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I’m married to a man — and queerer than ever
Parenting

I’m married to a man — and queerer than ever

My sexual orientation is more than just who shares my bed

By Brianna Sharpe
Blondie’s ‘Call Me’ launched my journey as a gay sexual outlaw
People Like Me

Blondie’s ‘Call Me’ launched my journey as a gay sexual outlaw

I wanted to be one who was called the American gigolo

By Dale Corvino
One love story told two ways
Love Like Mine

One love story told two ways

“I think I’m trans, too,” I said. “That’s okay,” he said, “I know.”

By Dylan Morrison, Rowan Morrison
Coming out with Ellen DeGeneres
People Like Me

Coming out with Ellen DeGeneres

I found my own courage when Ellen Morgan came out as gay

By Lindsay Curtis
A friend, an uncle, a lover: Three people reflect on loved ones lost to AIDS
HIV/AIDS

A friend, an uncle, a lover: Three people reflect on loved ones lost to AIDS

Stories from friends, family and lovers of the departed—people who continue to remember and fight to never forget

By Arvin Joaquin
Finding my place with Fun Home
People Like Me

Finding my place with Fun Home

I had been looking for someone like me for years

By Melanie Woods
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You thought your coming out story was complicated?
Love Like Mine

You thought your coming out story was complicated?

I was a lesbian who turned straight overnight. Then my husband came out as a trans woman.

By Lindsay
What do we want? Queer spaces for women
Culture

What do we want? Queer spaces for women

How do we get them? Here are some inspiring tips

By Natalie Wee
Being loved back with Boy Meets Girl
People Like Me

Being loved back with Boy Meets Girl

A possibility for trans love that is rarely realized

By Gwen Benaway
Everything Sucks! stared into my bisexual soul
People Like Me

Everything Sucks! stared into my bisexual soul

With the look between Emaline and Kate, everything made sense to me

By Rachel Chen
How Tumblr helped me find community and love
Love & Sex

How Tumblr helped me find community and love

We found each other in the endless wastes of the internet

By Deidre Olsen
How weekly trips to the theatre with my father helped me come out as gay
Love Like Mine

How weekly trips to the theatre with my father helped me come out as gay

He learned that my sexuality didn’t entirely define me

By Joey Moser
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He clawed his way to my gay heart — a cartoon tiger
People Like Me

He clawed his way to my gay heart — a cartoon tiger

Discovering myself with the Thundercats

By Andrew Wheeler
Getting ghosted: a queer love story
Love & Sex

Getting ghosted: a queer love story

Who they gonna call? Not you!

By Matthew Cassano
Walking the queer tightrope with Janelle Monáe
People Like Me

Walking the queer tightrope with Janelle Monáe

Being queer doesn’t mean any one specific thing

By Mary Ann Thomas
What it’s like being a gender non-conforming model of colour
Canada

What it’s like being a gender non-conforming model of colour

The future of fashion is beyond constructs of gender

By Sebastian Yue
I had sex with a client in a Chinese restaurant
Hard Labour

I had sex with a client in a Chinese restaurant

‘I wasn’t sure I was in the right place’

By Devon Delacroix
I came out as trans while in a heterosexual relationship
Love Like Mine

I came out as trans while in a heterosexual relationship

‘He said he was not attracted to men — even the man who used to be his girlfriend’

By Jonathan U
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