Here’s My Story
HERE’S MY STORY is a feature on The G&LR‘s website, where you can share some part of your life story with other readers. We receive a lot of submissions of personal memoirs, but the magazine doesn’t publish first-person narratives as a general rule. “Here’s My Story” is a space that allows our readers (and others) to talk about their experiences as members of the LGBT+ community. There are no restrictions on subject matter, but some broad areas might include:
- Coming-out stories
- Memorable love affairs
- An epiphany (e.g. a work of art)
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How My Grandmother’s Photos Uncovered a Secret Lesbian Society
By Gayla Turner
The groom standing next to my grandmother in those photos was not my grandfather, but a woman dressed in men’s clothing.
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Parenting My Genderfluid Child
By Caitlin Billings
I’ve learned it’s important to grieve, not because someone has died but because they have gone away and returned from a new direction.
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Rejection Made Me Stronger
By Byron Kennard
My parents didn’t kick me out, but they did kick me out of their hearts. And I mourn the loss of their love to this day.
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The Attendant
By Alessandro Ghidini
I could not make out what he was saying, but it didn’t matter: he was not talking to me.
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A Life in the Theater
By Gary Eldon Peter
“Effeminate.” I had heard that before, in all its variations, both nouns and adjectives.
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My Journey: Crossing the Waters
By James Homan
The Atlantic Ocean was even more beautiful than the Pacific, and warmer, too. The clouds at night remained white during the night as well as the day, and I realized I was lost.
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My Child, Her Gender, and Me
By Jonathan Joly
On a deeper level I also felt that I was fighting for my younger self. I had no champion willing to stand up for me like that when I was a child.
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The ANTIBOY Legacy
By Jane Badler
My son had a vision for the world. He called himself “ANTIBOY”. He was against all labels and yearned for freedom to be whoever he wanted to be, and imagined a world where people were judged on their hearts and minds, not on their gender.
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