Matthew Vesely
Gay Monsters in Your Closet (Graphic Novel Review: Justin Case and the Closet Monster + Becoming Abel)
What’s a closet monster? So, like, imagine everything you’re hiding from...and his closet monster is this 6-foot hunky moose.
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Matthew Vesely
Oct 26, 20223 min read
We Need to Talk About 'Bury Your Gays'
As I continue to write in this mindset of fully queer casts, I continue to kill ~some~ of my queer characters.
Matthew Vesely
Apr 5, 20223 min read
We Need to Talk About Who Writes Queer Stories
As a strong advocate of Own Voices, I once believed this was a sign that the queer narrative was under attack! But I was wrong.
Matthew Vesely
Apr 2, 20224 min read
Another Top 10 Gay Webtoon Comics That We Need to Talk About
New gay comics have been popping up on the Webtoon app, and we need to talk about them.
Matthew Vesely
Aug 3, 20212 min read
Adult Nostalgia (Book Review: Melissa Etheridge’s Seminal 1993 Album...)
Reading Melissa Etheridge's Seminal 1993 Album Made of Two Overlapping Triangles Instead of One by Nick Mehalick is like pausing life.
Matthew Vesely
Sep 5, 20207 min read
Top 10 Gay Webtoon Comics That We Need to Talk About
I’m here today to talk to you about the best gay comics on Webtoon right now.
Matthew Vesely
Jul 8, 20202 min read
Loving in a World Without Sound (Book Review: I Hear the Sunspot)
A gorgeous, subtle, slow burn of a friendship/romance/something-or-other.
Matthew Vesely
Jun 28, 20203 min read
We Need to Talk About Hulu's Love, Victor
While Love, Simon gave a glimpse, Love, Victor took a good long stare at LGBTQ+ youth.
Matthew Vesely
Jun 30, 20193 min read
What I Remember About: A Separate Peace
I remember beginning my understanding of love and hate, and how they exist closer to each other than we think.
Matthew Vesely
Jun 23, 20193 min read
We Need to Talk About Sam & Grizz in Netflix’s The Society
Sam & Grizz are more than a meme—their relationship is a stereotype breaking, unique and beautiful game-changer.
Matthew Vesely
Jun 23, 20193 min read
Walt Whitman Was a Homosexual, Probably (Book Review: We Contain Multitudes)
That’s the thing about this book: It gives, and then it takes a sledgehammer and bashes it, and bashes you, and bashes your cow.
Matthew Vesely
May 30, 20192 min read
Wade into the Ocean Breeze (Book Review: Bloom)
It’s not the bold blue of the ocean, it’s not the transparency of the breeze; but it’s the gentle, pastel blue that intersects the two.
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