Tara. Adam. Lexa. Dumbledore. Clémentine. Angel. These characters and so, so many more have fallen victim to what is known as the Bury Your Gays trope. The methodology may change— some had violent deaths, some died suddenly, and some died of diseases— but the fundamental message stays the same. GRSM (that is, Gender, Romantic, & [...]
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Dear LGBT Community
I know, I know. You see a title like this and immediately have war flashbacks. So many non-queer people have written or filmed open letters to the LGBT+ community. These missives are filled with the hottest of takes and are often tone-deaf or hyper-focused on a particular letter (usually the T). It’s exhausting. But I [...]
Queer Celebrities are Entitled to Privacy
A couple of weeks ago, the editorial director of voices and executive editor of queer articles at a prominent feminist publication (I will not name which one, as I do not want to give his piece more traffic) wrote an article about how it was “bullshit” Demi Lovato did not want to come out and [...]
I Can See Queerly Now
I deserve a girlfriend. It’s time. An innocuous statement, but that wasn’t always the case. After all, I wouldn’t have even been able to say that a few years ago. At the tender age of twenty-five, I am an out and proud lesbian. This means that I am sexually and romantically attracted to women. It [...]
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