The Mountain
**TRIGGER WARNING** Homophobia Physical abuse/domestic violence Verbal abuse Please take care of yourself before, during, and after...
Sexual Abilities: The Intersection of Disabled and LGBTQ Identities
“SEXUALITY IS OFTEN THE SOURCE of our deepest oppression,” stated Anne Finger, a disability activist.[1] Finger, like many other people...
Asexual Encounters
I’m sitting alone with a woman at the LGBT center before the nurse comes in to draw my blood. She’s asking me some questions about my...
Metronormativity
But here in Alabama, in the South, in these red states lined with blue mountains, I am the undercurrent, and I know I am not alone. Where yo
Queer Culture Is
queer culture is running out of people to swipe on tinder in fewer than 24 hours and queer culture is being depressed for no reason and...
An Awe-Filled Year
THIS IS THE FIRST WINTER I haven’t been sad. Every winter, for as long as my memory permits, I have felt deep sadness. The harsh winds...
But You're Male
The Vagina Monologues is a female space both traditionally and contractually that addresses issues of vaginas and women strictly. Entering t
Reflections on Selfhood
I find it hard to label myself as purely lesbian. I find it hard to label myself as purely anything.
Sexuality and Intimacy: Sedgwick’s Axioms Told Through Personal Experience
I think these memories are products of my own sexuality, not what traditional Western culture led me to believe I should feel.
Slash Fiction Explained
The writing is deeply rooted in post-structuralism and queer theory, restructuring and reimagining texts through a queer lens.
