fabiochiu/medium-articles huggingface dataset:
Email subject line secret
By: Alexi Neocleous
Tags: Broadcasting, Content Marketing, Email Marketing, Contenthacking, Email Marketing Tips

How do you come up with email subject lines?

Well, however you’re doing it now, I probably have a better way.

Over the years, I’ve probably written thousands of content and promotional emails. I’ve studied the subject intensively.

And there’s something I’ve learnt about crafting amazing subject lines.

Use curiosity.

Let me show you a few examples. We wrote these subject lines for a client who helps people quit smoking.

Here’s one of his email subject lines:

‘Cravings.’

That’s it.

Like I said, the client owns a quit smoking business. This one word was enough to grab attention and make people want to read the email.

Another subject line was ‘Failure.’

The email began as follows:

‘Quitting may be disheartening. If you’re a smoker who’s trying to quit, you may understand the discouragement…’

If you’re a smoker who wants to quit, how do you not continue to read?

So here are two tips for crafting strong subject lines:

use curiosity use only a few words (mobile devices limit space)

Then, of course, your first sentence of the email has to pull your reader in…

Get this done and you’ll get people reading your emails.
What is the best way to get emails from Instagram?
By: Growth Hacking Tips
Tags: Growth Mindset, Email Marketing, Instagram Marketing, Lead Generation, Email Marketing Tips

I have been looking for a tool to extract emails from Instagram for a long, long time. I finally found a simple tool that is taking a step further from all the other tools available, and here is why.

Instagram is a gold mine when it comes to cold email marketing strategy. You can use Instagram for finding influencers to promote your product or to get some leads that could potentially be the target for what you’re selling.

In my case, I’m using Instagram to get some leads for the product I’m selling. I’m using cold email strategy and I will go into detail about this in another separate story, but here is the thing: email marketing is far from being a dead channel and it still is the cheapest acquisition channel. When you know who your target audience is, even if they don’t know you, they will pay attention to what you’re selling.

Let’s get straight to the point now. The tool I’m talking about is called Growmeorganic. I felt the same frustration that the founder claimed he once felt, when I started exploring ways to scrape emails from Instagram. Tools are expensive and not really scrapping all the information from Instagram users. I have even tried to do my own bot using a library in Python.

Let’s take a look at the example below. On the first one, what you see is the desktop version, on the one below you see what appears on the app (iOS or Android). Look closer. What differences can you spot?

Desktop Instagram profile

Mobile app Instagram profile

As you have probably seen, on the app version, an “Email” button is visible. Why? Because it’s way easier to scrap a website than a mobile application and Instagram probably doesn’t want everyone to easily get emails from the billions of people using Instagram.

Here is the good news: Growmeorganic is able to scrap the information from the website AND from the mobile application. Other tools are only scraping the information that is being shown on influencers’ bios, meaning they get the email address, but only if the user is deliberately including it in their bio. They will charge you 40 bucks a month, and the result will be pretty bad. In a previous article, I showed you how to extract emails from Instagram profiles with a 20-line Python script.

Other advantages worth mentioning on Growmeogranic:
Tips for Writing Marketing Emails Campaigns (How to get more conversions)
By: Firman R
Tags: Writing Tips, Campaign, Writing, Email Marketing Tips, Email

Tired of writing email marketing campaigns, and not getting a lot of conversions?

Well, in this small article, I will provide you with some tips to increase your conversions and get more interaction to your email marketing campaigns.

1- Write a Catchy subject line.​

If you do not catch the eyes of the recipient with your subject line, what will make them open your email in the first place? People open your emails if they feel they will benefit, so make sure to provide them with some valuable information or deals in your campaigns.

2- Nail the Preview Text​

The subject line will catch your recipient's eyes, but the preview text will show them you are sincerely providing them with what you stated in your subject. That’s the piece of text that tells subscribers more about the content of your email. Make sure not to neglect to nail it.

3-Let Readers Get to Know You​

The more you get to know your readers, the more you are likely to get a higher open rate. When your readers start trusting that you provide them with something for their benefit, they will surely open all of your emails in the future.

4-Reward Your Readers​

One way to reward your readers is to keep providing them with tips, sales, and how to’s. When they get more rewards, they are more likely to open your emails and even click on your links.

​

Just follow these tips and tricks and make sure you never run an unsuccessful campaign in the future!
A simple Python script to get emails from Instagram
By: Growth Hacking Tips
Tags: Cold Emailing, Instagram Marketing, Growth Hacking, Email Marketing Tips, Email

What I love about Python is how easy it is to understand and how fast you can start doing a script that saves you plenty of time. Now every time I’m doing something repeatedly I’m always asking myself: is there a way to do it faster with a bit of programming?

A while back I started to try making money with dropshipping. My product was related to yoga and I wanted to find influencers that could promote it. I feel that email is always a better strategy when it comes to contacting influencers. Much better than DMs. I guess usually for influencers, they associate DMs to their fans and email for business related topics. If you want to contact an influencer to promote your product I would definitely approach them by email.

