“The gay women I’ve dated don’t expect me to perform romance as a man would, because their relationships have never or rarely included men, and as a result they’ve created their own version of what romance looks like. In this situation our interactions feel less scripted and more ad-libbed, and I fee…”— Vee Kinsley, psiloveyou.xyz
“I don’t want to pass because it feels like lying. And the longer I wait, the more it shifts from feeling like 'just' lies of omission to outright lies of commission.”— Gillian Morshedi, medium.com
“This spring saw new lesbian, bisexual and queer female characters popping up like popcorn inside a popcorn bag inside a microwave oven.”— Riese, autostraddle.com
“Bi-history is everywhere, and now it has a new icon. Long may she reign.”— Fern Riddell, theguardian.com
“The real test will be seeing how long it lasts — if the industry will treat bisexuality as a trend, something to tap into in order to prove its relevant bonafides.”— Caroline Framke, variety.com
“She is waiting for me. Not to make a move or make up my mind or anything like that. She’s waiting for me to heal.”— Ella Dawson, brosandprose.substack.com
“Did you also know that the late children's television icon may have also been part of the LGBTQ community?”— Raffy Ermac, pride.com
“The lesbian doppelgänger, when not outright offensive, is often just a really boring creative choice.”— Shannon Keating, buzzfeednews.com
“Actor Rami Malek, gives an inspired performance as the charismatic Freddie Mercury. And the movie makes the strong choice to barely address Mercury’s sexuality, aside from revealing that he’s contracted AIDS.”— Reductress, reductress.com
“The cult around celebrity relationships may be a wayward religion for many people, but for me, it was just the church I needed.”— Shirley Chan, slate.com
“Mine was thrilled. Apparently he had secretly hoped this. But also he was excited that I discovered a new side of myself, and he enjoyed watching that happen.”— Cosmopolitan, cosmopolitan.com.au
“The B existed far longer than the P ever did in the acronym, and there's something to be said about that.”— Nico Tortorella, rollingstone.com
“The truth is, queer people inherit an identity that requires excavation.”— John Paul Brammer, them.us
“Representation is important at any age, but I do wish I had more of a shared knowledge of queer characters, both within my circle of friends and in the broader community.”— Catie Disabato, medium.com
“My current therapist likes to say that exercise in any form is a gift we give ourselves. It’s a gift of action, of honoring the body by moving it, flexing it, challenging it. It’s a gift of satisfaction.”— Conley Lyons, them.us