The Future of the "Ally"

The borders of Queer Utopia need to be open.

Twenty five years ago, Thomas Allen Harris made a groundbreaking documentary about queer black siblings that exposed viewers to a world normally hidden to outsiders.

The In-Between: Black Love and Interracial Dating

NFL player RK Russell grew up learning to cherish black love. What does it mean that he’s now in love and partnered with a white man?

Zach and the City: How I Found My Bi Community Through Polyamory and Sex

It’s hard to find a group of friends that gets you, especially if you’re a slutty, polyamorous bi guy.

My Body and Other Adventures: Hank

When a woman finds an unexplained growth on her body, she wants answers.

Artist Feature - Madikela Dikgale: Bringing It Back Home

For Madikela, the path to becoming an artist led far away from her small town. Now, the entire globe is her community and she’s helping develop local talent close to home.

TDOR: Trans Death and Trans Life

Some media outlets and advocacy groups claim there’s an “epidemic” of trans murders. The data tells a different story.

katherine inoueNovember 16, 2020Currents, Verity Ritchie, C - Pseudoscience, C - Trans Activism

Artist Feature: Inside the Mind of José Insunza

Most of us think of Photoshop as deceptive. José Insunza uses it to uncover deeper truths.

Artist Feature, Noa Nephatari, 8 Author, 8 Drag, 8 Harlem, 8 MBOA, 8 Myth, 8 Poet, 8 Trap, 8 ZACZachary ZaneSeptember 30, 2020Issue8, Artist Feature, Noa Nephatari

The Myth Of Obscenity

How do we separate pornography from art when the line between them keeps moving?

David Corey, 8 Author, 8 Drag, 8 Harlem, 8 Jose, 8 MBOA, 8 Poet, 8 Trap, 8 ZACDamian EmbaSeptember 30, 2020Issue8, David Corey, C - Rick Castro

Black and Queer in the Harlem Renaissance

In an age of racism and homophobia, black and queer artists carved an unprecedented space for themselves to flourish.

Muhammad Shareef, 8 Author, 8 Drag, 8 Jose, 8 MBOA, 8 Myth, 8 Poet, 8 Trap, 8 ZACZachary ZaneSeptember 30, 2020Issue8, C - Excellence, C - Hindu Nationalists

Zach and the City: Fuck Art

A thirst-trapping New York writer learns to see through art-world posturing—by striking a few poses of his own.

Zach and the City, Zachary Zane, 8 Author, 8 Drag, 8 Harlem, 8 Jose, 8 MBOA, 8 Myth, 8 Poet, 8 TrapZachary ZaneSeptember 30, 2020Zach and the City, issue8

About the Author

A straight writer reckons with the ethicality of his long career penning queer erotica.

M. Christian, 8 Drag, 8 Harlem, 8 Jose, 8 MBOA, 8 Myth, 8 Poet, 8 Trap, 8 ZACZachary ZaneSeptember 30, 2020issue8

The In-Between: The Poet and the Athlete

A lifelong poet and football player learns to punt the exhausting double life for a play right up the middle.

RK_Russell, The In-between, 8 Author, 8 Drag, 8 Harlem, 8 Jose, 8 MBOA, 8 Myth, 8 Trap, 8 ZACZachary ZaneSeptember 30, 2020Rk_Russell, The In-Between, Issue8

Drag in South Africa: The Art of Expression

In Rainbow Nation, drag began where diversity was said to end.

Mihlali Ntsabo, 8 Author, 8 Harlem, 8 Jose, 8 MBOA, 8 Myth, 8 Poet, 8 Trap, 8 ZACZachary ZaneSeptember 30, 2020Issue8, C - Hindu Nationalists, C - Ugandan, C - Nigeria

My Body and Other Adventures The Woman in the Picture

Seeing herself with another lens, an insecure lover discovers the nuance, and beauty, of letting it all hang out.

The Art of the Thirst Trap

Notorious attention getters, is there more to sexy photos than meets the horny eye?

Blaze Stewart, 8 Myth, 8 Jose, 8 Harlem, 8 ZAC, 8 Author, 8 Poet, 8 Drag, 8 MBOAZachary ZaneSeptember 30, 2020blaize stewart, Issue8

Mine Own Bi-ness

“My sexuality doesn’t make me a pawn in your identity games.”

katherine inoueSeptember 8, 2020Currents, Rio Veradonir, C - Peter, C - Rainbow, C - Label Wars, C - Confessions, C - Helen Bi

Smear the Queer

For one lifelong athlete, a hurtful childhood game launches a journey to a whole new playing field.

Blaze Stewart, 7 Play, 7 Lines, 7 Battles, 7 ZAC, 7 Score, 7 MBOA, 7 PoleZachary ZaneJuly 1, 2020Issue7, blaize stewart

Coming Out to Play

A player’s confession to his teammate best friend triggers an affirming undefeated streak — and an NFL career.

RK_Russell, 7 Battles, 7 Lines, 7 MBOA, 7 Pole, 7 Score, 7 Smear, 7 ZACZachary ZaneJuly 1, 2020Issue7, Rk_Russell

The In-Between: Exercising Gender Lines

From silks to “Insanity”, one woman returning to the gym muses on the fitness of others’ expectations — and her own.

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