Now for your Thursday chuckle:

[the title quote is by Andrea Gibson]
I wasn’t going to share my coming out story(ies). I figured my story was already shared on this blog in one form or another: there was a girl; she was gay; she came out. Then I realized that it isn’t exactly one story. It’s many. There are funny ones: [...]

I am currently nineteen years old, and I’ve just graduated from high school. Right now, I have no idea where life will take me; all I know is where I plan to go today.

Today’s Toronto Star published  this story about the realities of being queer, young and homeless in Toronto.  While tragic, let’s hope that the fact people are taking an interest in this pressing issue will result in change.  Also check out the video York University graduate Ilona Abramovich created as a call to action to highlight [...]

My morning Internet wanderings led to a *head desk* moment when I saw the following piece in the National Post.
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1871531
The article discusses the latest study published by psychologist  Stanton Jones: “Ex-Gays? A Longitudinal Study of Religiously Mediated Change in Sexual Orientation.”  He claims that his six year study shows that some homosexuals can become heterosexuals [...]

Here at the Youth Line, we’re redesigning our outreach materials- including our posters and service cards. We’re looking for a new two (at most three) word statement to put on our materials- like a slogan- in place of our existing “‘ ‘Cause some questions are hard to ask”. What would grab your eye? Can you [...]

Hi everyone!
First off, hello from Hamilton. I just wanted to say how great it is to find a website full of people like me. People who aren’t convinced that being gay is something to ignore. People who believe that being gay is awesome! Second, I’m thirteen. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. Oh, you’re just [...]

The song “They don’t care about us” sang by the late Michael Jackson seems like the perfect anthem for transgender and transsexual people. As a transsexual, I am used to ignorance and marginalization but luckily, I’ve had an easier time than other trans folks so far. Unfortunately, we live in a superficial world where appearance [...]