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Personal Essay

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
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
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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
The journey to myself
Love Like Mine

The journey to myself

All it took was one phone call to start a process of growth, healing, learning and unlearning 

By Samantha Peters
Topline: The ABCs of Black queer history
Xtra Weekly

Topline: The ABCs of Black queer history

From Alvin Ailey to Lena Waithe

By Tre’vell Anderson
Building a pandemic garden helped me find glory in nature
My Safe Space

Building a pandemic garden helped me find glory in nature

I’m no cottagecore queer, but tilling the land in my parents’ backyard brought a comfort I was missing in New York City

By Gaby Messino
How sneaker culture saved my life
Personal Essay

How sneaker culture saved my life

A young man returns to the hobby he shared with his father as a way of survival

By Daria Lynn Cottingham
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The ongoing struggle for racial justice forced me to drop my racist ex
Love Like Mine

The ongoing struggle for racial justice forced me to drop my racist ex

Part of being an ally is knowing when to leave a toxic situation

By Omar Taleb
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
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