Valentine's Day

Who Is Valentine’s Day For?: Finding Space Beyond Hetero Holiday Traditions

a young couple cuddles on the bed
by s.e. smith
February 14, 2019 at 10:58am
Carving out space for LGBTQ-specific V-Day observance requires mainstreaming a sanitized version of queerness.
a postcard of a white woman with short, blonde hair kicking a man in a gray suit out of her car

Remembering When Reno Was the Divorce Capital of America

by Ben Marks
February 14, 2019 at 7:55am
In the 1930s, the city of Reno, Nevada, shined like a beacon of hope to the unhappily married. Read more »

Hostile Gifts: Valentine’s Day Special Edition!

by Julie Falk
February 14, 2017 at 10:36am
2017 is a very unique year for hostility, so we decided there was no need to wait for the winter holidays to brainstorm ideas for hostile gifts! Read more »

Love as Political Resistance: Lessons from Audre Lorde and Octavia Butler

by adrienne maree brown
February 14, 2017 at 9:14am
We don’t learn to love in a linear path, from self to family to friends to spouse, as we might have been taught. We learn to love by loving. We practice with each other, on ourselves, in all kinds of relationships. Read more »