first person How I Learned To Touch Again After Trauma I thought I had to choose between being a survivor and being sensual. Titeänyä Rodríguez Oct 17, 2025
first person You and Me Against the World The first time I told you I was queer. You didn’t speak to me for 24 hours. Autumn Amara — Jul 11, 2023
first person What To Expect When Your Friends Are Expecting (as a Childfree Queer) As my community transforms, I’ve developed a curiosity on how to transmute isolation into connection. Molly — Jul 9, 2023
first person Leaning Into Pleasure at the Janelle Monáe Listening Party The leftover swirls of emotion from the sheer queerness of the event, of the attendees, of the joy, are still sustaining me, even as Pride month comes to a close. Yamilette Vizcaíno Rivera — Jul 2, 2023
first person Overheating: Leaving My Home State of Florida I have not given up on Florida, even if for now it is best we spend time apart. Aster Olsen — Jun 15, 2023
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first person Making An Independent Documentary About Queer Women Is Like Jumping Without A Net I will never stop trying to tell our stories. Sa'iyda Shabazz — Jun 8, 2023
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