One Christmas break early in my queer re-emergence, I bought a stack of books to read, almost entirely queer young adult fiction.

It was such a relief to untangle myself from compulsory heterosexuality. It felt freeing.

Archer Magazine chatted to The Beaches about their new single with G Flip, about rage in music and queer visibility.

Ahead of their tour dates in so-called Australia, we chatted to Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale about queer yearning, feral lyrics and eggs.

Shame can be a powerful emotion as a queer person. Recently, shame has centred around my high libido.

“These poems are really just owning my different identities – Filipino, lesbian, queer – without shame.” Kaya Ortiz chats with Alex Creece.

The Archibald Fountain has a hidden history as a beat. The goal of my walking tours is to make this, and other hidden queer histories, known.

I think I knew deep down that if I shaved my head, it would be curtain call for Straight Girl.

“I really leaned into that vibe when writing this record – gritty, grungy and grimy.” total tommy chats to Archer Magazine.

I have not known miscarriage or baby loss. But this image, of a mother waking up to exile from her child, her entire body flung, is deeply familiar and deeply consoling.

I’m repeatedly coming out as disabled so those around me know why I’m behaving a little differently, or why I’m not helping with the chairs.

In rural places, safe spaces for queer people look different to those located in metropolitan areas.

I grew up as two things: a closeted queer and a closeted Justin Bieber fan. Just like any other girl in my year seven English class, I was writing ‘JB’ over and over again in my notebooks with big love hearts.  I couldn’t care less if Justin Bieber had a girlfriend, or if the paparazzi …

Coming out here was tough, but that only tells half the struggles I’d faced as a queer woman in the American West.

So many older LGBTIQ+ people have experienced trauma and discrimination, so it’s essential we create welcoming spaces to stay connected.

As 2022 comes to a close, we can’t help but get reflective and sentimental – cue the smiling single tear emoji – about all the wonderful articles we’ve edited this year.

Of course, someday I’d love to stand up in front of a crowd and introduce myself as a lesbian.

If I had been forced to stay at my Christian school, I would have lived in secrecy, staying quiet during class discussions debating my life.

Sometimes Mum asks why I don’t move back home. It’s because I’m queer. If the homophobia felt below the surface, so did the support.

I had not wanted tattoos until I came out, which is to say, until I started telling people that I was dating a woman.

I don’t need labels to remind me of that, or to tell others who I am. Don’t stick one on me. It will slide right off.

Queer spaces are necessary globally, not just in Tasmania. Loud, proud, beautiful queer spaces.