How The Colonial History of Hypersexualization Obscures the Possibility of Black Asexuality
Black asexuals deserve to have more visibility and clarity, and Black people deserve to embrace our sexualities outside of the confines of prescribed hypersexualization. This essay contains discussions of sexual and reproductive violences, and racist fetishization "Western social thought associates Blackness
Three Forms of Faux-Acceptance to Avoid to Live Your Best Queer Life
LGBTQ+ folks should never have to settle on conditional acceptance. We cannot splice or erase our identities to assuage the feelings of cisgender and heterosexual people. By Briana Lawrence Pop-culture and media narratives typically depict our grand closet disembarkment as a one-time
Taylor Swift ‘Embraces’ LGBTQ People While Ignoring Her Nazi Fanboys
She may be trying to become the next queen of the gays, but Swift will remain an erstwhile “Aryan goddess” until she forcefully proves otherwise. By Noor Al-Sibai Move over, Gaga — Taylor Swift is attempting a coup as she auditions
Non-Binary People Share Their Self-Care Tips
For trans and non-binary people, self-care starts with finding your environment, your home. When it comes to self-care, finding sources online will often lead to blogs focused on cisgender people, and doesn’t provide anything for self-care techniques aimed at those
As Gay Marriage is Legalized in Taiwan, Trans People Continue to Face Violence Across Asia
Marriage is not by any stretch of the imagination a barometer of progress for the majority of queer and trans people. This article contains mentions of transphobia and transphobic violence Last week, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize gay