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The Unexpected Community That Helped Me Embrace My Queer Identity

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How A College Dive Bar Helped Shape My Queer Identity

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One question that haunts many fashionable queer people come June is “What am I going to wear for Pride?” Whether it’s your first parade o

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My Gay Stepdad Was All The Father I Needed

Moving to the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) was the worst day of my pre-adolescent life. My mom had the great idea of leaving our lives in New Jersey to

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The world of swimsuits can be very stressful for nonbinary people, so we decided to lessen the load with expert recommendations from a nonbinary shopping w

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S’mores & Gender Norms: The Evolution Of Queerness At Summer Camp

Summer camp is a place of firsts — messy, uncomfortable, and exhilarating firsts. First time away from your parents, first time building a fire, first ki

An Open Secret: How My Queerness is Tied to Lesbians of Puerto Ri...

From the 1940s to the 1960s, Myrta Silva was one of the most famous Puerto Rican singers and songwriters, known internationally as the Queen of Guaracha. S

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These Young Athletes Are Changing the World of Skateboarding

Skateboarding has come a long way in recent years. We see it in the way the sport has moved from counterculture to mainstream, highlighted by its inclusion

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Uniliner Is More Than Just A Makeup Trend. It’s A Form Of S...

For so long, the beauty industry has only catered to one very specific segment of the population (straight, cisgender, white, and female). But now, in addi

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Target’s New Pride Collection Is Queer TikTok-Approved

[Insert alarm emoji]: In a welcome change from previous installments, Target’s Pride collection this year is a total vibe. While there’s still

by Mercedes Viera

The Queer Tarot Deck Finally Launched — & It Couldn’t Be Qu...

Are you queer? Are you into tarot? Well, the best of both worlds has finally landed in your rainbow-tinted shop-a-verse. The much-anticipated Queer Tarot d

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Meet OfficiallyVeryGay, The Unofficial Gay Parents Of TikTok

Welcome to The Floor Is Yours, where we spotlight the creators behind the meaningful content on your FYP — because it’s not just about who they are, bu

Loverbar Was A Safe Space For Queer Puerto Ricans; That’s Exactly...

"It would be irresponsible of me to call it a safe space. But I will try my fucking damnest every single day to make it as safe as possible.”

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These Photos Of A Nomadic ‘Seductive Queertopia’ Are ...

In 2017, 33-year-old Los Angeles-based photographer Devyn Galindo purchased a VW Camper. Its exterior was a gorgeous olive green – real ’70s style

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We Have A Lot Of Questions About Ikea’s Bisexual Couch

Another couch, another controversy in the land of Swedish meatballs and unassembled furniture. Fresh off the heels of their controversial decision to serve

by Erin Corbett

For a Queer Indian Woman, I Dream About My Wedding Way Too Much

Living in a small remote town in the hills of India means that there is never much to do for entertainment — worse yet, internet connectivity is limited.

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Womanhood Without Instruction: Getting To The Clit For Trans Women

I had sex reassignment surgery, a vaginoplasty, on February 18, 2020 in New York City. I was confined to bed rest for a month. I ate and greeted friends fr

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In Boys’ Love Shows, Queer Stories Exist With Pride

Kokoy de Santos, the 23-year-old Filipino actor in Gameboys, is everything you could want in a heartthrob — debonair as he is handsome, with a smile that

by K-Ci Williams

My Open Marriage Ended — But It Also Helped Me Accept My Sexuality

I never told my ex-husband I was interested in women. I never had the courage. We didn’t speak about my desire for an intimate connection with a woman or

Casey McQuiston Is As Attached To Their Characters As You Are

The first romance novel I ever read was Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin. I discovered it in high school after I borrowed it from my older sister and bec

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A Gathering Of Voices: LGBTQ+ Activists Talk About Pandemics Past...

More than half the population of the United States has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Case counts and virus-related deaths are dropping

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A.E. Osworth Wrote A Love Letter For Their People

I fell in love with A.E. Osworth’s writing the first time I read it. I came across an essay of theirs and read it over and over and over again, and then

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The Joy Of Gender Expressing

Since the pandemic began, I’ve changed my Instagram bio 12 times. A year ago, it read “lil andro idiot in coveralls *lipstick emoji rainbow emoji cartw

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Where Were The Queer Relationships In Bridgerton?

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Coming Out Is Challenging. Maybe One Day, People Won’t Have To

National Coming Out Day is Sunday, October 11. The day, founded by LGBTQ+ activists Robert Eichberg and Jean O’Leary back in 1988, is used to celebra

Gen Z’s Queer Icons Talk About Pride

This Pride month, which marks the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Riots — when transgender people, gay people, and drag queens protested police brutali

Why Queer People Love Witchcraft

At 7:45 on a Thursday night, I light a candle and settle in for my Zoom meeting with Krysta Venora, aka “Pink Opal Magic” (who uses they/them pronouns)

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