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Posted by nysha on March 09, 2016

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Sh*t People Have Actually Said to People With LQBTQ+ Parent(s)

Written by Vita Pearl, illustrated by Amelia Foy
This is about the experiences of people with LGBTQ+ parent(s), and that in itself is radical. Our experience is more talked about than listened to: “Are they ‘well adjusted’?” “Will 'gay marriage' make more of them?” “Should their parents be parents?”
Our experience is different to that of other members of the LGBTQ+ community, but we are a part of that community, regardless of our own sexual or gender identities. And our experience deserves to be listened to, recognised and even celebrated.

Instead our identities are turned into statistics and debates. In this series - The Queerspawn Speaks - I hope to talk about the different aspects of this experience in a way that is multidimensional, positive and negative, but most-importantly true to our lived-experience.

There is nothing I would ever ask to change about my family makeup but I and people like me have sure encountered a great deal of unnecessary comments and questions, from th…

So Your Idol's A Rapist

Article By: Keira DiGaetano source/[image description: selfie taken by Timothy Heller featuring Melanie Martinez. Timothy Heller flashes a peace sign while Melanie makes a fake-surprised face.]
This past Tuesday marked the end of indie singer Melanie Martinez’s career as she knew it. Within the span of an hour, she had lost over 1000 subscribers and even more supporters. Why? Her former best friend Timothy Heller accused her of rape: in a tweet detailing her case surrounding the assault, Timothy claimed that Melanie had “performed oral sex” on her and then was “penetrated by a sex toy,” after Melanie reportedly “convinced her to smoke weed.” This is a terrible crime, so why was the response so different from all of the other assault cases that have come out recently?

Well, for one, Melanie is a woman. Few will argue that there isn’t a double standard with regards to believing accusations of rape based on gender. More importantly, Melanie is young, sings about issues like mental health a…

Reader Submission: Flitter Flutter My Little Bird

Happy February, readers! This month, we thought we'd showcase this incredibly heartfelt poem by Hannah Williams for her brother Sammy.

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My little brother has Downs Syndrome. As a family we have had very hard times: if something goes wrong Sammy can just fly into a rage and be hitting and screaming and he will throw things and break our stuff when he's angry; he can be very rude at the drop of a heart, yet he is such a blessing. But I love holding his hand as I walk through town and people stare at us, I feel like saying "This is my brother, I adore and love him, it's tough but I love him every moment of every day." I feel so blessed to be his sister. Thing is, it's still very difficult and not many people talk about how tough it is when Downs kids fly into a temper. There's not much support out there for us and so sometimes you feel like it's just you, surviving by yourself. Sometimes my parents feel embarrassed and humiliated when he kicks off in …

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