culture A Place of Our Own The 90s and 2000s were a time of churning for queer movements in India. Stuti Gupta Jan 8, 2026
community The Comment Awards Are Normalizing Weird “Yesterday I thought to myself, ‘I wonder what GayStew is doing in quarantine?’ And this morning I find myself reading this.” Darcy — Jun 26, 2020
society + culture We Find Freedom in Black Trans Joy We place joy at the center of our spaces, because spaces created for us are often only interested in our trauma and pain. Jordyn Jay and Gia Love — Jun 26, 2020
community Live Show This Sunday to Benefit Women For Political Change, Minneapolis! Featuring El Sanchez, Jes Tom, Junauda Petrus-Nasah and Be Steadwell, 100% of ticket proceeds go to support Women for Political Change in Minneapolis! Nico — Jun 25, 2020
straddleverse One Last Letter From This Editor I’ve had three full-time jobs for this company for 11 years and today I’m taking the triumphant step of knocking that down to two! Riese — Jun 24, 2020
straddleverse This is Your Friday Open Thread for June 19, 2020 Tell us how you are! Tell us what you’re up to! Tell us anything at all! Vanessa — Jun 19, 2020
straddleverse The Comment Awards Are Celebrating Gay Wrath “The entire concept of a warrior nun is queer – if there’s no rainbow content, I’m gonna fight someone.” Darcy — Jun 19, 2020
lgbt pride Principles of Pride: The Riot Black and Indigenous Trans People Deserve I want the world to no longer assume ownership of our bodies, but we cannot do that without land. Decolonizing the land itself is not only crucial but necessary for… Alan Pelaez Lopez — Jun 18, 2020
lgbt pride Principles of Pride: Sex Work Is Real Work, Sex Workers Are Fucking Revolutionary A free world for sex workers would be a free world for people’s bodies, desires, and pleasures — that is to say, a world worth fighting for. Kai Cheng — Jun 16, 2020