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Love Like Mine

A gentlemanly woman asked me the sweetest and bravest question ever. It changed my life

A gentlemanly woman asked me the sweetest and bravest question ever. It changed my life

They said with words what my heart had been screaming and my brain had been muting since we met

By Marie Glass • May 5, 2020 at 10:55 am EDT
Pandemic Pastimes

Getting it on online: Queer sex during COVID-19

Getting it on online: Queer sex during COVID-19

Horny LGBTQ2 folk prove yet again that sexual creativity under constraint has always been a queer superpower

By Andrea Zanin • April 29, 2020 at 11:12 am EDT
Arts

Challenging toxic masculinity through art with Jose Villalobos

Challenging toxic masculinity through art with Jose Villalobos

In his work, the Texas-based artist deconstructs machismo and makes it queer

By Miles W. Griffis • April 29, 2020 at 10:44 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 9 recap: Political cats

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 9 recap: Political cats

It’s been eight years since Sharon Needles won her season’s political challenge, so the office of Drag President is wide open

By Kevin O’Keeffe • April 25, 2020 at 9:30 am EDT
Pandemic Pastimes

Online dance clubs are reviving a fierce and fundamental part of LGBTQ2 culture

Online dance clubs are reviving a fierce and fundamental part of LGBTQ2 culture

During the COVID-19 crisis, queer and trans folk learn and love to slay at home

By Elio Iannacci • April 24, 2020 at 11:07 am EDT
Analysis

Does the death of a lesbian icon mark the end of the lesbian era?

Does the death of a lesbian icon mark the end of the lesbian era?

Phyllis Lyon was a U.S. lesbian pioneer. But with fewer self-identified lesbians than ever, what is the future of the term?

By Sarah Prager • April 24, 2020 at 10:31 am EDT
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TV & Film

Rachel Mason’s parents built a legendary gay porn empire; she made a movie about it

Rachel Mason’s parents built a legendary gay porn empire; she made a movie about it

‘Circus of Books’ chronicles the important role the Masons played in Los Angeles and LGBTQ2 history

By Tre’vell Anderson • April 23, 2020 at 11:47 am EDT
TV & Film

‘One Day at a Time’ healed my inner queer child

‘One Day at a Time’ healed my inner queer child

We need queer Latinx heroes like Elena Alvarez to set us free

By Daisy Becerra • April 21, 2020 at 10:11 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 8 recap: Sell yourself

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 8 recap: Sell yourself

A commercial challenge sees an underdog finally break out of the pack

By Kevin O’Keeffe • April 18, 2020 at 9:30 am EDT
Pandemic Pastimes

Isolation row: Staying grounded through the unhinged days and nights of COVID-19

Isolation row: Staying grounded through the unhinged days and nights of COVID-19

Writer and rocker Patricia Wilson shares artistic touchstones that steady a wayward soul

By Patricia Wilson • April 17, 2020 at 12:57 pm EDT
Faith & Spirituality

Despite virtual family gatherings this year, the message of Passover resonates more profoundly than ever during COVID-19

Despite virtual family gatherings this year, the message of Passover resonates more profoundly than ever during COVID-19

No one is a stranger; we are responsible for one another

By Rabbi Dr. Aviva Goldberg • April 14, 2020 at 2:36 pm EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My roommates aren’t physically distancing and I’ve had enough. Should I call the police?

My roommates aren’t physically distancing and I’ve had enough. Should I call the police?
By Kai Cheng Thom • April 14, 2020 at 11:34 am EDT
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Books

Bestselling writer Michael Arceneaux doesn’t want to die poor and in debt

Bestselling writer Michael Arceneaux doesn’t want to die poor and in debt

The author of ‘I Can’t Date Jesus’ discusses his latest book, the discomfort when talking about money and the paradox of social mobility

By Tre’vell Anderson • April 10, 2020 at 9:00 am EDT
Obsessions

Robyn and Alanis Morissette are the pop queens we need right now

Robyn and Alanis Morissette are the pop queens we need right now

The old hits “Dancing on My Own” and “That I Would Be Good” have a new resonance in an age of isolation and uncertainty

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour • April 8, 2020 at 2:14 pm EDT
My Queer Kitchen

My Queer Kitchen with Jennifer E. Crawford: Pandemic Edition

My Queer Kitchen with Jennifer E. Crawford: Pandemic Edition

In our first-ever cooking instalment, the “MasterChef Canada” winner asks if queer food is a real thing. Then they whip up strawberry rhubarb rye poptarts with beet and vanilla bean icing from their pandemic pantry

By Jennifer E. Crawford • April 8, 2020 at 11:59 am EDT
Education

Do anti-bullying days really help LGBTQ2 youth?

Do anti-bullying days really help LGBTQ2 youth?

There’s so much more queer- and trans-affirming work that must be done at schools every day of the year, this queer teacher writes

By Gordon Nore • April 8, 2020 at 10:40 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 6 power ranking: Snatching trophies

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 6 power ranking: Snatching trophies
By Kevin O’Keeffe • April 5, 2020 at 9:30 am EDT
Culture

With ‘No Fats, No Femmes,’ Fatima Jamal aims for more than just visibility and representation

With ‘No Fats, No Femmes,’ Fatima Jamal aims for more than just visibility and representation

The model and filmmaker discusses her documentary, beauty standards and a trans reckoning

By Tre’vell Anderson • April 3, 2020 at 12:19 pm EDT
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