OK Google, Am I Gay?
Self-discovery in today's digital world. Ever sit in front of your laptop staring at the search bar thinking ‘if I just type in the right...
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Dec 11, 20204 min read
Family Ally: My Queer Sister
Allies are also part of the Queermunity! I’m Sam, I’m an out and proud Bisexual and I came out to my family two years ago. My brother...
Nov 29, 20203 min read
Existing As Queer
An acknowledgement that 'coming out' isn't necessarily a one-time thing and the journey it took to get there. Realising my queer identity...
Nov 22, 202010 min read
Are Mental Health Services Diversity-Oriented?
A look into the treatment and experiences of the LGBTQ+ community within the Mental Health Services by a mental health professional and...
Nov 15, 202011 min read
The Journey of a Canadian Woman
Queermunity interviews Chloé Viau; discussing her transitioning journey, her work with LGBTQ+ organisations, and the older LGBT+...
Nov 8, 20204 min read
I'm Here. I'm Proud. I'm a Bisexual Man.
A personal story about discovering and coming to terms with being a bisexual man in a world full of bi-erasure and phobia. According to...
Nov 1, 20203 min read
Being Enough
A discussion about trying to find yourself amongst a heritage that is always asking for more. It has always been difficult to identify...
Oct 18, 20204 min read
Sharing your Identity at Work
A discussion of what it is like and what it means to come out as LGBTQIA+ in the workplace. I came out when I was 28. Like millions of...
Oct 8, 20205 min read
Are LGBT+ People Prepared for Old Age?
Studies consistently show that LGBT+ people are disadvantaged in later life, are we prepared?
Sep 17, 20205 min read
The Intersectionality of Identity
An exploration of Identity as an intersectional and multi-faceted concept. Identity seems like such an absolute word. So final. When I...
Sep 3, 20204 min read
Coming to my Senses
Understanding and Appreciating My Own Superpower. Somewhere within the last few years, the world stopped making sense. No longer did I...
Sep 2, 20204 min read
Are You a Boy or a Girl?
A story in being non-binary. I find it hard to write about my gender, because for the first 20 years of my life, I didn’t realise gender...
Sep 2, 20203 min read
Activism via an App
The next wave of BLM and LGBTQIA+ protests could be in the hands of an App - Equity. 30 July 2019: the world did not come to its fiery...
Sep 1, 20204 min read
Existing in a Maths Symbol
What it is like to be the Plus in LGBT+. My initial idea was to discuss what it was like to exist in the Plus Sign of this community. But...
Sep 1, 20205 min read
Cultivating Workplace Inclusivity
The importance of celebrating diversity and developing a culture of inclusion and belonging in the workplace. ‘Did you see that thing...
Sep 1, 20204 min read
Rainbows - A Multipurpose Symbol of Hope?
Who owns the rights to the rainbow colours? In 1978, Gilbert Baker created an eight striped rainbow flag for the San Francisco Gay...
Sep 1, 20203 min read
Coming out of my cage (and I've been doing just fine)
A Coming Out Story. It's a truth universally acknowledged, that within the LGBTQ+ community, most of us have something of a 'coming out...
Aug 31, 20202 min read
Adjusting to A New World
Who am I in a Pandemic? I was asked to write this piece about identity, and I’ve been putting it off for weeks. With Zoom quizzes, a park...
Aug 31, 20203 min read
Self-Discovery Is Not Linear
The day and night cycle of coming out and finding self-acceptance as a transgender woman. There is a joke between my parents and I, that...
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