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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

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3 Hours

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Wicked Florida Dreams: Queer Defenses From Within a Red Swamp

Over and over again, we practice evasion. Ducking. Blocking. Parrying. Weaving. Running.

Gina Paris Ellis Marks

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Dec 9, 2025

a body with the words stupid slut tattooed on

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Why I Got a Tattoo That Says ‘Stupid Slut’

I find it impossible to know what a tattoo will mean for me until I’ve lived with it in my skin.

Summer Tao

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Dec 2, 2025

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Confessions of a Teenage Twihard

I don’t know when, exactly, I discovered Fanfiction Dot Net, just that when I did, my life changed, opened up, cracked open.

A.

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Nov 27, 2025

a person with a lantern looking out to sea

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The Other Frances

I have no delusions that my grandparents would have understood or condoned my transness, but in the wake of their deaths, I found myself longing for their patient non-judgement.

Frances James Dinger

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Nov 27, 2025

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Why I Rewatch ‘The Family Stone’ Every Year

The Family Stone is many queer folks’ first introduction to warm, unconditional familial love.

Reed Motti

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Nov 26, 2025

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A Comprehensive Guide to Starting Over After a Breakup

You remember love is still present in your life.

ashni

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Nov 25, 2025

Benny and Miles in Overcompensating's Halloweekend episode

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‘Overcompensating’ and the Subtle Horrors of Being Closeted on Halloweekend

I hadn’t thought my Halloweekend queer turmoil in a long while. Overcompensating’s Halloweekend episode “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” brought me crashing back to it.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Nov 1, 2025

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How I Grieved for a Cat Over Long Distance

How I Grieved for a Cat Over Long Distance

Wicked Florida Dreams: Queer Defenses From Within a Red Swamp

Why I Got a Tattoo That Says ‘Stupid Slut’

Confessions of a Teenage Twihard

The Other Frances

Why I Rewatch ‘The Family Stone’ Every Year

A Comprehensive Guide to Starting Over After a Breakup

‘Overcompensating’ and the Subtle Horrors of Being Closeted on Halloweekend

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