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The QLP Questionnaire: Sandy Sahar Gooen
"T4T stands for a sense of equality and mutuality, the underlying love and respect and understanding. It can also be applied to friendships, to…
Jun 19
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Jerry Portwood
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Sandy
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The QLP Questionnaire: Andy Barrow
"My divorce was heartbreaking—but not heartbreak. It was more sadness for causing pain to someone I loved and letting go of a life I thought I was…
Jun 12
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Jerry Portwood
16
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The QLP Questionnaire: Frank Pizzoli
"You don’t have to rescue yourself from the one you love. They accept you with all your foibles. And you accept them as they are."
Jun 5
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Jerry Portwood
19
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The QLP Questionnaire: Justin Elizabeth Sayre
"Remember that sometimes you’ll be lovers and sometimes you’ll be friends, and when you’re in a lovers period, there’ll be a friends period after that…
May 29
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Jerry Portwood
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Justin Elizabeth Sayre
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The QLP Questionnaire: Mario Elías
"The biggest misconception is that other people’s opinions of what you do with your time, your emotional energy, and your sexual desires should…
May 8
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Jerry Portwood
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Mario Elias
19
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The QLP Questionnaire: Alexander Leon
"I’m experimenting with my queer male friends on how we model vulnerability between us and create that closeness more intentionally."
May 1
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Jerry Portwood
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Alexander Leon
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The QLP Questionnaire: Anthony DiPietro
"I lost people early on and have experienced many loves, so I understand that they are all different. In my view, the pathways are numerous and without…
Apr 17
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Jerry Portwood
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Anthony DiPietro
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The QLP Questionnaire: Steve Susoyev
Friendship is much more valuable and fulfilling than most romantic relationships. When someone says, "It didn’t work out between us.' I'm tempted to…
Apr 10
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Jerry Portwood
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Steve Susoyev
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The QLP Questionnaire: Neth Williams
"Love is taking such ownership over another person’s well-being that you recognize that what is good for them is good for you, and the relationship is…
Apr 3
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Jerry Portwood
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Neth Williams
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The QLP Questionnaire: Samu
"Love is not something that overtakes you; it’s something that grows slowly. It emerges where safety becomes tangible. It doesn’t feel like…
Mar 20
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Jerry Portwood
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Samu
20
11
5
The QLP Questionnaire: Lane Scott Jones
"Growing up evangelical, what we called 'love' was really control (see also: submission, obedience, sacrifice). Now, I understand love as the practice…
Mar 13
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Jerry Portwood
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Lane Scott Jones
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The QLP Questionnaire: Bronson Lemer
"I found myself identifying with the characters on the fringes, the oddballs and weirdos... I think this was an early reckoning with my own queerness…
Feb 6
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Jerry Portwood
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Bronson Lemer
23
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