The Books That Helped Me Figure Out Modern Queer Life
A list of books that helped shape my ideas about LGBTQ2+ culture, desires and life
Party And Play
Party drugs have, in some ways, become an anxious fissure through many modern gay communities
When Will Science Tell Us Exactly What’s Wrong With Homophobic People?
Is some homophobia self-phobia?
Black And Queer Histories Merge In Oluseye Ogunlesi’s Playful Universe
An interview with the Nigerian-Canadian multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto
Reading MM: How Gay Romance Scratches An Itch For Straight Women
Taking a look at women who write gay male romance novels
Staying Gay IRL In The Metaverse
In some countries, staying in the metaverse is a way of avoiding assault and harassment…but it will never provide the serendipity that makes life exciting… By Paul Gallant It was around midnight...
Social Media Has Made Us Blunter Talking About Sex, But Also More Lighthearted
TikTok has introduced a new nonjudgmental, conversational style for sexuality… By Paul Gallant I knew the short-video social media app TikTok was doing something weird to the culture when I...
Gurl, You Better Speak The Queens’ English
Chloe Davis’s new book is a celebration of the creativity of queer culture
Covid Judging
Getting over getting “over it”… By Paul Gallant For decades, gays have been known for craftiness with hair, makeup, fashion and décor. In the digital age, gays have also demonstrated...
How The Healthcare System Is Still Failing LGBTQ People
Some professionals don’t understand us well enough to do a good job taking care of us
The Trouble With Labels
There’s a power in naming things and in not naming things
How Much Hope Do We Have Left?
Let’s take a minute and evaluate our sense of “hope”… By Paul Gallant The word “pride” is usually defined along the lines of “a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction...