Four Transracial Asian Adoptees on Body, Place, Family, and Race
I believe my queerness makes my Asian-ness and my adoptee-ness stronger. I am more myself when I hold all these truths together than when I try to compartmentalize them.
We Deserve To Be Selfish
I was ready to declare myself and to bring everyone else who was ready along for the ride. I thought, “I’m going to put as many women as I can into one publication, and they’re gonna get to say whatever the f*ck they want.” And Selfish, the magazine, was born.
Fire In The Belly: Letter From The Editor
“I’m a passionate person” I might write in a dating profile, which sounds harmless and doesn’t touch the deep smolder I experience daily. We’re bringing you stories in this issue from people who are also deeply moved and motivated by their feelings — about desire, about truth-seeking, about fighting for change, about fighting the body.
You Need Help: How Do I Explain Our Sperm Donor to a Five-Year-Old?
This is going to go great, I swear! Here are six tips to get you started.
PHOTO GALLERY: Queer Right Here in Quarantine
“P.S. I’d hoped the picture I submitted would be with my neighborhood turkey that I’ve enjoyed searching for on my daily walk…”
Extra! Extra! The Pandemic Proves Sex Workers Deserve Decriminalization & Safety Nets
This week’s Extra! Extra! COVID-19 looks at the pandemic from a few angles: personal experiences of having the virus, how the pandemic is affecting sex workers and how corruption, profiteering and discrimination are alive and well, even during a pandemic.
Pop Culture Fix: Let’s Keep Talking About “The Half Of It” Forever
Get ready to love Alice Wu more, Marceline and Princess Bubblegum are back, the final She-Ra trailer, the horniest episode of Xena, Janelle Monae’s new horror film has a release date, and a Wonder Woman spin-off about Amazonians!
Netflix’s “Hollywood” is a Land of Dreams — But Does It Earn the Fantasy?
“There’s a once-in-century virus eating away at the fabric of everything we know about how to live, just let the gays kiss for once! Let women of color win the fucking Oscar!” Drew, Riese and Carmen binged Ryan Murphy’s newest Netflix release, and they can’t wait to talk about it.
“Supergirl” Episode 517 Recap: Case of the Lex
Melissa Benoist makes her directing debut, Alex eats dumplings, and Lena wears one hell of a suit.
10 Simple Kitchen Items I Invested in Now That I Have to Cook Three Meals a Day
I’m not trying to work up a sweat here, I’m trying to eat a fucking potato.
The Single Queer’s Quarantine Playlist
There aren’t a ton of songs specifically about vague longing in the middle of a global pandemic, so consider this playlist a narrative journey of feelings.
“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 406: Luck Be a Lady
Raise your hand if you remember Papi’s rules of poker!
Sunday Funday Is Making Cocktails in Our Robes With Divas
Happy Sunday! Let’s get tipsy with some divas in robes, watch some queer fantasy films, fall in love with teen lesbians, support insider art, learn the history of the world according to cats and more!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Over Performative Horniness
What it’s like to film Zoom orgy porn, how one strip club is staying open, ways to experience a partner’s touch when you’re apart and more.
13 Legally Free Digital Queer Books for Your Quarantine Needs
I’ve scrounged the internet for totally FREE (and legal) digital copies of amazing queer books. Groundbreaking trans fiction, comics, queer classics, and more!
Grease Bats: Tight Spaces
“Thank you for coming to this emergency roommate meeting… I don’t want to be rude but DAMN YOU BOTH.”
Boobs on Your Tube: Kissing Witches in the Moonlight on “Motherland: Fort Salem”
Another jam packed week! Here’s more on (deep breath): 911, One Day at a Time, black-ish, God Friended Me, Boomerang, Station 19, In the Dark, Rosewell, S.W.A.T, The Baker and the Beauty, Tommy, Top Chef, Vagrant Queen, and yes — Motherland: Fort Salem!
Extra! Extra!: Essential (and All) Workers’ Rights on May Day and More
In this week’s Extra! Extra! we honour International Workers’ Day, take a hard look at the federal judiciary and the social safety net, examine the political and personal aftermath of gun violence, and more.
What Was Your AIM Screen Name and Do You Wanna Log Back On?
“Just thinking about hearing the door creaking sound effect has leveled me.”
“Better Things” Tells an Important Trans Story — By Not Telling a Trans Story
It can feel like the only responsible story is one where a trans teen is certain of their identity and is allowed to transition. But that’s not the experience of so many kids both trans and cis.