THOUGHTS

goodies

OFM Reviews: Queer Summer Goodies

Before it’s officially time for fall, here are some amazing options to make you feel…

festival season

From the Editor: Disco Divas and Festival Season

Summer is winding down, but before it does, it’s time for our favorite time of…

American Girl

American Citizens: A Queer Perspective on American Girl Dolls

If the world saw you as a young girl any time after 1986, chances are…

Dating

Queer Love 411: The Risks of Premature Pedestalization in Dating

Ever had an uneasy feeling because someone seems to really like you—and yet they know…

Mushrooms

The Mushroom Agenda

“Fungi are nonbinary: they are neither plants nor animals, but possess a mixture of qualities…

First Impressions

Queer Love 411: Love Beyond First Sight

Many summers ago, I met a girl who was cute and personable — and yet I wasn’t…

Spirituality

A Path Towards Self-Reverence, My Queer Spirituality

Trigger warning for religious trauma and hate speech.  Be advised, the following is a dramatization…

Plant

Gods of the Garden: LGBTQ Plant Culture

“Queerdos” is one of my favorite OFM issues each year. Although the title changes a…

Avoidant

Dating Tips for Avoidant Attachment

Last month, I focused on what anxiously attached daters can do to make the process…

Exemplary Manners

Exemplary Manners: Queerness in the Ethics of Punk Rock

There’s this meme that floats around on social media with a quote from Joe Strummer—the…