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Personal Essay

Remembering Julie Berman
Trans

Remembering Julie Berman

A friend’s heartfelt tribute to the trans woman recently murdered in Toronto, and a personal plea for change

By Victoria Glencross Palmer
I was scared to kiss my husband on our wedding day
Love Like Mine

I was scared to kiss my husband on our wedding day

There are a lot of stressful things about a wedding—kissing your partner shouldn’t be one of them

By Brian Francis
The barbershop is a refuge for Black men—but not if they’re queer
Personal Essay

The barbershop is a refuge for Black men—but not if they’re queer

I grew up in the shop, a space for straight Black men to seek support, friendship and community. But for queer men like me, it’s hardly a haven

By Juwan J. Holmes
When your abuser is also queer
Love & Sex

When your abuser is also queer

‘I didn’t know what it meant to be afraid of another woman’

By Carmen Maria Machado
Looking back on the year I was 23
Love & Sex

Looking back on the year I was 23

I thought the number 23 held a certain kind of magic. I still do

By Ivan E Coyote
Adam Rippon on falling in love with skating—and finally belonging
Culture

Adam Rippon on falling in love with skating—and finally belonging

After watching female Olympians on ice as a child, I decided to give skating a chance

By Adam Rippon
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Coming into my queer identity as a Somali teen
Love & Sex

Coming into my queer identity as a Somali teen

School work and learning the Quran took a backseat to pill popping and craving exotic boys

By Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali
We can choose to consume each other, or we can choose love
Books

We can choose to consume each other, or we can choose love

Instead of punishment, let’s try understanding justice in queer and trans communities through an ethic of love

By Kai Cheng Thom
Being a Christian teen abstinence activist shaped my Black queer feminism
Personal Essay

Being a Christian teen abstinence activist shaped my Black queer feminism

Growing up, I thought that purity was the only choice when it came to sex — until I began questioning what that meant

By Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza
I’m not a lesbian because of polycystic ovary syndrome
Personal Essay

I’m not a lesbian because of polycystic ovary syndrome

Why is science so obsessed with trying to find the cause of queerness?

By Lauren Strapagiel
Falling in love with my Black, queer, fat body
Love Like Mine

Falling in love with my Black, queer, fat body

My grandfather’s death taught me the depths of grief — and the importance of loving my unruly body

By Arkee E
What I learned going on auditions as a lesbian actor in LA
Personal Essay

What I learned going on auditions as a lesbian actor in LA

I stood out, and not in the way that Hollywood embraced

By Joanne Vannicola
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After my wife came out as trans, we found her name together
Personal Essay

After my wife came out as trans, we found her name together

Life as our family knew it was about to change. But Zoë was a perfect name to start anew

By Amanda Jetté Knox
I was outed as bisexual. Falling in love helped me come out on my own terms
Love Like Mine

I was outed as bisexual. Falling in love helped me come out on my own terms

I spent years grappling with my sexuality — until she helped me come out on my own terms

By Thokozani Mbwana
What makeup taught me about being a lesbian
Personal Essay

What makeup taught me about being a lesbian

For years I shunned lipstick and eyeliner for fear that I was either too queer, or not feminine enough

By Erica Lenti
I learned to love myself after my period ghosted me at 12
Health

I learned to love myself after my period ghosted me at 12

How premature ovarian failure helped me accept my body and my queerness

By Sanchari Sur
Coming out and coming home to Mormon country
Love Like Mine

Coming out and coming home to Mormon country

What it’s like to return to a place where I never thought I could be myself

By Samantha Allen
Dear Dad: In your silence, I found acceptance
Personal Essay

Dear Dad: In your silence, I found acceptance

I came out, and we never talked about it again. But I know you’ve grown to love who I am

By Erica Lenti
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