Under Cover

asexuality

featured

first person

Play Parties Let Me Explore My Asexuality

Maybe I didn’t always know I was ace, but I can’t say there weren’t signs.

Abbie —

Sep 11, 2024

fatness

Under Cover

first person

Toward a Definition of Fat Fetish

I look at my body in the mirror. Fat, yes. But desire is a crooked hook down my throat I cannot articulate.

Autumn Fourkiller —

Sep 2, 2024

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trans history

issues

Invisible Histories Won’t Let You Leave the Queer South Behind

Collectively, the states that make up the South are home to more Black people, more people of color, and more LGBTQ people than any other region of this country.

Stef Rubino —

Aug 30, 2024

survivor

the circle

first person

I’ve Always Loved Deception

As I begin my career as a therapist, I have to hide parts of myself.

Em Win —

Aug 28, 2024

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trans

issues

I’m Going To Keep On Cruising at the Men’s Only Club

I’ve always been struck by the mostly silent language of cruising.

Vera Blossom —

Aug 22, 2024

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gender affirming surgery

issues

My Top Surgery Was Complicated. I Don’t Regret It

We rarely hear about how healing can be an iterative and potentially complicated process.

E. Goldblatt Hyatt —

Aug 19, 2024

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for them

first person

When Passing Isn’t Impossible Anymore

What happens when you start to pass? And what happens when you decide that’s not the end-all-be-all anymore?

Max Gross —

Aug 15, 2024

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Under Cover

lgbt history

I Long for the Queer Secret Spaces of the Past

Dream with me, if you will. It’s the mid-1960s, and you and your queer friends are looking for some place to go to meet others like you when you hear…

Stef Rubino —

Aug 14, 2024