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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When My Mother Ran Away From Home
By Wade Rouse
My mom’s love for and pride in me, and her show of strength when everything could have been lost for her, changed countless lives and continues to have a ripple effect.
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Queer Speculation for Somebodies Somewhere & Everywhere
By Aislin Neufeldt
I’m trans, queer, and from the town in HBO’s Somebody Somewhere, and I appreciate the speculative nature of this show and the possibilities it reaches for.
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God Was Silent
By Alicia Oliver
This would be simpler if I could just pretend that I was straight, but I can’t. I can’t live a lie like that.
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A Misfit Looking For a Fit
By Richard Lewallen
There were lots of hugs, laughter and tears. Then I knew that I was okay and would be okay. I would be okay with myself and with God. And I knew things were changing for the better—a big step in the search for my true self.
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Fluffy Dice
By LIsa Salmon
When his name is read out, I whisper a prayer for my friend: “You matter. We all matter.”
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How Noël Coward and I Came Out of the Closet Together
By Craig Archibald
As I entered the restaurant, surrounded by these brave and talented gay pioneers, I caught my reflection in a window. Still so very gay, now completely out, and neither pathetic nor a fallacy.
Trapped in Paradise
By Kristina Ebanez
I’ve left my hometown in Hawai’i three times. The first time was when I was fifteen. The second move was when I was eighteen. The last and hopefully final time was when I was twenty-six years old. Each time I left, I got asked the same question: “Why did you leave?”
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