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Love & Sex

Department stores are dying. It’s the end of an era for anonymous sex
Cruising

Department stores are dying. It’s the end of an era for anonymous sex

With Hudson’s Bay liquidating across Canada, a cruising hub is lost 

By Stephan Petar
Inside the history of Boston’s bygone gay bathhouses 
History

Inside the history of Boston’s bygone gay bathhouses 

From sexual health support to discreet gathering place, bathhouses were once a small but important part of the city’s gay community

By Mike De Socio
‘Comedic Timing’ is an unusually accurate depiction of dating as a bi woman
Books

‘Comedic Timing’ is an unusually accurate depiction of dating as a bi woman

REVIEW: Upasna Barath’s swoony debut novel challenges the norms of queer literature

By Kerensa Cadenas
Sook-Yin Lee’s new film shows that relationships don’t need to follow a specific path
TV & Film

Sook-Yin Lee’s new film shows that relationships don’t need to follow a specific path

REVIEW: “Paying for It” explores relationships that are romantic, platonic and transactional 

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
The hottest celebrity heartthrobs of 2024, as voted by gay and bi men

The hottest celebrity heartthrobs of 2024, as voted by gay and bi men

Cruising site Squirt.org publishes hottest findings of 2024 in Squirt Unloaded—a sexy recap of the year

Created for Squirt.org
5 things to know about Dorothy Allison
Proud Lives

5 things to know about Dorothy Allison

The lesbian feminist writer passed on Nov. 6

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
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‘Solemates’ is a barefoot stroll through the history of our fetish for feet
Books

‘Solemates’ is a barefoot stroll through the history of our fetish for feet

Queer historian Adam Zmith’s newest book allows us to dip our toes into the past of a common, yet stigmatized, kink

By Kevin Hurren
‘Something, Not Nothing’ tackles anticipatory grief from the other side
Books

‘Something, Not Nothing’ tackles anticipatory grief from the other side

Sarah Leavitt’s graphic memoir about her partner’s death unpacks the emotional aftermath of a loved one receiving MAiD

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
At 40, I celebrate aging as proof of queer survival  
Identity

At 40, I celebrate aging as proof of queer survival  

Entering middle age, I do not fear death, because it has been a constant companion for me since my 20s

By Blyth Barnow
FTM Sex Toys 2024: Toys for FTM Trans Men

FTM Sex Toys 2024: Toys for FTM Trans Men

Top FTM Sex Toys of 2024: 10 Toys Trans Men Will Love in 2024

Created for CBDTiger
So you accidentally ate poop. Now what?
Sexual Health

So you accidentally ate poop. Now what?

Anal play during queer sex is bound to shake something loose. The question is: what happens when a little poop gets in your mouth?

By Kevin Hurren
Running groups are getting queers—and their hearts—racing
Sports

Running groups are getting queers—and their hearts—racing

LGBTQ2S+ running groups are helping members find community, confidence and sometimes even love

By Paula Espinosa
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‘Cora Bora’ is a coming-of-age movie for people in their thirties
TV & Film

‘Cora Bora’ is a coming-of-age movie for people in their thirties

Meg Stalter, Jojo T. Gibbs and Ayden Mayeri talk about creating a endearing, messy, realistic Sapphic love triangle

By Lindsay Lee Wallace
Should you be concerned with what’s in your sex toy?

Should you be concerned with what’s in your sex toy?

Everything you need to know to pick the right sex toy for you

Created for Twisted Beast
Bud scars and bodies in queer middle age 
Love & Sex

Bud scars and bodies in queer middle age 

Most people gain weight as they age, a fact with a particular heaviness in body-obsessed gay male culture

By Joseph Osmundson
What ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ taught me about being in a queer relationship
Queer View Mirror

What ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ taught me about being in a queer relationship

How Seattle’s steamiest—and gayest—hospital helped me climb out from under a harrowing breakup

By Kevin Hurren
The blurred lines between ‘transamory’ and chasing
Excerpt

The blurred lines between ‘transamory’ and chasing

In this excerpt from their new book, “Gender/Fucking,” writer and professor Florence Ashley unpacks “chaserdom” and the fetishization of trans femininity

By Florence Ashley
Why a lesbian ‘Love Is Blind’ just makes sense 
TV & Film

Why a lesbian ‘Love Is Blind’ just makes sense 

OPINION: Netflix, bring out the U-Hauls!

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
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