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LGBTQ Activists on Campus Want to Cut Through the Media-Trained Bullshit
For many LGBTQ student activists, the fight is still about being recognized, despite what their schools say in press releases. Read more
Articles by Alex Reimer
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At Last! A Reason to Be a Proud American: We’re Not a Monarchy!
After that Oprah interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, we can finally agree on something. Yes, America may be awful, but at least we’re not supplying taxpayer-funded security to Prince Andrew. Read more
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Worshipping Andrew Cuomo Was One of Our Worst Pandemic-Related Behaviors
The elevation of the New York governor—now facing multiple accusations of sexual harassment—was our most disgraceful display of blind political hero worship yet. Read more
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COVID Cases Are Finally Falling. Can COVID Shaming Cases Also Drop Off?
After a long, bleak year, you bet Alex Reimer is planning a gay ol’ vacation—but are we addicted to knee-jerk socialization shaming? Read more
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Why Are Gay Pro Athletes Like Glenn Burke So Often Forgotten?
A new biography of baseball’s first openly gay player and inventor of the high five raises the question of why he’s not more celebrated. Read more
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I’m Trapped at Home, But My Balls Have Never Been More Free
Alex Reimer on the joys of forgoing underwear because we’re all just doing the best we can and no, it’s not a sign of a broken man. At least, not necessarily. Read more
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The Pursuit of Sext Appeal in a COVID Climate
Salacious sexting marathons represent the ultimate respite from our pandemic-induced monotony, even as we ignore our actual friends for the shirtless hunk in our phone. Read more
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What’s Happening at the New York Times Should Scare All of Us
Our country’s preeminent journalistic institution keeps kowtowing to the pitchfork army, threatening to make public life untenable for the rest of us. Read more
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The Super Bowl Had a Simple Solution to Exhausted Despair: Good, Old-Fashioned American Consumerism!
The annual ad spots are always a nauseating corporate orgy, but this year, the spectacle felt like an utter slap in the face. Read more
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How #PsakiBomb Represents the Worst Instincts of Journalists
The overnight glorification of White House press secretary Jen Psaki is indicative of the new and terrible intersection between politics and celebrity. Read more