Dating

Yield Sign

Queer Love 411: Listening to ‘Yield Signs’ in Dating

We hear often about red flags, but sometimes the cues are more ambiguous and less…

Game

Queer Love 411: Don’t Listen to the Advice ‘Treat Dating Like a Game”

Picture circling the streets in search of a parking spot. You’re in a neighborhood where…

Cat

Queer Love 411: Cat Parenting and Human Dating Have Some Things in Common

Queer cat ladies are a well-worn trope. A brilliant collection of haikus called The Lesbian…

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…

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…

50 Shades of Gay: Finding Love and Kink in Your Back Pocket

Blooming conversations in the dark, clandestine affection in beautiful rooms, and illicit erotica driving home…

Queer Love 411: Lesbian Visibility Month

*April is Lesbian Visibility Month. *Names changed to protect confidentiality. Gay af. Though I wholeheartedly…

Two men walk hand in hand.

Queer Love 411: The Benefits of Having a Type

Types can get a bad rap. To some, they imply narrowness. Rigidity. Superficiality. Overlooking a…

Study Finds Transgender People Are the Most Communicative Daters

A new study commissioned by the dating app Hinge revealed that when it comes to…

411

Queer Love 411: A Focused Approach to Dating

Perhaps more straightforward in older generations, dating today takes so many forms. Some daters are…