List: P&P Prompt Stories: Films and Literature | Curated by Jonny Masters

Mar 30, 2024
23 stories
2 saves
P&P Prompt Stories: Films and LiteraturePrism and Pen stories written in response to the writing prompt: How Have LGBTQ Film & Literature Shaped You?
Sarah TC
in
Prism & Pen
80s Kids’ TV Made Me Queer, Despite Mary Whitehouse and ThatcherMuch of the TV I watched as a child was pretty trippy
Mar 28
2
Mar 28
2
Chris Owens
in
Prism & Pen
Y2K: A Groundbreaking Year for Queer TV and MoviesBoth the silver screen and the small screen bring hope for a new millennium to queer people.
Mar 21
12
Mar 21
12
Torshie Torto
in
Prism & Pen
Why Homophobia Doesn’t Exist in My Fantasy NovelsThe origin of my creative philosophy
Mar 23
17
Mar 23
17
Matthew Frye Castillo
in
Prism & Pen
How Books Shaped My Life as a Gay Escort
Mar 25
32
Mar 25
32
John Peyton Cooke
in
Prism & Pen
Check It Out: “The Swimming-Pool Library” Is a Gay ClassicAlan Hollinghurst’s unabashedly sexy novel of 20th-century gay life made a big splash in 1988. Why did I wait till 2015 to dive in?
Mar 25
7
Mar 25
7
Esther Spurrill-Jones
in
Prism & Pen
How ‘The Last Unicorn’ Reflected My Invisible QueernessLoneliness, found family, love
Mar 16
18
Mar 16
18
Simply Sophia
in
Prism & Pen
When Trans Literature Was Almost Non-Existent, I Found HopeThe Tampon Box, Cosmo, and Ozma
Mar 15
15
Mar 15
15
Patsy Fergusson
in
Prism & Pen
Non-Binary Pakistani Debunks Stereotypes in “Sort Of”And brings on the fun
Mar 15
9
Mar 15
9
Josie Defaye
in
Prism & Pen
‘Moby Dick’ Gave Me a Glimpse of Queer HopeThe quiet queerness of Melville’s masterpiece
Mar 15
2
Mar 15
2
James Patrick Nelson
in
Prism & Pen
Why Did I Resist the “Campy” Gay Aesthetic?Out of the closet and into a box
Mar 14
31
Mar 14
31
Molly Martin
in
Prism & Pen
Open Letter to Pioneering Irish Feminist and Lesbian Nell McCaffertyFrom a northern California tradeswoman and her grrrl gang
Mar 14
2
Mar 14
2
Tin Tin
in
Prism & Pen
This Book Helped Me Accept My Ace IdentityLoveless by Alice Oseman
Mar 13
4
Mar 13
4
Lilian McDonough
in
Prism & Pen
Trans Hermione and the Importance of HeadcanonsFinding comfort in the art of the people who want you dead
Mar 12
23
Mar 12
23
Terry Barr
in
Prism & Pen
Is There a Queer Utopia? On the Virtues of David Mitchell’s Rock NovelI teach ‘Utopia Avenue’ in my Rock and Soul Literature class.
Mar 12
9
Mar 12
9
Kaylin Hamilton
in
Prism & Pen
How Video Games Helped Me Accept My QueernessRealisation and acceptance through digital interactive storytelling
Mar 10
8
Mar 10
8
LibrariAnna
in
Prism & Pen
My Take On “Maestro” as a Queer Woman Married to a Straight ManBeing bisexual and practicing non-monogamy doesn’t mean I love my husband any less
Mar 11
5
Mar 11
5
John suddath
in
Prism & Pen
When (Gay) LaLa Land Came to TexasAnd Opened a Whole New World for Me
Mar 11
2
Mar 11
2
Matt Mason
in
Prism & Pen
Dr Who’s Madame Vastra Hit Differently After I Came OutA conversation about veils, both actual and proverbial.
Mar 11
3
Mar 11
3
Fay Wylde
in
Prism & Pen
Somewhere Over the Technicolor Queer RainbowIn The Wizard of Oz, one moment in that film meant so very much to me… and I bet you would never guess what it was
Mar 11
5
Mar 11
5
Jonny Masters
in
Prism & Pen
Meeting Maurice: A Journey of Discovery in LGBTQ+ CultureShaped by LGBTQ+ Film and Fiction
Mar 9
6
Mar 9
6