Honeymooning in Cambodia, Lindsey Danis and her wife seek refuge in queer spaces, but struggle to find the acceptance granted to male travelers.
same sex marriage
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The Brazilian Healer and the Patron Saint of Impossible Causes
Leigh Hopkins faces the hidden truth about the world’s most famous spiritual surgeon and the irresistible desire to find ‘the cure.’
Posted inNonfiction
The 19th Century Lesbian Made for 21st Century Consumption
Jeanna Kadlec considers Anne Lister, the historical figure at the center of HBO’s Gentleman Jack, and the influence of other queer women who preceded her.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Marriage Proposal Follies
A personal essay in which, after she proposes to her girlfriend, Amy Deneson rethinks what it means to wed.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Marriage Proposal Follies
After she proposes to her girlfriend, Amy Deneson rethinks what it means to wed.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Marriage Proposal Follies
After she proposes to her girlfriend, Amy Deneson rethinks what it means to wed.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Making Peace with Selective Reduction
When risks arise in her partner’s pregnancy with triplets, Amber Leventry discovers that letting go of one life doesn’t have to mean losing faith, or love.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Making Peace with Selective Reduction
When risks arise in her partner’s pregnancy with triplets, Amber Leventry discovers that letting go of one life doesn’t have to mean losing faith, or love.
Posted inEditor's Pick
After Marriage Equality, to Party or to Protest?
Two years after the passage of the Marriage Equality Act, Spenser Mestel looks back on his mixed emotions that day and his difficulty celebrating, particularly in light of four Supreme Court Justices dissenting.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
After Marriage Equality, to Party, or to Protest?
Spenser Mestel recalls the emotionally complicated day, two years ago, when the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage.