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Mabiland Makes R&B en Español for Black Queer Latines in Search of Freedom

Mabiland Makes R&B en Español for Black Queer Latines in Search of Freedom

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Luis Eduardo Noriega A/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (12439993a) Colombian singer Mabiland speaks during an interview with Efe, in Medellin, Colombia 03 September 2021 (issued 11 September 2021). Mabiland, Colombian Pacific’s versatile voice, Medellin, Colombia – 11 Sep 2021 Mabiland just finished performing in Mexico City, and fans are crowding […]

Your Horoscope This Week: 12th June to 18th June, 2022

Your Horoscope This Week: 12th June to 18th June, 2022

Another week of June and another week between eclipses, we begin with Mercury’s renewed efforts under the stars of Gemini, this time without the burden of Saturn in the mix. Things move forward, however slowly, and they change in their own time. The full moon in Sagittarius perfects on the […]

Body Checking Is Dangerous – & It’s All Over TikTok

For every fun dance challenge on TikTok, a far more sinister trend goes viral. In this case, it’s body checking. Body checking is the act of taking mental notes of one’s body shape or weight. Offline, it can manifest as constant mirror checking, frequent weighing on the scales and hyperfixation […]

How My Style Has Changed Since I Chopped Off My Hair

How My Style Has Changed Since I Chopped Off My Hair

When a woman makes a major hair change, there’s often an assumption that something’s wrong. She’s gone through a breakup or a loss or a tragic event and her new hairstyle signifies a deliberate identity change. Two weeks ago, when I chopped my shoulder-length curls into a buzz cut, my […]

Why So Many Black Women (Including Me) Are Giving Weaves A Second Chance

Why So Many Black Women (Including Me) Are Giving Weaves A Second Chance

Growing up in the 2010s, long before lace front wigs ruled the Black hair world, a sew-in weave — hair extensions perfectly melded to your hair — was the height of maturity and forward-thinking style. Popularised by R&B stars of the noughties like Jamelia, Ciara and Rihanna and installed by […]

10 People On Their Awkward, Joyful, Lonely & Poetic Coming-Out Experiences

10 People On Their Awkward, Joyful, Lonely & Poetic Coming-Out Experiences

Before it became a chaotic and uncontrollable CW mainstay, Pretty Little Liars was a young adult series that took up an entire shelf at the nearest Barnes & Noble. When I was in sixth grade, I would go to the bookstore with my mom, and while she hunted down bestsellers for […]

An Open Secret: How My Queerness is Tied to Lesbians of Puerto Rico’s Past

An Open Secret: How My Queerness is Tied to Lesbians of Puerto Rico’s Past

From the 1940s to the 1960s, Myrta Silva was one of the most famous Puerto Rican singers and songwriters, known internationally as the Queen of Guaracha. She was also maybe, possibly, very likely queer. While rumours that Silva was lesbian flew, they have never been confirmed nor denied. Still, more […]

My Gay Stepdad Was All The Father I Needed

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Should I Go Back To My Toxic Ex? Or Stay In A Sexless Partnership?

Should I Go Back To My Toxic Ex? Or Stay In A Sexless Partnership?

Thanks for reading Can We Talk?, a sex and relationships column that aims to tackle the burning questions about sex, dating, relationships, and breakups that you’re too afraid to ask your partner — or maybe even your besties. Last time, relationship therapist Moraya Seeger DeGeare, LMFT, helped a reader dealing […]