I made a total ass of myself, like a typical teenage boy — I don’t know what made me drive past my childhood home on my last full day in North Carolina. Maybe it was catching sight of the farmer’s grave that had once sat on a grassy hillside, now roped off at the edge of a grocery store parking lot. My car…

I visited my first legal marijuana dispensary — CW: Drug addiction, mental health Queer doom scrolling has been affecting me more than I had realized or acknowledged before arriving in Colorado and just feeling the relief of being here. Reading these stories hit harder on a more personal level, while living in a Southern Swing State in the…

That strange shared experience was what set off the initial spark between us — We didn’t exactly meet while cleaning up tiger shit, but that strange shared experience was what set off the initial spark between us. We were both seniors in high school, doing an obligatory community service project together. Our teacher was one of those shooting stars of the education field who…

There was a long line full of scantily clad beautiful people waiting for something — I had no idea I was going to get offered a Monkey Pox vaccine that afternoon! I thought I was in line to proudly show the free Aurora Pride ticket I’d downloaded online. I’d never been to a Pride event outside of North Carolina, so I was excited that there…

You know the story of hate, but have you seen the message of love across the street? — The hateful message written on the Westboro Baptist Church building wouldn’t have attracted a transgender married couple as tourists, even if it was on the way of our long journey from the east of the United States to the west. We’ve seen enough hate to consider this message unremarkable, if…

A much needed day of queer whimsey — We never would have guessed we were going to end the evening watching hundreds of naked people ride past us on bikes as we finished up our calzones. When my wife and I arrived at our St. Louis Bed & Breakfast, we found it full of conservative artifacts, and we…

There were some hot goings on this month… — In July, there were some hot goings on in our Trans Love and (A)Sexuality publication, including erotic poetry, erotic fiction, and essays on sexual exploration! Before I share a list of these steamy entries, I have questions to provoke more writings as we move into August: I want to intentionally…

By day, we saw rainbows, but things got rockier at night — From a distance, two people were walking towards us waist deep in water. The headlights of their abandoned car were still on. The 911 operator asked where we were. …

“May I ask you a personal question?” — We all stood in the empty kitchen together, as I handed him some water to drink for a quick break. He had a Russian accent and took an interest in both of our heritages, asking questions about our ancestors. “May I ask you a personal question?” Our bodies tensed in…