first person How I Grieved for a Cat Over Long Distance There’s beauty in sharing a friendship with an animal that needs to be earned. Summer Tao Dec 29, 2025
first person The Erotics of Masks Wearing a mask felt similar to how I usually identified as a stone top. MK — Jan 2, 2025
first person What If The Girl You Make Out With On New Year’s Eve Becomes Your Wife? “You tell everyone you see that night, including but not limited to all the friends you came with, another friend you run into, a stranger on the street, your dog… Riese — Jan 1, 2025
first person If I Don’t See Snow Soon I’m Going To Scream I have nothing to prove 2023 was the first year of my life when I didn’t see snow on the ground other than my memories. Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya — Dec 31, 2024
first person How ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Healed My Broken Heart I never thought a horror movie would be the key to healing from my first lesbian breakup, but Love Lies Bleeding got your girl together. Eva Reign — Dec 2, 2024
first person I Believe We Shouldn’t Own Guns. I’m Learning How To Shoot One Anyway Everyone needs to stop being so flippant about telling queer and trans people to buy guns. Stef Rubino — Nov 21, 2024
first person Dorothy Allison, Your Florida Is My Florida Bastard Out of Carolina was the book that made me want to become a writer. Kristen Arnett — Nov 11, 2024
first person I Got My Driver’s License Last Week, Just Like We Always Talked About Or: A Love Letter to You and to the Moon (Who Does Not Wish To Be Photographed at This Time) Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya — Oct 30, 2024
first person Cheers to the Birthday I Didn’t Think I’d Reach I turned 30 last month. It was my first birthday in recent memory I actually planned for. Summer Tao — Oct 30, 2024
