Community Voices

No one told me you could be girly and into girls. That was the first time I realized how limited my idea of queerness had been.

Country music helped me come out, and I’m hoping it can do the same for others queer kids trapped in small towns.

Angelica Christina, the Board Director of the Stonewall Gives Back Initiative, spoke with GO ahead of International Transgender Day of Visibility.

This week, GO is highlighting Mary Royall Wilgis, a contemporary painter who plays with light and color in her work.

Double Standard, a band made of queer and non-male identifying artists, sat down with GO ahead of their debut EP releasing next month.

This week, GO is highlighting Brooke Finegold, a multi-medium creator and comedian based in NYC.

GO’s Queer Creators Collection is spotlighting Mina Manzar, an NYC and Karachi-based artist.

In this new series, GO will spotlight queer creators who have unique contributions to the art world. Our first subject is Diana Carla Rowe, an NYC-based painter/poet.

“We’re here to reclaim the field for queer and trans folks who want to play.”

Finding joy can be hard, but it’s also worth it.

Your beginner guide to all things kinky.

Krü Maekdo opens up to GO about creating the first digital database of Black Lesbian Herstory in the U.S.

16 years after the series ended, ‘The L Word’ is still taking up a lot of lesbian oxygen.

Trump can try to outlaw our existence, but we have always existed.

Because coping is resistance, too.

Living together means countless nights scrolling Netflix, so why not get innovative?

The Lesbian Mapping Project was born as an alternative, not a replacement, to the solemn queer history we are used to seeing.

2024 was the Year of The Lesbian.

A lot has changed in my life since that Christmas at the drop-in center, but I’ll never forget the magic and love I found there.

Fear has always been part of my daily life.  So has the determination to thrive despite it.

Denverites, a new queer-owned bar is in town!  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pearl Divers (@pearldiversdenver) The aptly-named bar, Pearl Divers, celebrated its grand opening earlier […]

From butches to femmes, pet lovers to culinary queens, there’s something here for everyone.

Happy Thanksgiving, queers! Why are you thankful to be queer?

Alex Kekesi and Asa Akira sit down with GO Magazine, shining a light on the ways porn is political—and how everyone is connected in this fight for free expression.

Deirdre Alston, a queer Brooklyn-based wedding and elopement photographer, like so many of us, felt devastated on November 6. And so she decided to do something immediately. 

Nonbinary activist and influencer Rain Dove plunged into Trump territory to dig deep into the psyche of his supporters, listen to the provocative speakers, and find out how they would be received at the NYC Trump rally. Some of what they discovered was surprising.

Janelle Monáe is totally unrecognizable.

In this hilariously raw and beautifully real essay, Barbara Gaines tells the story of her breast cancer journey.

Over 60 spook-tacular queer Halloween parties throughout NYC starting TONIGHT!

Featuring 143 films from 31 countries, screenings continue until October 22, 2024.

“Are you sure you really want to cut that off?” the hipster hair stylist asked. I was sure.

We deserve representation of happy lesbians.

“Our community really wanted this,” says QVNYC co-founder Brandon Smith.

The only lesbian bar in Boston has finally opened its doors!

Lesbian dating is different on each coast: NY Lesbians Bitch, LA Lesbians Pitch. 

As queer people, we often look to the stars for guidance just like we do pop music.