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Friendship

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Engaging with the world as a queer person means many of the roadmaps we learn at a young age in a heteronormative society are useless.

AJ August 26, 2025 3 Comments
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Dating

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It’s like I’m sexually active in theory but not in practice.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 26, 2025 1 Comment
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AF+ Dating

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Sex

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Whether exploring pregnancy fetish or embarking on kinky exploration with a pregnant pleasure vessel, your options for satiating your desires are as limitless as your imagination.

Madison Young August 20, 2025 1 Comment
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Dating

‘I Went on a Not-Quite-Date With a Woman in a Relationship and Now I’m Down Bad’

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Summer Tao August 19, 2025 5 Comments
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AF+ Lesbian Weddings

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the team August 15, 2025
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“I just remember how covered in sawdust we were. And I lost a sock at the bathhouse. It was kind of chaotic.”

Sex/Life August 14, 2025
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‘How Do I Get My Ex To Stop Going To My Favorite Bar?’

“Do I have to give up this place I love so much? That seems so unfair!”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 12, 2025
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AF+ Relationships

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Your best friend is shaming you for the kind of porn that gets you off. Also; tips on having more threesomes.

the team August 8, 2025
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AF+ Sex

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Sex/Life August 7, 2025 1 Comment
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Sex/Life July 31, 2025
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Breakups First Person

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Carlo July 31, 2025 41 Comments
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Dating

‘My Date Was Turned Off by the Idea of Being My First Girlfriend’

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya July 29, 2025 11 Comments
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First Person Friendship

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the team July 25, 2025 5 Comments
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Sex

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Sex/Life July 24, 2025
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Dating

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Summer Tao July 22, 2025 5 Comments
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Sex

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