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Voting isn’t just “harm reduction” for marginalized people who have to face the consequences

Looking back at Rod Serling’s ‘The Twilight Zone’, and why Jordan Peele’s reboot will be great

On being too queer and not queer enough: Finding space for my asexuality

Canada is still not a “Plan B” for Americans when our country is going to sh*t

Being a Black teacher is not enough for Black children

Comic: Violent heteronormativity is destroying Black families, not Black queerness

My ancestors didn’t die for the right to vote, and we are allowed to question them anyway

8 ways to exist in white spaces when setting them on fire isn’t an option

The story of Black queer women imprisoned for defending themselves to reminds us this criminal system cannot save us

Doctors refused to diagnose my chronic illness because this world ignores Black women’s pain

“It doesn’t have to make sense to other people”: An interview with African Diaspora Childfree Sociologist, Dr. Kimya N. Dennis

Queer sex freed me from the shame and discomfort of compulsory heteronormative sex

Queer isn’t who you are, it’s how you reclaim freedom. And even the gayest of us sometimes fail at it

I have a chronic illness, and I’m doing dope stuff at my own pace

To deal with intergenerational Black trauma, we must care for our elders

The violence of Black fratenities is a Black masculinity problem

I am a childfree Black woman and I owe my womb to no one

I feel guilty for dreaming of motherhood when the world is so dangerous for Black children

Conviction of Brazilian political prisoner echoes injustice in the U.S.

Men’s lack of respect for women’s sexual boundaries is informed by our lack of care for their sexual pleasure

A third woman accuses Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault, participating in “gang rapes”

Social media breaks aren’t self-care for Black people who feel isolated offline

Fulfilling my sexual desires will not separate me from God’s love

In another story, Micah Johnson kills Officer Guyger before she can murder Botham Jean

Comic: Criticizing problematic kinks is not kink-shaming

My family’s abusive cisheteropatriarchy is destroying my relationship with my brother

More role models for Black boys in school won’t fix anything if we continue to overlook Black girls

Gay men need to be better allies to women combating male violence

We can’t talk about sexual health if we never talk openly about sex

On embodying darkness

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