Parents shouldn’t invalidate us Parents, especially in the Black community, shouldn’t invalidate their child’s feelings when it comes to mental health and speaking about being depressed, having ADHD, and disorders of the such. It is important to me because so many kids don’t get the proper teaching and learning they need to help cope with… Read on
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National Coming Out Day aka NCOD is an annual awareness day every October 11 dedicated to raising awareness about queer experiences. Founded in 1988 after being inspired by the revolutionary National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1987 that drew hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ people, AIDS/HIV patients and allies to the nation’s… Read on
Coming out – the process by which LGBTQ+ people disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity – is difficult. It is not a one-and-done event. It is not a single conversation or three-word summary – “I am gay/transgender/etc.” – that, once complete, marks the beginning of a person’s new life. Coming out is a process.… Read on
As soon you enter Midtown Atlanta on Pride weekend, you see rainbows and colors adorned everywhere. Whether it is on people, flags, signs, or dogs, rainbows are everywhere. Atlanta Pride Festival attendees are there to make a statement and show who they are. Read on
I love teen driven films where I can imagine the lead being a student at my school and not being a narc. In "Love, Simon," Nick Robinson definitely delivers. Read on
Instead of spending the movie chasing after a lost love, Simon is chasing love within himself and the people around him in a way that has never been captured on the big screen before. Read on