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This reader-submitted essay series explores love in all its guises—romantic, obsessive, familial, platonic… you name it. If you are interested in submitting a potential essay, please go here.
Our decade together has helped me see myself as capable of change, rather than as always looking for a way out
While they might not fully understand my transness, our conversations about gender bring us closer
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
As I prepare for bottom surgery, I’m returning to the people who have stood by me from the beginning—and myself
Romantic feelings come much later. First, I must fall in love platonically
I could only find purpose in my job. It took meeting a special man to pull me out of this cycle
I’m left to wonder: ¿Cómo se dice, ‘Mom, I’m queer’ en español?
There’s more than one route into opening a relationship—waiting for the perfect moment is a good way to start
I thought I had to fight every day just to exist. Then my son showed me that sometimes freedom is quiet
I traded partying on Fire Island and lunches with celebrities to be a dad in the suburbs. I don’t regret my decision
In the dark, in the dirt, where all identities dissolve, I stumbled upon a new life
PERSONAL ESSAY: An epic love story between an Iraqi Arab and a Punjabi Sikh
When I was ready to dive deeper, she started pulling away. I barely had the skills to handle it
My difficulty with coming out of the closet kept me lonely while living in a conservative city in Korea
Through marriage, pregnancy, birth and transition, my relationship to my partner, a fellow rock climber, kept evolving along with me
I’m still afraid of people’s reactions, but I’ve learned to live with the fear
A young writer explores a lasting love denied… or is that deferred?
We were like two subatomic particles moving in space, never really able to be in the same place or time
