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ND Stevenson on Picking Back Up the Pirate Fantasy Project He Started as a Teen

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Wicked Florida Dreams: Queer Defenses From Within a Red Swamp

Over and over again, we practice evasion. Ducking. Blocking. Parrying. Weaving. Running.

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HOUSTON- August 18: 1992 Republican National Convention Protests. Queer Nation and ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) activists protest the Republican Party, the American government's negligence in the AIDS crisis, anti-gay policies of the Catholic Church, and anti-gay policies of the U.S. military at the Mickey Leland Federal Office Building on August 18, 1992 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Lindsay Brice/Getty Images)

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Wicked Florida Dreams: Queer Defenses From Within a Red Swamp

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Gina Paris Ellis Marks

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HOUSTON- August 18: 1992 Republican National Convention Protests. Queer Nation and ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) activists protest the Republican Party, the American government's negligence in the AIDS crisis, anti-gay policies of the Catholic Church, and anti-gay policies of the U.S. military at the Mickey Leland Federal Office Building on August 18, 1992 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Lindsay Brice/Getty Images)

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By Any Media Necessary: Fighting Fascism With Local Queer Media

The LGBTQ press has long been committed to documenting and resisting homophobia and transphobia. This is particularly true at the local level: By reporting on local news, politics, art, and…

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In a world once lacking Christmas movies with lesbian, bisexual, queer women and non-binary characters, the tides of the North Pole are shifting, and we've got a great list of LGBTQ+ Christmas movies for you!

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100 LGBTQ+ Owned Businesses and Queer Shops To Support This Holiday Season!

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Am I Allowed To Get Mad At My Flaky Friend?

Your friend says she’s trying her hardest to show up despite her mental illness, but you’re still frustrated. Also: how to manage lingering feelings about someone you dated during a poly phase.

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Is My Fiancée Wrong About Who I Can Invite To Our Wedding?

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She Thinks We Should Leave Brooklyn for Our Kids

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