Columnists and Letters

Read op-eds, thoughts, reflections, and opinions on LGBT subjects and life in general.

This Is What It Feels Like When Your High School Crush Might Be Gay

He was my secret high school crush. She was the teacher we both turned to for advice. And in one…

5 years ago

This is What Happened When a Gay Baby Was Kidnapped From a Fortune Teller’s House on Halloween

My grandparents adopted me from my biological mother - their second daughter Lisa. Lisa was diagnosed as schizophrenic at an…

5 years ago

This Is What It’s Like When a Gay Couple Makes Halloween Dreams Come True

I grew up learning to associate Halloween with disappointment. Little did I know, the glittering costumes I'd dreamed of were…

5 years ago

These Are 10 Things You Learn From Being a Gay Stripper

You’ve seen many a hot go-go boy dance, spin and entertain at your favorite night club or bar. But, have…

5 years ago

Pucker Up: This is How One Gay Man Lost Control of His Fetish

His childhood preoccupation with lip balm has only grown since grade school. Now Wade wonders whether it will land him…

5 years ago

Ask Daddy: Is This is Why Gay Guys Are Ghosting Me?

Ask Daddy is an advice column for LGBTQ readers with questions relating to sexuality, morality, coming out or navigating relationships.…

5 years ago

This Is What Happened When a Young Gay Man Met Strangers on an Italian Train

Before I got on that Italian train, it was the summer of 1999, and I was a 20-year old studying…

5 years ago

This Is How I Became a Man Who Wears Brooches

I’ve heard them called pins, pendants, even baubles. But generally I go with the term “brooches.” There was a time…

5 years ago

This Is What It’s Like When Roommates Have a Design War

Interior design can be a wonderful way to let people know who you are; it can also be a way…

5 years ago

This Is How It Really Feels to Struggle with Your Dad’s Dementia

Wade takes his dad for a visit to the past but discovers that the same scenes that bring his father…

5 years ago