How Bottoming Helped Me Heal From Sexual Trauma
I had to learn how to feel safe in the world in order to bottom. For me, surrender is healing.
To All the Hot People I Met on My Cross-Country Drive
Forty hours of podcasts, musical numbers, and ice coffee stops later, and I’ve successfully made the painstaking move from Los Angeles to Orlando, Florida.
It’s Your Anniversary: Christina Aguilera’s ‘Dirrty’ Video Still Has an Impact on Me 20 Years Later
The pleasure in the video was never for anyone but her.
Queer Naija Lit: Akwaeke Emezi’s “Pet” and “Bitter” Explore the Costs of a Different World
A new world isn’t possible without people believing it is.
Pop Culture Fix: Beth Ditto Is Proud to be Your Queer Feminist Punk Country Music Queen
Kevin McHale and Jenna Ushkowitz are doing a Glee podcast, is TAR Cate Blanchett’s best performance, the 42 women directors of Queen Sugar, and more!
Things I’ve Never Asked My Friend Who I “Married” in Kindergarten About Queer Horror, Books!
“There’s a certain point of friendship at which it becomes a blood pact. Certain things, we take to the grave.”
No Filter: I Did Not FORGET How Stunning Kehlani Is But Wow Thank You for the Reminder
Also there is a large part of me that refuses to believe the Wicked movie is really happening, I have been lied to for DECADES!!!
Also.Also.Also: 1 in 3 Cisgender Bisexuals Are Not Out to Their Coworkers, So 👀
What we can learn about Toni Morrison’s advocacy against censorship during a time of increased banned books, so much queer international news from Cuba to Turkey to Italy, and the 250 best songs of the 90s.
This Bluetooth Receiver Changed My Life, Now I Can Silence the Sports Men in My Home
The product description boldly claimed that it would DOUBLE MY HAPPINESS. I’m actually already pretty happy, but it did make me 100% less likely to hear a man’s voice in my home, which is as close to magic as you can get in this human realm.
Hulu’s “Reboot” Is the Most Hilarious Lesbian Chaos I’ve Ever Seen
The queer plot twists keep making me gasp out loud! Basically every woman on this show is gay???
Anonymous Job Confession: A “Progressive” Non-profit Turns Out To Be Less So
“Whenever I wanted to post something supporting Black Lives Matter, talking about racial justice, or supporting LGBTQ rights she asked me why it was relevant.”
You Need Help: I’ve Never Dated — How Do I Move Beyond Flirting?
As scary as this sounds, in order to date, you’re probably going to have to actually ask people out.
In Queer Horror Anthology “It Came From the Closet,” Carmen Maria Machado Considers Jennifer’s Body
On queerbaiting, bisexuality, and Jennifer’s Body. This essay is an exclusive excerpt from the queer horror anthology It Came From the Closet, on sale next week.
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7 Pressing Questions I Have for Myself After Moving
In the week following my move from Miami to Orlando, I’d like to ask myself some urgent questions, like for example: Why do I own this many pairs of opera gloves and where the hell am I going to put them?
Empty Magic: Lunch
In my quest to destroy the body I had known, this new body was not safe from me either.
Pop Culture Fix: IRL Wives Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts Will Gay Up “The Rookie: Feds” Together
Our first look at The Owl House season three, Charlize Theron says Monster execs wanted a hot lesbian love story, and how Melissa Etheridge’s wild parties inspired The L Word.
Put This on Your Face: Multisticks
If you’re looking for ways to shorten your makeup routine, or to dip your toe into the world of cosmetics, I think multisticks are the way to go!
Quiz: Which Queer-Coded Disney Villain Are You?
This questionnaire is not for the faint of heart! It’s a Triple Ds: dark, dirty, and dykey.
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