Queer Issue 2018
The Roommate Who Changed My Life
A crush, a gay-bashing, and an unexpected transformation.
by Christopher Frizzelle
I Wish I Gave a Shit When John Waters Gave Me Poop
Instead, I just stared at his mustache. Oops.
by Chase Burns
What It's Like Coming Out as Queer in a Traditional Chinese Family
My dad says he knew something was up with me when I cut my hair.
by Jing Jing Wang
The Lesbian Who Taught Me What My Problem Was
I thought I hated my teacher. Turns out, I hated myself.
by Katie Herzog
More from Queer Issue 2018
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
How RuPaul Changed My Life
What I've learned from Ru, and what Ru has taught the world.
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
Queer Icon Audre Lorde Turned Trauma Into Art
It saved my life. It could save yours, too.
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
How a Radical Faerie Changed My Life
Agnes de Garron taught me how exhilarating it is not to be normal.
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
The First Gay Pop Song I Ever Heard
What I learned from the Magnetic Fields's "When My Boy Walks Down the Street."
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
The Killer That Haunted My Adolescence
John Wayne Gacy was all over the news in my freshman year of high school. But worse was yet to come.
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
The Lesbian Couple Who Broke Up My Marriage
One of them was a coworker at one of the weirdest jobs I've ever had.
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
What Happens After the Person You Married Tells You They're Transgender
I'm seeing Pride in a whole new way this year.
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
How DJ Riz Rollins Changed Seattle
He also changed me personally—changed my perception of the world.
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
