"'It wasn't a dramatic coming out of the closet...but instead an accumulation of experiences that revealed my queerness.' From her childhood crush on Xena the Warrior Princess to her first foray into a lesbian bar, from the harm of racist and patriarchal systems to the solace found in an orisha dance class, Sharon Lee De La Cruz gives us a thought-provoking reflection on the ways in which oppression caused her late bloom into queerness. And she invites...

Farai has been in a relationship for two years and has never met her partners parents. Until this weekend. Farai has finally persuaded Adam to introduce her to his parents, but the visit to the in-laws turns out to be a horrible experience. When confronted about this, Adam tries to play down the situation and does not show any understanding for her concerns. Then thing get a whole lot worse and Farai has to question if she can be with a man whose...

"Johnathan Harris is fifteen, and lives in Long Beach, California, where he loves playing soccer with his friends, and listening to their favorite rapper, Snoop Dogg, a Long Beach native. His mom, dad, and three brothers are tight, but one of the most influential family members for Johnathan is his Uncle Russell, a convict in prison, serving fifteen years to life . . . Uncle Russell taught Johnathan from a very young age to see people from the perspective...