I went to Hawaii for the first time. My trip would've been better if I'd known these 5 things before I left.

Though I planned a lot for my first trip to Hawaii, I would've saved time and money in Oahu if I'd known these tips and how ...
Salon

My first time using the men’s room

The first time I used a men’s room, I was 17 years old. I looked about 14, probably, with my hair freshly cut short, my head still feeling light and buoyant after getting rid of the ponytail I’d ...
The Stranger

My First Time at the Wildrose

"The Wildrose got its start in the early 1980s, when a collective of five women began scouting locations for a new lesbian bar. They wanted to open a women's bar that was light, served good food, and ...
Bon Appétit

My First Time Eating an Oyster Was an Act of Queer Intimacy

In a head-in-the-clouds seaside restaurant, all noir and glass and storm, a waiter places a tray of green, pearly oysters between Nurse Mildred Ratched and her colleague, Gwendolyn Briggs. Ratched ...