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Loud and Queer: The Problem with Demanding Queer Visibility

Simon (left) and Ethan (right) sitting in chairs and talking to each other
by Marina Watanabe
September 18, 2020 at 12:53pm
We need to find alternative templates for talking about queer representation.
Two hands reaching for each other with a sky in the background.

“Who I Was With Her” Explores Queer Grief and Loneliness

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 15, 2020 at 8:55am
Nita Tyndall surveys what it’s like to grieve in silence. Read more »
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Queer Pressure: #OwnVoices and What We Demand of Queer Authors

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 14, 2020 at 11:19am
Reading is about learning and reflecting, not reaching out and making demands. Read more »
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Verbalizing the Self: Why Bisexuals Are Fighting to Update the Definition of Bisexuality

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 9, 2020 at 11:35am
Merriam-Webster finally changed their definition of bisexuality. Is it a win for bisexuals, or more of the same? Read more »
The strawberry dress by Lirika Matoshi is a glittery midi dress with puffy sleeves and strawberries on it.

How a $490 Strawberry Dress Became Queer Culture

by Alaina Leary
September 8, 2020 at 9:57am
“Be my girlfriend: You buy the pink strawberry dress and I’ll buy the black,” could almost be a 2020 pickup line. Read more »
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Unraveling the Tragedy of Heterosexuality

by Fiona Bell
September 1, 2020 at 9:03am
Mutual dislike and violence are not an unfortunate bug in the heteropatriarchal system; they’re fundamental to it. Read more »
Tomboyland author Melissa Faliveno, who is white with short, dark hair and glasses.

Meat and Potatoes: In “Tomboyland,” Melissa Faliveno Asks Who Can Explore Queerness

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
August 18, 2020 at 11:55am
Given Faliveno’s commitment to honesty, there isn’t a moment in Tomboyland that feels chastising or heavy-handed. Read more »
The cover of I Kissed Alice by Anna Birch, which shows two girls, one short with light curly hair, and one tall and slim with a preppy aesthetic and dark hair, with panels from a graphic novel above.

In “I Kissed Alice,” A Fanfiction Romance Blossoms Offline

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
August 13, 2020 at 10:08am
Rhodes and Iliana find freedom in each other. Read more »
A young transgender woman looking in a bathroom mirror.

Cis Women Can’t Ignore Trump’s Anti-Trans Shelter Policy

by Samantha Riedel
August 12, 2020 at 11:14am
While the HUD proposal would undoubtedly hurt trans people first and foremost, its language and implications should terrify women everywhere. Read more »
A photo of five animated She-Ra characters who are dressed in bright outfits and stand amid mountains.

Queerness Shines in “She-Ra” and Other Animated Shows

by Lena Dean
August 10, 2020 at 1:50pm
The message out there for young people was that straights get to have fulfilling personal growth and relationships—and queers and queer romance don’t exist. Read more »
Shirley Jackson, a white woman with her blond hair in a bun and wearing glasses, looks downward in front of a yellow background

Haunted Housewife: The Horror—and the Humor—of Shirley Jackson

by Trimble
July 29, 2020 at 1:30pm
As both writer and housewife, she embodied identities that were incompatible according to the norms of her time. Read more »

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