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Identity

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
The barbershop is a refuge for Black men—but not if they’re queer
Personal Essay

The barbershop is a refuge for Black men—but not if they’re queer

I grew up in the shop, a space for straight Black men to seek support, friendship and community. But for queer men like me, it’s hardly a haven

By Juwan J. Holmes
Coming into my queer identity as a Somali teen
Love & Sex

Coming into my queer identity as a Somali teen

School work and learning the Quran took a backseat to pill popping and craving exotic boys

By Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali
We can choose to consume each other, or we can choose love
Books

We can choose to consume each other, or we can choose love

Instead of punishment, let’s try understanding justice in queer and trans communities through an ethic of love

By Kai Cheng Thom
I’m not a lesbian because of polycystic ovary syndrome
Personal Essay

I’m not a lesbian because of polycystic ovary syndrome

Why is science so obsessed with trying to find the cause of queerness?

By Lauren Strapagiel
The persistence of fat-shaming in queer TV
Culture

The persistence of fat-shaming in queer TV

Shows like Queer Eye and The L Word attempt to be inclusive of all LGBTQ2 identities. But the lack of body diversity on the small screen still leaves much to be desired

By SE Fleenor
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What’s non-binary about a fragrance campaign?
Culture

What’s non-binary about a fragrance campaign?

Gucci’s new ‘universal’ perfume is just another example of the misuse and abuse of non-binary and trans identities for commercial gain

By Alex V Green
If lesbianism is sinking, I’m going down with the ship
Opinion

If lesbianism is sinking, I’m going down with the ship

It took me years to use the label ‘lesbian,’ to feel I had earned it. Even if others are discarding it, I refuse to let it go

By Lauren Strapagiel
Amid hateful backlash, ‘Drag Kids’ celebrates families and loving oneself
Drag

Amid hateful backlash, ‘Drag Kids’ celebrates families and loving oneself

A new documentary showcases the talented generation of sashay-shantay

By Arvin Joaquin
What makeup taught me about being a lesbian
Personal Essay

What makeup taught me about being a lesbian

For years I shunned lipstick and eyeliner for fear that I was either too queer, or not feminine enough

By Erica Lenti
I’m a non-binary parent. There still isn’t space for me
Parenting

I’m a non-binary parent. There still isn’t space for me

I don’t fit the labels of ‘mom’ or ‘dad.’ It’s time society tackled the gendered expectations of parenthood

By andrea bennett
How memoirs by femmes became a second mother to me
Personal Essay

How memoirs by femmes became a second mother to me

If these texts offer a framework for how we might embody queer desire, then they can also model for us how we might survive abuse, how we might make it home

By Andi Schwartz
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Here, now and always: remembering transgender people every day
Trans

Here, now and always: remembering transgender people every day

Trans is here and it is here to stay

By Terrence Abrahams
What it’s like being a gender non-conforming model of colour
Canada

What it’s like being a gender non-conforming model of colour

The future of fashion is beyond constructs of gender

By Sebastian Yue
The question of my trans-ness has a complicated answer
Love & Sex

The question of my trans-ness has a complicated answer

It’s not F to M, it’s F to something else entirely

By Katie Sly
What it’s like navigating relationships as an asexual Filipino Mormon
Identity

What it’s like navigating relationships as an asexual Filipino Mormon

At the intersections, I’ve been told I have to choose one identity

By Community-Based Research Centre, Lowell V Acorda
I was a metaphor until I wasn’t
Power

I was a metaphor until I wasn’t

Being Asian, queer and a woman meant there were a myriad of ways I could vanish, and I saw it each time I watched a movie

By Natalie Wee
I met her the year they told me my love wasn’t real
Love & Sex

I met her the year they told me my love wasn’t real

In Grade 12 I wish I knew that it was nothing new to like girls

By Allyson Aritcheta
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