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I’m a queer support worker who struggles with addiction. How can I be open about this without risking my job?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m a queer support worker who struggles with addiction. How can I be open about this without risking my job?

By Kai Cheng Thom
Accepting my mental health made me appreciate my relationship
Love Like Mine

Accepting my mental health made me appreciate my relationship

I learned more about myself and my partner when I began accepting my mental health as part of my identity

By Jon Higgins
My wife and I are new parents—and I’m miserable and exhausted. How can I stop feeling like a terrible parent?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My wife and I are new parents—and I’m miserable and exhausted. How can I stop feeling like a terrible parent?

By Kai Cheng Thom
Saeed Jones is fighting for our lives
Identity

Saeed Jones is fighting for our lives

We sat down with the author of ‘How We Fight For Our Lives’ to talk about his memoir, writing about trauma and LGBTQ2 rights in the Trump era

By Eternity Martis
I’m a millennial lesbian, but I still want a traditional wedding
Identity

I’m a millennial lesbian, but I still want a traditional wedding

Does a big, white dress betray my queer politics?

By Lauren Strapagiel
After my divorce I came out as gay—now my adult kids hate me. How do I mend our relationship?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

After my divorce I came out as gay—now my adult kids hate me. How do I mend our relationship?

By Kai Cheng Thom
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I was scared to kiss my husband on our wedding day
Love Like Mine

I was scared to kiss my husband on our wedding day

There are a lot of stressful things about a wedding—kissing your partner shouldn’t be one of them

By Brian Francis
My white queer friends think I should ditch my Southeast Asian parents for the holidays because they don’t accept that I’m queer. Who do I choose?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My white queer friends think I should ditch my Southeast Asian parents for the holidays because they don’t accept that I’m queer. Who do I choose?

By Kai Cheng Thom
My best friends are having babies, but I don’t want kids. How do I stay connected to my chosen family?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My best friends are having babies, but I don’t want kids. How do I stay connected to my chosen family?

By Kai Cheng Thom
I’m bisexual and going on my first date with another woman after coming out. I’m nervous. Will I know what to do?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m bisexual and going on my first date with another woman after coming out. I’m nervous. Will I know what to do?

By Kai Cheng Thom
I’m a sex worker and my partner is making me feel ashamed about what I do. Do I leave him or my job?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m a sex worker and my partner is making me feel ashamed about what I do. Do I leave him or my job?

By Kai Cheng Thom
When your abuser is also queer
Love & Sex

When your abuser is also queer

‘I didn’t know what it meant to be afraid of another woman’

By Carmen Maria Machado
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I came out as non-binary and the people in my life are struggling to understand. How do I seek acceptance for my identity while advocating for my own needs?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I came out as non-binary and the people in my life are struggling to understand. How do I seek acceptance for my identity while advocating for my own needs?

By Kai Cheng Thom
I believe my friend has changed their abusive ways, but our queer friends don’t buy it. How can I support my friend?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I believe my friend has changed their abusive ways, but our queer friends don’t buy it. How can I support my friend?

By Kai Cheng Thom
I’m dating a woman in a polyamorous relationship and I feel like her last priority. Am I better off alone?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m dating a woman in a polyamorous relationship and I feel like her last priority. Am I better off alone?

By Kai Cheng Thom
So-called accountability processes are tearing my community apart. What can I do?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

So-called accountability processes are tearing my community apart. What can I do?

By Kai Cheng Thom
Why are queer people so mean to each other?
Analysis

Why are queer people so mean to each other?

How brain science explains queer trauma, conflict and call-out culture

By Kai Cheng Thom
My wife and I own a small business but I do all the work. How do I keep holding on?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My wife and I own a small business but I do all the work. How do I keep holding on?

By Kai Cheng Thom
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