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Personal Essay

The gentrification of the dancefloor
Nightlife

The gentrification of the dancefloor

How separating people physically gets in the way of the spontaneous pleasures of a queer night out

By Joseph Osmundson
A culinary journey through ‘The Bear’ and queer camp cuisine
Food

A culinary journey through ‘The Bear’ and queer camp cuisine

Culture seems increasingly obsessed with fine dining—but might be missing out on the joy of cooking low-class foods at home for friends

By Joseph Osmundson
‘Monica’ speaks to a rarely shown part of the trans experience
TV & Film

‘Monica’ speaks to a rarely shown part of the trans experience

The Trace Lysette drama beautifully explores the ambiguities of life after transition

By Veronica Esposito
How getting diagnosed with autism helped me embrace my asexuality
Identity

How getting diagnosed with autism helped me embrace my asexuality

Disabled people aren’t a monolith, and not every autistic person is on the ace spectrum. But for me, the two parts of my identity are linked

By Rebecca Dingwell
Photo diary of a Ukrainian refugee fleeing war
Dispatch

Photo diary of a Ukrainian refugee fleeing war

With her girlfriend and cat in tow, Viktoriia Kovalenko escaped Kharkiv last year, embarking on a harrowing odyssey brightened by kindnesses from strangers

By Viktoriia Kovalenko
‘Aftersun’ and the man I used to be
TV & Film

‘Aftersun’ and the man I used to be

I see myself in Sophie, but I also see me in her father Callum, played by Paul Mescal

By Emma Ambrose
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The soft masculinity of ‘Top Gun’ is underappreciated lesbian joy
Queer View Mirror

The soft masculinity of ‘Top Gun’ is underappreciated lesbian joy

As “Top Gun: Maverick” roars into the Oscars, its predecessor’s model of masculine bonding is worth looking back on

By Kerry Manders
The highs and lows of being a non-binary nanny
Queering Family

The highs and lows of being a non-binary nanny

Helping to raise someone else’s children has been life-affirming, even gender-affirming, but it’s not without complications

By Em Norton
What it’s like to live as a femme man in Nigeria
Identity

What it’s like to live as a femme man in Nigeria

Both femmephobia and homophobia make for a volatile experience 

By Daniel Anthony
I’m queer at Trinity Western University. What will it take for my university to listen to me? 
Activism

I’m queer at Trinity Western University. What will it take for my university to listen to me? 

The university’s homophobia runs deep—students are speaking up and calling for change

By Carter Sawatzky
Trans and queer folks can’t solely rely on our resilience to survive 
Mental Health

Trans and queer folks can’t solely rely on our resilience to survive 

Perhaps LGBTQ2S+ writers, creatives and historians can teach us how to do more than just get by

By Leigh Hendrix
Learning local queer history helped me reclaim my right to public space
History

Learning local queer history helped me reclaim my right to public space

After an incident of homophobic harassment, learning about my local park’s LGBTQ+ history gave me the confidence to keep going out for daily walks

By Rosen Pitman-Wallace
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Cam modelling helped me work through my gender dysphoria
Identity

Cam modelling helped me work through my gender dysphoria

Getting paid to go back into the closet was one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done—but it taught me how to define my body on my own terms

By Sydney Hegele
Indian activists embrace the power of queer archiving to rebalance history
History

Indian activists embrace the power of queer archiving to rebalance history

In a world where only the loudest and most powerful voices get heard, the preservation of historical documents give voice to the unrepresented

By Pawan Dhall
The five queer books that helped me come out
Books

The five queer books that helped me come out

These recent memoirs echoed events in my own life, sometimes in unexpected ways

By Natalie Schriefer
What does your $52 jockstrap say about you?
Fashion

What does your $52 jockstrap say about you?

The array of sexy clothing brands catering to gay and bisexual men shows how people desire community as much as they desire looking sexy

By Rob Salerno
30 years and a pandemic later, Gregg Araki’s ‘The Living End’ remains poignant
Queer View Mirror

30 years and a pandemic later, Gregg Araki’s ‘The Living End’ remains poignant

The director’s radical HIV film premiered at Sundance three decades ago

By Kaiya Shunyata
How the ¡Cuéntamelo! anthology inspired me to collect queer Latine stories
Queer View Mirror

How the ¡Cuéntamelo! anthology inspired me to collect queer Latine stories

Julián Delgado Lopera’s oral history collection gave me the confidence to engage in community storytelling

By Alexi Chacon
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