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‘My Date Was Turned Off by the Idea of Being My First Girlfriend’

“She said she doesn’t want to be anybody’s first-ever girlfriend because she’s looking for something serious/longterm and doesn’t want to waste her time because ‘nobody ever settles down with their…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jul 29, 2025

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Jenny Owen Youngs and Kristin Russo and their joint memoir Slayers Every One of Us

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How Podcasters Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs Navigated Their Big Divorce Announcement

Read an exclusive excerpt about Kristin and Jenny’s divorce, followed by a clip from the audiobook.

Kristin —

Apr 9, 2025

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Salons and Divorce Doulas: How Queers Are Fighting the Trauma and Stigma of Divorce

“I’ve been ostracized, people don’t even know my side of the story. And they just stopped talking to me because they’ve talked to my ex.”

Carmen Phillips —

Feb 20, 2024

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Divorce Week

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25 Movies Just Perfect for Crying Through Your Divorce

Even if you’re not going through a divorce right now, here are some very pretty movies to look back at you while you blow snot bubbles into your t-shirt (no…

Carmen Phillips —

Feb 19, 2024

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Rumors of Our Lesbian Divorce Rates Have Been Greatly Exaggerated (But They’re Still Pretty True)

You may have heard that lesbian divorce rates are exceptionally high, and perhaps you may have found yourself wondering — are they really?

Riese —

Feb 19, 2024

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Divorce Week

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Tiny Butch Shoes, Lightly Worn

A good pair of boots are LIFE okay??? Is that a gay opinion? Likely.

Nico —

Feb 18, 2024

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Divorce Week

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I’m a Psychologist Who Didn’t See My Own Divorce Coming

Psychologists can see potential in every patient who is seeking therapy. I can’t look at my marriage without seeing all the ways we could still fix it.

Ahuv Ne’eman —

Feb 17, 2024

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Reactions People Have Had To Finding Out I’m Divorced, Ranked

YOU were MARRIED?

Stef Rubino —

Feb 16, 2024

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Divorce Week

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18 Queer Divorce Horror Stories

“We moved across the country for her job while I was pregnant. Turns out she was really having an affair.”

Nico —

Feb 14, 2024

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Well, It Seemed Like a Pretty Good Idea at the Time

That was pre-Covid, pre-remote work. pre-‘postponed’ wedding.

Sarah DeVore —

Feb 14, 2024

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Plan a Divorce Party for Your Bestie

Sure, a divorce is a rupture, but it’s also a rebirth, and I think that’s worth celebrating! We celebrate so many other life transitions: new jobs, graduations, houses… why not a divorce?

ashni —

Feb 13, 2024

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Divorce Week

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These Fictional Straight Women Should Divorce Their Husbands (And Marry Me)

“Tami Taylor put on those aviator sunglasses and I was like, girl you need me. She flipped her hair to the side and I was like, girl you need me.…

The TV Team —

Feb 13, 2024