Articles by Mariel
You know that feeling of spinning with your arms out, head back, and just watching the world flash and become a blur? That’s my favorite feeling in the world. Read More >>
I have come to a conclusion.
Actually, I have come to many conclusions as of late, however they all stem back to the same central point. In fact, I’m not quite sure conclusion is the proper …
There is too much hate in the world.
Everyone wants to be loved. It’s human nature. We are conditioned into blindly following popular persuasion; through listening to the “right” music, wearing the “right” clothes, being seen …
Regardless of if we realize it or not, purely because of our sexual orientation, our rights are subjugated daily.
We’re lucky to live in a fairly accepting part of the country, but go to Nebraska and …
Relationships are hard. Leaving them is worse.
I was dating this woman. We met at a weird place in my life. I had just left my ex, and was doing the “I’m going to whore around …
It’s just after three in the afternoon, I think. Time is irrelevant now, as it has been for days. Walking down 5th Avenue, it’s a beautiful day. The October sun reflecting off the glass shards …
There are no sexual orientations in foxholes.
Three years ago, I was trying to figure out my life. I was 19, living two miles from an Army post in Maryland, and I wanted to do something …
Wednesday, I cried.
I was sitting poolside, feverishly refreshing Twitter on my phone, waiting to see if Proposition 8 would be declared illegal, and (perhaps more poetically) see if there was still some sanity left in …
Every Time You Go Somewhere, the third full-length album from Mal Blum, is sheer auditory therapy.
In ten tracks, the 22-year-old singer/songwriter from Brooklyn, takes the listener on a winding path towards absolution. Mal’s yellow-brick road …
My mother. What can be said about my mother?
She is a lovely woman who I care very much about. Really, I do. Promise. She is the epitome of Jewish mother, gleefully listing her favorite hobbies as …
Anais Nin said, “Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish it’s source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it …
Friday night my girlfriend and I were relaxing with some friends I affectionately refer to as “The L-Team” and the topic of sex inevitably came up. I have come to realize we are always talking …
On June 20th, lesbians –and presumably some heterosexuals, gay boys, and women who wish they were gay)– will be glued to their television for the series premier of The Real L Word on Showtime.
This …
A study released Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics finds that lesbians make better parents.
The study purports that children of lesbian parents are more well-adjusted, have higher grades, and have less behavior problems than children …
This Sunday, the gays will return home to Asbury Park for Jersey Pride. It’s an excuse to see everyone you have ever dated, wanted to date, fucked, wanted to fuck, and the rest of your …







