I have been searching for a way for my queer experience and identity to feel real • Photograph ℅ Taylor Swift
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Willow Rosenberg’s Coming Out Story Still Makes My Lesbian Heart Soar
At age 14 — a portrait of a young teenager who still had several years before she would call herself a lesbian — I sat down with my older sister to dive into seven long seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
I Need You So Much Closer: How Normal People Redefined Romance
Rooney writes a non-standard, nonlinear, very normal love story, a romance that resonates with many of us who are young and confused and figuring it out • Image ℅ The Atlantic
Pleasure in a Pandemic: Sex and Sexuality During COVID-19
Thinking about seeing a sexual partner? Wanting to have sex but not wanting to physically increase risk? Curious about exploring masturbation or virtual sex? Read on for some risks and benefits to consider • Art ℅ Jeffrey Cheung
Reflecting Queerness: How LGBTQ+ People See Themselves in the Media
“When was the first time you saw yourself in the media?” • Photo by Meredithe Ettrich
I Need You So Much Closer: Platonic Intimacy and Gender
The notion that men and women can’t be friends because sex ostensibly gets in the way of things felt silly and heteronormative • Art ℅ James Fenner
I Need You So Much Closer: Beneath the Seduction of Intimacy
Loving him felt like walking on eggshells. The more of myself I invested, the more of me I hurt • Art collage ℅ Lone Wolf Magazine
I Need You So Much Closer: The Fleeting Nature of Intimacy
How are any of us supposed to know what form of intimacy we yearn for when most types feel as if they are constantly fleeting? • Art ℅ Pinterest, source unknown
I Need You So Much Closer: Mates Before Dates
The word intimate often brings to mind a sexual or romantic setting. But to me, friendship is the ultimate form of intimacy • Artist unknown ℅ Pinterest
Camp Thirlby’s Comprehensive Guide to Non-monogamy and Polyamory
a guide rather than a rulebook to polyamory, with information sourced both from professionals and insight from our Camp Thirlby community on their experiences • Photo ℅ Pinterest, source unknown
Why You So Obsessed with Me: Hozier, Lesbianism, and Finding Joy in the Midst of Chaos
We’re premiering our series on obsessions with a piece looking at Hozier, Lesbianism, and Finding Joy in the Midst of Chaos • Photograph ℅ of Hozier
Heard It in a Past Life: Accepting My Queerness Through Love and Loss
You are queer. You will fall in love with men and women. It will be messy no matter who it is • Art ℅ Real Fun Wow!
Camp Thirlby’s Guide to Exploring Your Kinky Side
Some may shame this type of sexuality and say it isn’t “normal” for people to participate in — and maybe that’s true for some. But it’s also hot for others • Photo source unknown ℅ Pinterest
Heard It in a Past Life: A Lesson in Letting Go
There’s no way for my present and future to be freed of my past if I still let exes linger • Photograph ℅ Tate Modern
Finding Sexual Autonomy as a Demisexual
I spent the last two months or so recovering, trying to recover, hoping to recover, and unfortunately, failing to recover from a very toxic relationship • Art ℅ Audrey Helen Weber
“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” is the Future of Lesbian Film
The film, by and for queer womxn, is a utopia Film Still ℅ Neon
A Baby Gay’s Guide to Getting Over Your First Lesbian Crush
You never forget your first crush on a girl if you’re queer • Photograph ℅ Brian Vu
Sex 101: There Will Be Blood (And That’s Okay): Destigmatizing Period Sex
When society has created a painful stigma around periods (and when periods can also be physically and emotionally painful), why would anyone think about period sex? Because it’s fun, safe, hot, healthy, and normal! • Photo ℅ Medium
Sex 101: Navigating Queer Dating with OCD
This process of having to try and like someone, even when your brain is obsessing over all of their flaws and all of your flaws and how it can never work, is exhausting. It makes it hard for me to trust that I am right for people and that they are right for me • Collage ℅ Johannes Itten
Sex 101: The Basics of Lesbian Dating, as Told by the Internet
In 8th grade, I remember desperately wanting a Tumblr girlfriend • Photo ℅ Pinterest, source unknown