IDAHO May 17 – Don’t Call Me Babe!
Barb Wire to the Rescue! Polari's designer writes about a drag queen's act of defiance. To celebrate International Day Against Homophobia/Biphobia and Transphobia Polari Magazine is publishing a series...
View ArticleIDAHO May 17 – Men Leering at Women
Not Standing Down To Jeers. BJ Epstein writes about writes about men who leer at lesbians in an attempt to get back on top. To celebrate International Day Against Homophobia/Biphobia and Transphobia...
View ArticleIDAHO May 17 – Hiding in the Open
How do we learn the art of disguise? Uli Lenart from Gay's the Word bookshop writes about hiding in the open for fear of being called different. To celebrate the International Day Against...
View ArticleIDAHO May 17 – Bad GP
What do you do when your GP treats you like a thing? In this moving story, T Form's Emma Bailey writes about a visit to the GP in which she was treated like a thing and not a person. To celebrate the...
View ArticleIDAHO May 17 – Hissing Faggots
Chasing the Homophobic Down. Paul Baker writes about not letting homophobic abuse go unchallenged. To celebrate IDAHO 2012 Polari Magazine is publishing a series of stories from its writers about...
View ArticleIDAHO May 17 – The Twins
It's there in that look of recognition. Clayton Littlewood writes about the moment that his secret came out at school. To celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia/Biphobia and Transphobia...
View ArticleIDAHO May 17 – Epidemic of Hate
Are we living the dream or the nightmare? Performer and cabaret artist Alp Haydar asks if there's an epidemic of hate in our society. To celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia/Biphobia and...
View ArticleIDAHO May 17 – Myths about Bisexuality
The myths are rarely about fact and mostly about prejudice. Lyndsay Winegarden writes about the prejudices that come out when bisexuality is mentioned. To celebrate the International Day Against...
View ArticleIDAHO May 17 – Betrayed by my Best Friend
There were worse things said at school than 'gay'. Little Bastard writes about the best friend that betrayed his trust. To celebrate IDAHO 2012 Polari Magazine is publishing a series of stories from...
View ArticleIDAHO May 17 – Sidelined for Being “Too Gay”
Homophobia appears in many guises. David Watters writes about his experience of homophobia at work and in his personal life. To celebrate IDAHO 2012 Polari Magazine is publishing a series of stories...
View ArticleIDAHO(T) May 17 – Turned Down At The Picket Lines
IDAHOT 2013. Walter Beck writes about how he was turned away from helping out at a Day of Silence demonstration because he was not a well-groomed a-lister. "They were the pretty boy types; they stood...
View ArticleIDAHO(T) May 17 – A Close Shave
IDAHOT 2013. Phoenix Berliner writes about learning to identify as trans, and the school kids who asked, "is she even a girl?". "What the girls had said during that traumatic experience supplied me...
View ArticleIDAHO(T) May 17 – Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
IDAHOT 2013. Eva Monkey writes a lyrical censure of the beer greased lads on a Saturday night, looking for anyone different to make them feel better about themselves. "And here comes li’l old queerzy,...
View ArticleIDAHO(T) May 17 – Transphobic Family
IDAHOT 2013. Jordan Diamant & Aubrey Diamant write about the hateful and terrifying transphobia and homophobia from their family. "You can expect to be hurt by strangers that is usually a given,...
View ArticleIDAHO(T) May 17 – So What If I Am!
IDAHOT 2013. Musician Andi Fraggs writes about how his school failed to support him when he was mercilessly bullied, and cited Clause 28 as the reason.. "I developed more than a little interest in...
View ArticleIDAHO(T) May 17 – Coming Out In A Closet
IDAHOT 2103. In this story Ira Bohm-Sanchez writes about transitioning in Arizona, the good of it as well as the bad. "All of the men in this tiny trash closet had directed their attention to our...
View ArticleIDAHO(T) May 17 – Silk Shirt & Tight Pants
IDAHOT 2013. Jason Carson Wilson writes about the double bind of racism and homophobia, and how that lost him his job. "My editor found it amusing to find a correlation between the length of my story...
View ArticleIDAHO(T) May 17 – Insane or a Migraine?
IDAHOT 2013. Sean-Michael Gettys on the headache that is doctors who do not understand, or accept, the status 'transgender'. "Once again he questioned my transition and I explained the process I’d been...
View ArticleThrough His Representatives God Voted “No” – IDAHO(T) 2014
Sermon only In the Church of the Half Loaf, "listen to the sermon, and keep your faggy mouths shut" ... "It’s also an exercise in bargain basement American Christian morality; they can pat themselves...
View ArticleStay Down, Faggot – IDAHO(T) 2014
IDAHOT 2014. To mark IDAHO(T) 2014, Polari's editor recalls the homophobic attack that he and his partner endured on his birthday, the day after IDAHO 2013. "I was thumped to the ground, and kicked;...
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