When Pleasure Becomes a Protest: The Fight Over Who Gets to Enjoy Sex
"It is precisely at times such as these, when we live with the possibility of unthinkable destruction, that people are likely to become dangerously crazy about [...]
The Groundbreaking 1980s Sex Ed Advertising That Helped Save Lives
In 1980, when Dr. Paul Benson opened his LGBTQ-affirming Be Well Medical Center in Berkley, advertising featuring LGBTQ+ imagery was still considered taboo [...]
Sex as Resistance: How Nonconformity Challenges Systems of Control
One of my clearest memories of school was being taken out of sex education classes. I remember feeling … relieved? Relieved I didn’t have to [...]
From Messy Chaos to Domestic Bliss: The Simple Fix That Changed Everything
This past fall, my wife and I were soon to host my family at our new apartment in Chicago, but our sink was full of dishes, our laundry hamper overflowed, and [...]
Reclaiming Valentine's Day as a Queer Person
Even before I came out as bisexual, I never liked Valentine’s Day. I grew up seeing couples giving each other boxes of chocolates, dollar store balloons [...]
Creating Food Together Is a Love Language in My Queer Relationship, No Matter the Distance
A year ago, my cooking capabilities extended to recipes involving ingredients like jarred pasta sauce and pre-cooked chicken. Homemade sauce seemed too tedious, [...]
The Best Gay Sex I’ve Ever Had Is With People Who Look Like Me
Entering my "ho phase" fresh out of a years-long relationship brought with it a smattering of unexpected results. Granted, seeking out new sexual partners after [...]
Inside the ‘Daddyhole’: The Popular Attraction Returns to Detroit's Dirty Show
Attention sexual citizens of Michigan: For the 23rd time, “Detroit’s cavalcade of carnality” promises to turn Motor City mad, for sexual [...]
From 'Ammonite' to 'Of an Age': Queer Love Onscreen, In All its Weird and Wonderful Forms
“Of an Age” lingers languidly over a hot summer day in Melbourne, where practically nothing of consequence happens, except the complete implosion of [...]
The NSFW Michigan Men of OnlyFans
No, not all queer OnlyFans creators live in Puerto Vallarta. Out of the more than 1.5 million OnlyFans creators, a sizable chunk of hotties are from right here [...]
An Erotic Film Series in Michigan Has Revived This Vigorously Directed Punkish Lesbian Sci-Fi Flick
In the second week of 2023, “Skinamarink,” a shoestring-budget independent horror work shot in Edmonton, Alberta, opened to wide release and found [...]
Is #MeToo Lacking a Queer, Racially Diverse Focus? These Essayists Say Yes.
The #MeToo era was a turning point in a larger, much-needed conversation about consent, but a new book is challenging some of the basic assumptions around that [...]
