personal essay

personal essay

lesbian sex

It Appears I Have Joined A Special Masturbation Society

“Almost immediately Linda is convulsing, and getting red in the face, and moaning in a way I’ve never heard a lady moan before. Little short bursts of air. She is…

Hannah Hodson —

Aug 21, 2014

brunch

Lesbian Fashion

culture

Sweating in Sweatpants: A Brunchventure

So, what’s up with upholstered vests?

Hannah Hodson —

Aug 20, 2014

brunch

personal essay

first person

Nothing Is Off Limits: How Queer Brunch Raised This Queer Feminist Fagette

“We partied during the week and met up between classes, but brunch was where we let our queer identities free in a way that was more natural and less defensive…

Cleo —

Aug 13, 2014

NSFW

personal essay

book features

50 Shades of Non-Consent: Editing BDSM Erotica as a Queer Top

“The path of least resistance is to write off 50 Shades of Grey as harmless fluff, but frankly, after editing over one hundred novels full of distortions and abuse, I…

Wren Hanks —

Aug 12, 2014

body dysphoria

body image

first person

The Disappearing Act: Fighting Disordered Eating as a Masculine-of-Center Woman

I got a taste of something I had never known — shopping in the men’s department afforded my body the opportunity to take up the amount of space it actually…

A.E. Osworth —

Jul 22, 2014

body image

body positivity

queer fashion

Unashamed To Be Fat: Wear the Shorts, It’s F*cking Hot Outside

“This is the root of the problem with fat shamers such as Kelsey. They are not worried about the health of others, they are angry that they must worry and…

El Sanchez —

Jul 12, 2014

mal blum

personal essay

lgbt pride

Beaches Over Bars: I Skipped NYC Pride and Found Something Else To Be Proud Of

“I used to go to The Pride March every year, starting at age fifteen. I don’t remember exactly how old I was when I started to become disillusioned with it,…

Mal Blum —

Jul 8, 2014

how to be gay

online dating

dating

Flirting with Danger: Dating Fails on the Autism Spectrum

“Satisfactory social responses are often more obvious to nonautistic individuals. My behavior can be misinterpreted as ludicrous excuses or just being a jerk, when I’m simply lacking social knowledge.”

Emily —

Jul 8, 2014

greatest hits

mental health

first person

Me, Piper Chapman, the Psych Ward, and the Incarcerated 2.2 Million

“Real human change requires space to be honest with yourself, honest with others; a space that doesn’t exist when you’re trapped by necessity behind a fortress of self-protection. As the…

Jenna Leigh Evans —

Jul 7, 2014

greatest hits

personal essay

first person

The Language of Comedy: On Defensiveness and Being Wrong

“LANGUAGE MATTERS. In the same way a racial slur brings back a SLEW of painful memories for me and a reminder of the entire history of those words and what…

El Sanchez —

Jul 2, 2014

greatest hits

gun violence

first person

One Year Ago, A Gunman Opened Fire On Our Car

Around 4:20 a.m. on May 26, an armed gunman pulled up beside us and opened fire on our vehicle… the bullet shattered my phone, took out a chunk of my…

Laura Mandanas —

Jun 19, 2014

butch

fatness

first person

Fat-Booty Butch Buys A Suit On A Budget

There are moments when if we can, we want to wear the articles of clothing that bring us close to joy. My suit isn’t that thing, not yet, but it…

gabby —

Jun 17, 2014