Ever notice an affinity between straight women and gay men? We see it on TV: straight women are crazy about their gay men friends and the feelings are mutual (e.g., think Sex and the City or who can ...

One of the best bits of advice I ever received while coming out was from a nun. That's right – a Catholic nun. Not even a lesbian nun, as far as I can gather. Sr. Julie was one of my theology ...

Dear Anna: I’m 34 and just came out to myself (and a few close friends) as gay after years of thinking I was just “bad at dating men” or “too picky.” Looking back, all the signs were there, but I ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a gay man living in a predominantly straight community. About a year ago, a married couple moved in. One day, the husband asked me to come over and help him put a table together, which ...

Asking me for relationship advice would be a little bit like hitting Marjorie Taylor Greene up for her favorite Shakespeare sonnets. And yet, I do have some pungent ideas on the topic, and after all, ...

Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...