But here’s the challenge: first you need to find those email addresses.

And here’s how it works:

Instagram provides an open graph API. It’s a way that enables you to visualise any url of Instagram as if this was coming from their API, thus quickly accessing all the information.

You can try it yourself:

Visit https://www.instagram.com/yoga/ — if you access this url you see will instagram as you are used to.

Now try: https://www.instagram.com/yoga/?__a=1 — what do you see?

Well, this is the information coming from Instagram’s API.

Yes you got it. For every url of Instagram you can add at the end /?__a=1 and you will be able to see all the content.

Now that we have access to this, let’s build the Python script. First, we want to get all the usernames / handles that are tagged in each of this yoga profile’s posts.

The best way to do it is to create a regular expression and try to match it with the text of each of the posts from this profile.

We now have all the usernames that were tagged on the Yoga page throughout. It’s time to check if those profiles include their email information. For each profile, we are going to check their bio and see if it includes their email address. Most influencers usually do share their email contact details on their bio. Again we’re using a regular expression:

Now you have a script that allows you to check the 12 last posts of a specific page and retrieve email addresses from the handles that are being tagged. You can edit the script to apply it to your business and start getting email addresses every time you execute this script..

As a summary you need to:

find an Instagram page featuring users related to the sector of your company. I don’t recommend using the hashtags’ page, as you won’t have accurate results

Copy/paste the script

Execute the script multiple times a day to get email addresses from usernames that are tagged in the most recent post

Start emailing them :)

As an important note, Instagram is limiting the number of requests to those urls. The number of requests is limited to 200 per hour but it can change anytime so be careful, otherwise your IP might get banned…
Secret Email System Review
By: Felix M.
Tags: Email Marketing Lists, Email Marketing, Work From Home, Work, Email Marketing Tips

What it is….

Secret Email System is basically an e-book that reveals how Matt built a 7-Figure Online Business using nothing but Ethical Email Marketing to drive revenue, sales and commissions Without Ever Creating Product, Without Fulfilling Services, Without Running Ads, or Ever Doing Customer Service — And Best of All Only Working 30 Minutes A Day, All While Automatically Generating Sales 24/7.

It is a counterintuitive approach to creating and running an online business, specifically the freedom life-style business model, that allows you to build a sustainable and profitable long term business that gives you the freedom, fun and adventure.

The product is launched on 2020–09–28 .

Matt Bacak (author) has put all the significant requirements of online marketing in this product.

Here’s a secret:

Some people follow everything the ‘gurus’ teach.

Others go against the grain. They challenge the status quo.

That’s what Matt does. And that’s how he’s made MILLIONS.

The crazy thing is…

He’s made millions using a simple, secret ‘ethical’ email marketing system…

Think about that for a second:

Someone made millions of dollars — over 7 figures — just from sending emails. And it’s so simple, anybody can do it!

He formulated a system that allows you to build a true lifestyle business, where you can have the freedom you desire…

He achieved this by creating a ‘business machine’ that works for you 24/7. All you have to do is oversee the system.

No product creation. No chasing clients or delivering services.
7 Simple Tips to Up Your Email Marketing Game
By: Amy Figueroa
Tags: Copywriting, Copywriting Tips, Email Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Email Marketing Tips

Did you know the average open rate for newsletters in 2019 is 22.83%? And the average click-through rate is a mere 2.5%!

Email marketing is a tough game.

The competition is fierce! People are busier than ever and simply acquiring an email address does not mean that you have acquired their attention. Let’s face it… it’s pretty hard to make a sale when your emails are being sent to the trash can in 3.2 seconds!

Staggering… I know.

So how can you get the attention of your audience, increase engagement and sales, and make yourself more memorable?

Here are my 7 super simple tips to increase interest and engagement with your list:

1. First, use Emojis in the subject line if possible. Statistics show an automatic increase in open rates just from adding a simple emoji.

2. Next, use subject lines that are ORIGINAL and leave them with a question in their minds… baiting them to open the email to see what you’re talking about. (Please do NOT use the prepackaged subject lines out there for purchase! Your audience can smell these a mile away).

3. Include an image of yourself in your signature! The goal is to become a familiar and memorable face! They need to see your face! Example:

4. Keep the emails short! Direct them to your blog, website, or social media profiles to continue the conversation but please stop giving them your life story in an email! No one wants to read a 9 paragraph email!

5. Use a readable sized font! For the love of all that is Holy, PLEASE REMEMBER that most people are checking their email from their mobile devices! Use at least a 16 point font! Personally, I recommend 18+, but hey, I’ll settle for 16.

6. Add in a P.S. that invites your reader to share your emails with someone they know who may enjoy them. This will organically increase your warm market and it only takes a few seconds.

7. Finally, when selling or promoting something to your list, always include 3 links to the landing page! Not everyone clicks on the pretty little button you’ve inserted. You need one link toward the top for the fast action takers, another in a button in the center of the email, and another at the end or in the P.S.

Remember, it takes some work and a little time to re-engage a list that has gone cold or to build awareness around a new brand. Be patient, be consistent, be REAL and it will happen. I promise.
How to Create a Mailchimp Email Template
By: Abul Hossain Leadjoy
Tags: MailChimp, Mailchimp Tutorial, Create Mailchimp Template, Mailchimp Template, Email Marketing Tips

Mailchimp is one of the most popular email marketing platforms. It provides many different templates for your email marketing. Mailchimp template builder is easy to use to add your logo, images, product, different colours and fonts. You will be able to reuse the template for your future email marketing. You can change, replace almost everything from the editor.

Mailchimp has some restrictions depending on the plan. You will not able to access to all of the template options with a free account.

In this article explains how to create an Email Template with Mailchimp template builder without coding.

Follow these steps to create an email template:

Go to the Mailchimp Website.

2. Login (If you already signed up)

3. Click the campaign icon from the left side.

4. Click Email Templates.

5. Click Create Template

6. Choose a template category (Layouts / Themes / Code your own)

7. Choose one and click to work with

8. Type a name, rename your template from the Save Template option and then click Save.

In this video, I have shown how to create a responsive and professional email template with 1:2:1 layout.

Thanks. If need any assistance CLICK HERE.
The Anatomy of an Email
By: Larry Kim
Tags: Marketing, Self Improvement, Entrepreneurship, Email Marketing Tips, Email

The infographics below shows the statistics and things to consider when creating emails.

From name — 43% of recipients click the spam button based on the From name or address

From address

Subject line — 35% of email recipients open emails based on the subject line.

22.3% open rate increase with personalized subject lines.

Pre-header

Header (load)

Navigation

Bar

Index — A quick explanation of items in the newsletter.

Email body

Offer — 44% of recipients make at least one purchase a year based on a promotional email.

Images — these are used to grab the interest

Call-to-action

Footer

Social Media

Learn more about email and ecommerce tools here via the SendX Blog:

Check out this article on great welcome email examples!
How Email Marketing works for Coaches?
By: Bhavesh Patel
Tags: Coaching And Consulting, Digital Marketing Tips, Email Marketing, Coaching, Email Marketing Tips

If you are a coach and want to grow your business then you should use email marketing.

It will help you bring new coaching clients, earn more from your existing clients and to make your clients more loyal and raving fans.

How does email marketing work for your coaching business?

4 stages of email marketing:

1 Build Email list

2 Nurture/Educate your Email list

3 Convert your email list to customers

4 Make them loyal and advocates

So let’s discuss each part.

1 Build email list

To build an email list you have to use the landing/opt-in page where the potential client will enter their email and other details.

Generally, we use a lead magnet to bribe our lead.

We give them a free strategy session, free pdf guide or anything that is valuable in exchange for their email address.

2 Nurture/Educate your Email list

In the next phase, we’ll send emails to our potential clients.

Mostly you should start with awareness emails, where you give them information about yourself, your personality, your mission and vision statement etc.

Then you educate them by sending valuable content over emails.

Then you will send emails which will be entertaining.

The whole point of this stage is to make them aware of you, your coaching business and the way you live your life and do business.

At the end of this stage, they will know you, like you and trust you.

3 Convert your email list to customers

In this stage, we will start sending promotional emails to them.

The point is now they trust you, like you so it’s your time to introduce your coaching services to them.

Start with low ticket offers and then approach with you high ticket offers.

Let them know that you have services that can help them achieve the desired result.

4 Make them loyal and advocates

After you put your coaching services in front of them some will buy to try you out.

And if you provide them with amazing results, which you have to do.

Then they will become fans of yours and loyal to you.

They will become your advocates and refer you to their friend and family.

That’s how each stage of email marketing works for your coaching business.

If you want to know more about email marketing then click here to read.
“Craft your own wings “
By: Ranjeet Johal
Tags: Email Marketing, Email Marketing Tips, Content Marketing, Content Strategy

“Craft your own wings “

2020 has changed the complete business model, need to build a strong relationship with consumer

Develop a true vision

Define your target

Know your customers behavior

Get your business updated with various marketing and technical trends

These are some very essential marketing strategies that every business required to grow

Content marketing is mostly free (unless you outsource it) and it allows you to rank for more keywords, keep your site content fresh, establish expertise and offer valuable information to your target audience — Network

This ties in a lot with the business card strategy, but it works online and in person. Leverage your network for all it’s worth (without being obnoxious) and you’ll see much better results

Email Marketing

Your email marketing can help to nurture relationships with customers and solutions like MailChimp are affordable for small businesses to use.



Offer Giveaways, Discounts, or Trials

If you want to get new clients quickly, offering discounts, giveaways or free trials to leads is a great way to drive some conversions. — Focus on the most powerful marketing channels

Use the best social networking site according to your business type and audience.

