What’s In and Out for 2024
IN: Ethical Non-Monogamy (the action), OUT: Ethical Non-Monogamy (the phrase)
Obsessed: Twin Flames Universe, a New Age Cult With a Surprising and Insidious Approach To Turning Gay People Straight
Two documentaries about the Twin Flames Universe exposes a psuedo-spiritual cult that emotionally abuses and financially exploits its followers who are simply looking for love. Underneath their alleged LGBTQ+ acceptance, however, lied a practice described as what would happen “if excessive liberal progressives got drunk and had a baby with conservative Christians.”
Sou Sou Things: My Queer Caribbean Community Saves Money & Each Other
Even though we may struggle, as long as one of us has — all of us will have.
Four Femmes on the Celebrations and Expectations of Being A Trans Woman In Comedy
“Once I hit 37, I officially stopped giving a fuck about what anyone thought — outliving your life expectancy makes it real easy to not care.”
Four Comedians On How Their Transness Has Informed and Influenced Their Careers
“I would much rather be funny than inspirational”
Moon Lesbian Flag, Explained
There is a Pride flag called the Moon Lesbian Flag, meant as a contrast to the Sun Lesbian Flag, which is different entirely from the standard Lesbian Pride Flag. Let’s investigayte.
My Queer Return to Trinbagonian Carnival
Queerness exists in a paradoxical space in Carnival culture — ever-present but still hidden.
What Embracing My Soft Life Era Really Means
Living a soft life doesn’t mean I’ll live one free from strife or pain, rather I’m living a life that invites those emotions in.
Queer Archivists and Library Workers on Archival Materials That Meant a Lot to Them
“We’ve always struggled but we’ve also always had culture and community, I think that those just mean a lot to me, also that we’ve always been funny.”
Learning From Queer Libraries and Archives in a Time of Erasure
As legislatures and hate groups seek to censor and erase queer and trans lives and experiences, these spaces, be they physical or digital, housed in universities or grassroots-led, are perhaps more important than ever.
During Times Like This, We All Need Somewhere Good
As Twitter crumbles, I hope we all end up somewhere where we feel affirmed and joyful.
A Close Look at the Ridiculously Sweet Trans Whiskey Commercial
It definitely made all of us cry.
Instagram’s New Away Message Feature Got Me in My Middle-Aged Feels
Leave your funniest (or wittiest) “Note” (read: Instagram away message) in the comments — we all could use more joy these days!
A Convo on the Queer & Trans Takeover of Skateboarding
“Skating as a culture is getting more and more visibly queer”
Today I Wondered Why AFAB Was Trending on Twitter
Did I figure it out?
Queer Athens Is the First Greek LGBTQ Oral History Project
Our community needed a way to share queer history, so we made it happen.
Horror Is So Gay
Welcome to Horror Is So Gay, a series of essays, lists, and fearsome explorations of queer and trans horror, running throughout the month of October.
Fall in Love With Dyke Queen Issue 3: Recipes from Queerantine!
“OMG, I love our cover. The image is titled “juicy fruit” and it’s by Naima Green,” said Yezmin Villarreal, creator of Dyke Queen.
You’ve Heard of Cat Twitter, But Have You Heard of Nonbinary Popeye Twitter?
Popeye wasn’t just a salty sailor punching people. Strength was fluid, gender was fluid and the spinach flowed freely.
Here Are Our They/Them Summer Mood Boards
Fox News apparently did not actually publish a story about “they/them summer” undermining American democracy, but we’re reclaiming the term anyway!!!!!!!! Happy they/them summer to all who celebrate.