Here at Equally Wed, we love staying current on LGBTQ+ news, pop culture, culture, opinion, personal essays and more. Here are a few things I’ve read recently that are absolutely worth reading (and sharing).
Stuck In the Media Spotlight, LGBTQ Muslims Often Feel Exploited by Sarah Harvard, Bitch Media
Legalizing Gay Marriage Reduced Homophobia by Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard
Falling in Love and (Finally) Finding Queer Representation on a Telenovela by Yuly Restrepo Garcés, Catapult
Jane the Virgin’s Final Season is Gayer and Wilder and More Romantic Than Ever by Heather Hogan, Autostraddle
First I Got Pregnant. Then I Started Looking For Love. by Lindsay Curtis, HuffPost
Finally, There’s a Comedy Where Disability Isn’t the Punch Line by Keah Brown, Bitch Media
11 Ways to Make Your Wedding More Gender Inclusive by Melissa Kravitz, Brides
Sober Queer Spaces Are Giving LGBTQ+ People a Place to Just Be by Trish Bendix, Out
Lenn Keller: Keeping the Bay Area’s Black Lesbian History Alive by Sarah Hotchkiss, KQED
Five non-binary people on their favorite parts of transitioning by Serena Sonoma, Wear Your Voice Magazine
This Queer Ballet Company Is Putting Their Classes Online For Everyone by Alyssa Goodman, Them
The Stories Of Black Women In The Military Need To Be Told In Books by Andrea Williams, Bustle
Why we need more coming out stories from queer people of color by Anika Chapman, HelloGiggles
I’m in a Heterosexual Marriage. Do I Need to Come Out as Queer? by John Paul Brammer, Out
How To Find Sex-Positive, Queer-Friendly Disability Aides by Eva Sweeney, Salty
Do Cats Know Their Own Names? Scientists Talked To A Bunch Of Them To Find Out by Mia Mercado, Bustle
White People Don’t Feel Empathy for People of Color and Here Is Why That Matters by Sherronda J. Brown and Lara Witt, Wear Your Voice Magazine
What I Never Expected About Shopping for a Wedding Dress as a Gay Woman by Melissa Kravitz, Glamour
Naima Green captures the many faces of the queer community by Eloise Blondiau, CNN
Ralph Lauren Features a Same-Sex Couple in a Campaign for First Time by Adrianne Pasquarelli, AdAge
Confessions of a Lesbian Ex-Nun by Patricia Dwyer, Narratively
How Fashion Lets Me Embrace the Physical Differences Caused by Crouzon Syndrome by Ariel Henley, Allure
I Married My High School Sweetheart, And I Don’t Recommend It by Baylea Jones, HuffPost
How I Let Queer Literature Come Out to my Middle School Students for Meby Samantha Panepinto, Autostraddle
