My family showed love through action, but my friends helped me learn to say it out loud
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Love Like Mine
This essay series explores love in all its guises—romantic, obsessive, familial, platonic… you name it.
Loving my partner is easy. Finding the courage to stay feels harder
Our decade together has helped me see myself as capable of change, rather than as always looking for a way out
Opening up about being non-binary helped my family see gender differently
While they might not fully understand my transness, our conversations about gender bring us closer
I came out to my dad to protect my queer sibling
As kids, my sibling took heat because I was sporty and they were nerdy. When we grew up, I did everything I could to keep them safe
Society told me to hate my body. I choose to embrace it instead
As I prepare for bottom surgery, I’m returning to the people who have stood by me from the beginning—and myself
When I realized I was ace, I thought love wasn’t in the stars. I was so wrong
Romantic feelings come much later. First, I must fall in love platonically
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