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- Though anyone can contract monkeypox, men who have sex with men are disproportionately affected. Limited vaccines are available.
- A bite-sized look at the ups and downs of the week ahead.
- From triads to relationship anarchists to polycules, the spectrum of queer polyamory is infinite.
- Find out who gets the dubious honor of being Chipotle’s “¿Homo estás?” tweet.
- From dunking your head in water to yoga, these expert recommendations can help calm you when you need it most.
- To quote Lana Del Rey, get ready for some summertime sadness.
- What do I wear? Do I have to be out to celebrate? Do I have to drink at Pride? And other questions, answered.
- From harm reduction tools like drug testing strips to brushing up on your protest safety tips, you can never be too careful before attending Pride events.
- The state is taking transphobia to new extremes.
- Students started asking for the class in 2019.
- Diana Taurasi is the GOAT, a.k.a. the biggest Gemini of All Time.
- Immerse yourself in trans community this Pride.
- Harm reduction specialists explain the effects, risks, and least harmful use of nitrous oxide.
- Correlation is not causation.
- Social anxiety can make community building and queer nightlife feel overwhelming. Here are some tips to help.
- Better things could be coming your way.
- Feeling horny but can’t see your partner IRL? Two sexperts told us exactly how to sext with success.
- Harm reduction specialists told us what these tiny bottles contain – and what to be wary of when using them.
- Sapphics explained what the gender-expansive love means to them.
- Pose actress Angelica Ross breaks down the history and evolution of the term "transgender."
- Strap in. The first two eclipses of the year are just around the corner.
- From cozy pillows to stink-eliminating candles to THC pop rocks, there's something for every queer weed lover on this list.
- Let’s partake in some gentle ganja stereotyping this 4/20.
- Queer sex experts explained what top, bottom, vers mean in the bedroom.
- Sex ed often leaves LGBTQ+ people behind. These TikTokers are taking matters into their own hands.
- A pansexual sex counselor shares what it means to love people of all genders and beyond.
- While keeping my transness a secret kept me safe, sharing my truth helped me see I was so much more than just a woman.
- Here's everything you need to know about the vast and wonderful ace spectrum.
- Spiritual and mental health experts explain why queer people are burnt out, and what we can do about it.
- These stories about compassion, heartbreak, and staying true to yourself will move you.
- Let the star of love and pleasure guide you in matters of the heart.
- If you’re going out with a Scorpio, good luck.
- These alcohol-free brands bring all the fun with none of the regrets.
- We're queer. We get to write our own rules. Consensual intimacy among friends can be one of them.
- Skip the lofty resolutions and follow these affirming guidelines from LGBTQ+ experts instead.
- It’s going to be a bumpy year but we can get through it together.
- Give the gift of pleasure.
- These tips will help you shut down negative comments, listen to your body, and stay sane.
- When “nibling” and “pibling” just aren’t doing it anymore, here are five more ways of introducing your nonbinary relatives.
- Knowing your boundaries ahead of time can save you stress down the road.
- Transhealth Northampton wants to change primary care for its trans patients — and also for everyone else.
- Surviving breast cancer as a gender-nonconforming person of color brought me a unique kind of struggle — and surprising opportunities.
- These harm reduction basics will make you a more responsible and educated drug user.
- People often assume I’m uber-masculine just because I’m a Dom. There's way more to me underneath the leather.
- As a gay, Black dancer living with HIV, being single during the pandemic helped me realize I was treating myself as a sexual object.
- “Even if ‘I’m neutral about my body!’ doesn’t seem like something to shout from the rooftops, that’s actually kind of the point: Body neutrality meets me where I am.”
- My eating disorder was the only thing that gave me control over my appearance, until I realized I was losing myself.
- We asked our favorite queer sex workers, sex educators, and sex shop owners for tips and tricks to getting the big O.
- Sex therapists and erotica authors share their best tips for navigating gender dysphoria in the bedroom.
- If we call everything queer, then nothing will be.
- I don’t want to look at another screen for as long as I live. So shut up, set me up with your friends, and let us all make out. Okay!
- Not everyone goes by solely she/her, he/him, or they/them. We spoke to 10 people who use varied pronouns about their identities and how to respect them.
