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The QLP Questionnaire: Ricky Sim
"Growing up as a gay Asian in America, there’s an unspoken rule that we should find a white boyfriend and be the 'bottom'... I ended up carrying some…
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Jerry Portwood
R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell on Kink, New Forms of Intimacy, the Erotics of Fear
"Shame keeps people from finding love." The writers and co-editors of 'Kink,' a collection of short stories, discuss how to transform trauma and…
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Jerry Portwood
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“The most important sex you can be having is sex with yourself”
Samantha Mann’s essay collection, ‘Dyke Delusions’, tackles queer parenthood, Southern sororities, horny moms and loving how one's body can cause chaos.
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Jerry Portwood
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The QLP Questionnaire: Aidan Wharton
"We live in this culture of heavy romanticism, where needing to do hard work in/for a relationship is frequently seen as a bad omen ... but that's what…
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Jerry Portwood
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Greg Bourke Fought for Marriage Equality. Now He Hopes the Next Generation Is Ready to Defend Our Rights
"The next generation needs to pick this up and run with it ... because there's a lot of work for all of us to do."
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Jerry Portwood
The QLP Questionnaire: Xandra McMahon
“There is something that clicks into place when you can get tangibly connected to a community that had for so long been represented to me only in…
The QLP Questionnaire: Elizabeth Austin
"I love sharing almost all of myself with another person, but I am my first and longest relationship, and there are parts of me that I’m selfish about."
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Ryan J. Haddad on Heartbreak, the Need for Explicit Gay Sex, and Why You Should Know Disabled People Exist in Your World
“To fall in love sort of necessitates pain on the other end, no matter the duration,” says the writer and performer, who's latest play 'Hold Me in the…
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Jerry Portwood
The QLP Questionnaire: David Clarke
"If you want to be single and free, I cannot recommend doing that enough. Just don’t tell people who are looking for a monogamous relationship that…
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The Story of How We Met
Listen to the final episode of Season 1 of the ‘How We Met: A Queer Love Archive’ podcast produced by Xandra McMahon
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Jerry Portwood
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The QLP Questionnaire: Wendy the Druid
"Dating as my true self—dating as a trans woman—has been the most releasing and often pure experience of my life."
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The QLP Questionnaire: Madeline Anthony
"I genuinely do not think I have one more ounce of heartache left inside me. Sapphic breakups should be illegal..."
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