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Posted inNonfiction

Secret Museums

by B. Pietras April 27, 2020December 9, 2022

Struggling with the world’s, and his own, homophobia, one queer young man searches for intimacy in the world of internet porn.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

I’m Not Queer to Make Friends

by Logan Scherer May 14, 2019October 19, 2022

By Trying on the Role of Reality TV Villain, Logan Scherer Confronts His Gay Shame

Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Quotes

How Do You Shepherd If You’ve Never Had a Sheep?

by michelleweber February 27, 2019October 19, 2022

“You couldn’t have a particular friendship with a man, because you might end up being homosexual. And you couldn’t have a friendship with a woman, because you might end up falling in love.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Semi-Fluid States: The Rigid Line of Straightness

by Sari Botton August 24, 2018October 19, 2022

In the fourth installment of her series on #Dating_While_Woke, Minda Honey interrogates her sexuality and questions the future of straight-by-default.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

Semi-Fluid States: The Rigid Line of Straightness

by Minda Honey August 24, 2018October 19, 2022

Minda Honey interrogates her sexuality and questions the future of straight-by-default.

Posted inEditor's Pick

How Coming Out Made Me Whole: High Maintenance’s Katja Blichfeld Tells Her Story

by Sari Botton January 12, 2018October 19, 2022

In this as-told-to personal essay, High Maintenance Katja Blichfeld speaks about the vital importance — and difficulty, particularly after being raised evangelical — of coming out as gay this past year, and ending her marriage to her collaborator.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Katja Blichfeld Gets What She Wants

by Sari Botton January 11, 2018October 19, 2022

A profile of Katja Blichfeld, the co-creator of HBO’s High Maintenance, in the wake of her coming out as a lesbian, and the amicable end of her marriage to Ben Sinclair — her collaborator on the show, and its star.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Could the Ideal Mormon City Be One of Inclusion?

by juliawick July 28, 2014October 19, 2022

In a recent piece for The Big Roundtable, Daniel A. Gross profiled Alasdair Ekpenyong, a gay Mormon struggling to make sense of his sexuality within the context of his faith. Alasdair sought answers in many venues, including alternative communities and Mormon history. From the story: That winter, Alasdair began to write a series of academic essays about the […]

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