All Girls Want To Eat Each Other
Cannibals, like lesbians, are feared for their selective appetites.
Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: Titane Made Us Wanna F*ck Cars
My opening question was going to be: So, have you ever had sex with a car?
The Trans Terror of Franz Kafka
For many trans readers, it’s easy to find a kinship with Kafka.
‘Halloween III’ Rules; Capitalism Sucks Ass
Halloween III stands as a prescient warning for what was coming as a result of the disastrous decisions of Ronald Reagan’s administration.
Possession, Heartbreak, Transition
During my most nervous-system-destroying breakup to date, I found myself feeling like an abandoned child, the victim of a broken contract.
Horrorscopes: What Queer Horror Film Should You Watch This Month, Based on Your Sign
Horoscopes can be a useful way of understanding ourselves and working toward personal growth; HORRORscopes can let us avoid that personal growth by reveling in our own mess and allowing our “evil” sides in. And doesn’t that sound more fun?!
In ’28 Days Later,’ Found Families Who Fight Fascism Together Stay Together
The world wasn’t technically ending in 2003 — it just felt like it was.
54 Queer Horror Movies and Shows To Stream This Month
Gather round stream queens, it’s time to watch queer horror all month long.
The Threequel Is the Gay Cousin of Horror Movies
Threequels never play it safe. I used to, until I didn’t.
Play Parties Let Me Explore My Asexuality
Maybe I didn’t always know I was ace, but I can’t say there weren’t signs.
Toward a Definition of Fat Fetish
I look at my body in the mirror. Fat, yes. But desire is a crooked hook down my throat I cannot articulate.
Invisible Histories Won’t Let You Leave the Queer South Behind
Collectively, the states that make up the South are home to more Black people, more people of color, and more LGBTQ people than any other region of this country.
I’ve Always Loved Deception
As I begin my career as a therapist, I have to hide parts of myself.
I’m Going To Keep On Cruising at the Men’s Only Club
I’ve always been struck by the mostly silent language of cruising.
My Top Surgery Was Complicated. I Don’t Regret It
We rarely hear about how healing can be an iterative and potentially complicated process.
When Passing Isn’t Impossible Anymore
What happens when you start to pass? And what happens when you decide that’s not the end-all-be-all anymore?
I Long for the Queer Secret Spaces of the Past
Dream with me, if you will. It’s the mid-1960s, and you and your queer friends are looking for some place to go to meet others like you when you hear rumors about a members-only club called Gateways tucked away in a hidden corner of the city.
The Damage Fascism Has Done to Trans and Disability Research
Few know about the long-term effects that the Nazi Party had on present-day understandings of both autism and transgender identities.
Black, Trans, and Alive
There is joy here. I have dreamed of this 100 times, prayed for it twice as many.
Lying’s the Most Fun a Girl Can Have
“I identified as a heterosexually-inclined bisexual when I started giving hand jobs for money, and I left more or less a lesbian. It wasn’t the only factor in that transformation, but boy was it a major one.”