Prism & Pen

The conversation about regret that we don’t hear enough about

Help us preserve disappearing kindness; let me tell you a story about love and acceptance I once found in francophone Canada.

What remains when religion demands you to apologize for existence?

Reclaiming queer liberation from corporate hands and far-right backlash

It wasn’t just a transaction. It was a reckoning

Unpacking Gender Roles, Social Pressure, and the Politics: Trans Woman and Trans Man in Conversation

With the National Sexual Assault Hotline stripped of resources, how many more Billy Prestons will grow up broken in America?

The toll and burden of being a teachable moment

Prism & Pen Weekly Digest, 18 May 2025

A response to why community centers and village hubs matter, especially for the marginalized

Connecting Trans Man And Woman Perspectives On Transition, Misogyny And Finding Hope. Part — 1

Free to be you and me, revisited amid unprecedented adversity

A story of identity, silence, and survival growing up queer and Muslim in a world that never made space for both.

Sometimes our triggers are profoundly absurd

Before I could find the love I needed, I had to lose the one I thought I’d built.

Really.

Cocks, crows, performance, and self expression

The First Steps in a Long Journey

When Your Family Says They Accept You — But Everything About Your Queerness Becomes Unspeakable

After years of wandering in the wilderness, I’m closer to returning to Christianity than I have been in the entirety of my adult life

The more one hides from their truth, the less one will learn about their true self.

“You know I’m jealous of you?”

Why age isn’t a barrier, but a powerful tool

She can wear a dress, because she’s modest

Speaking from my own experiences

Thoughts on a media mogul’s coming out and mixed-orientation relationships, like my own.

Sometimes It’s Looking Beyond Rainbows to Prioritize Our Mental Wellness in Challenging Times.