When Worlds Collide
A Photo Story on Interracial Queer Couples It is unlikely to see a queer Asian American portrayed on screen but when this happens I find myself holding my breath waiting for a shallowly written...
View ArticleQueer Inspiration in Mainstream Fashion
Photos by Alyssa Coyle Mainstream fashion trends often catch the attention of many fashionistas, but most of these people aren’t aware of where the trends truly come from. Fashion styles and signaling...
View ArticleConcerns Over World Cup Qatar
Art by Julia Hoover The FIFA World Cup, an international soccer tournament held every four years, is called “the most prestigious tournament in the world,” by the organization and had its first match...
View ArticleFruity Firenze
The monthly gay disco, ‘The Shade’ that Mattia and his husband are a part of, photos by Mandolin Arnett A Look Into Florence’s Queer Scene Queer people have existed in every culture and Europe isn’t an...
View ArticleFeeling at Home in Your Skin
Photos by Pierce Bartman A Photostory on Gender Euphoria Gender euphoria is a relatively new term, but the feeling that it describes is not new. In an interview with The Skimm, psychologist and...
View ArticleWorld AIDS Day 2022
Art by Hannah Clotz Today is World AIDS Day, which takes place every year on December 1 and is hosted by the World Health Organization. The day was first observed in 1988 and was the first global...
View ArticleGay Ass Games: Cult of the Lamb
Art by Babz Glines Are you gay? Do you play video games and enjoy dark and creepy themes with cute animals? I have just the game for you, Cult of The Lamb! Made by indie developer Massive Monster, this...
View ArticleExpression With Monochrome
Photos by Kollin Battle What is your favorite color? An everyday question that people use to get to know one another. Everybody has their favorite color; it can be seen in their clothing and outward...
View ArticleGay Ass Games: Overwatch
Graphic by Babz Glines Overwatch is team-based, multiplayer first-person shooter game by Blizzard Entertainment. With a choice of over 20 heroes, all with different skills and abilities, you must work...
View ArticleCurtailing Queerness: High School Newspaper Shutdown & The Impact of Censorship
Art by Zake Didion The conflict for the Viking Saga, the school newspaper at Northwest High School in Grand Island, Nebraska, started in March when the school administration issued new rules for the...
View ArticleBook Review: Frontier
Design by Amanda Stayer and Hannah Clotz Grace Curtis’ upcoming novel, Frontier, is called a “queer space western for fans of Firefly and The Mandalorian,” and it is exactly that. The story is set on a...
View ArticleIs it Quirky or is it Queer?
Emma Rosberil, Julie Marcum, and Reegan Saunders laugh together at a joke, Photos by Alyssa Coyle The idea that queer people will make an earring out of anything has been a long-running joke within the...
View ArticleCan I Say That?
Illustration by Zeke Didion The word faggot has a long and treacherous history. Its discussion in modern English is centered around the word’s reclamation by the LGBTQ+ community and the discourse that...
View ArticleRoll With It: Dungeons and Dragons As A Queer Safe Space
Illustration by Zeke Didion One of the most popular tabletop role-playing games, Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), is more than a game. From its conception it has been a beacon of safety for outsiders....
View ArticleTextiles and the Interweavings of Queer Culture
Story by Mandolin Arnett and Autumn Pritchard Textile arts are a great source of expression and creativity within the LGBTQ+ community. Crochet, embroidery, weaving and other soft arts have been an...
View ArticleCloset and Coffins: The Queer-Coded History of Vampires and Representation
Photos by Laura McCann Vampires are gay – or at least the story and idea of a vampire has been queercoded since its origin. This is the subtextual coding of a character as queer or having queer...
View ArticleMenstruation Without Representation
Photo by Alyssa Coyle Not all people who menstruate are women, and not all women menstruate. Periods can cause gender dysphoria, or unease and distress regarding gender, in transgender and non-binary...
View ArticleOCD & Queerness
Photos by Nina Gwin The exhausting nature of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can often overlap with the isolation and adversity associated with being queer. People who experience relentless...
View ArticleWondering Back In Time
Photo by Kollin Battle The inner child is defined as “the childlike, usually hidden part of one’s personality that is characterized by playfulness, spontaneity and creativity usually accompanied by...
View ArticleGender You-Phoria: Exploring “nonbinary” in and outside the binary spectrum
Groups of people resistant to change seem to be frequently up in arms about “new” terms. A recent target of this is one simple word – they. There is animosity towards the use of the pronoun they to...
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