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 52 Minutes
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first person It’s Time To Face Facts: I’ll Never Be a Lipstick Femme Being a lipstick girlie doesn’t leave you; sometimes, it just has to evolve. Sa'iyda Shabazz — Apr 28, 2023
first person A Lesbian Reflects on Lesbian Visibility (Sort Of) I have started and stopped writing this so many times. Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya — Apr 26, 2023
first person Calling Myself a Lesbian Has Been a Lesson in Self Acceptance I think this is always who I’ve been, and the other words were the ones I was trying on to see if they fit. Sa'iyda Shabazz — Apr 26, 2023
music Ranking The National Songs by How Much I’ve Cried to Them Trying to get sober was like pulling teeth. danijanae — Apr 17, 2023
first person At the Passover Table, New Traditions Will Be Born This year feels like the first of many years where I begin to truly incorporate my partner’s cultural traditions into our family. Sa'iyda Shabazz — Apr 5, 2023
first person The Yeses that Surprise You: Organizing Across the Lines of Cis and Trans Building power across the lines of cis and trans teaches me that there are many people who will fight alongside trans people to win a better world. Jess St. Louis — Mar 31, 2023
first person Let Me Be in My Queer Italianx Feelings for a Minute It was a simple post. So simple and, in the grand scheme of it all, not super meaningful, and yet, I teared up. Stef Rubino — Mar 28, 2023