#marketing #digitalmarketing #marketingstrategy #socialmedia #seo #business #contentmarketing #socialmediamarketing #strategy #branding #motivation #businessmodels
introducing u my P. Hello! so I already did a recap about…
By: Julia Angeles
Tags: LGBT

Hello! so I already did a recap about how I become pansexual. I also told you that I like this one person which is very playful and very hard to understand, but that is what I like about her. why do I always want complicated things. Do you have this kind of feeling where you feel that you are being challenge by the person you like? well that’s what I’m feeling right now (jeez).

So let’s talk about about my “p” on how it started.

P is younger than me, she is currently studying at UP Diliman taking up Tourism. she is also a volleyball player there ( we actually watched her game through zoom, and hell she is good). and you know what she is single for a year now. I’m kinda insecure with her ex because she’s gorgeous as hell but jeez I can fight. Well so this is how it started. I actually know her since she was in her high school days, we also played against her team but you know what, she does not even remember me which is okay. back story, my senior invited me to join her team in her business. her up line was P. so P was the one who will present the business to me. well P was my crush back then. that’s how P get to know my name. I did not enter the business because of some reasons, so P called me and we talked about why am I not joining. So the last thing I remembered in our phone call was “dito lang ako pagbreak na kayo” (for the business) then we laughed. after that there’s no communication at all.

A friend of mine was a friend of hers. Her name popped up somewhere in my feed. and I decided to add her on Facebook, Then I was shocked because she messaged me “hey what’s up” so there is nothing wrong about the message. I was so confused that time if she will just messaged me because of the business or if she just want to talk and guess what that day she messaged me she also called. VIDEO CALL. so I was “what to do the heck”. I was shy at first but then she was comfortable to talk with. then days passed we are still communicating with each other. that was November 27,2020 till now. imagine for a month there’s no day that we are not talking. I am actually guarding my heart because girl, my heart is too fragile. I always end up getting hurt at the end.

so this past few days, it seems different. I can feel intention towards her. I always cut someone when I smell that thing but I do not know why I’m not cutting her off.

you know that feeling that hits you when you need to do this one thing but you do not want to. actually, we never bond yet.well, I already saw her during tune up games, but when you say bonding just the two of us or with friends, never.

Is online inuman kind of bonding? we had that twice. we also had movie through Teleparty in Netflix. We also leave our video call on going when we are about to sleep. the heck, girl why are you messing with my mind.

Do you believe with what your zodiac sign tells you? I do, but not 100 percent sure of it. I used it to guide me. well as of now it’s accurate on how she acts.

ps: I’ll update you on what’s next
9 Best LGBT Dating Apps for LGBT Community
By: Guru Technolabs
Tags: Lgbt Dating, LGBTQ, LGBT, Dating App

Over the years, many dating apps are released into the market, the lead bearer of which is Tinder.

As our society accepted the rights of the LGBTQ community, entrepreneurs have flooded the market with LGBT dating apps to fulfill the demand of this niche market.

These LGBT friendly dating apps have revolutionized online dating for the LGBTQ community by helping them find people of similar sexual orientation more easily.

The maturing of this market had made developing and launching dating mobile apps a lucrative business investment option.

If you also want to make your space in this big pie, then you should look at some of the best LGBT dating apps available in the market to get inspiration for a unique idea.

To make your task easy; here we will share some of the best LGBT dating apps available in the market. Here, you should closely look after all the features and functionalities of the app

So, without further ado, let’s get started:

Grindr

Grindr is one of the best Gay dating apps in the US. It has more than 3 million active users spread across over 196 countries.

For gay, bi, trans, and queer people, this is the go-to app for social networking.

The app is easy-to-use and allows finding the right person based on their proximity to users.

PlanetRomeo

PlanetRomeo is highly praised by the LGBT community because of its exciting interface and top-notch features.

One of the major USPs of this app is its video calling feature and a sophisticated algorithm that rates the authenticity of profiles based on their social network info.

Scruff

Scruff has over 15 million users worldwide. The app allows users to find someone with a similar sexual orientation for establishing a relationship. It is also considered the best hookup dating app for the LGBTQ community.

To know about the entire list in detail, read our blog on Best LGBT Dating Apps.
Como lidar com familiares no Natal sendo LGBTQIA+
By: Max Olivera Barberena
Tags: Familia, Diversidade, Lgbtqi, Natal, LGBT

Learn more. Medium is an open platform where 170 million readers come to find insightful and dynamic thinking. Here, expert and undiscovered voices alike dive into the heart of any topic and bring new ideas to the surface. Learn more

Make Medium yours. Follow the writers, publications, and topics that matter to you, and you’ll see them on your homepage and in your inbox. Explore
UNDP’s #SPIRITDAY campaign against bullying becomes trending topic
By: Being Lgbti In The Caribbean
Tags: Lgbti, Bullying, Spirit Day, LGBT, Dominican Republic

By Cristhian Manuel Jiménez from UNDP in the Dominican Republic

“Spirit Day’’ is celebrated in order to promote awareness, acceptance and love towards LGBTIQ youth. In this context, the Dominican Republic UNDP Office promoted the “Spirit Day 2020” Campaign, using the hashtag #StopBullying, encouraging people to raise their voices against discrimination and take a stand to preserve the rights of LGBTIQ youth.

