Why Now Matters: Building Empathy in a World That Wants to Forget
In a world where queer rights are under renewed attack, Queer Reflection explores why building empathy through immersive experience is more urgent than ever.
Recent Reflections
AI isn’t here to replace queer voices—it’s here to reflect them. At Queer Reflection, we’re using AI to deepen empathy, not dilute it. This post explores how technology, when guided by lived experience, can become a mirror for emotional truth. […]
On July 17, 2025, Trump dismantles the ‘Press 3’ LGBTQ+ youth lifeline. This poetic, furious reflection demands action as we stand guard over our queer souls. […]
Before religion codified it, homophobia didn’t exist. It was taught, enforced, ritualized. This blog post unpacks how religious institutions transformed diverse human expressions of love and gender into sources of shame, and how queer liberation demands that we confront these sacred roots of oppression. […]
In a blatant act of queer erasure, conservative Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the USNS Harvey Milk renamed. From deleting trans identities in the military to whitewashing Stonewall, this is more than symbolic—it’s war on our history. […]
We’re bringing queer stories into the real world—layered into the spaces where empathy is needed most. Here’s why Queer Reflection is moving from the screen to the sidewalk, and how AR can help us feel these stories more deeply. […]
Jimmy Somerville didn’t just sing—he soared. From “Smalltown Boy” to queer disco defiance, his voice gave power to the vulnerable and rage to the silenced. We remember the icon who turned falsetto into a battle cry—and the day I met him at a flower stand in San Francisco. Charming. Unforgettable. Revolutionary. […]
