The first thing I want to say is that I’m so sorry you had this experience with someone you loved, who you trusted. You deserve to be treated with respect and honor and grace. Remember that when you feel yourself doubting your heart and mind in the future.
Within a binary understanding of sex, a binary understanding of gender, or a binary separation between sex and gender, I am impossible.
As a teen, my insecurities made me feel like my Blackness was something that dragged down my worth.
I’ve gathered a variety of ritual kits, books, supplies, and tools to help you tap into the deep, powerful, recovery-oriented magic of this season.
Also! JoJo Siwa’s holiday gift picks for queer youths, Dickinson’s lasting queer legacy, Stephanie Beatriz chats about Encanto, and more!
Three Taissas have frightening encounters with eyeballs (or lack thereof); Misty wants wings; and Shauna and Jackie have a bff fight.
Gifts don’t have to be physical objects. Setting up a sweet, sexy date-night-in for your partner or polycule can be an incredibly meaningful experience, as well as a beautiful way to show your care and affection.
Not sure what’s for dinner? Take this quiz to find out what cozy season soup you should make — featuring vegetarian and vegan recipes with lots of options for substitutions!
Having great sex when you don’t feel great and sexy, what it means to feel your feelings, the state of sex parties today and more.
I never met a straight person who pines like these two!
You cannot love alone.
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Plus updates on All American, New Amsterdam, Riverdale, and Nancy Drew!
Can you imagine having SOPHIE MOORE in your bed and just…leaving? I love you Montoya, but it couldn’t be me.
It’s here and queer and only comes once a year: it’s the annual HOMO FOR THE HOLIDAYS sale! Now through Small Business Saturday and concluding on Cyber Monday.
So go on, scroll on,
There’s merch for every gender.
And thank you, oh thank you,
for being an A+ Member.
Many of us are getting into the season of hosting and cleaning that comes with the holidays, and I hope that this makes preparing for company feel a little easier and brings a little order to what can sometimes feel like an unhinged time of year.
“Let me have the illusion that I am tough and mean please!”
If you’re anything like me and your main reasons for watching “Bruised” were to see Halle Berry fight and make out with girls, you won’t be disappointed. But you might walk away wishing it had stuck to just those two things.
Our narrator recalls the time she finally hooked up with her best friend. “In just a few moments, Winnie had confirmed two suspicions I’d had for years: Winnie was a top and Winnie was little spoon.”