As a Nonbinary Abortion Activist, Planning a Pregnancy Is Complicated — And Hopeful
Just after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, my doctor asks if I’m excited to have another baby.
Letters to My Dead, Gay [REDACTED]
I don’t know you. I never did. But I presume that in all of our family, perhaps, I am the only one who could even begin to understand you.
I Compartmentalized My Life — Now I’m Opening the Boxes
I’m ashamed that I rejected real love that I had in my life because I couldn’t lose the security of heterosexuality and the validation I thought it bestowed on me.
Is There Life After High School?
“I wanted to have nightmares about monsters or mass shootings. It was too embarrassing — in the midst of global catastrophe — to be concerned with something as frivolous as high school.”
I’m Asexual and I Prefer to Have Sex With Myself
I finally realized that it is completely possible to be asexual, experience some sexual attraction and enjoy sex — even if you’re only having sex with yourself.
“Middlesex” Has a Complicated Legacy — 20 Years Ago, It Changed My Life
When I read Middlesex, I felt that tinge of recognition I think a lot of queer and trans people look for when they realize something is different about themselves.
Investigating the Bionicle-to-Trans Pipeline
More than a few fans I spoke with did say that if it weren’t for Bionicle they may not have come to understand their gender when they did.
The Names We Call Each Other
On specific language, families, mispronunciations, and revisiting Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Namesake.”
My Sci-Fi Girl Summer, Explained
It was a lot like coming out later in life, but this time instead of going to a bunch of lesbian parties and hooking up with strangers, I’m staying up until 4 a.m. Googling shit like “how is Loki still alive.”
This Diner Is Where My Relationships Begin — And End
My recent breakup the first week of June wasn’t one I wanted or expected, but it was one I had to initiate anyway.
Always End Cuts
My wife and I were speeding through the hills of southern Vermont when I proposed a special date night.
At Diners, You Don’t Have To Grow Up
Diners are places of unreality where I can get my food and not worry about being stared at or made fun of.
Meet Me at Flanigan’s
When I think of what the diner experience is in South Florida, I think of Flanigan’s.
Burgers, Bodies, and Off-Menu Bisexual Swagger
This is about a high school job.
The Place for Smiles
Back in those days, I thought drinking was the most interesting thing about me.
No Matter How Much Changes, These Diners Stay The Same
If Staten Island has anything, it’s an abundance of delicious diners, and so many have left their mark on my heart.
Take Me Back to Standee’s
For many of us, Standee’s was one of the first public spaces where we could openly and comfortably share our most authentic gender expression.
High School and Everything After
You can’t be gay in 1999. But I’m not, so that’s just fine.
Scenes From a Jersey Diner
This is what it means to be from New Jersey. The roughness around the edges isn’t hidden away or sugar-coated.
Welcome to Diner Week — What Are You Having?
Welcome to Diner Week, a 12-part series of essays by Autostraddle writers and editors set in diners.