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Readers’ Stories

Readers' Stories

On Our Radar – Sarah Rose Hurt – The Only Lesbian I’ve Ever Loved

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 8:00 AM July 29, 2012
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Sarah Rose Hurt passed away July 11. She was a “latebian,” but she was out and proud and very assertive about her sexual orientation. Or was she? The mystery of my friend Sarah Rose is On Our Radar.

Bigotry Watch

Anti-Gay Hate Group Leader Bryan Fischer’s “Greatest Hits” Via Maddow

by David Badash ● 12:15 PM July 22, 2011
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Maddow put together a clip of Bryan Fischer’s “greatest anti-gay hits” as it were. Frankly, as disgusting as it is, we have ones that are even worse.

Discrimination

I’m From Driftwood: In A Mormon Town, 1 Family, 2 Stories, Lots of Love

by J. Rudy Flesher ● 6:17 PM December 6, 2010
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I’m always excited to receive updates from my friends at I’m From Driftwood.  With thirty-two states visited and counting, they are currently more than halfway through their national tour collecting true LGBT stories from all over. The tour started this past Labor Day and will be wrapping up early in the new year. In Utah, [...]

Readers' Stories

Giving Thanks — A Call For Submissions!

by David Badash ● 1:11 PM November 10, 2010
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Last month, thanks to our talented and generous readers, and to Caleb Eigsti who conceived and managed it, the Out October Project gave hope to many readers and attracted a great deal of attention. You, sharing your coming out stories, made a difference. We published a total of twenty stories, and we still have more [...]

Caleb Eigsti

October: National Coming Out Month At The New Civil Rights Movement

by Caleb Eigsti ● 5:20 PM September 22, 2010
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Editor’s note: Visit “The Out October Project” for the latest information on our project, and see all the stories here. This year as we approach National Coming Out Day (NCOD) I’ve had a different feeling than in the past. Normally, I would let the day slide by and not really think about it. It’s never [...]

Civil Rights

Pro Vs. Con Gay Rights Battle At University of Nebraska

by David Badash ● 11:34 AM April 1, 2010
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Editor’s note: This article and the photo are by Caleb Eigsti, a student at the University of Nebraska/Omaha. He is also my partner. This past Tuesday I found myself over by the student center on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Which is odd because I normally don’t have to go that [...]

Readers' Stories

LGBT Lessons for Straight People: You Do Know Someone Who is Gay.

by David Badash ● 12:24 AM February 14, 2010
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Valentine’s Day Readers’ Stories Editor’s note: This is one of five stories written by our readers, in honor of Valentine’s Day. This is the story of my friend Kurt. I was the new kid in high school and I discovered that in a small town, it is difficult to break into social cliques. I was [...]

Readers' Stories

“I had boyfriends, but I never felt like I had a husband. And then I met Marc.”

by David Badash ● 12:24 AM February 14, 2010
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Valentine’s Day Readers’ Stories Editor’s note: This is one of five stories written by our readers, in honor of Valentine’s Day. I remember being a junior in high school, goofing around in my front yard, and suddenly being hit with a realization: “I’m gay.” It really did happen like that. I was just hanging out, [...]

Readers' Stories

A Most Unusual Love Story – A Most Unusual Family – Just Like You and Me

by David Badash ● 12:23 AM February 14, 2010
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Valentine’s Day Readers’ Stories Editor’s note: This is one of five stories written by our readers, in honor of Valentine’s Day. This story is true. But I won’t share names to respect my friend’s privacy. My friend, a gay man, offered to be a sperm donor for a lesbian couple. He was very good friends [...]

Readers' Stories

“It never hit me that it was possible for the rights of gay people to marry to take steps BACKWARDS.”

by David Badash ● 12:20 AM February 14, 2010
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Valentine’s Day Readers’ Stories Editor’s note: This is one of five stories written by our readers, in honor of Valentine’s Day. 22 years ago I moved to the Bay Area of California.  I came from a mountain west area of the country, but had been raised with an open mind on most things and taught [...]

Readers' Stories

“I grew up knowing three things: I want children, I want to someday own a Toyota Tacoma, and I want to get married.”

by David Badash ● 12:16 AM February 14, 2010
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Valentine’s Day Readers’ Stories Editor’s note: This is one of five stories written by our readers, in honor of Valentine’s Day. First off, my name is Shira Geiger-Gevirtz and I grew up knowing three things: I want children, I want to someday own a Toyota Tacoma, and I want to get married. And yes, I [...]

Readers' Stories

Valentine’s Day Readers’ Stories!

by David Badash ● 12:10 AM February 14, 2010
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Today, in honor on Valentine’s Day, I decided to open up the blog to readers’ stories. In, “Your Turn To Show Your Love, Share Your Love Story,” I wrote, “So many of the stories here are about politics and activism, I thought we should take a few days to focus on WHY [...]