10 People On Their Awkward, Joyful, Lonely & Poetic Coming-Out Experiences
Queer culture is about more than just our personal experiences, it's about the way we stand out as individuals and find freedom in our collective joy. Queerness is a TikTok bio. It's cuffed jeans. It's a lighting scheme. Queerness is no one thing. Queerness is a fact. Queerness just IS. Queerness is everything. |
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| Figuring out queerness is a journey, here is how 10 people found themselves. |
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| Those adventurous, hormone-filled adolescent years of trying to understand why sitting on the corner of the couch feels so good can be a lot to navigate, especially when you're thrown into the middle of nowhere with 200 other teens and no parents. Add questioning one's sexuality or gender to the equation, and you've got some pretty complicated math. |
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| Life with my unorthodox, kinda-sorta two-parent household was great. Then Trump came into office. |
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| Finding my queerness in the history of Puerto Rican queer culture. |
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| I wanted my TONE Vol. 2 track to be validating and gender-affirming for those suffering through dysphoria or living in a household where they're constantly misgendered. I hadn't experienced it at that point, not fully—until just a few weeks ago. |
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| The world of swimsuits can be very stressful for nonbinary people, so we decided to help lessen the load with expert recommendations from a non-binary shopping writer themself. |
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