Tyler Trykowski
In South Africa, Queer Marriage Doesn't Necessarily Mean Queer Equality
With homophobia and violence still all too common in the country, there's a lot left to be done.
Trans Women Explain Their Favorite Parts of Transitioning
From the way they wear their hair to specific changes in their bodies, some changes can serve as a refuge from body and gender dysphoria.
Who Gets to Identify as 'Femme'?
'Femme' has always referred to feminine queer people. What happens when it's used outside those communities?
How Queer People Found Freedom by Cruising Restrooms
A new exhibition at Berlin's Schwules* Museum explores the history of toilet cruising through photos, historical objects, and very oral histories.
How Queer Poles Find Any Degree of Self-Embrace They Can
'OUT: LGBTQ Poland' features portraits and stories from queer Polish people that are as uplifting as they are chilling.
The Volunteers Helping Women Get Abortions Against All Odds
In a state that may soon become the first without an abortion clinic, the Kentucky Health Justice Network is connecting people with safe reproductive healthcare, no matter what.
What the Killing of a Punk in Texas Says About America
In 'Bomb City,' the killing of an Amarillo, Texas, punk teenager at the hands of a jock is brought back to life. The questions it asks are as potent as ever.
It's Getting Harder for People of Color Like Me to Inhabit White Spaces
Given everything going on in the world today, the likelihood that a thoughtless remark uttered by a person of privilege will drive me up the wall is higher than ever. And I'm not alone.
Too Many Gay Men Still Hate Their Bodies
Why body dysmorphia and unhealthy body image issues continue to run rampant in the gay community.
It’s Time to Stop Labeling Our Sexuality
In the queer community, it's all too easy to box ourselves in with labels like "daddy" and "boy." But if we don't break those stereotypes down, we'll never move forward.
Finding Therapy Isn’t Easy for Queer and Trans People of Color
Therapy is an overwhelmingly white profession, one that can be insensitive to the needs of those with intersectional identities. This is how QTPOC find therapy that helps, rather than hurts.
What It Means When a Dude Says He's 'Mostly Straight'
After interviewing dozens of men who proudly claim their left-of-homosexual identities, a researcher explains how they parse their desires.