Dr. Lauren D. Costine

The Truth About Lesbian Relationships That Hollywood Won’t Tell You, But This Dr. Will When we look at how far we have progressed in the West when it comes to LGBTQ rights and equality issues, it’s easy to think we are making great strides. Of course with the major news of the US Supreme Court ruling that gay marriage is now legal in all 50 states, the repeal of the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell‘ law in the military in 2011, and in other countries like Ireland which held the...

By Zara Barrie on QUEER CULTURE “What’s your type?” I asked him, because I’m Jewish and it’s in my genetic makeup to constantly try and set single people up. He bit into his burger, delicately patting the grease on his chin with a floral-printed cloth napkin. “I am my type. I’m a twin fucker,” he purred, his voice as sweet as sugar. I didn’t even need to think about what he meant by “twin fucker” for a hot second. I instantly knew exactly what homeboy was talking about. My good friend...

This Is Why Lesbians Are More At Risk For Love Addiction Love addiction, my sweet kittens, is no joke. It’s a very real thing, and, like any addiction, it can really screw up our fragile little lives. I used to vehemently fear that I was a love addict, and then I feared I was a sex addict, and then I finally concluded that I was a love and sex and fantasy addict. But I’m also a hypochondriac who has convinced herself at least 17,000 times that she’s HIV positive and pregnant. (I know I’m a...