May 23, 2016 By: Angelica Walker QTPOC, or Queer and Trans Persons of Color, have traditionally been left out of mainstream activist movements fighting for LGBT or POC rights on an individual […]
Just Let Trans People go to the Bathroom, Okay?
April 20, 2016 By: Matt Petras I remember sitting in a study hall during my senior year of high school, speaking with two friends of mine. They’re both politically moderate people who […]
Georgia Bill’s Defeat is a Good Sign
April 6, 2016 Matt Petras Georgia’s discriminatory piece of legislation House Bill 757, which was propped up as a defense of religious liberty, has been in the news a lot lately, and […]
Trans Game Critic Crowdfunds Gender Surgery
March 30, 2016 By Matt Petras Today, in a media landscape full of corporatist phonies like CNN, passionate people are willing to fork up the cash to support independent media. Many diverse […]
Prejudice Against Bisexuals Exist
March 30, 2016 By Matt Petras One day I was speaking to a friend of mine who is absolutely liberal-minded, but said something alarmingly not liberal-minded. It was certainly said with the […]
Sam Smith and his Awkward Oscar Acceptance Speech
March 13, 2016 By Matt Petras A lot of good came out of this year’s Oscars despite the highly problematic lack of people of color nominees for awards. Chris Rock did a […]
Nintendo has an uphill battle on LGBTQ representation
February 21, 2016 By Matt Petras Nintendo, the famous Japanese video game company responsible for brands like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda as well as popular video game systems like the Wii […]
Gone Home tells the tragic story of a young lesbian
February 15, 2016 By Matt Petras Video games have changed a lot since Asteroids and Pac-Man. Gone Home, made by the independent development studio The Fullbright Company, is a first-person adventure game […]
Saga #33 offers three-dimensional LGBTQ representation
February 4, 2016 By Matt Petras The latest issue of Saga, perhaps the most critically acclaimed comic book series of the past four years, focuses on Doff and Upsher, two side characters […]