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This Era’s Ending Now
Oh, hi. I’m a queer Taylor Swift fan. Surprised? I can understand that. You wouldn’t necessarily think that this longtime Curve writer would consider herself a Swiftie. And yet, here we are… Read more »
Oh, hi. I’m a queer Taylor Swift fan. Surprised? I can understand that. You wouldn’t necessarily think that this longtime Curve writer would consider herself a Swiftie. And yet, here we are… Read more »
When she walked into her first student board meeting. Tiara Moore saw “30 eyeballs all on white faces.” She calls up this startling memory in her paper, “The Only Black Person in the Room,” which was published in a scientific… Read more »
On a recent Friday night in March, a Minneapolis sports bar is booming with chants for The Minnesota Frost (Professional Women’s Hockey League), The Minnesota Golden Gophers (University of Minnesota women’s ice hockey)… Read more »
As a highlight of Lesbian Visibility Week, the Curve Power List celebrates LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary individuals making seismic shifts in North America-shaping culture, policy, and social change. From sports and entertainment icons to corporate leaders and politicians… Read more »
2025 marks the third year of The Curve Foundation’s re-invigorated annual community Photo Contest! Curve magazine held an annual lesbian lifestyle photography contest for eleven years… Read more »
Last year, Lesbian Visibility Week (LVW) was a time for celebration and visibility, a reminder of how far we’ve come. But this year, we find ourselves in a very different situation… Read more »
This issue of Curve arrives during a political moment plagued with attempts to draw hard lines—between genders, identities, and, by implication, freedoms… Read more »
As we enter 2025, we find that many steps remain to secure LGBTQ+ rights. Curve’s archivist Julia Rosenzweig examines the inspiring legacy of lesbian activist Urvashi Vaid… Read more »
When I was a closeted young adult, I would sometimes wear dresses, not high femme fashion like a Victorian dress, but dresses nonetheless, to throw the scent off people wondering if I was gay. Shockingly, when I have worn dresses… Read more »
Writer, performance artist, and activist Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them) identifies as transfeminine, non-binary, and uses they/them pronouns.
As mentioned in our From… Read more »
Few people have experienced the highs and lows of the music business to the degree that Melissa Etheridge has. Since releasing her self-titled debut in 1988, she has won two Grammys (and been nominated for many others); been hailed as the… Read more »
Brooklyn natives Jannah and Kiyanna have made it their life’s work to fossick for and preserve Black ephemera from all around the world, and they do so with the care of highly educated, hip, and creative queer antiquarians… Read more »