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Is it Okay To Write an Apology Letter To an Ex? 10 Queers Weigh In

The concept of the Breakup Apology Letter is a controversial one! Where do you land?

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Quiz: What’s Your Greatest Gay Fear?

October welcomes in the ghosts, ghouls, and gays who love costumes. It might also welcome…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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‘Sleepaway Camp’ Was Kinda Heterophobic if You Think About It

Sleepaway Camp depicts heterosexual desire, particularly from men, as being predatory, transactional, cruel, and destructive.

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

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