My difficulty with coming out of the closet kept me lonely while living in a conservative city in Korea
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My difficulty with coming out of the closet kept me lonely while living in a conservative city in Korea
Through marriage, pregnancy, birth and transition, my relationship to my partner, a fellow rock climber, kept evolving along with me
After a breakup, I thought I wanted to dive headfirst into casual sex. But I learned sexuality and desire are rarely static or easily defined
I’m still afraid of people’s reactions, but I’ve learned to live with the fear
Netflix’s “Heartstopper” presents a world a generation wishes it had
Reframing the way we view “autistic traits,” like directness and openness, can make dating better for just about everybody
PERSONAL ESSAY: Writer Roz Milner reflects on the life-altering procedures she experienced alongside other trans people
For queer and trans readers, erotica can provide a roadmap for realizing our truest selves
PERSONAL ESSAY: My protagonists were the blueprint of an existence I wanted to build
Xtra’s editor-at-large Tre’vell Anderson reflects on the life and legacy of the late, legendary fashion editor
Rolling on a condom is romantic, right on the precipice between foreplay to penetration, an intermission filled with sexual anticipation
Trans people are assaulted more often than cis women, yet we keep casting them as the problem
The possibility of being Bangladeshi and transmasculine without any models to look up to frightened writer Mikail Khan. What they say trans folks need in the country to thrive
How queer authors who write about non-queer subjects are forced to be closeted, and why one author has had enough
Religion is often considered at odds with queerness, but Quakerism allowed me to accept the parts of myself that were at odds with society
We spend so much time establishing that transmasculine people can be fathers that we almost never discuss what kind of fathers they might be
PERSONAL ESSAY: Inside one Palestinian American’s journey to self love
Being in a dark room full of like-minded weirdos is a supremely liberating experience