- A complete guide to how to start reading erotica, writing erotic short stories, and discover the best that queer erotica has to offer.
- Here’s how to unplug, unwind, set boundaries, and stay healthy as we fight systemic racism and police brutality.
- Here are some tips on how to participate responsibly, whether or not you’re on the front line.
- From how to use them to their surprising history, here are answers to your most common questions about gender-neutral pronouns.
- From vibrators to BDSM gear, these are the best sex toys for LGBTQ+ people of all stripes.
- Through massage, breathwork, bodily awareness, and more, these techniques will help you decompress and unwind during these stressful times.
- Who is it safe to have sex with during the pandemic? How can I use camming, sex toys, and more to keep things interesting? And when will it be safe to resume a normal sex life?
- As LGBTQ+ health centers are shutting down nationwide, these virtual resource kits, phone hotlines, live streams, and webinars are vital for getting information and support.
- Through interviews with over a dozen expert queer healers — including traditional psychologists, sex therapists, personal trainers, reiki masters and hypnotists — we’ve compiled a guide for self-care during these scary times.
- We asked sex educators and porn performers how masturbation can be a route to explore your queer identity, and how to subvert society's expectations around how to do it.
- From moisturizing oils to kinky toys to queer candles, here are queer-friendly gifts to get every sign in your life.
- Dating while intersex can be hard, with partners prone to misunderstand your body. My experiences have taught me how to accept my differences.
- A guide to questions I asked myself when I began to wonder if I was transfeminine — and questions you may ask yourself, too.
- An inside look at the origins of the term "Two-Spirit," and the centuries of colonial violence and prejudice Two-Spirit people have faced.
COMMUNITY
CULTURE
WHAT TO READ AND STREAM
Our favorite LGBTQ+ literature, music, and entertainment right now.
- If you can't roast your fellow queens, how in the hell are you going to roast anybody else?
- Schnapp has finally addressed fans’ suspicions.
- “I cried in my dressing room after walking onto that set the first time.”
- It will be the show’s first major trans character.
- This week, the queens said "Hey, subscribers!" to a Tik Tok dancing challenge.
- Kauffman has also previously apologized for the show’s lack of racial diversity.
- The actress has inspired plenty of Sapphic thirst but there’s a deeper meaning behind her ripped physique.
- “It’s 2022 and we’re still having this conversation."
- In a dystopian age, the kaiju has become a powerful symbol for LGBTQ+ wrath.
- Ten years after Frank Ocean came out, we're revisiting one of his most overlooked songs.
- Oh come, all ye faithful!
- Our playlist highlights the best LGBTQ+ music released this month.
- The singer-songwriter’s sixth album, Big Time, finds her freer than ever.
- A spokesperson for the network called the report “simply untrue.”
- Seven songs hand-picked by team Them for the dance floor and beyond.
- “I don’t know what I am. I love people.”
- The show’s creator, Michael R Jackson, also took home the Tony for Best Book of a Musical.
- Our playlist highlights the best LGBTQ+ music released this month.
- Our playlist highlights the best LGBTQ+ music released this month.
- Our playlist highlights the best LGBTQ+ music released this month.
- Eloghosa Osunde’s debut novel showcases queer outcasts navigating Nigerian life.
- Read an excerpt from the forthcoming book by them. contributing editor Samantha Allen.
- Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer is a touching memoir about growing up queer, and definitely not porn — but not in the eyes of these parents.
- In this short story by Aaron H. Aceves, a college student learns the emotional cost of dating a man who belongs to someone else.
- Sex, drugs, and the highs and lows of discovering one's sexuality in queer Berlin.
- Known for playing both male and female roles, Charlotte Cushman lived beyond gender and sexual norms at a time when it was far from common. This new historical biography resurrects her remarkable life.
- Check out these moving, beautifully-written poems from our first reader-submitted fiction contest.
- Read two new pieces from our reader-submitted fiction contest about relationships and time.
- Written by Cassius Epps, “Clary” is a rollicking love story that ultimately asks: Do we wear our clothes, or do our clothes wear us?
- In her new novel, Vagablonde, the author writes about a “grotesque” woman, inviting us to interrogate her behavior.