climate change

climate change

The Parlour

sports

Heat Advisory

Next summer will be hotter. The next, hotter still.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jul 30, 2025

climate change

disability

politics + activism

Disability Justice Needs To Be a Part of Climate Justice

Disabled people are not dying in disasters due to personal negligence or an unwillingness to leave — they are dying because emergency systems are not built with them in mind.

Katie —

Feb 26, 2025

climate change

featured

book features

Maybe Gabrielle Korn Set Her Queer Dystopian Climate Novel ‘The Shutouts’ Too Far in the Future

“I tried not to do that. I tried to keep the most important thing the story and the storytelling, because I think it gets annoying when you have an agenda.…

Riese —

Feb 17, 2025

af+ personal essay

baby steps

queer pregnancy

Baby Steps #5: Fixing the Window

“If I’d made it this far into the pregnancy without being forced to face the reality that has inspired many of my generation to forego reproduction altogether, I could do…

Riese —

Jan 22, 2025

#affiliatemarketing

climate change

book lists

Queer Books About the Environment for When All You Can Think About Is Climate Crisis

These 30+ books are about land, ecology, natural disasters, apocalypse, the harm capitalism does to the planet, despair, hope, growth, death, and rebirth.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jan 20, 2025

climate change

florida

first person

Just Checking In

I went through my mental catalogue of friends back in LA and sent my check-in texts. Almost all of them did the exact same for me this past fall during…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jan 14, 2025

climate change

really really really bad bad news

community

How To Help People Affected By the LA Wildfires

These are some smaller orgs, Mutual Aid funds and GoFundMes you can support to help those impacted by the horrific LA wildfires.

Riese —

Jan 14, 2025

climate change

first person

If I Don’t See Snow Soon I’m Going To Scream

I have nothing to prove 2023 was the first year of my life when I didn’t see snow on the ground other than my memories.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Dec 31, 2024

also.also.also

climate change

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Climate Change Is Coming for Fire Island

Preserving beaches and preserving queer history go hand in hand.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 9, 2023

#affiliatemarketing

a+ roundtable

af+

A+ Roundtable: Coping with Climate Change

“Corrupt politicians and leaders want to destroy our spirit. We can’t let them.”

the team —

Jul 8, 2022

climate change

Fire In The Belly

issues

Hurtling at Full Speed Toward the Present

Screams are often ripped from us, either through fear or fervor, but rarely does one think, soberly and with intention, “ I would like to indulge in a scream,” and…

Jesse Kathan —

Jun 9, 2020

climate change

environment

politics + activism

Here’s What 7 Youth Activists Want To See For Our Green New World

We interviewed seven youth activists at the first-ever United Nations Youth Climate Summit about their most optimistic visions for the future. This is what they have to say.

Grey Moran —

Sep 24, 2019