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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The Man on the Train
By Edward Gunawan
Yes, the encounter happened, I would remind myself. The card is real. And so are we.
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Unconditional Love
By Meredith May
Managing Edie’s stress tested the limits of our compassion and our strength as a couple, but the shared struggle has bonded us closer than had we been given an easy dog.
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This is Where My Story Begins
By Randi Triant
Somewhere along these years, I’ve made a conscious decision to keep writing stories with characters that have AIDS.
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Learning Your Own Name
By Ren Iris
Hello world! My name is Ren. I use they/them/their pronouns. These are not my “preferred” pronouns; these are my pronouns.
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The Meaning of Aunthood
By Bea Hitchman
Undeniably the gift of aunthood, made us revisit our choices about having children of our own—whatever that might come to mean.
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Out at London’s First Pride March
By David Pollak
Colored paper sheets were circulated, in the slightly blurred print of a Gestetner copier, bearing our chants, such as: “2, 4, 6, 8, is that copper really straight?”
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Memories of a Gay Boy
By Richard Bagarozy
I only imagined that all boys felt as I did when I experienced the intense and almost unsettling vision of male beauty when I fell in love with my classmate.
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