Asexual Is Queer And Gatekeeping Is Not Liberation
Asexuality would also be better understood if we expanded and reformed our understanding of queerness itself. "Pursuing an understanding of queerness as an absence of or an aversion to sex might include figures deemed unnatural for their lack of a
Queer Black Muslim Women Are Still Kept Out Of The LGBT+ Community
Our bodies are all read within social and political contexts. But, some of us are never read as anything beyond bodies. By Vanessa Taylor “Thank you for coming,” a white person told me as they eagerly shook my hand. We were at
When My Girlfriend Does My Hair, I Learn What Love Feels Like
I feel like I am finally experiencing the love that has always been my due, not just as a black woman but as a creature on Earth. By Kim Wong-Shing Knuckles in your roots, fingertips massaging your scalp, wrists pulling your braids
Dear Virgie: I Wanna Ask Out a Queer Fat Girl. Help?
"I have a crush on this fat babe who’s an acquaintance. I've never dated a girl before. I’m worried I will be a weirdo who’s co-opting queerness." Dear Virgie: I have a crush on this fat babe who’s an acquaintance. I’ve dated
A Quick Note On “Trying On” Queerness
I can remember my first San Francisco Pride Parade vividly. I was 18, I was wrapping up my first year of college and I was out and ready. In my young mind, this was the way to celebrate my identity.