Beyond The Ideal

Pride & Softness

(I’m finally eeking this Pride month essay out before the end of the month.

Jun 28 • 

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April 2025

Thrown Here, Without Choice

On the burden of having a body

Apr 12 • 

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January 2025

Declaring war on ourselves

And the risk of befriending

Jan 11 • 

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November 2024

"Masculinity", "Men", and Queerness

Terms, their interplay, and why it matters

Nov 23, 2024 • 

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10 year come out-iversary

The bright side of the worst case scenario

Nov 16, 2024 • 

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Play!

My hope for this post is to 1) share a little about why I’m writing here and 2) take “here” less seriously.

Nov 2, 2024 • 

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October 2024

Please consider donating to Palestinian refugees

This is a short post and probably comes out of left-field.

Oct 22, 2024 • 

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"Strong and lifelong" body image concerns without pathology?

What "The Adonis Complex" misses about queer men

Oct 12, 2024 • 

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Rethinking Muscle Dysmorphia

The role of anti-fat bias in "men's eating disorders"

Oct 4, 2024 • 

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September 2024

Heaven, Hell, & Holy Body Norms

The Christian church's obsession with thinness, and how it impacts all of us

Sep 26, 2024 • 

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Netflix's "The Boyfriend"

And the ways queer body norms show up in it

Sep 18, 2024 • 

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The Inconvenience of Our Desires

Happy 10 year anniversary to my first gay kiss

Sep 6, 2024 • 

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