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Our Favorite (Sexiest) Queer Stories

A roundup of our favorite queer stories to celebrate Pride month.

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Smut With Standards: What We Talked About On First Dates and Soulmates

Recapping what makes short erotic fiction actually good, why curation matters, and stories as a tool for exploration.

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Come for the Sex, Leave with a New Perspective: Writing Latin-American Love Stories

A conversation about why romance is subversive, how pleasure is an act of resistance, and why representation matters in story telling.

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Why I Built Bothered: Taking Desire—and Fiction—Seriously

The why behind Bothered Stories: celebrating pleasure, craft, and diverse voices.

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How MM Romance Went Viral

Beloved MM romance authors Lucy Lennox and Clare London discuss why readers love the genre and how it has evolved in the last decade.

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When Women Are the Punchline: US Women's Hockey Wins Gold

Our CEO unpacks the lifelong experience of women being a punchline.

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The Importance of Queer Fantasies—an Interview with Charlotte Hanover

An author's take on why fantasizing matters and why highlighting queer fantasies is especially important.

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Why Heated Rivalry Works—and Why Its Popularity Isn’t Actually Surprising

What's behind the Heated Rivalry craze, and what it means for queer stories and romance.

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