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Misconceptions & Stereotypes Surrounding Asexuality

Misconceptions & Stereotypes Surrounding Asexuality

First off, what does it truly mean to be asexual?
The definition of Asexuality is when one does not feel sexual attraction. There is nothing wrong with this, nothing that should be fixed. It is a real sexual orientation.

My Decision to Not Boycott Indiana (And Other Lessons in Authenticity)

My Decision to Not Boycott Indiana (And Other Lessons in Authenticity)

In my travels across the country to offer workshops, I sometimes fear how audiences in the red states receive my work. I grew up in a very conservative household, politically and religiously.

A & E, to new EP

A & E, to new EP

Firstly, my medical history hasn’t directly impacted on my identity as what I would often say is ’90% non-straight’. However …in retrospect it defiantly made the coming out process more difficult.

Coming Out. Not as simple as it seems.

Coming Out. Not as simple as it seems.

My ‘coming out’ was probably one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had. As an abuse victim my sexuality has always been hard to wrestle with. What I mean by that is that my natural self-discovery of my sexuality and my sexual self was fundamentally skewed and warped because right before I hit puberty I was sexually abused by my then best friend (who was several years older) who was a man.

LGBTQ and Mental Health Awareness: A Step Towards Hope and Recovery

LGBTQ and Mental Health Awareness: A Step Towards Hope and Recovery

I have always thought living with a mental illness was the hardest thing I ever faced in my life but coming out was just as hard. I struggled discovering who I really was and what I wanted.

“I Don’t Want To Be Bi” as part of Too Queer: A Bi Visibility Cabaret

“I Don’t Want To Be Bi” as part of Too Queer: A Bi Visibility Cabaret

Johnny Salib, a Toronto based artist, shares journal entries he found while creating one of his theatrical shows. Along the way he finds a journal he doesn’t remember sharing the struggle of what it means to be a bi man. The following video was shot at “Too Queer: A Bi Visibility Cabaret” at the Gladstone […]

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