first person I’m Tired of Hearing About Yearning There is power in yearning, but only as a means to an end, not as an endstate in itself. AJ Feb 20, 2026
first person The Unexpected Loneliness of Getting Divorced I wondered if my friends were afraid that the honesty it takes to face that a relationship needs to end might be contagious. If they stood too close to me,… Jálynn Castleman — Dec 14, 2023
first person Untethered: I Have To Stop Getting Engayged or Married on Holidays My ex and I mutually proposed to each other on Christmas last year. Nico — Nov 30, 2023
first person Untethered: In Defense of a Messy Bed There’s a certain kind of comfort to me in dishevelment. Nico — Nov 9, 2023
first person Where Are All the Scream Kings? When I was in fourth grade, I got in trouble for discussing how fast my body would decompose if I was stabbed. Gen — Oct 26, 2023
first person Untethered: Into the Woods The woods are Escape. They have always held my personal ideal of “freedom” cradled in their branches. Nico — Oct 26, 2023
first person My Jiddo Fled Palestinian Genocide so I Could Be Free A free Palestine means a freer world. Laila Makled — Oct 25, 2023
first person Before and After the Library Author Kristen Arnett writes on growing up in a house where books were banned and becoming a queer librarian in Florida. Kristen Arnett — Oct 7, 2023
first person On *NSYNC and Being a Lesbian Who Loves Boy Bands If you had to make me into a pie chart, being queer and loving *NSYNC are basically the same size. Sa'iyda Shabazz — Oct 6, 2023
