IdentityInternational Pronouns Day: the date and the point of itThe third Wednesday of October, which in 2026 means Wednesday 21 October. Where the day came from, what the research actually says, and how to mark it without turning anyone into a teaching moment.
IdentityGender identity vs sexual orientation vs gender expressionWho you are, who you are drawn to and how your gender shows are three different questions. The answer to one tells you very little about the other two.
IdentityComing out as trans later in life: what changes and what doesn'tMany trans people know for years before they tell anyone, and some only find the words at 50 or 60. What is different when you come out later, and what stays the same.
IdentityGender-neutral pronouns in Spanish, French and other languagesIn English, a neutral pronoun does most of the work. In French, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish and Portuguese, gender runs through the whole sentence, and each language has built its own answer.
IdentityDrag vs trans: why drag and being trans are not the same thingDrag is something people do on a stage; being trans is who someone is, on stage and off. Some people are both, and most are one or neither.
IdentityLGBTQIA+ meaning: what each letter stands for, and why it growsLesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and a plus for everyone else. The letters are the easy part; who added them, and why, is the story.
IdentityBisexual vs pansexual vs omnisexual vs polysexual, explainedFour words for attraction to more than one gender. They overlap far more than the arguments suggest, and the differences that remain are worth knowing.
IdentityWLW meaning: how it differs from sapphic and transbianThree words often used as if they were one. Two describe where attraction goes, one describes a person, and the difference shows most on a dating profile.
IdentityPronouns in email signatures: how to add them, and whether toA few words after your name are all it takes. Formats that work, what to write if you use neopronouns or any pronouns, and why nobody should ever be made to add them.
IdentityWhat does sapiosexual mean, and why is the word contested?Attraction to intelligence, named. It is also the one orientation label people argue about, and the argument is worth understanding before you use it.