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Personal Essay

Degrassi’s Paige Michalchuk was complicated, to say the least, but her journey was my journey
Queer View Mirror

Degrassi’s Paige Michalchuk was complicated, to say the least, but her journey was my journey

Best known as half of “Palex,” the series’ first bisexual deserved a better ending than she got

By Mira Miller
The physics of a failed relationship
Love Like Mine

The physics of a failed relationship

We were like two subatomic particles moving in space, never really able to be in the same place or time

By Alena Papayanis
Amid canned foods and dishes, I found pandemic solitude in my pantry
My Safe Space

Amid canned foods and dishes, I found pandemic solitude in my pantry

I needed a place to ground myself, a place of solitude, of familiarity, of nourishment. I needed the pantry

By Allyson Darling
Despair and resistance in Sheikh Jarrah
Dispatch

Despair and resistance in Sheikh Jarrah

A queer Palestinian pop star reflects on how the fight for freedom is a feminist issue, an LGBTQ+ issue and an issue of racial justice

By Bashar Murad
The solo back porch dance parties that revived me
My Safe Space

The solo back porch dance parties that revived me

I took queer nightlife for granted until I couldn’t access it anymore—so I made my own dance floor

By Emma Glassman-Hughes
A life-saving journey to self-advocacy
Health

A life-saving journey to self-advocacy

How one non-binary writer overcame a litany of microaggressions within the mental health care system

By Logan Summer
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I created a drag persona to get me through quarantine
My Safe Space

I created a drag persona to get me through quarantine

Connecting with my own queerness through Mairy Dilk gave me a lifeline when I couldn’t connect with anyone else

By Melanie Jayne Ashford
My twin died when we were 18. I’m finally finding the words to talk about him
Love Like Mine

My twin died when we were 18. I’m finally finding the words to talk about him

I’m discovering joy in telling the world who Pablo was 

By Ben Sosa Wright
Among the alligators, peacocks and rabbits, I found peace at my local zoo
My Safe Space

Among the alligators, peacocks and rabbits, I found peace at my local zoo

As I roam freely with them, the animals can just be—and I can, too

By Nikki Naser
Finding a second pandemic home at the corner store
My Safe Space

Finding a second pandemic home at the corner store

The small talk is always small with the shopkeepers. We are familiar strangers; we know each other because we are there

By JB Bergin
A queer atheist goes to church
Books

A queer atheist goes to church

Excerpt: In her new memoir, Ontario politician-cum-minister Cheri DiNovo remembers exploring her faith for the first time

By Cheri DiNovo
No, transitioning doesn’t always spell the end of a marriage
Relationships

No, transitioning doesn’t always spell the end of a marriage

My relationship with my partner went through ups and downs—but my transition brought us closer together

By Sydney Bauer
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My bath time ritual is the perfect pandemic salve
My Safe Space

My bath time ritual is the perfect pandemic salve

The joy of bathing is the pleasure of being partially or wholly unobserved in the steam

By Hannah Copestake
My straight boyfriend gave me a queer pandemic haircut
Love Like Mine

My straight boyfriend gave me a queer pandemic haircut

As he sawed through my thick mane, we invited queerness into the bathroom—and into our relationship

By Kate Raphael
I created my own soap opera to get through heartbreak and quarantine
My Safe Space

I created my own soap opera to get through heartbreak and quarantine

When the pandemic hit, I used “College Heights” to work through my own neuroses

By Skylar Baker-Jordan
For LGBTQ+ Nigerians, Twitter is home for unbridled queer celebration
Identity

For LGBTQ+ Nigerians, Twitter is home for unbridled queer celebration

In the community colloquially known as “Qwitter,” users find safety, comfort and joy with other queer folks—often for the first time

By January Ikeoluwa
My phone, a window to a brave new queer world
My Safe Space

My phone, a window to a brave new queer world

Watching LGBTQ2S+ content on the small screen of my iPhone is queer escapism, freedom from my everyday mundanities

By Sarah Taher
A tiny apartment in Lagos is my personal oasis
My Safe Space

A tiny apartment in Lagos is my personal oasis

In my small-roomed sanctuary, I can exist in a space where my queerness is not policed

By Nelson C.J
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