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According to author and academic Kathryn Bond Stockton, “gender is queer for everyone.”  She doesn’t mean “queer” only in the LGBTQIA+ sense — she means the dictionary definition: strange.  “Gender is strange,” she writes,” even... The post Utah prof: ‘Gender is queer for everyone’ first appeared on Out In The Bay.

Dwayne Ratleff grew up Black, poor and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his loving grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself.” Ratleff has written an impressive, award-winning debut novel – a memoir really... The post Author Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’ first appeared on Out In The Bay.

A yearly "Day of Drag" and a Drag Mall? While many states are restricting drag, San Francisco Drag Laureate D'Arcy Drollinger is spreading the humor and "sparkle" of drag to make positive change in the world. The post World’s first Drag Laureate shares art, joy, politics of drag first appeared on Out In The Bay.

Just in time for potentially awkward holiday gatherings, we present a holiday fave: Author and civil rights lawyer Abby Dees tells our allies go ahead, ask LGBTQ relatives or friends your burning questions. If you’re queer, she... The post Pagans for dinner? Making holidays queer-comfy first appeared on Out In The Bay.

We need a break from current events and figured you might too. And it’s Liberace’s birthday May 16! So sit back, relax, and let the music and story of one of the world’s most fabulous... The post Liberace’s Spectacular Crystal Closet – a birthday treat! first appeared on Out In The Bay.

Is Burning Man worth the heat and dust? What’s queer about it? Is it true that many “straight” boys and girls put out there, as they explore their sexuality? The post Burning Man – art and queer exploration first appeared on Out In The Bay.