Results for: love is a lie
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Autism Is Not a Trend, but There Are Problems With How It’s Discussed Online
Health conditions and disabilities are more than how many views a 20-second clip gets or the number of comments under a post. It’s real-life shit that can affect the core of who somebody is.
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Holigay Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffers Under $20 for the Sweetheart Whose ‘Stocking’ You ‘Stuff’
Shops this list of toys and accessories that are under $20 and have yourself a hole-y night.
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On Reconciliation, Reconnection, and Acceptance
Spending time in the kitchen and learning how to cook the comfort food of my childhood has helped me connect to my mother in ways I never expected.
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You Need Help: My Parents Want Me to Respect My Sister’s Homophobic Religious Beliefs
How do I get my parents to see that neutrality in this situation feels like they’re rejecting me too?
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Obsessed: Elizabeth Holmes, Founder of Theranos and Noted Rich Liar
Welcome to the first edition of Obsessed, in which I provide you a reading list / media consumption list that speaks to my primary hobby: doing obsessive amounts of research into a singular topic or story for no reason.
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Grounding Ourselves for 2021: A NYE Round Table & Open Thread
In a chaotic world, how will you show up for yourself and provide yourself with the consistency you need in the new year and beyond?
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Six Black Queer Travelers Share How They Attempt to Locate Community Around the Globe
As a Black queer traveler, there are a whole host of reasons why finding other Black queer communities can be difficult. Black Queer Travel Guide spoke to six Black queer people about their experiences of trying to find Black queer family wherever they go.
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Sue Bird’s Essay About Megan Rapinoe Will Punch Your Heart in the Face in the Very Best Way
LOVE IS NOT A LIE, CASE CLOSED.
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OPEN THREAD: What Are You Doing Today, Are You Okay?
Let’s be here together, apart — the safest way to show community care this year.
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“Wait, Is This a Date?” Podcast Episode 201: Mommi Culture
Honey, we’re home!!!! “Wait, Is This a Date?” is back and we’re talking all things mommi culture! And all things dating as an actual mom!
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Is Vaginismus Making Penetration Painful? Here’s What It Is and How to Treat It
Vaginismus can get in the way of essential practices and pleasurable activities, like penetrative sex, penetrative masturbation, inserting tampons or menstrual cups and receiving pelvic exams. But with the right guidance from a doctor and/ or a physical therapist, vaginismus can be treated.
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Home Alone for the Holigays: Celebrate Yule and Watch Brandy’s “Cinderella” with Meg
Yule this year is meant to be quiet, relaxing, comforting, and joyful. With so many new traditions beginning, and a few old favorites getting incorporated into this next chapter of my life, I feel full of hope in spite of the challenges this year has brought. Sending love and warmth to you and yours.
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“Happiest Season” Review: Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis Are at Their Best in an Instant Holigay Classic
Clea DuVall manages a real Christmas miracle in Happiest Season by capturing the distinctly queer and quietly heart-wrenching experience of not being able to share your real self with the people you love most, when all you want to do is shout from the tallest chimney in town that you’ve found your person, that you’re in love.
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Making Amends with Valentine’s Day
I hid behind instruments, computers, Whitney’s voice, Prince’s guitar. I sat in front of my computer surrounded by cassettes, illegally downloading songs, awkwardly whispering “I love you more than I know how to explain and I’m scared so here’s a mixtape I made you.”
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Heartwarming Gifts for Burning Down the System: Shopping for the Protestors in Your Life
This holiday season, show your favorite anti-fascist that you care with a gift they can take into the streets.
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You Need Help: Stop Gaslighting Yourself
What would it feel like to move forward with curiosity, rather than relying on the comforting familiarity of self-doubt?
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Stay Home & Let Go of Loopholes: Community Care During Coronavirus
Your life is not going to feel normal. This is not normal. This is a pandemic. This is life or death. Our only tool is physical distance. We have to use it.
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In 2020 I Dare You to Be Honest With Yourself About What You Really Need
Commit to your life, babe. Start today.
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You Have a Crush on Your Therapist: An Exposé About Transference
Having an hour a week devoted to being listened to can lend itself to a misdirection of feelings. It’s easy to dismiss this as a harmless crush, but it can easily spiral out into an obsession that takes away from the real work that needs to be done.
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Raising Baby T. Rex: How Being a Mom Changed My Mind About Abortion
I was proudly pro-abortion before I was a mom. I’ve doubled down on that belief after becoming one.