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About Very Gay Things

Matthew Vesely

We Need to Talk About 'Bury Your Gays'

As I continue to write in this mindset of fully queer casts, I continue to kill ~some~ of my queer characters.

Matthew Vesely

We Need to Talk About Who Writes Queer Stories

As a strong advocate of Own Voices, I once believed this was a sign that the queer narrative was under attack! But I was wrong.

Matthew Vesely

Another Top 10 Gay Webtoon Comics That We Need to Talk About

New gay comics have been popping up on the Webtoon app, and we need to talk about them.

Matthew Vesely

Adult Nostalgia (Book Review: Melissa Etheridge’s Seminal 1993 Album...)

Reading Melissa Etheridge's Seminal 1993 Album Made of Two Overlapping Triangles Instead of One by Nick Mehalick is like pausing life.

Matthew Vesely

Top 10 Gay Webtoon Comics That We Need to Talk About

I’m here today to talk to you about the best gay comics on Webtoon right now.

Matthew Vesely

Loving in a World Without Sound (Book Review: I Hear the Sunspot)

A gorgeous, subtle, slow burn of a friendship/romance/something-or-other.

Matthew Vesely

We Need to Talk About Hulu's Love, Victor

While Love, Simon gave a glimpse, Love, Victor took a good long stare at LGBTQ+ youth.

Matthew Vesely

What I Remember About: A Separate Peace

I remember beginning my understanding of love and hate, and how they exist closer to each other than we think.

Matthew Vesely

We Need to Talk About Sam & Grizz in Netflix’s The Society

Sam & Grizz are more than a meme—their relationship is a stereotype breaking, unique and beautiful game-changer.

Matthew Vesely

Walt Whitman Was a Homosexual, Probably (Book Review: We Contain Multitudes)

That’s the thing about this book: It gives, and then it takes a sledgehammer and bashes it, and bashes you, and bashes your cow.

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Wade into the Ocean Breeze (Book Review: Bloom)

It’s not the bold blue of the ocean, it’s not the transparency of the breeze; but it’s the gentle, pastel blue that intersects the two.