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An illustration in two parts. In the top part, a woman drawn entirely in black kneels in front of a small altar. She appears frustrated and tired as she prays. The second image is colorful, drawn in purple and yellow. In it, a standing woman caresses the face of a woman kneeling. They are looking at each other with love.
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Where I Feel God

A syringe injecting into a thigh. The top of the thigh is bloody and scarred.
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transmutation of man

Caryn and Aly, Sarah's aunts, dance barefoot in a garden. They are older white women wearing summery clothing. Both are smiling widely.
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The Hard Choice

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One Moment, One Life

Have you ever just been walking down the street and seen someone, a stranger maybe, and just imagined a life with them? This series is about that idea, a collection of random sightings and the stories that follow. There are…

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Hot Fudge Sunday
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Moonstruck

Photo by Neven Krcmarek/Wikimedia Commons The most beautiful boy in the world lived in a castle in the sky with a mirror by his side. All alone, he wished on the full moon for a man who would make him…

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Can’t Spell Sex without Ex PART 2: The Harem

So a gay redneck, a gay Mexican, and a gay Chinese guy start living together… No, it’s not the set up for a racist, homophobic joke; it’s my living situation. My ex-boyfriend and I were living in peace together (in…

still from pan's labyrinth
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Can’t Spell Sex without Ex PART 1

Photo by Brett Jordan/Flickr Once upon a time a twenty-two-year-old “friend of mine” made a big mistake. For fear of embarrassing the author of this blog, the identity of this “friend” shall remain confidential. But I’ll give you a hint:…

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The Reindeer and the Moose

A few months earlier, Frank said to me, “I don’t really think I have time for an unhealthy relationship with you. I need to work on fixing the unhealthy relationship I have with myself. And I’m not going to apologize…

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Established in 1979 at the University of California, Los Angeles, OutWrite Newsmagazine is the oldest queer college publication in the United States. OutWrite strives to build a growing educational platform through a multi-media approach that uplifts and empowers the often silenced voices of the incredibly diverse queer community. We aim to challenge dominant cisheteronormative narratives through an unapologetically anti-queerphobic, anti-racist, and progressive lens.