Against this backdrop, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in the Dominican Republic promoted the “Spirit Day 2020” campaign on October 17th using the hashtag #AltoalAcoso, and encouraging people to stand up against discrimination and defend the rights of LGBTI youth.

This initiative is part of the #LibresEIgualesRD campaign of the United Nations System in the Dominican Republic. The campaign aims to promote the equal and fair treatment of LGBTI people.

The critical public awareness around this issue was such that on the day of the campaign the hashtag #AltoalAcoso was positioned as the number one trend on Twitter in the Dominican Republic. In addition, the campaign was mentioned in the online versions of some of the major newspapers in the country such as Periódico HOY and Diario Libre.

Likewise, artists, influencers, human rights activists, journalists, lawyers, teachers and professors joined the call of #AltoAlAcoso.

The campaign received support from the Dominican government, high ranking public officials in the country such as the Vice-Minister of the Administrative Ministry of the Presidency, the Vice-Minister of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Economy and Planning, the Director of the National Statistics Office, the Vice-Minister of International Cooperation of the Ministry of the Environment, the Technical Director of CONADIS and the substitute Councillor of the municipality of Navarrete.

In the words of Olaya Dotel, Deputy Minister for International Cooperation: “The dignity of people is sacred and the Universal Charter of Human Rights aims to protect it. It is up to us, as managers of public policies, to coordinate actions to defend and achieve it”.

At the same time, members of the diplomatic corps accredited in the country showed their support, such as the German Ambassador, the European Union Ambassador, the OAS Representative, or the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, among many others, who publicly involved themselves with the campaign, uploading their photos with the frame “I support LGBTIQ youth”, which was designed by UNDP in the Dominican Republic. In total, over 2,600 people used this frame massively, showing a high level of citizen involvement in making this issue visible and working towards a more inclusive, tolerant and respectful Dominican Republic for LGBTI youth.

Thank you all!
you were away
Tags: Sad Poetry, Poem A Day, Poetry, LGBT

it’s impossible not to fall in love with you

but i though you didn’t like me

you didn’t like girls

and i was scared

of what you would think of me

all I wanted was to be your friend

i didn’t want to ruin anything

i was scared it would

so i ignored it until I thought it went

away

but it didn’t

and i still love you

and i don’t know what to do about it

though i’ve only ever hidden my feelings

i want to be near you

all the time

but you were

away
Have hope
Tags: LGBTQ, LGBT, Poetry, Poem, Love

I see you, little queer girl,

the way you curl

and twirl your hair

when you’re staring at her

you looked around,

hoping no one noticed

praying no one noticed

as you’re scared to be found

I see you,

because I was there

not like I’m in a better place now

I see you,

because I am there

but I’m wishing to be found

I’ve climbed mountains,

I’ve sailed the seas

I’ve seen the world

as it should be

the world is changing

and love is winning

look up to the sky and

rainbows start gleaming

so, little queer girl

please, take your time

I promise you one day

it will be your turn to shine.
Sofá de dois lugares
By: Estela Lacerda
Tags: Contos, Literatura Brasileira, Prosa, LGBT, Leia Mulheres

Learn more. Medium is an open platform where 170 million readers come to find insightful and dynamic thinking. Here, expert and undiscovered voices alike dive into the heart of any topic and bring new ideas to the surface. Learn more

Make Medium yours. Follow the writers, publications, and topics that matter to you, and you’ll see them on your homepage and in your inbox. Explore
Before The Sun Sets (ManxMan), one of Best LGBT Novels
Tags: Before The Sun Sets, Lgbt Novels, LGBT

Before The Sun Sets (ManxMan): https://www.bravonovel.com/before-the-sun-sets-manxman-7437

Before The Sun Sets (ManxMan)

Before The Sun Sets (ManxMan) Synopsis

How do you save a marriage?

Adam doesn’t know what to do. How does he fight for his marriage, for his kids, when his husband is never home?

How does he get his husband to fall in love with him all…

Before The Sun Sets (ManxMan) Trailer

0. In the beginning.

Adam closes the fridge and turns around to grab the cup of warm milk. He quickly glances at the time and lets out when he sees it’s eleven thirty. His husband wasn’t home yet. Adam goes up the stairs and turns right, heading straight for his second son’s room. The main light was off but the bedside lamp was on, shining light on the face of Adam’s little boy.

“Papa?” George whispers. His voice quiet and soft.

Adam walks into the room with the cup of warm milk and sits by the side of George’s bed. He watched as George sits up, his back propped against one of his many pillows. He reaches out to the bedside table for his circle- framed glasses and slides it on.

“Come on, Bunny. Have some milk, it will help you sleep.” Adam says softly as he hands George the cup of warm milk.

“Thank you, papa.”

Adam smiles at his son, he moves closer. He raises his hand and strokes George’s head softly. Unlike Jhoni, Bella and Ian, George took after his father more. Instead of having hair as dark as night like Adam, he had blonde hair like his father- Jensen.

