THREAD: Hi friends, for almost two years, I& #39;ve been curating queer love stories for @XtraMagazine. Essays that celebrate the messy, the all-consuming and the complexities of #queerlove in all its forms. If you get a chance, take a break and read some of them.
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In this beautiful essay, @LaurenInk writes about a former lover and revisits memories that happened in the kitchen of a San Francisco studio. It& #39;s about food, love and moving on. Give it a read. https://www.dailyxtra.com/lover-stopped-cooking-relationship-over-168891">https://www.dailyxtra.com/lover-sto...
âThe need for touching, for physical reassurance, has faded. It doesnât mean weâre not in love, but that love has changed over time.â Read the rest of author @briantfrancis& #39; story here: https://www.dailyxtra.com/the-wedding-kiss-scares-me-165586">https://www.dailyxtra.com/the-weddi...
Sometimes you need to learn to accept yourself first before you can appreciate the beauty of interpersonal relationships. That& #39;s the lesson to learn from @DoctorJonPaul& #39;s beautiful essay. https://www.dailyxtra.com/accepting-mental-health-relationship-166552">https://www.dailyxtra.com/accepting...
Journalist and author @SLAwrites shared what itâs like to return to a place where she never thought she could be herself. https://www.dailyxtra.com/coming-out-and-coming-home-to-mormon-country-157615">https://www.dailyxtra.com/coming-ou...
In this touching essay, writer and podcast host @SpillerOfTea shared how coming out to his wife changed their relationship for the better. https://www.dailyxtra.com/how-coming-out-to-my-wife-changed-our-relationship-for-the-better-119098">https://www.dailyxtra.com/how-comin...
This essay by @kevinconnery will always have a special place in my heart. Not only because it& #39;s the first "Love Like Mine" piece, but it& #39;s just so, so beautiful and nuanced. Give it a read. https://www.dailyxtra.com/dating-in-the-age-of-hiv-stigma-114883">https://www.dailyxtra.com/dating-in...
In this piece, @snacktavist& #39;s talked about grief and loving your own body. https://www.dailyxtra.com/falling-in-love-with-my-black-queer-fat-body-161095">https://www.dailyxtra.com/falling-i...
"I was a lesbian who turned straight overnight. Then my husband came out as a trans woman." https://www.dailyxtra.com/you-thought-your-coming-out-story-was-complicated-130762">https://www.dailyxtra.com/you-thoug...
This essay by @writative talks about how acknowledging her bisexuality was the best, most radical thing she ever didâand it& #39;s so, so powerful. https://www.dailyxtra.com/why-coming-out-as-bisexual-was-an-act-of-self-love-115084">https://www.dailyxtra.com/why-comin...
In this beautiful coming of age story, @kc_hoard writes how somewhere between the lyrics and catchy harmony of @carlyraejepsen& #39;s music, he fell in love. It& #39;s cute, fresh and will remind you of your first love. https://www.dailyxtra.com/carly-rae-jepsen-songs-first-gay-love-167769">https://www.dailyxtra.com/carly-rae...
If you want to share your own #QueerLove story, here& #39;s how: https://www.dailyxtra.com/how-to-submit-your-essay-to-love-like-mine-144817">https://www.dailyxtra.com/how-to-su...