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Robin Wright as a Ruthless Monster-in-Law in ‘The Girlfriend’ Gave Me Flashbacks

Did this miniseries steal from my memories?

Nico

Oct 10, 2025

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Robin Wright as a Ruthless Monster-in-Law in ‘The Girlfriend’ Gave Me Flashbacks

Did this miniseries steal from my memories?

Nico —

Oct 10, 2025

Horror Is So Gay

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HORROR IS SO G4Y: Letter From the Editor

What’s your favorite scary movie?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Oct 1, 2025

The Parlour

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The Answer To My Pain Was Pain

I have no casual interests, only obsessions.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Oct 1, 2025

The Parlour

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Fall Is Always a Time for New Beginning

When it comes to decorating, my wife and I are polar opposites.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Sep 3, 2025

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Twenty-Five Years Later, Michelle Tea’s ‘Valencia’ Remains Stunning Portrait of Lesbian Life

Valencia permitted me to romanticize my world.

Malavika Kannan —

Aug 29, 2025

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I Was Outed as Trans at Work

When I transitioned and changed my name, I went through all of my accounts and switched them to my new name. Banks and airlines were shockingly no problem. TSA precheck…

Gabe Dunn —

Aug 28, 2025

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the author Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya posing in St. Augustine

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Under a Big Old Florida Tree

The night has cooled; the air smells like saltwater, briny as our drinks.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Aug 27, 2025

The Parlour

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On Never Seeing Someone Again

The most jarring parts of my breakups have been the number of people who I will never see again.

Gabe Dunn —

Aug 20, 2025

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I Was Already Afraid of My Inbox. Then a Death Threat Came

The deadline for my compliance with the "blackmail" had already passed. It was supposed to be noon.

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On Being a Masc Top From Rural Oklahoma

You’ve fucked every lesbian sorority girl in Oklahoma, someone tells me on an app. Well, I said. Probably not all of them, right?

Autumn Fourkiller —

Jul 23, 2025

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Andrea Gibson Kept Sincerity Alive

The loss of Andrea Gibson is not just one that rocks the poetry world, but the world at large.

Gabrielle Grace Hogan —

Jul 18, 2025

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The Sex of the Game

That competitiveness I felt with her, the joy I derived from getting in her head was, I realized later, erotic in its intensity, intimate in its knowledge. I wanted that…

Mac Crane —

May 15, 2025

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Without Poetry or Queerness, I Do Not Exist

When I write, when I kiss my girlfriend, when I read Carl Phillips, when I do poppers at the club, all of these things are me announcing my place in…

Gabrielle Grace Hogan —

May 9, 2025

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