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refugees practicing yoga at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi
Commentary

How a queer-led yoga community is helping refugees heal & rebuild

A dancer striking a voguing pose under red lighting
Opinion

Voguing helped me claim my power as a gay Chinese man

Opinion: A queer college student from Asia reflects on finding visibility, confidence, and community through dance after years of hiding his identity.

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Sex & Relationships

Go Ask Alex: Why is fisting so dangerously competitive?

Columnist Alexander Cheves advises a reader on navigating the competitive side of fisting culture — and why pleasure, patience, and intimacy matter more than milestones.

Older gray-haired man wearing headphones and holding a coffee outdoors
Opinion

I marched in Pride in '79, and the queer world still captivates me

Opinion: Clayton H. Eccard reflects on a lifetime of becoming as a bisexual man and refusing to harden as he gets older.

A group of diverse young adults standing together and smiling, with a red HIV awareness ribbon displayed nearby
Opinion

Beyond awareness: How youth leadership is reshaping the HIV response

Awareness isn’t enough. This National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day, it’s time to put power in young people’s hands.

Students participate in GLSEN’s Day of Silence, with one student holding a sign about ending harassment and a group displaying a rainbow “Day of Silence” anti-bullying poster
Opinion

As Day of Silence turns 30, LGBTQ+ students are stuck in 1996

Opinion: Thirty years after the first Day of Silence, new policies and rising hostility are pushing LGBTQ+ young people back into the same unsafe conditions many thought were left in the past, writes Glisten CEO Melanie Willingham-Jaggers.

A woman turns slightly while boarding a subway train, suggesting a fleeting moment of recognition in a public space
Opinion

What is the trans gaze? It's relief and recognition between strangers on a train

Opinion: In an increasingly hostile world, New York City subway nights become a space where trans women of color keep each other in view and safe.

man praying
Sex & Relationships

Go Ask Alex: I'm lonely but afraid I'll go to hell for being gay. What do I do?

Columnist Alexander Cheves responds to a reader who wants a same-sex partner but is fearful of Biblical consequences.

Shamari sits at a vanity applying makeup in a warmly lit room in South Carolina.
Photography

12 portraits of transgender beauty and resilience in the Deep South

Photographer Anthony Gansauer captures trans lives in South Carolina through intimate portraits and personal conversations.

A drag performer with voluminous pastel pink hair and dramatic pink makeup poses on stage in a pink corset dress and long white gloves, holding cash in one hand against a warm orange curtain backdrop.
Opinion

How becoming a drag queen helped my journey as a trans man

Opinion: Juniper Brown shares how drag, therapy, and community helped him navigate agoraphobia and reclaim femininity on his own terms.

An animated father and young boy sit together at the edge of the ocean at night, rendered in deep blue tones with glowing yellow highlights in a scene from the short film ‘WAVES.’
Opinion

The short film 'Waves' lets Black youth explore softness—and queerness

Opinion: Disney could learn a lesson from Waves's exploration of masculinity and the space it gives young people to navigate identity.

man wearing padlock necklace
Sex & Relationships

Go Ask Alex: Can I wear fetishwear to a nice restaurant?

Columnist Alexander Cheves gives advice to a reader confused about whether a Nasty Pig padlock necklace is appropriate in formal settings.

Kyriana Kratter poses next to an image of Lev from The Last of Us video game.
Opinion

Transface in 'The Last of Us'? We had hoped for the last of transface

Opinion: HBO’s The Last of Us casts yet another cisgender actor to play a transgender character. In 2026, the transface is more sus than ever.

​Chappell Roan Khia Bebe Rexha
Media

What is the Khia asylum? Inside stan Twitter's shadiest slang term

Bebe Rexha and Ava Max, in. Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX, out. But what the hell is a Khia?

Joseph Duggar
Opinion

Why the Duggar men are a symptom of patriarchal religion's dangers

Opinion: The allegation that Joseph Duggar molested a 9-year-old girl is not surprising — and is no isolated incident in fundamentalist environments, writes survivor Josh Ackley.

two men in bed
Sex & Relationships

Go Ask Alex: How do I get my partner to be more dominant in bed?

Columnist Alexander Cheves gives advice to a reader seeking help in bedroom communication — specifically, in conveying he wants a turn as the "passenger princess."

Love 'Heated Rivalry,' NHL? Then lift the Pride gear ban
Opinion

Love 'Heated Rivalry,' NHL? Then lift the Pride gear ban

Opinion: As Heated Rivalry draws new queer fans to the sport, the NHL must reckon with the culture that still keeps queer players and fans at the margins.

Jenn Colella and Lauren Patten sit together on a red picnic blanket during a performance at Broadway Backwards.
Opinion

Broadway Backwards sparked queer joy 20 years ago—and it's still going strong

As Broadway Backwards celebrates its 20th anniversary, host Jenn Colella reflects on the community, joy, and generosity behind the beloved queer theater tradition.

People stand on both sides of the border wall separating Tijuana and San Diego.
Opinion

How California—and you—can protect immigrants

Opinion: A leader at the San Diego LGBT Community Center argues that intensified immigration enforcement is putting LGBTQ+ migrants at risk and calls on allies to step up.

Hands wearing leather wrist restraints type on a laptop beside BDSM gear under pink and blue lighting.
Opinion

Writing 'Kink For Dummies' and the joys of our uncontainable lusts

In this essay, queer feminist writer and activist Dr. Jaime M. Grant reflects on writing Kink for Dummies and why queer lust and pleasure have always been part of LGBTQ+ resistance.

Man in bed with phone
Sex & Relationships

Go Ask Alex: Can I DM a guy I haven't seen in years?

Columnist Alexander Cheves gives advice to a reader wondering if reaching out to someone from years ago is brave or just awkward.

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