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“What Does LGBTQ Stand For?” Your (Colorful!) LGBTQIA+ Glossary
The acronym is always evolving — and that’s a beautiful thing.
By Liv McConnell
The Best BL Dramas of 2021
This year’s BL dramas have ventured into uncharted territory, showing us again and again the value of nuanced, romantic queer storytelling.
By K-Ci Williams
I Was Bullied at Church Camp Because I'm Queer. Here's How I Found Self-Love
I used to pray that I wasn't queer. Everything changed when I found Hope.
By Kaylyn Suji Ahn
Did MTV Censor the Word ‘Queer’ in Lil Nas X’s 2021 VMAs Performance?
Lil Nas X was allegedly bleeped during his performance of “Industry Baby” at the 2021 VMAs.
By Kaitlyn McNab
BL Drama “Gameboys” Could Be the Future of Queer Storytelling
In all its nuance, romance, and messiness.
By K-Ci Williams
Tim Drake Is the 1st Canonically Queer Robin & Fandom Got Us Here
“Tim remains the same character as he has always been. Only now, he's a little more himself, a little more seen.”
By Stitch
Neither and Both: 6 Non-Binary Models on Utopia and Queer Community
"I’m not coming out as anything I'm coming into myself"
By Angal FieldPhotography by Angal Field
Pride Can’t Be Family-Friendly Because It Always Has Been
Which kinds of families is it friendly to?
By Lucy Diavolo
These Queer ’80s Punks Took the Mic From Straight White Men
“We were anti-authoriatarian, anti-capitalist, anti-corporate.”
By Cara Hoffman
LGBTQ+ Fans: We’re Here, Queer, and Remaking Fandom in Our Own Image
Queer fans have always been a part of fandom history.
By Stitch
How Summer Camp Gave Me the Freedom to Explore My Queerness
I wasn't really out at home, but at camp I could be whoever I wanted — including my true self.
By Willa Bennett
Dove Cameron Opened Up About Living Authentically as a Queer Woman
“I’m choosing to love myself, to be who I am every day and not edit myself depending on the room that I’m in.”
By De Elizabeth
How Will People Know I'm Queer?
There are many ways to signal you're queer, but mostly, it's an attitude.
By Nona Willis Aronowitz
Lil Nas X Was “Afraid of Alienating Straight Fans” With “Montero”
“If they feel offended, they were never really here for me.”
By Sara Delgado
These Are My Queer Muslim Heroes
We're here, we're queer, and we're not going anywhere
By Zainab Almatwari
The Pandemic Is Making it Even Harder for Queer Youth to Get Health Care
“Everything LGTBQ youth deal with on a good day, they’re also dealing with now.”
By S. Baum
12 Queer People on the Future They Want to See
President Elect Joe Biden is just the beginning.
By Emma Banks
Queer Liberation Means Abolishing the Police
As long as the police exist, they will threaten queer lives and queer liberation.
By Lucy Diavolo
Justice Smith Explained Why Black Queer Voices Are Essential to the Black Lives Matter Movement
And opened up about his relationship with Nicholas Ashe.
By De Elizabeth
"High Fidelity" Fails to Capture Authentic LGBTQ Representation
Our experiences never have been the same … but those experiences shouldn’t just be erased.
By Jill Gutowitz