Love Like Mine

Double disclosure: How getting herpes helped me come out as bisexual

I’m still afraid of people’s reactions, but I’ve learned to live with the fear

By Cam Smith

Love Like Mine

Love at first lust

A young writer explores a lasting love denied… or is that deferred?

By Jamie Valentino

Love Like Mine

The physics of a failed relationship

We were like two subatomic particles moving in space, never really able to be in the same place or time

By Alena Papayanis

Love Like Mine

My twin died when we were 18. I’m finally finding the words to talk about him

I’m discovering joy in telling the world who Pablo was

By Ben Sosa Wright

Love Like Mine

My straight boyfriend gave me a queer pandemic haircut

As he sawed through my thick mane, we invited queerness into the bathroom—and into our relationship

By Kate Raphael

Love Like Mine

The journey to myself

All it took was one phone call to start a process of growth, healing, learning and unlearning

By Samantha Peters

Love Like Mine

The ongoing struggle for racial justice forced me to drop my racist ex

Part of being an ally is knowing when to leave a toxic situation

By Omar Taleb

Love Like Mine

‘Sweeter than fiction:’ How Taylor Swift led me to my boyfriend

I knew I wanted to explore every facet of love that I could—the kinds that Taylor Swift sings about

By Brandon Trush

Love Like Mine

I stopped lying to myself, thanks to a stranger at a bar in Guatemala

For the first time in my life, I wanted someone and felt wanted in return. I had never known what that felt like

By Jack Cape

Love Like Mine

I find myself through coming out to strangers, again and again

If they say something ignorant or hurtful, I can choose to never see them again. I don’t have that option with my loved ones

By Xiaoxiao Meng

Love Like Mine

His smell haunts me, even after he disappeared from my life

I tried to commit the layers and notes of his aroma to memory so that I had no regrets when he left

By Daniel Sanchez Torres

Love Like Mine

I changed my name and fell in love with my true self

My new name feels right, like I’m finally home

By Mackenzie Casalino

Love Like Mine

Confessing to my virtual COVID-crush with the help of Bill Clinton

A music meme dared me to bare my soul

By Jenny Morris

Love Like Mine

What my dad’s coming out taught me about my own identity

Growing up, I saw the damage done by a life lived in secret—but I also understood his fear of rejection

By Gordon Nore

Love Like Mine

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

Love Like Mine

My lover used to cook for me. When she stopped, I knew our relationship was over

Every time she didn’t offer to make ravioli, I heard, “You aren’t the woman I want to keep”

By Lauren Parker

Love Like Mine

Carly Rae Jepsen’s music was the soundtrack of my first gay love

Somewhere between the lyrics and catchy harmony, I fell in love

By KC Hoard

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