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Men’s Health | 2023
How A Pilot Stays Mentally Fit In Outer Space
“What does a person do with 39 minutes of absolute stillness before one of the most intense moments of their life?”
Men’s Health | 2023
NBA Star Kevin Love Says Vulnerability Is A Superpower
“On a glossy basketball court in front of an electric crowd, Kevin Love felt like he was going to die.”
Men’s Health | 2022
A Phone Sex Operator Answers 20 Questions On How To Master Your Dirty Talk Skills
“After getting off the phone with Shadow Priest, I take a deep breath and mutter, ‘Phew. Flustered, flustered, flustered.’ Our relatively vanilla conversation wasn’t Shadow Priest’s usual phone call fare, and he is anything but a religious figure fixated on salvation.”
In The Know | 2020
I Learned To Roller Skate During A Pandemic — & Healed Trauma Along The Way
“During a pandemic that has everyone worried about germs, finding Lysol is hard. But finding a pair of roller skates? Now that’s even harder.”
In The Know | 2020
The True Story Of Mattel Accidentally Releasing A Super Gay Ken Doll
“The doll was called Earring Magic Ken, which is the absolute best name for an accidentally gay doll. And he is every ’90s queer stereotype in a chiseled hunk of plastic.”
In The Know | 2020
E-boys Are Taking Over TikTok & Teen Culture: Here’s What That Means
“With middle-parted hair, silver punk jewelry and skater clothes, e-boys are close cousins to the moody emo and scene kids of the mid-2000s.”
Bustle | 2019
No, Gap Doesn’t Stand For “Gay & Proud,” But The Schoolyard Taunt Still Follows Me Today
“The schoolyard taunting related to Gap is one of the most formative memories I have about fashion — and my own queerness.”
Bustle | 2019
How Makeup Has Helped Manny MUA Find Himself Again & Again
“Naturally, the first thing I notice about Manny Gutierrez is his makeup. Painted with enviable precision, Gutierrez’s beauty look demands my attention, even if I’m trying not to stare.”
Bustle | 2019
Model & Activist Jillian Mercado Says Being An “Alien” Helped Her Understand True Beauty
“When Jillian Mercado tells me she’s an alien, I don’t question her. In fact, the revelation makes a lot of sense.”
Bustle | 2018
Queer Women Who Love Fake Nails Exist & Yes, You Can Still Have Sex With Us
“For me, I feel my sexiest and most powerful at my most feminine — and that includes filing my stiletto nails to a point. And while my nails may seem to erase my queerness at first, I really feel my most queer at my most feminine.”
Bustle | 2017
Betsey Johnson Kept Her Breast Cancer A Secret & She’d Do It Again
“This is not the story Johnson has told over and over again for the past 17 years. This is the story of a secret. This is the story of how not all people fighting breast cancer change their wardrobe to pink and boldly share their journey.”
Mashable | 2016
What Donald Trump’s Comments Mean To Me As A Survivor Of Sexual Assault
“Trump’s words shed light on a culture built to the sound of pepper spray jingling in our purses against quarters and pennies. A culture where “assault” is not a seven-letter word, but a constant threat over our days.”
Mashable | 2016
Curvy Barbie Is Way Overdue. I Needed Her Long Ago.
“Even if Curvy Barbie isn’t the end, she’s the beginning for a girl like the one I was. And that, to me, is some kind of radical.”
