I’m So Proud Of This Community | 30 Days of Pride

Welcome back to 30 Days of Pride on Ace Of Bens! I’ve saved my own personal pride post for last, not because I necessarily wanted to be the wrap-up, but because I didn’t really know what to talk about until last night. I’ve talked about my coming out experience on here before. Already, I’ve made […]

Q&A with Mina Waheed | 30 Days of Pride – Day 3

Welcome back to 30 Days of Pride! Today I have with me Mina Waheed, the author of the indie romance hits Soft on Soft and Graham’s Delicacies. They’re here to talk about how they (and their characters) celebrate pride month, writing queer characters, and more! BEN ACE: Hi, Mina! Welcome to 30 Days of Pride, […]

Announcing 30 Days of Pride Blogging Event

Introducing 30 Days of Pride

30 Days of Pride Welcome back to Ace Of Bens! I have a very exciting announcement today that I hope you’ll all consider participating in. So, I’m sure most, if not all, of us know that June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, right? For me, the entire month feels like a 30-day holiday. It’s a time […]

Job Hunting While Nonbinary by Dan Hunsaker | Shattering Stigmas 4.0

Most folks I’ve talked to, even those without mental health concerns, experience some amount of stress over searching for work. Tracking down a new employer takes a significant amount of time, effort, and often rejection. The general consensus seems to be, among my tiny sample size as much as popular entertainment, that job hunting is […]

The Anxiety Of Coming Out by Ben Ace | Shattering Stigmas

The Anxiety of Coming Out by Ben Ace — An installment of Shattering Stigmas 4.0

Author’s Note: Yesterday (October 10th) was World Mental Health Day, and today (October 11th) is National Coming Out Day. I like that these days come right next to each other because it makes for a good way to talk about the intersections between queerness and mental health. Granted, you can intersect mental health with any […]