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Personal Essay

From the frontlines of democracy in D.C.
Dispatch

From the frontlines of democracy in D.C.

Senior editor Zaina Arafat was in Washington when the insurrection on Capitol Hill broke out

By Zaina Arafat
Getting sober and coming out
Personal Essay

Getting sober and coming out

For a long time, alcohol worked to suppress my questioning—until my questions became too powerful to ignore

By Niko Stratis
‘Sweeter than fiction:’ How Taylor Swift led me to my boyfriend
Love Like Mine

‘Sweeter than fiction:’ How Taylor Swift led me to my boyfriend

I knew I wanted to explore every facet of love that I could—the kinds that Taylor Swift sings about

By Brandon Trush
‘What will you do if your kids grow up to be straight?’
Books

‘What will you do if your kids grow up to be straight?’

In her new memoir, author Jane Byers jostles with the realities of queer parenting while adopting her twins

By Jane Byers
I underwent conversion therapy. It stopped me from transitioning for decades
Politics

I underwent conversion therapy. It stopped me from transitioning for decades

As the Canadian government tables a new bill to ban the practice nationwide, a survivor shares his experience—and wonders if the legislation will be enough

By Jules Sherred
A transgender, bisexual, non-binary writer calls their future into being
Personal Essay

A transgender, bisexual, non-binary writer calls their future into being

Coming out: A prelude

By Dede Akolo
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I stopped lying to myself, thanks to a stranger at a bar in Guatemala
Love Like Mine

I stopped lying to myself, thanks to a stranger at a bar in Guatemala

For the first time in my life, I wanted someone and felt wanted in return. I had never known what that felt like

By Jack Cape
What it’s like to nurse when you’re non-binary
Love & Sex

What it’s like to nurse when you’re non-binary

In an essay from their new collection, “Like a Boy but Not a Boy,” andrea bennett reflects on the joys and limitations of non-binary parenting

By andrea bennett
I find myself through coming out to strangers, again and again
Love Like Mine

I find myself through coming out to strangers, again and again

If they say something ignorant or hurtful, I can choose to never see them again. I don’t have that option with my loved ones

By Xiaoxiao Meng
Loneliness and outrage in the age of Grindr
Books

Loneliness and outrage in the age of Grindr

In an essay from his new memoir, Billy-Ray Belcourt ruminates on sex, intimacy and hook-up apps

By Billy-Ray Belcourt
I’m a trans man with a straight cis husband. We’re ready to start a family
Parenting

I’m a trans man with a straight cis husband. We’re ready to start a family

As a bisexual trans man with a straight cis husband, the discussion of having kids is complicated by questions of surrogacy, adoption and raising kids in the U.S.

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
His smell haunts me, even after he disappeared from my life
Love Like Mine

His smell haunts me, even after he disappeared from my life

I tried to commit the layers and notes of his aroma to memory so that I had no regrets when he left

By Daniel Sanchez Torres
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Welcome to Tomboyland
Culture

Welcome to Tomboyland

In her debut essay collection, Melissa Faliveno reflects on gender and queerness growing up in working-class Wisconsin

By Melissa Faliveno
Alice Wu’s ‘The Half Of It’ is a reminder that queer desire is all about eye contact
Culture

Alice Wu’s ‘The Half Of It’ is a reminder that queer desire is all about eye contact

The film is a study in unspoken wanting—something LGBTQ2 people know well

By Ray Levy Uyeda
I changed my name and fell in love with my true self
Love Like Mine

I changed my name and fell in love with my true self

My new name feels right, like I’m finally home

By Mackenzie Casalino
How quarantine made me a better bottom
Personal Essay

How quarantine made me a better bottom

By Bobby Box
Confessing to my virtual COVID-crush with the help of Bill Clinton
Love Like Mine

Confessing to my virtual COVID-crush with the help of Bill Clinton

A music meme dared me to bare my soul

By Jenny Morris
I cloned my partner’s penis and so can you
Sex

I cloned my partner’s penis and so can you

I used the Clone-A-Willy kit with great results. Here’s a few things I learned

By Kate Sloan
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