All Girls Want To Eat Each Other
Cannibals, like lesbians, are feared for their selective appetites.
I Was Naive To Think I Could Shape It More Than It Could Shape Me
“Young and naïve, I looked towards magazines, media and the Internet to tell me about the world. I imagined what it might look like when I grew up and became a part of it, not realizing how literal or destructive that aspiration would become.”
A Heartbeat At My Feet
Carol was the best of me. She filled the gap between who I was and who I wanted to be: an animal unafraid to make the first move, loose and generous with her attachments.
The Gay Algorithm
What if TikTok really did make us all gay?
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.
Twenty Years Later, Still Haunted by ‘Super Size Me’
Super Size Me really fucked me up as a kid. I am a fat, bummed out person who was a fat, bummed out child, and my mother was worried.
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.
The Gayest Thing I Ever Did Was Become a Florist
The art of floral design is beautifully queer-coded, and floristry is an art run and cultivated by the gays.
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.
‘Inception’ Gave Me a Way To Dream
According to my memory, I saw Inception a total of six times in theaters.
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 Don’t Love Gay Marriage but I’m Officiating My Friends’ Gay Wedding
Oh, I love attending weddings. Yes, yes. Flirting with a bridesmaid is like a Top 10 activity for me. But marriage does not fit snugly into my personal definition of queerness.
Growing Up Queer With a Narcissistic Mother Was Its Own Special Hell
The twisted protagonist’s mommy issues in Elle Nash’s ‘Deliver Me’ were far too relatable for comfort.
I Had an Affair With My College Dean
We told ourselves she was teaching me how to love myself, how to act on my desires. This is what love looks like, we said, and I became adept at anticipating her desires—which I fulfilled, eagerly. She was my audience; I was her secret star.
I’ve Spent a Lot of Time Pretending Not To Know What I Want
“There I was, gay at a gay club, not wanting to be gay, with my best friend / drunken lover who identified as hetero despite her not-that-hetero choices.”
Untethered: Between the Mobile Dungeon and the Infamous Adult Store, Longing for a Safe Third Space
“The way someone takes responsibility for or shares a space can say a lot about them.”
One Year Being Out as a Trans Woman in Texas
Everything’s bigger in Texas. That includes the resilience of our trans community.
Untethered: Visiting Other Peoples’ Families and Unhinged Horse Lesbians
She grabbed my hand and smashed a tomato with her homemade caesar dressing into my palm.
How I Listen to True Crime After Knowing a Murderer
Media makes it convenient to think of murder as an act that starts with a body and ends with a verdict. Murder is a crime with a long tail.