Essays

Love in the Time of Disease

Edwin would change my life in so many ways in the short time we had with each other.

Apr 29

Lost in Apalachicola

On a hiking trip from hell, lost love saved me.

Apr 22 • Lindsey Danis

Becoming a Viral Poet Ruined My Idea of Love

We went from calling each other “boyfriends,” to “partners,” to unofficial “wives.” How a lesbian relationship taught me all the lessons poetry…

Apr 15 • Ava Pauline Emilione

Outside the Velvet Rope

Like many queer people, I learned how to scan a room long before I learned how to drive—and shrink to fit. I thought joining a queer rugby team might…

Mar 31 • David Clarke

My Adoptive Father Abandoned His Other Children. Understanding Why Changed Everything for Me

Learning to accept love has been just as difficult for me as giving it. Was it because my dad was bisexual and closeted all of his life?

Mar 25 • Leslie Vooris

Why 'Heated Rivalry' Reheated My Own Sapphic Love Story

Although late to the phenomenon, I've been seeking out queer love stories in entertainment for most of my adult life. This clandestine gay love story…

Mar 18 • Laura Leigh Abby

Just Call Me the Deputy Boyfriend

An awkward encounter in the world of polyamory spurs a writer to reflect on language’s limitations to describe the myriad possibilities for intimate…

Mar 11 • Wayne Scott

Around the World, On the Yellow Brick Road

How traveling and the hero’s journey helped me come out of the closet.

Mar 4 • Megan Okonsky

If Even Crocodiles Can Shed Tears, Why Can't I?

This isn't a sob story.

Feb 25 • Pierre P. Paton

The Benefits of Old-Fashioned Anonymous Sex

And a word of warning: You might fall in love.

Feb 18 • Jamie Brickhouse

The Paradox of Too Much Gay Choice

I’m 60, and it’s hard to tell—after starting out shy in 1990s San Francisco—if using hook-up apps in my home of rural Hawai'i feels like punishment or…

Feb 11 • James Brooks

Lessons from the ghosts of my past.

Feb 4 • Stephanie Sellars

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