Tag: Queer Travel
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What does the Northern Lights have to do with Gender?
Explore how place shapes gender identity through the All the Genders Photo Project. Inspired by the Northern Lights, this post introduces Northern Lights, Northern Lives—a book connecting personal stories, landscapes, and community across Alaska and the Yukon, revealing the deep ties between environment, identity, and human experience.
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Gender Gems on Rum and Coffee: Raw Flavors of Scottish Queerness
Over rum, coffee, and a shifting Shetland dialect, an elder Scottish host shares unexpected stories about masculinity, femininity, and growing up constrained by labels. This quiet, funny, and tender encounter reveals how gender truths often surface not through theory, but through shared moments, storytelling, and a well-poured nightcap.
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From Medieval Churches of Scotland to Forgotten Theatres of D.C.: The Power of Queer Storytelling in Transgender Awareness
In Scotland, I found packed theatres filled with queer stories, folk songs, and strangers brought to tears together. Back home, storytelling spaces have felt quieter, more muted, but no less powerful. During Transgender Awareness Week, I’m reminded how vital our stories are—for connection, community, and visibility across generations.
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Cherry Blossoms, Queer Community, and a City in Flux: Notes from the Road in D.C.
Exploring D.C.’s queer communities through cherry blossoms, political complexity, and grassroots activism. A personal journey uncovering the city’s contradictions—invisibility under power and influence, history and resilience, fleeting beauty and enduring community ties in America’s 51st state.
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The Queer Heart of Ohio: Why Columbus might be the Queerest MidWest City
Columbus, Ohio surprised me with its vibrant, deeply layered queer community. From crashing Pride parties to documenting radical self-love, I met people reshaping what it means to belong. This post explores faith, gender, sex work, and joy in one of the Midwest’s most unexpectedly queer and welcoming urban centers.
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Juxtapositions of West Virginia: From Ghost Towns to Quirky, Queer Corners
West Virginia is a wild and wonderful set of juxtapositions, from abandoned and active coal mining towns to quiet queer corners of small urban hubs…
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Finding Beauty, Resilience, and Queer Joy in Saskatoon: A Prairie City that is so much more than a Cool Name
On a journey across Canada’s prairies, I found more than just the charm of Saskatoon’s name — I found a vibrant queer community, stunning natural beauty, and powerful stories of resilience. From courageous young activists to quiet moments along the Saskatchewan River, Saskatoon revealed a complex, heartfelt portrait of queer life on the Prairies. Join…
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Alberta’s Divided Heart: Queer Life in the “Texas of Canada”
Edmonton, Alberta — sometimes called the “Texas of Canada” — is a place of contrasts for 2SLGBTQ+ and Indigenous communities. On my latest road trip, I explored the complexities of queer life in this Prairie city: from threats and protests to the resilience of transgender-owned businesses and queer joy in unexpected spaces. As Canada reckons…
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Visiting Mount Denali: The Importance of a Name, Queer Travel and Indigenous History
No queer travelogue through Alaska would be complete without a visit to Mount Denali, North America’s tallest mountain. Though I didn’t connect with anyone for All the Genders on this stretch, I found comfort traveling here as a queer person and want to share both the awe of the mountain and the layered history behind…
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Being Queer in the Mat-Su Valley: “Be Careful Up There”
Just north of Anchorage, Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley and Eagle River are known for stunning landscapes—and a reputation for being less welcoming to LGBTQ+ folks. In this post, I share a tense encounter with a neighbor that reflects some of the hostility queer people still face in these regions. From rainbow flyers being torn down to…