“Is daddy back yet?” George asks when he was done with his warm milk. He hands Adam the cup and relaxes on to the bed. Adam places the cup on the floor and helps George pull off his glasses and place it back on the bedside table.

“Daddy has a lot of work to do, bunny.”

“That’s what you said last week when he didn’t show for Jhoni’s birthday party.” George mutters, his lips pulled tight into a pout as he stares at his papa. Adam took in a deep breath and let it out. He wonders if his child was right. He said the same thing two weeks ago when Jensen didn’t show for Jhoni’s birthday.

“He’s your dad, bunny. He’s just busy.”

“He doesn’t come home anymore, papa and Jhoni is always angry at you.” George says, his green eyes focused on Adam.

Adam smiles at his son. He leans down to press a kiss to George’s head and lifts the duvet till it was covering George’s shoulders. He didn’t know George noticed Jhoni’s anger towards him and wonders if Bella and baby Ian notice it to. Jhoni was always angry at whatever Adam does, even if it to drop the laundry off at his room and Adam doesn’t know why. He sums it all to puberty even though deep down, he knows it’s something else.

“Bunny, Jhoni is just going through puberty. You will go through it very soon.” Adam chuckles. “Don’t think about it, okay? Just go to sleep and have sweet dreams.”

“You too, papa.”

…

Continue to read Before The Sun Sets (ManxMan): https://www.bravonovel.com/before-the-sun-sets-manxman-7437/prologue-69416
New Report: COVID pandemic disproportionately impacts LGBTQ people
By: Movement Advancement Project
Tags: LGBTQ, Pandemic, Social Justice, LGBT, Covid 19

MAP RESEARCH

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life for all of us. Yet, some communities have borne the brunt: communities of color, low-income people, and now as new data released today by Movement Advancement Project (MAP) show, LGBTQ people.

Decades of discrimination on the job, in health care, and beyond, combined with uneven legal protections around the country, make LGBTQ people more vulnerable to pandemic-related instability and insecurity, with an even more devastating impact on LGBTQ people of color.



MAP’s new report, The Disproportionate Impacts of COVID-19 on LGBTQ Households in the U.S., presents new findings and analysis of a nationally representative survey conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, NPR, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This report brings us one step closer to understanding how the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on LGBTQ households in the United States.

Key findings from the report

LGBTQ households are more likely than non-LGBTQ households to experience job losses, serious financial problems, issues accessing healthcare, and increased challenges navigating at-home learning for their children as a result of the pandemic. These challenges are especially true for Black and Latinx LGBTQ people.
BEING TRANSGENDER AND STRUGGLING WITH THEIR GENDER IDENTITY
Tags: LGBTQ, Transgender, Gender Expression, LGBT, Gender Identity

BEING TRANSGENDER AND STRUGGLING WITH THEIR GENDER IDENTITY transsingle ·Dec 15, 2020

At the point when somebody lives in a homophobic and transphobic environment, almost certainly, they will battle substantially more with their character. A few people battle with guardians who don’t comprehend their gender identity, or who will experience estimates, for example, repudiating their youngster since they at long last need to carry on with the existence that they merit. The fact is that there are endless elements that can have an impact on the way somebody sees and acknowledges themselves…[more]
Okay I wasn’t always accepting myself especially when living in a country were it’s illegal but as…
Tags: LGBTQ, Gay Rights, LGBT, Gay Pride, Gay

Okay I wasn’t always accepting myself especially when living in a country were it’s illegal but as I started watching Glee in 2010 I was fascinated with the lgbtq characters in it and at then I was only 14 years old anyway I started questioning myself about it but like I didn’t know shit about it and there wasn’t anything called gay in our community

Everyone used to call me fag and sisy before I even know it that made me don’t wanna be it more because now one gonna love me after

But thanks god it didn’t go that way

It’s a long story about a gay Syrian guy I know

I’m gonna talk about it step by step
hard to love
By: Lar Ssa
Tags: Poesia Brasileira, Poesia, Women Loving Women, LGBT, Poetry

growing up like a child isn’t easy as they say

first of all

imagine how painful it is

being so small

and then become so big

learning

growing

being…

who?

just to pull you off

so then can love you as they want you to be

⁃ don’t do like this.

⁃ sit yourself down.

⁃ crying is for losers.

⁃ please, darling, shut your damn mouth!

i guess i’ve never learn

i’m always going down

’cause while i was fighting a battle to be me

all the crowd says:

“hey kid, you’re just hard to love”.
TODXS Embaixadores 2020: Conferência de Jovens Líderes LGBTI+
Tags: Liderança, Conferência, Todxs, LGBT, Todxs Embaixadorxs

Learn more. Medium is an open platform where 170 million readers come to find insightful and dynamic thinking. Here, expert and undiscovered voices alike dive into the heart of any topic and bring new ideas to the surface. Learn more

Make Medium yours. Follow the writers, publications, and topics that matter to you, and you’ll see them on your homepage and in your inbox. Explore
Thank you for this.
By: Nick Human
Tags: Lgbt History, LGBT, History

Thank you for this. I am commenting after reading several previous comments expressing confusion as to why this kind of article is needed. Several comments likened it to putting LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) people “on a pedestal” or trying to say that they were “special.” Commenters said that LGBT people should be seen as equal and therefore nobody should care which historical figures are non-heterosexual.

