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This Valentine's Day, you've earned a big gay splurge

From tender portrayals of gay love to empowering messages of LGBTQ+ equality, these music videos promise to stir up all your queer feels. All of Us Strangers follows Adam, a screenwriter Andrew Scott , who returns to his childhood home, where he discovers that his long-dead parents are both alive and appear the same age they were when they died over 30 years ago. At the same time, Adam embarks on a passionate romance with his mysterious neighbour Harry Paul Mescal.

Valentine's Day for Gay Men

Marriage equality has a surprising role model in Saint Valentine, a 3rd-century Roman priest who defied the restrictive marriage laws of his era to bless couples who were forbidden to marry. His feast day is, of course, Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14). I grew up seeing couples giving each other boxes of chocolates, dollar store balloons and stuffed bears year after year — a reminder my loneliness. It also othered me in my queerness — my identity as a femme queer person of color influenced how I saw and moved through the world, isolated by everything that made me different.

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Whether you’re spending Valentine’s Day on your own or with a special someone, it’s a great time to tap into what keeps your queer fire burning bright in challenging times. For those who are single, the constant stream of romantic ads, social media posts, and grand gestures of affection can serve as painful reminders of what feels missing, making an already challenging day even tougher to navigate. But if you think about it, many of these grand gestures in movies are used to win someone back after a conflict.

20 Meaningful Ways for the LGBT Community to Celebrate

Here are our 14 Valentine's Day gift ideas plus 14 date ideas for gay men you can use to plan that special day for your special man. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. So let's invest in acts of queer love and self-love.

2023 Valentine's Day Date & Gift Ideas for Gay Men

Welcome to “How Queer is,” a column where we explore the queer side of things conventionally thought of as heterosexual. This month, we take a closer look at Valentine’s Day. The history of Valentine’s Day has a long, surprisingly open connection to the queer community. Heck, the dude it was named after was martyred (aka. .