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- A bite-sized look at the ups and downs of the week ahead.
- Hooking up with transmasc people isn’t rocket science. It just takes communication and being a respectful, responsible sex partner.
- Queer sexperts answer your most commonly asked questions about squirting.
- We just have to get through another week of Mercury retrograde first. Read our queer Virgo Season horoscope.
- The trans musician and record producer expressed her gratitude for the heartfelt responses.
- The most committed transvestigators believe a cabal of secretly trans celebrities controls the world.
- In a profile, the Broad City star said that being pregnant “highlighted both the masculine and feminine inside of me.”
- A bite-sized look at the ups and downs of the week ahead.
- A bite-sized look at the ups and downs of the week ahead.
- The only “right time” to transition is whenever you want to.
- We’re here to explain the basics like “stud,” “femme,” and “girly pop masc.”
- How medical intervention helped one writer discover that comfortable bottoming was possible after all.
- Moving in together too soon is a queer canon event. Might as well make it count.
- “Now that the cat’s out of the bag, or Pandora’s box has been opened, I don’t want to put it back in.”
- Trans advocacy groups have pledged to continue challenging the restriction.
- The injections were 100% effective in a trial of over 5,000 women in South Africa and Uganda.
- A bite-sized look at the ups and downs of the week ahead.
- You’ve likely seen them at Pride, your local queer bar, or Pittsburgh, but queer pups are everywhere!
- Scissoring and tribbing often get conflated, but the latter is an expansive umbrella term of pleasure.
- These are the tips and tricks I wish someone had shared with me when I came out.
- The coming weeks are going to be a lot. Read our queer Leo Season horoscope.
- A bite-sized look at the ups and downs of the week ahead.
- A bite-sized look at the ups and downs of the week ahead.
- Send this article to your uncle. He’ll get to practice while you relax.
- A bite-sized look at the ups and downs of the week ahead.
- Queer sexperts share tips and tricks for sitting on someone’s face.
- From biting their lips to being cringey, “hey mamas” lesbians have taken over sapphic TikTok.
- “Cis” isn’t a slur. It’s just an adjective.
- The beauty of butchness is that it’s expansive, and captures a certain je ne sais quoi only a butch can embody.
- Furries are just like anyone else, and nothing like what you’ll hear about on Fox News.
- “What a powerful force friendship is, that it can alchemize an emotion like heartbreak into something that makes life feel as though it’s tinged with magic.”
- Trans folks, people of color, and multi-sexual people have lower perceived life expectancy, according to a new brief by The Trevor Project.
- Amid an onslaught of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, these student organizations are more than just safe spaces.
- Steroids have been popular among gay men for decades. For some, they're life changing — but for others, they can be debilitating.
- Relationships between two disabled people can offer a profound level of mutual care and understanding.
- The Executive Director of the LGBTQ+ civil rights organization National Black Justice Coalition sat down with Them to explain the ramifications of the decision.
- Self-care should be a way to ground yourself, not empty your wallet.
- Like many pride banners, creating the many iterations of the lesbian pride flag has been a community effort.
- Taking steps to protect yourself and your community ahead of protesting is crucial.
- During an especially brutal year for LGBTQ+ rights, it's important to gather with community. Luckily, there's more ways to do so than ever before.
- Elly Belle explains how to handle anxiety, stress, and internalized homophobia after coming out.
- Ending any relationship is hard, let alone one with a therapist. Queer mental health experts explain how to know when it’s time.
- Them and Teen Vogue spoke to five organizers across the country about what they’ve learned, and what you need to know.
- When lawmakers, school administrators, and coaches won’t support trans kids, it’s up to us to stand up for their rights.
- After being bullied and closeted for so many years, I held my first queer love up to an impossible standard.
- Building queer community isn’t always a linear process. This week, columnist María Saldana tackles loneliness and queer friendship.
- Concerned that your voter ID doesn’t match your registration or you’ll be turned away? Read on.
- Sometimes, a firm hug, nourishing meal, and other wordless acts of kindness are what your partner needs most.
- Set to take effect on August 21, the new rules prevent trans adults from using Medicaid to pay for gender-affirming care.
- From how to use them to their surprising history, here are answers to your most common questions about gender-neutral pronouns.
- There’s plenty to be absolutely pissed about this year. What are you going to do about it?
- One-time donations and attending reactionary events won't cut it. Organizers say true allyship is about being consistent.
