What to watch, read, listen to or look at: Sept. 17

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

In my queer household, we’ve avoided the unequal gendered division of labour, but I still feel like a failure as a mother—and failed by a system that neglects the most vulnerable

Wendy Jo Carlton explores lesbian non-monogamy in her new film ‘Good Kisser’

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.

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

Reading cues from a potential hookup in a mask can be tough. But over the years, queers have found creative ways to communicate desire—and to stay connected

When it comes to miscarriage, LGBTQ2 people have been left out and erased from conversations about loss—and reproductive health altogether

Here’s how you can, too

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

Married and separated LGBTQ2 Canadians reflect on 15 years of marriage equality

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

Love & Sex

4 LGBTQ2 happenings to wind you up or down right now

I’m an old, out and proud lesbian. Am I transphobic if I don’t want to have sex with trans women?

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

My girlfriend hates using dental dams. Should we break up?

Pandemic parenting in a two-mom family means twice the maternal guilt

We’re a May-December gay couple and our friends think our relationship is problematic and abusive. Are they right?

Not every lesbian wants to U-Haul

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

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

Mask 4 Mask: COVID-19 face coverings are changing queer cruising

I think I’m asexual but I’m into kinky porn, which my friends say is problematic. Am I a bad person?

When miscarriage happens to LGBTQ2 parents

As a queer person, COVID-19 made me realize I need to start end-of-life planning

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

My genital warts returned and it’s ruined my self-esteem and intimacy with my partner. How do I forgive myself?

What marriage equality means to me

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

How quarantine made me a better bottom