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My mother is pounding on my closet door. I don’t want to answer
Love Like Mine

My mother is pounding on my closet door. I don’t want to answer

I’m left to wonder: ¿Cómo se dice, ‘Mom, I’m queer’ en español?

By Cynthia Jimenez
Richard Linklater showed me how to love
Consumed

Richard Linklater showed me how to love

During a honeymoon phase with a new partner, I clung to Linklater’s “Before” trilogy. His new film, “Blue Moon,” helped me carve a new path forward

By KC Hoard
What my trans son taught me about freedom
Love Like Mine

What my trans son taught me about freedom

I thought I had to fight every day just to exist. Then my son showed me that sometimes freedom is quiet

By Jen Wilson
I chose to become a single dad at 49—and I’d do it again
Love Like Mine

I chose to become a single dad at 49—and I’d do it again

I traded partying on Fire Island and lunches with celebrities to be a dad in the suburbs. I don’t regret my decision

By Kevin Zoback
Will AI companions usher in a new age of queer courtship?
Tech

Will AI companions usher in a new age of queer courtship?

Anyone in a relationship with an AI companion is already having a post-gender romance

By Jon Heggestad
Where are the queer divorce stories?
Relationships

Where are the queer divorce stories?

ANALYSIS: Messy, vulnerable narratives remind us that queer marriage isn’t always the happily-ever-after we hope for

By Zena Sharman
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Choosing to parent queerly can be just as radical as going child-free
Family

Choosing to parent queerly can be just as radical as going child-free

ANALYSIS: Queer and trans people have always found ways to make family, to resist erasure and to dream of something more

By Markus Harwood-Jones
‘Disappoint Me’ is a study in compassion
Books

‘Disappoint Me’ is a study in compassion

Nicola Dinan’s second novel raises big questions about forgiveness, justice and responsibility

By H Felix Chau Bradley
‘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
‘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
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
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
‘Firebugs’ pulls at the complex strings of t4t love and the climate crisis 
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
10 queer pop culture Valentine’s cards to woo your boo
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
Fruiting bodies and friendship in queer middle age
Relationships

Fruiting bodies and friendship in queer middle age

Aging as a queer person brings surprising shifts in friendship 

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