Pride and Prejudice: The Eight Best Narratively Stories of the LGBTQ Experience
From the Redwood Forest to Beijing, the land of Zelda to a rugby scrum, Narratively celebrates Pride Month through stories of queer folk shattering stereotypes.
1. Sister Sparkle and the Queer Nuns of the Redwood Forest
By Talia Herman & Drew Denny
A remote former logging town wasn’t the likeliest place for a community of fearless drag queens and gay rights activists...until it was.
2. When Gay Kids Come in Threes
By Grant Gordon
Illustration by Sarah Lammer
My close-knit family began an unexpected journey of discovery when my older sister finally came out — and we were just getting started.
By Katherine Myers
Photo by Rey Lopez
A young couple scours the world for a place that will let them live as one.
4. The Transexual Nurse Who Healed Argentina
By Meredith Hoffman
Photo by Sofia Ungar
How the son of a macho farmer grew up to become a beloved nurse — and changed many of her compatriots’ perceptions about sexuality.
By Caroline Pailliez & Judith Plamondon
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After losing two partners and living with HIV for thirty years, photographer inkedKenny revels in creating intensely intimate moments between rough, tattooed and furry men — men like him, who are far from your token TV homosexuals.
6. Gay and Gutsy on the Rugby Field
By Jonathan Williamson
Photo by Jessica Bal
Years before gay players broke down barriers in the NBA and NFL, a squadron of New Yorkers demanded acceptance in the most rough-and-tumble sport of all.
7. We're Here, We're Queer and We Love The Legend of Zelda
By Malcolm Thorndike Nicholson
Photo by Alex Thebez
In a subculture rife with misogyny and homophobia, a few enterprising players are building a movement around the intersection of gamer culture and LGBTQ pride.
8. The Unsung Heroes of the Gay Marriage Movement
By Daniel Krieger
Photo via EPA/Keld Navntoft/Denmark Out/Newscom
Two decades before marriage equality took off in the States, a pair of dogged Scandinavian activists set the stage for a ruling that would change the world.