Category: sexual orientation

Immutable Fact

"I'm a man. I'm a trans man. I also want to do gender the way, like butch lesbians do." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Immutable Fact Transcript for Immutable Fact So I grew...
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Let There Be Cake

"I don't understand the experience of other minority groups. But I do understand the experience of being unsure and being scared, because you have to come out as being gay, lesbian, bi, transgendered...you never stop coming out." [iframe width="100%" height="166"...
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This Whole Grace Thing Rocks

"Like I really enjoy this life thing, so I want to give it a shot, and part of that is accepting who I am." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · This Whole Grace Thing...
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Oh, Wait a Minute

"Labels started to get way too complicated." https://youtu.be/phD7Vk1r3ik Transcript for Oh, Wait a Minute There's a lot of stuff within the trans umbrella. There's transgender, there's male-to-female, female-to-male, non-binary, gender fluid, genderqueer, gender nonconforming, did I say non-binary? Third gender, two-spirit,...
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Slightly Straight of Left

"I don't have a definition for everything." https://youtu.be/1QZ7ms-550g Transcript for Slightly Straight of Left I identify as just slightly left of straight. I questioned whether or not I was bi for a little while, because there are moments when I...
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Issues Put Out in the Open

“Hello, here I am, I’m trying.” Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Issues Put Out in the Open Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What...
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I Can’t Just Pick

"Yeah, maybe I really thought some Disney princesses were absolutely beautiful, but the princes were really cute, too." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · I Can't Just Pick Hold a Conversation In addition to...
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I See Myself as a Bridge

"Sometimes I feel like I’m in the middle of two worlds, four worlds, and sometimes I feel like I’m not a part of any of them." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · I See...
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Because I Changed My Style

"I used to be a stereotypical girl." http://youtu.be/IXa_96Q9HIs Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions for reflection for one approach.)...
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