Well, these comments are *exactly* why these types of articles are helpful. That there is such a strong reaction to merely stating that a smattering of historical figures *may* (based on evidence) have been non-heterosexual suggests that indeed LGBT people are not on equal footing. We know so much about many heterosexual historical figures’ romantic lives: marriages, affairs, dalliances, mistresses, and more. Nobody bats an eye when someone brings up Charles Dickens’ affairs, for example. Dickens’ romantic life is in fact a key part of his biography, as it is for most people. And for those figures, like Alexander von Humboldt, who have a noted lack of romance in their biography, the absence is conspicuous because it is rare that such a famous person could make it through life without others knowing at least some detail about their romantic relationships.

LGBT historical figures are few in number, even less so if we only count those with absolute evidence of their sexuality. It’s not irrelevant to an LGBT person that the detailed intimate information (letters, biographies, newspaper coverage) of LGBT historical figures simply does not exist in most cases — such information was buried to protect the reputation of those people, if it was ever recorded to begin with. It was common, for example, to burn personal letters before or after someone’s death to suppress knowledge of intimate interpersonal details.

This in effect leaves us (all of us) with an incomplete historical record, a skewed outlook on our past, one largely absent of LGBT people. But this is not reality — LGBT of course existed throughout history. If you are heterosexual you will not think about this as much, but think about the a theoretical reverse situation… imagine all of history was LGBT people and the few heterosexual people were relegated to lists like this one. And people in the comments said “why does it matter?”
Eu aprendi a amar antes de saber meu nome.
By: Leo Rosa
Tags: Medium Brasil, Literatura Brasileira, LGBT, Recife, Amor

in In Bitcoin We Trust
Girl Part One
Tags: Marriage, Romance, LGBT, Short Fiction

A thirty-year-old recalls their first meeting with their wife on their wedding night.

With their hands clasped, lips locked, and The Internet playing in the room the two lovers danced. It was midnight, but for them, the night was young.

The two young lovers had gotten married earlier, no ceremony but wearing smiles at the courthouse with their friends as witnesses. After celebrating at a small bar not too far from 1st street, they returned to their humble abode, an apartment.

‘Keep me wrapped up in your open arms’ Cissy sang, holding their wife in their arms.

Tight, secure.

Cissy remembered when she met Aaliyah, at twenty. Things were hard to describe — thinking of the fragility of their mortal life, the dangers of a cruel society. So much expectation, with so little repertoire.

A dreamer’s inferno.

They’d gone to a concert to escape, to enjoy some time away from…everything. It was for a home girl’s friend of a friend’s DJ set, one set up outside in the July Sunshine.

There she met her, a person in someone else’s jersey and her own sneakers. A girl with a smile as big as the sun.

Something like attraction at first sight happened — so Cissy did what their heart told them to do and chatted her up. Finding out she knew their friends and knew a cousin or two made them relaxed enough to meet her friends who were setting up a spot on the green nosebleeds.

The smiles, the big ole watermelon, the welcoming arms — they were something beautiful, something Cissy craved.

A family.

A happy, odd family.

“Why don’t you sit with us?” Aaliyah had inquired that day, gesturing to this lively spot.

The words made them cry, a lot. And after a few tissues and jokes, they joined their group of Misfits.

After some time and having enough courage they asked her to be their girlfriend — and they obliged. As they got older, they got more anxious — they were terrified, about a lot of things. The unknown scared them shitless, living in a world where things are never guaranteed.

But with the woman they loved and people they cared about?

Things didn’t seem so stark in contrast.

“Baby, everything alright?” Music still playing, Cissy turns to their newly-wed wife.

“…you remember how we first met?”

“At Nieva’s set. I remember it like yesterday.”

“Yeah.” Aaliyah rested her head on their shoulders as their conversation continued. Cissy held the position, humming as the song continued. Spiced, sweet like cinnamon and vanilla.

“You stood out a lot, you know.”

Cissy laughs, warm slow like the hum of a bass.

“In what way, or how?”

“Your face. You were a wavering beauty. You came to the place by yourself and yet,” Aaliyah’s hands rest on their lower back.

“You looked like you’d rather be anywhere but there.”

“I was scared, Li.” Cissy relented, their dark eyes half-lid, voice cracking a bit, burying their cheek in her ebony coils.

“We’ll I was, until I saw you grooving and shit — put the rest of courage I had to talk to you and everyone else. It’s probably the second best day of my life.”
Yungblud comes out as a polyamorous member of the LGBT+ community
Tags: LGBTQ, LGBT, Yungblud

This past year, Yungblud explained his sexuality since”more directly” but insisted that he was”quite fluid about it”.

