In 2021, Aaron Beaumont decided it was time to create more queer connections in New Brunswick. What emerged was QT Fatties, a group for queer and trans fat folks interested in making friends, supporting peers, and building community. Writer Ashleigh-Rae Thomas explores:
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Happy Friday, readers! Start your first weekend of Pride Month off right with a short story by Clark Bondy:
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Hannah Kreager doesn’t feel safe as a transgender woman in the U.S. Now, reports Meg Collins, she’s one of many trans people trying to rebuild their lives in Canada, whether the laws are friendly to their doing so or not.
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New on this.org! Alisha Mughal writes about Chroma, one of the only organizations working for and representing the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in New Brunswick:
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"As a greater number of queer characters stepped into the spotlight, I searched desperately for the aces," writes Corrie Maurik. While asexual fans recognized the signs of their identity in TV characters, they "rarely heard [their] label spoken aloud."
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“It makes a big difference for people who have never been exposed to a queer person...to sit down and listen...about what it’s like, the challenges and how to be respectful,” says reporter Hadeel Ibrahim.
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"She didn’t have to think too much around Sam, and she liked that, too—to relax her brain, in some ways, even though she still felt nervous around him on occasion." Read "Butter," a short story by writer Katherine Abbass:
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"In 2005, I was a 15-year-old trans queerdo who had no idea who I was . . . Music kept my heart alive." In this deeply vulnerable and delightfully celebratory piece, writer Michael Lee De Vries speaks about the power of music and identity:
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Since neurodivergent women are often so good at masking, their support needs are underestimated, and the hardships behind the scenes of their successes may go unrecognized. Writer Rosemary Richings covers the unseen struggles:
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