“I want to call here home”: Language Attitudes and Cultural Anxiety Reflected on A Transnational Gay Couple’s lived experience
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by Johnny
4y ago
With soaring immigration movements of Asians to the U.S., up to 25.4% of Asian immigrants and Asian Americans have chosen to marry other ethnic groups. Also, a great number of researches and studies has done to discuses dynamics of transnational relationships in the U.S, aiming to address whiteness and English hegemony in their relationship outcomes. However, LGBTQ persons and their “lived experience” have been left out of the circle. The post “I want to call here home”: Language Attitudes and Cultural Anxiety Reflected on A Transnational Gay Couple’s lived experience appeared first on O ..read more
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Invisible Boy Born on a Visible Day
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by Johnny
4y ago
Today is a very special day for me. The date as I write this article is March 31st, 2020. As an LGBTQ+ person, there is a lot of purport in those numbers—but in my case it is not necessarily what you’d think. Yes, today is Transgender Day of Visibility. And yes, that plot point is relevant here. But the full story begins three vast years ago, in the early hours of March 31st, 2017… The post Invisible Boy Born on a Visible Day appeared first on Our Queer Stories ..read more
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An Important Message to 20-Somethings
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by Johnny
4y ago
Being gay in your teens is hard. Being gay in your 20s is complex. So, myself ten years ago thought that when I reached 30, my life would get kinda sorted much, much better. You would have time to hang out with a bunch of close friends; you go out and drink socially, listening to old bros’ predictable lame jokes. Life, in essence, would get simpler. The post An Important Message to 20-Somethings appeared first on Our Queer Stories ..read more
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Did You Hear She’s a Lesbian?
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by Johnny
4y ago
“Now class, let’s talk about LGBT rights,” Mr. Brady announces. He opens a PowerPoint presentation with a photo of Ellen DeGeneres waving a pride flag on the first slide. Whispers and murmurs erupt from the back of the room. “Would you care to tell us what’s so amusing?” Mr. Brady glares at a group of boys huddled around a single desk. They turn towards him and shake their heads. “Okay then. Shall we continue?” The boys nod and remain silent. The post Did You Hear She’s a Lesbian? appeared first on Our Queer Stories ..read more
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Never as Simple as It Seems: Four Years Later
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by Johnny
4y ago
Four years ago a story of mine featured in Queer Stories called, “Coming Out. Not As Simple As It Seems.” In that story I held some punches, tried to describe my journey up to that point, and overall wanted to depict how coming out is not always self-actualising. However, time stops for no one, and as you get older you grow, your reflections become clearer — even if your eyesight doesn’t! I’d like to take an opportunity to elaborate on my story, show some resolutions, and express some reflections that I have gained in the four years since. The post Never as Simple as It Seems: Four Years ..read more
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I Just Don’t Have the Word
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by Johnny
4y ago
I have always had exposure to the LGBTQ+ community. I have LGBTQ+ friends and family members, my school does not discriminate against anyone from coming to learn and is openly supportive, and my parents did not shy away from making me aware that people could change their gender or love anyone they chose. However, in my first year of middle school, when I finally began to question if I was entirely straight, I found myself totally alone. The post I Just Don’t Have the Word appeared first on Our Queer Stories ..read more
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How Internalized Gender Norms Taught Me to Invalidate My Experiences
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by Johnny
4y ago
I was raised as a female until I came out to my family as transgender when I was a teenager, and although my parents instilled in my siblings and I a strong sense of agency, society instilled in me the belief that my pain was not to be taken seriously. Any outburst of emotion was to be seen as merely hysteria, and if something were to happen to me, the first question should be what did she do to deserve it? This was reinforced by comments such as “That’s the kind of outfit girls get raped in,” made by my grandfather in reference to a high school girl, and questions like “Are you on your ..read more
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Accepting Yourself Means Accepting Everything You Are
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by Johnny
4y ago
Everywhere we go, it is not difficult to hear and read messages about the importance of loving yourself. We turn on our Instagram and right beside a cute photo, we see something like: “you can’t love others if you can’t love yourself first” and many others similar quotes. When you’re someone different from the majority, it becomes a little trickier than that: to accept and love all the aspects of what makes you, you. That happened to me, and it is still happening. The post Accepting Yourself Means Accepting Everything You Are appeared first on Our Queer Stories ..read more
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Curse of the Lipstick Lesbian
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by Johnny
4y ago
Last month my friend Rose came to visit. In between our Acai bowls and downward- facing dogs, catching up on life, Rose confessed she had been seeing an escort in Perth. I nearly rolled sideways off my mat. Okay, so, some things about Rose before we delve deeper: - she describes herself as a ‘lipstick lesbian’, a ‘femme’ who is attracted to other very feminine women. When Rose told me she has been frequenting an escort who provides lesbian services,I had to know why. The post Curse of the Lipstick Lesbian appeared first on Our Queer Stories ..read more
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My Wig, Makeup, Dress, Nails, and Heels Don’t Give you The Right to Beat Me Up
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by Johnny
4y ago
My days usually start off like any regular person. I shower, brush my teeth, eat breakfast, and clean. Well, I don't always clean. I am one of the most laziest person on earth, if not THE laziest. That is until I transform into a Drag Queen. Every single step is so magical. The wig makes me feel like a complete women, the makeup makes me feel beautiful, my shimmering costumes make me feel fierce, my nails make me feel powerful, and my heels make me feel like the baddest queen on earth. The post My Wig, Makeup, Dress, Nails, and Heels Don’t Give you The Right to Beat Me Up appeared first ..read more
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