Discussing with Attitude, after winning the book’s 2020 Gamechanger Award, he also explained: “I probably would say today, I’m polyamorous. Before I did not f**king understand what I had been.

“I am still fairly odd about going, ‘This is what I am,’ into the world since I have never actually explained it,” he explained.

Asked if he considers himself a part of the LGBT+ community, the singer replied: “I know that it’s such a huge statement, but likely, yeah, I believe I would.

“I have not said that yet since I do not need some insane article anyplace moving,’ Yungblud comes out as **king pan!’

“I was not into that notion — such as my heritage is mine and I am proud of it. However, as I say, I probably could say, yeah, since I f**king do not understand, I really like everybody, I am attracted to everybody.”

Sponsored Product: LGBT Christmas Tree Shirt

Yungblud, whose actual name is Dominic Harrison, stated that while he hasn’t publicly had a connection with a guy, he’s”definitely f**king just like hooked up” together.

“What is mad,” he stated, “is that I did not preconceive this, but if that occurred, I was like,’ Oh!’ And it is perplexing since you are like,’ Holy s**t, you are beautiful, and I **king had a fantastic time, and it is magic.’

“You have got to lose yourself at a heap of folks to figure out who you’re … f**k me, bruv, two years [past ], I **king despised olives, today I love olives!”

Yungblud explained that his former spouse Halsey” educated him much” about his or her sexuality.

He explained: “The discussions we’d have during the night, she’s such understanding since she has been publicly bisexual for many years… it is so funny once you’re dating somebody, nevertheless [you] owe them much towards your own novelty; although she’s not a guy, she made me go, ‘Oh my God, I probably enjoy am into this.’

“I met a person, and that I changed my entire perception of what love may be. It did not work out at the end because we are better as friends and I believe that is exactly what it was — we are, sort of, really the same, so which was odd for us.”

More from LGBT Blog:

BEST LGBT WEB SERIES TO WATCH IN 2020

5 LGBTQ personalities who changed the world

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris both worked for homosexual marriage — in opposite ways
Turkey’s shocking Pride March trial: The story so far
Tags: Pride, Turkey, LGBT, Human Rights, Ankara

Turkey’s shocking Pride March trial: The story so far

18 students and one academic face up to three years imprisonment in Turkey, should a judgement be made against them on December 10. The charges? Participating in a Pride march. Here’s the story so far, and how you can stand up for the METU 19. ILGA-Europe Dec 4, 2020·4 min read

Protests after the attacks on METU Pride 2019. Credit: ODTÜ LGBTİ+ Dayanışması

In May 2019, 19 LGBTI rights defenders were detained while gathering for a Pride march at the Middle East Technical University (METU) in the Turkish city of Ankara. The city’s governor had placed an indefinite ban on LGBTI+ public events in November 2017, under the state of emergency, which was then lifted by the Ankara court earlier in the year, months before the METU Pride march. Despite this, the METU administration still banned Pride.

Because the university administration’s decision contravened the Ankara court’s ruling, activists and students exercised their legal and human right to freedom of assembly and gathered to proceed with their annual peaceful march. The university administration then contacted the police and asked them to intervene.

Arriving at the campus, Police used excessive force to disperse the students after the peaceful Pride march began. Tear gas and plastic bullets were fired at the crowd, students were dragged across the ground, pushed up against trees and sustained head injuries, and 23 people were detained and prosecuted. After several postponements, on 10 December, 2020, which also happens to be International Human Rights Day, 19 of the detained people will face judgement, and up to three years in prison if they are not acquitted.

Gathering for a Pride march is a human right. According to Article 11 of the European Convention of Human Rights: “Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom of association with others.” Turkey is signatory of the convention.

What are the charges?

Participating in “unlawful assembly” (a peaceful Pride March) at the Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2019, and “resisting despite warning”. One student was also charged with insulting a police officer. The prosecution office claims that the police used proportional force, however, police violence was documented in eyewitness reports and video footage. None of the police officers seen using excessive force at the event have been charged.
The Happiest Season, Experienced In Real-time.
By: Valerie Mercado
Tags: Happiest Season, Homophobia, Christmas, LGBT, Lesbian

Let me be real with you, I was looking forward to seeing the Happiest Season from the moment I saw the first trailer released on Youtube. But it wasn’t without some trepidation. Every time I see queer films praised in media, I am suspicious. The genre has become a misery-porn fest and as a real-life lesbian (though I prefer to go by queer) I do not enjoy stories that end in misery. I’ve lived it. I’ve had more than enough. Give me beautiful cheesy romance on a big budget, please.

Anyway, this movie seemed decent enough, with a wonderful cast. I have a huge crush on Kristen Stewart. Not only does she choose interesting roles to portray, well, she’s also actually gay. Which is a nice change.

I have written a very long and detailed review of the film but I thought I would share my real-time thoughts because it was a trip. And also, I hope my notes are a bit funny and add levity to a movie that wasn’t the sappy rom-com experience I wanted to be.

So here goes: