99 Things You Should Never Say on a First Date
by: Nico Lang Note: Many of these you shouldn’t say on any date. 1. “I think I’m in love with you.” 2. “I brought a U-Haul with me. How’s the […]
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Shattering the Ideals of Artificiality: Why This Queer Woman Loves Wearing Makeup
by: Bobby Crowley I remember being younger and looking at my peers, who lavished their faces with creams and powders to cover their “flaws.” I always used to think to myself […]
Get in the Right Mindset: 5 Ways to Avoid Bad Sex
by: David Chastity Yes, Gentle Readers, it even happens to David Chastity. Bad sex. Sometimes you go to boink and everything goes wrong, and not in that cute “haha whoops […]
Scout’s Honor: Examining the Boy Scouts’ Record of Homophobia
by: Kevin Sparrow Perhaps there’s nothing more telling about how I prefer to spend my time than the day I quit the Boy Scouts. I was 12, starting seventh grade, […]
Rapey Pickup Artists: Analysis Of A Field Report
by: Clarisse Thorn Note: This piece was originally featured on the author’s blog and was reposted with permission. You can find the original here. When I wrote my awesome book […]
A (Gay Kid’s) Guide to Recognizing Your (Lady) Saints
by: Patrick Gill While writing my last piece about my internal/crockpot-esque femininity, for the sake of continuity and narrative, I had to slice and dice and edit some thoughts I […]
La Comunidad de la Diversidad Sexual: Observing Queerness in Guatemala
by: Cassandra Avenatti July 10, 2011 I have been travelling and studying in Guatemala for five weeks, and came with hopes of becoming involved in the LGBTQ rights movement and […]
Aurora Without Anaheim?: How to Have a Real Conversation About Violence in America
by: Richard Reinhardt Last Friday, an armed man clad in full body armor fired into a filled movie theater, killing twelve people and injuring seventy. Some of the injured victims […]
Coming Out As Gayish: An Open Letter to Men
by: Jonah Lefholtz Dear Men, I’m sorry. Let me explain. This has been a very active year as far as my identity goes. I came out as femme, I went […]
9 Things You Should Know Before You Date Me
by: Clementine von Radics 1. Already it’s hard for me to talk about the way you make me feel. You are a miracle, you are scarily brilliant, and everything about you […]
