
Reversing the Stigma of Community College
Taylor Hunsberger is a Program Collaborator for The Validation Project, based in New York City. Attending community college is...


4 things I wish I knew freshman year
As a recent college graduate, I still remember how intimidating it can feel walking onto campus and into a classroom on your very first...


Finding Home in Queer Spaces
Valerie Weisler is the founder and CEO of The Validation Project. You can learn more about her here. This is her submission for Pride...


Artists Like Us: What Queer Art Can Accomplish
Charlie Leppert is a guest blogger for Pride Month. This is his submission! The first time I saw Alok Vaid-Menon was in 2014, when I came...


How Living in Europe for Six Months Helped Me Grow My Queer Identity
Farrah Cukor is a guest blogger for Pride Month. This is her submission! Being a junior in college, as many people do, I decided to...


My 10th Grade English Class is Raising Money to Send a Victim of Armed Conflict to Graduate School
That is when he realized that a pen was the most powerful weapon. Despite the lack of educational opportunities, Garang joined the...


Remembering Queer History: The Shoulders We Stand On
Reina Ashley Nomura is a guest blogger for Pride Month! This is her submission. In second grade, I remember seeing signs around my...


Saving Your Friends
TW: suicide ideation, depression. In the past few days, we’ve seen a lot of discourse about mental health, suicide, and Your Role in it...


Anti-Bullying Week: Why We Can't Stop at Tolerance
When I was getting bullied brutally my freshman year of high school, it wasn't like my school wasn't teaching anti-bullying curriculum;...


10 Badass Books To Read For International Women's Day
Happy International Women's Day, #Validators! We'd like to say a big thank you to our powerful women that work with us globally. From the...