- From dunking your head in water to yoga, these expert recommendations can help calm you when you need it most.
- Social anxiety can make community building and queer nightlife feel overwhelming. Here are some tips to help.
- Sapphics explain what the gender-expansive word means to them.
- While keeping my transness a secret kept me safe, sharing my truth helped me see I was so much more than just a woman.
- If you’re going out with a Scorpio, good luck.
- These alcohol-free brands bring all the fun with none of the regrets.
- We're queer. We get to write our own rules. Consensual intimacy among friends can be one of them.
- Surviving breast cancer as a gender-nonconforming person of color brought me a unique kind of struggle — and surprising opportunities.
- People often assume I’m uber-masculine just because I’m a Dom. There's way more to me underneath the leather.
- As a gay, Black dancer living with HIV, being single during the pandemic helped me realize I was treating myself as a sexual object.
- “Even if ‘I’m neutral about my body!’ doesn’t seem like something to shout from the rooftops, that’s actually kind of the point: Body neutrality meets me where I am.”
- My eating disorder was the only thing that gave me control over my appearance, until I realized I was losing myself.
- If we call everything queer, then nothing will be.
- Cleaning up before anal sex can be tricky without the right tools. Luckily, there's one method that works wherever fine bottled water is sold.
- Through massage, breathwork, bodily awareness, and more, these techniques will help you decompress and unwind during these stressful times.
- Through interviews with over a dozen expert queer healers — including traditional psychologists, sex therapists, personal trainers, reiki masters and hypnotists — we’ve compiled a guide for self-care during these scary times.
- Over the past eight years, the once-daily pill has ushered in a sexual, social, and political revolution among those most at risk of HIV. This is the story of PrEP’s rise, who’s been left behind, and the ongoing effort to make HIV/AIDS history.
- Dating while intersex can be hard, with partners prone to misunderstand your body. My experiences have taught me how to accept my differences.
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CULTURE
WHAT TO READ AND STREAM
Our favorite LGBTQ+ literature, music, and entertainment right now.
- The singer talks to Them about his explicit club-inspired EP Afters.
- The Grammy-winning artist opens up about her new album Night Reign and working with Tessa Thompson.
- In this excerpt from his memoir-in-essays, the author writes about the rules for life he learned in Berlin.
- Part guide, part personal narrative, the book busts shame-filled myths around gender and sexuality.
- The U.K. DJ talks with Them about the influence of Elliot Page, finding affirmation in the club, and making a music video with ‘Sex Education’ star Felix Mufti.
- The artist talks with Them about depression, learning the guitar, and the poignancy of autotune.
- “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other” is a rousing queer ode.
- The Los Angeles-based duo talk with Them about the creative inspirations behind their debut album.
- The pop singer explains how she created her new album's raw sound, how she navigates the double-edged sword that is TikTok, and more.
- The reunited, Beth Ditto-fronted group talks with Them about their new album Real Power.
- “I don’t have to prove that I’m a rapper anymore.”
- The Overview author opens up about spiritual ecology, transness, and the climate crisis.
- The singer-songwriter has come full circle since her ‘American Idol’ elimination.
- It comes from Bugsy and Other Stories, a collection by Rafael Frumkin exploring neurodivergence, queerness, and sex on the margins.
- Amid the right wing’s push for book bans, there are more LGBTQ+ titles to read than ever.
- The author’s follow-up to We the Animals takes the reader on a surreal dive into the archive.
- In a new memoir, the Jeopardy! champion upends her trivia show persona.
- Jillian and Mariko Tamaki talk to Them about their new graphic novel collaboration.
- Our guide to the best LGBTQ+ films on Kanopy.
- From moving memoirs to haunting horror stories.
- Because thinking is overrated.
- For when you get sick of big-city women falling in love with small-town men.
- From One Day at a Time to Vida, make time for these must-sees.
- Them contributors hand-picked their favorite queer horror films.
- From Margarita with a Straw to the new Queer as Folk, some creators are finally getting it right.
- From nihilistic road trips to lesbian vengeance, this list has everything.
- If you liked Fire Island, you'll love this list.
- From Smiley Face to Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, get hazy with a queer classic.
- Good rom-coms are rare. Good queer rom-coms are even rarer.
- Bishakh Som’s Aspara Engine is an astonishing collection of stories that rewrite the past and recast the future as diverse and magical.