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Personal Essay

  1. first person
    How Does My Divorce Make You Feel?As a therapist, I try to keep my personal life private. After my public split, that was no longer in my control.
    By Dr. Lilly Jay
  2. barbie
    I’m a Barbie BoyI was ashamed of finding joy in femininity as a kid. Barbiemania has helped me let that all go.
    By Louis Staples
  3. first person
    It Doesn’t Matter How We BehaveIf the deck is stacked against Black women anyway, we might as well act how we want.
    By Tembe Denton-Hurst
  4. culture
    The Suburban Identity Crisis Is RealFleishman Is in Trouble comforted me when forgoing my city life left me feeling alienated.
    By Vivian Manning-Schaffel
  5. nostalgia
    Writing Yourself Back Into the PastWatching Aftersun unlocked a new way of understanding my parents.
    By Ling Ling Huang
  6. aging
    We’re Getting Midlife All WrongWe’ve been so obsessed with what it looks like that we forgot to warn each other what it’ll feel like.
    By Amil Niazi
  7. love and war
    I Will Never Share a Bank Account With My HusbandI’ll give up my name, but never my financial independence.
    By Christina Wyman
  8. self
    Celibacy As SurvivalSex — having it, thinking about it — dominated my life for years. When it stopped, the truth behind why became impossible to suppress.
    By Fariha Róisín
  9. first person
    I Still Worry That I’ll Be NextA lifetime of being taught to fear sexual assault didn’t make it easier for me to call what happened by its name.
    By Nafissa Thompson-Spires
  10. book excerpt
    Those Were the Days of Our LivesThis generation will never know the true freedom — and neglect — of being an ’80s kid.
    By Danielle Henderson
  11. relationships
    Celibate Intimacy Is a Commitment Worth PreservingPeople can build deep affection, vulnerability, and trust without the possibility of dating.
    By Elias Rodriques
  12. culture
    The High Price of El SueñitoIn the Heights made me feel heard in the discomfort my family and I have faced on the way to achieving our dreams.
    By Olivia Zayas Ryan
  13. last days of manhood
    Before I Came Out As Trans, I Tried a Men’s Support GroupSince I didn’t belong in the room, I could see this place for what it was.
    By Isle McElroy
  14. television
    I Used to Live in Wanda’s Sitcom WorldThe show understands how powerful pop culture can be when you’re an outsider.
    By Jorge Molina
  15. hairy situations
     Butt-Length Hair Was Always My DreamUntil it became a nightmare.
    By Kathleen Hou
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