In Another World

In Another World

issues

For Queers, by Queers, in Strait-Laced Boston

There’s a staunch Puritanical and traditionalist bent that persists in New England, now resulting less in atrocities like the perennially invoked Salem Witch Trials and more in people being doggedly…

Chaya Rusk —

Mar 31, 2020

In Another World

queer theory

issues

Enduring “Straight Time” to Build Our Own Radical Queer Utopia

The world tells us that we should not want anything beyond what is here and now, right in front of us, but what’s in front of us is violent and…

Nik Valdez —

Mar 31, 2020

In Another World

issues

A Better World: Transformative Justice and the Apocalypse

As COVID-19 brings the world as we know it to and end, queer, trans and marginalized communities need to transformative justice more than ever. But what does it mean to…

Kai Cheng —

Mar 30, 2020

fatness

In Another World

issues

Fat Liberation Is the Future

It’s time we stopped telling people to “love themselves” and started demanding fat liberation at every level, in every way. Here’s how we liberate ourselves from the tyranny of diet…

Samantha Puc —

Mar 26, 2020

immigration

In Another World

issues

Roundtable: The Undocumented Activists Organizing a Strike and Building a New World

In a country that hates immigrants, every day immigrants are on the front line of imagining and enacting another world: One where they can safely live with basic dignity, respect,…

Christine Miranda —

Mar 24, 2020

bisexuality

In Another World

issues

Making Lovers Of Friends: My Bisexual Account Of Women Who Don’t Belong to Me

When it comes to my queer desire, my favorite feeling is a juicy lack — I don’t have the person or thing I want and that tastes like salted caramel…

Vickie Vertiz —

Mar 17, 2020

In Another World

issues

5 QPOC Visionary Fiction Projects to Look Out for in the Not-So-Distant Future

Our ability to conceive of ourselves surviving and thriving into the future is a crucial part of manifesting it as a lived reality.

Kamee Abrahamian —

Mar 16, 2020

In Another World

issues

A Wild Dare

For a long time, my wildest dream was my parents’ acceptance, it seemed so far off. Those years of silent dinners, no questions, no answers. I didn’t dare dream of…

Rita —

Mar 11, 2020

In Another World

issues

The Future We Lost in the Fire

Book archives and research on queer identity from the Institute for Sexual Science were destroyed by Nazi book burnings. Our history and culture got lost. What else had I missed…

SAM —

Mar 9, 2020

drag

In Another World

issues

Seven Sensual Drag and Burlesque Acts Bringing Black Joy to D.C.

Spaces that center and uplift Black performers create a magic you can feel. Meet seven of Washington D.C.’s drag and burlesque performers bringing palpable Black queer joy to the stage.

Tahirah Alexander Green —

Mar 5, 2020

In Another World

sex work

issues

What Would the Decriminalization of Sex Work Look Like?

As Vermont became the second state to introduce a bill to decriminalize sex work, the real possibility of decrim future is on our horizon. But how would decrim take shape…

Reese Piper —

Mar 3, 2020

In Another World

issues

How to Make the MTA $Free.99

Even if it’s not overnight, New York does have the money and economy to bankroll a $Free.99 MTA. If New York were a country, it’d have the 11th biggest economy…

María José —

Feb 27, 2020