Proud Lives

5 things to know about Dorothy Allison

The lesbian feminist writer passed on Nov. 6

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

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

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

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

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

Created for CBDTiger

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

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

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?

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

Created for Twisted Beast

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

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

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

TV & Film

Why a lesbian ‘Love Is Blind’ just makes sense

OPINION: Netflix, bring out the U-Hauls!

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Books

‘Firebugs’ pulls at the complex strings of t4t love and the climate crisis

REVIEW: Nino Bulling’s graphic novel is an intimate portrait of a character who can’t bring themself to risk change, while hating how it feels not to

By H Felix Chau Bradley

Culture

10 queer pop culture Valentine’s cards to woo your boo

Show your love, inspired by “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “Bottoms” and “Saltburn”

By Jordan Currie, Mel Woods

Relationships

Fruiting bodies and friendship in queer middle age

Aging as a queer person brings surprising shifts in friendship

By Joseph Osmundson

Books

Myriam Gurba’s penetrating insights into the inexorable fog of trauma and abuse

REVIEW: “Creep: Accusations and Confessions” is a scathing essay collection that analyzes the rotted power structures buttressing North American culture

By H Felix Chau Bradley

Rainbow Rewind 2023

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches 2023

An annual tradition returns: the highs and the lows of the past year, personified

By Xtra Staff