“We are biologically designed to feel with one another.” That sentence struck me like a bell the first time I read it in Dr. Bruce D. Perry’s Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential—and Endangered. It felt both obvious and revolutionary—like something I had always...
At first glance, Queer Reflection might look like a storytelling platform. But under the hood, it’s something far more radical: an empathy engine—powered by technology, but guided by feeling. We didn’t build this project just to share queer stories.We built it to make...
There’s a heaviness in the air lately. You can feel it—online, in legislation, in classrooms and boardrooms and dinner tables. Queer lives, which fought so hard to be seen, are once again being questioned, policed, and erased. Book bans. Bathroom bills. A quiet...
Beyond Tolerance: The Power of Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes In a world where understanding often stops at the boundaries of our own experience, true empathy remains our most powerful—yet underutilized—tool for social change. Today, we’re proud to...
I didn’t create Queer Reflection because the world needed another platform. I created it because I needed a way to survive the space between who we are and what the world still refuses to feel. I’ve been called names I won’t repeat. I’ve watched doors close the moment...
Queer Reflection is built to spark transformation, not just awareness.
One day the boy decided to let them know the way he felt inside. He could not stand to hide it. His mother she broke down and cried. Oh my father, why don’t you talk to me now? Oh my mother, do you still cry yourself to sleep? Are you still proud of your little boy?
Don’t be afraid. You don’t have to hideaway.
The boy, he was rejected by the people that he cared for. It's not what they expected, but he could not keep it secret anymore. Far from home now, waiting by the telephone. There's a new world. You can make it on your own. Are you still proud of your little boy?
Don’t be afraid. You don’t have to hideaway, no.
Don’t be afraid. Love will mend your broken wing. Time will fade away. Learn to be brave.
