covid-19 Archives

covid-19

quarantine

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breakups

You Need Help: How Do I Break Up During a Pandemic?

My advice for folks who KNOW that they want to break up with their partner is almost always the same: Break up with your partner!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Mar 2, 2021

covid-19

extra extra

news

Extra! Extra!: What in the World Is Happening with the Vaccine Rollout?

This week’s Extra! Extra! looks at some sobering and some hopeful news related to sex workers’ rights, coverage of the insurrection in the context of the ongoing impeachment trial, an…

the team —

Feb 11, 2021

covid-19

extra extra

news

Extra! Extra!: What We’re Seeing on COVID-19 and Accountability So Far from Biden’s Administration

This week’s Extra! Extra! continues to unpack the insurrection while also looking at some of Biden’s actions these last two weeks as president. We look a little more closely at…

the team —

Jan 29, 2021

covid-19

Roundtables

love + sex

What We’ve Learned About Dating & Relationships During the Pandemic

“As a broody, miserable bastard, I’ve obviously spent some time pondering past relationship failures and wondering what a functional relationship would look like for myself in the future.”

the team —

Jan 21, 2021

covid-19

fullscreen

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health

We Keep Each Other Safe: Making a Covid Safety Plan for the Real World

This helpful graphic explainer from A. Andrews is a great illustration of what living safely during COVID-19 in Minneapolis (where I also live!) looks like right now; here are some…

Rachel —

Jan 20, 2021

covid-19

mental health

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relationships

You Need Help: How Can I Help My Partner With COVID Anxiety?

When your anxiety stems from a valid concern about a real and terrifying threat, it’s hard to draw the line between reasonable fear and full-blown panic – here are some…

Ro White —

Jan 19, 2021

covid-19

quarantine

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breakups

You Need Help: My Partner’s Pandemic Practices Suck and I Want to Break Up

Transmitting a deadly virus doesn’t exactly say “I love you,” so it makes sense that this particular conflict is bringing up big questions about your relationship.

Ro White —

Dec 15, 2020

covid-19

extra extra

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news

Extra! Extra!: What Do We Actually Know About a COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout?

This week’s Extra! Extra! returns with some LGBTQ+ news from both sides of the Atlantic; an update on the COVID-19 pandemic, the havoc it’s wreaking in so many areas of…

the team —

Dec 4, 2020

covid-19

donald trump

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news

Extra! Extra!: Some of the Changes We Can Already See as the Trump Era Drags On

In this week’s Extra! Extra! we continue following America’s election 2020 saga, the havoc the Trump administration continues to wreak in its final two months and a few encouraging outcomes…

the team —

Nov 20, 2020

covid-19

hanukkah

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society + culture

How To Celebrate The Holigays From Afar

Lots of us will be spending the holigays on our own, which may be exactly what you’ve always wanted! But if you are trying to create a sense of togetherness,…

Adrian —

Nov 20, 2020

covid-19

rachel maddow

news

Rachel Maddow Bares Her Soul About Her Partner’s Terrifying Battle With COVID

It was a surreal experience watching Maddow open up like that. She is the voice of calm reason, the anchor of logic, the brilliant and articulate go-to liberal pundit who…

Heather Hogan —

Nov 20, 2020

covid-19

gender identity

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first person

I Stopped Tweezing in Quarantine and Realized I’m Nonbinary

On the 24th day of quarantine, I turned on all of the lamps in my room and took off all my clothes. Then I stood in front of the mirror…

Rae Nieves —

Nov 10, 2020