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‘The Gay Agenda’: When people come out as LGBTQ, often times they are met with well-meaning warnings of ridicule. For me, when I came out to my parents I was almost immediately told that I would be loved no matter what by my family, but not to expect the same from strangers.
January 23, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/01/23/gaycation-objectification-theres-no-place-like-home-in-nh/The Gay Agenda: “In my attempt to answer, my breath faltered, and I could feel the silence between the words.”
February 11, 2018 | https://indepthnh.org/2018/02/11/some-days-fraught-with-invalidation-and-genuine-fear/THE GAY AGENDA: Spending time away from our LGBTQ friends this summer while we went back home to the seacoast to work made us realize even more how much we value these friendships with others in our community.
September 17, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/09/17/oh-you-got-to-have-friends-and-were-glad-youre-ours/THE GAY AGENDA: Some queer people perceive bisexual people as somehow not “queer enough,” while straight cisgender people perceive them as “too queer.”
July 11, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/07/11/getting-bi/THE GAY AGENDA: There wasn’t a stern face in the crowd and walking through a crowd of people who are similar to you in a way that feels so fundamental is an incredible feeling.
June 25, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/06/25/portsmouth-pride-2017-hard-not-to-feel-the-love/THE GAY AGENDA: Being an ally simply means that you are willing to be a decent human being and not judge someone because of how they identify, and that you are willing to let people who are discriminated against because of who they are share the spotlight a little, which is so important and meaningful, especially during pride month.
June 11, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/06/11/how-to-be-a-good-ally-during-pride-month/THE GAY AGENDA: It can be stressful at times, trying to memorize all the rules and regulations, not to mention recipes, prices and products, but to add to this stress, people of the LGBTQ community have to worry about how they’ll be received by their employers and coworkers.
May 29, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/05/29/off-to-work-we-go-what-its-like-being-queer-in-nh-workplace/THE GAY AGENDA: I’m not afraid to admit it: I’m scared.
April 30, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/04/30/graduation-trepidation-how-accepting-of-us-queers-is-real-world-nh/THE GAY AGENDA: Standing on the KSC Student Center lawn for the gathering on Saturday before the KSC Pride Parade with around 25 other people I felt more reassured than ever of our community and our ability to stand strong against those that would be more comfortable if we hid in the shadows instead of proudly standing up for who we are and what we believe in.
April 8, 2017 | https://indepthnh.org/2017/04/08/were-here-were-queer-and-we-count-in-nh/