From trans memoirs that revel in the beauty of transition to sci-fi novels, manga, and quiet literary dramas that give us a reason to be proud, these books remind us that being trans is, in fact, a celebration!

“Vi finally let herself be vulnerable with Caitlyn after everyone else in her life changed around her. I just want Caitlyn to be careful with our girl’s heart!”

I’m not a doctor or a scientist. What I am is a trans man whose own transition experiences have made me curious about how it all works.

Growing up in rural Guilford County, North Carolina, poet and essayist Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers dreamed of escaping, of one day leaving behind the “cow-dotted” fields of her hometown and arriving somewhere “more enlightened.”

Caity Weaver on the tyranny of the penny, Roxane Gay on TikTok rabbit holes and more longreads for you including pieces on CrimeCon, the ubiquity of Yelp reviews, why therapists are leaving the networks, resort carpet design and more.

It might seem ridiculous to you, reader, to hear a man compare queer kink to biological fatherhood, but I’m trepidatiously taking the stand in defense of duality.

I didn’t grow up knowing anyone who had a traditional garden. In South Florida, where the heat is relentless and the storms are unpredictable, it takes a special kind of person to dedicate themselves to the care and keeping of a flower garden.

It’s not difficult to understand why queer people love Charli XCX so much.

“And then, as though she was possessed suddenly by some sapphic demon whose realm was twentysomething nostalgia, my mom came pouring out with this entire sense-memory-ridden stream-of-consciousness tidal wave…”

Plus, just 17 days til Kehlani’s album and more queer celeb news!

It could happen in real life, couldn’t it? It had happened on Friends and everyone loved Friends.

In this week’s well-crafted episode of true crime drama ‘Under the Bridge,’ we learn a lot about everything including the connection between Cam (Lily Gladstone) and Rebecca (Riley Keough).

From Gomey to Angus to Pierce to Max Sweeney, we weigh in on the men of The L Word and Generation Q, ranking them from most awful men to least awful men!

CUTENESS ALERT! Baby Griner is due in July.

We have Van and Tai from Yellowjackets, Emily and Paige from Pretty Little Liars (you read that right, two different infamous queer couples, both competitors!) — along with Riverdale’s Cheryl Blossom, Atypical’s Izzy Taylor, and so many more queer jocks jockeying for your vote!

Plus, here’s what other queer celebs wore to the GLAAD Awards.

Our theme for this year’s contest is “The Kids are All Right” and it was chosen for a reason. Over the last few years, we’ve seen a lot of right-wing attacks on LGBT kids.

Andrea Long Chu on the critic and her publics, Rich Juzwiak on quitting, Caity Weaver on Flo from Progressive. Also: the re-ascendence of large pants, Kowloon Walled City, High Point University’s luxury dorms for America, a teen’s fatal plunge into the London underworld and more longreads for you.

2. It would be some years before I got to a place where I truly believed that accidental formaldehyde poisoning was not a main concern when making my foray into my future sex and dating life.

Plus updates on the season finale of “Death and Other Details,” and the SERIES finale of “Hightown”!