophobia. On that day, Senate Project 1000 was presented in Puerto Rico. This tripartite project,...
4 Tips on How to Celebrate Your LGBTQ+ Identity While Working on Your Career
Take pride in the workplace.
What to Do When You’re Feeling Confused About Your Sexual Orientation
You’re definitely not alone.
I Read an Essay About How Coming Out Leads to Mental Trauma, and Here are my Thoughts
The following article was published in a textbook to be taught to students. I paid money for the chance to read it. It’s titled “Same-Sex...
Why I’m Excited About the Film "Every Day"
If love is universal and encompassing, doesn’t it only make sense for the diversity and inclusivity that love embodies to be portrayed on the big screen?
10 Things Bisexual Girls Are Tired of Hearing
1. “It’s just a phase.” My junior high emo style was a phase. This is nothing like that. 2. “Bisexuals are promiscuous.” Bisexuals can be...
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Let's Make Asexuality Visible
Of all the sexual orientations, asexuality is probably one of the least understood and has the greatest amount of misconceptions...
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Sexual Fluidity: A More Dynamic Understanding of Sexuality
Sexuality is not as cut and dry as social norms would have us believe – human beings are complicated, and so are our sexual preferences.
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Let's Talk: Sexual Orientation and Gender
Terms You Should Be Familiar With: We live in a world where gender and sexuality play a huge role in our lives and over the past couple of...
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Sexuality 101: Navigating Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation
Don't know the difference between "sex" and "gender"? Heard of the word "pansexual" but have no idea what it means? Terms related to a...
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All About Jam
Jamie Hockenberry is sophomore here at IUP majoring in Communications Media with a double major in Cell and Molecular Biology, for funsies...
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Coming Out
As a teenager, I was one of the only people who was out at my school. I came out early for my high school––I came out as bi when I was in...
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Multi-love: An Introduction to Polyamory
It was as if I had four different hearts and each one was telling me to be with a different person. I cannot remember where I first heard about polyamory but the concept sounded and felt vaguely similar to what I was going through.
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Societal Privilege is Derailing Goals of Equality
Understand your privileges, but don’t assume you know your neighbors’.
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Poetic Mondays: You weren't born for this
Poetic Mondays: You weren’t born for this Well here we go, another week, another poem and this one's a special treat for our readers. As...
