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How A College Dive Bar Helped Shape My Queer Identity
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In 2012, 35-year-old Christine Yi’s life was, on paper, a “success.” She’d raised $4 million at her hedge fund job in less than three years and
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This Painter Broke All The “Rules” To Fulfill Her Chi...
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A Week In Northern New Jersey On A $142,000 Joint Income
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How Richie Shazam’s “Chosen Family” Helped Her Embrace Her Most A...
They say blood is thicker than water, but for those in the queer community, the definition of family stretches far beyond something you’re born into.
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Jenna Igneri
Queer Voices
My Gay Stepdad Was All The Father I Needed
Moving to the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) was the worst day of my pre-adolescent life. My mom had the great idea of leaving our lives in New Jersey to
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Breanna Davis
Queer Voices
10 People On Their Awkward, Joyful, Lonely & Poetic Coming-Out Ex...
Before it became a chaotic and uncontrollable CW mainstay, Pretty Little Liars was a young adult series that took up an entire shelf at the nearest Barnes
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Lydia Wang
Queer Voices
S’mores & Gender Norms: The Evolution Of Queerness At Summer Camp
Summer camp is a place of firsts — messy, uncomfortable, and exhilarating firsts. First time away from your parents, first time building a fire, first ki
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Andie Kent
Why I Do It
Like You, Taylor Cassidy Is Best Friends With The Snooze Button
Welcome to Refinery29’s Why I Do It, a series where we ask inspirational, successful people 29 questions about what fuels them on and off the cl
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Pop Culture
Who Is Mia Khalifa, Really? Beyond Porn, TikTok & Those Deleted T...
Now, this is a story about how it started and how it’s going. Mia Khalifa entered the porn game at 21 years old, a decision she made on her own. After do
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Single Files
I Used To Worry I’d Die Before I Fell In Love
The women in my family knew pain. They understood what it meant to live harmoniously with the kind of pain that comes from a body’s betrayal. My mot
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A Week In Ann Arbor, MI, On A $72,000 Salary
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These Young Athletes Are Changing the World of Skateboarding
Skateboarding has come a long way in recent years. We see it in the way the sport has moved from counterculture to mainstream, highlighted by its inclusion
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A Week In Cincinnati, OH, On A $25,000 Salary
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Dating Stories
Dating With Severe Asthma: How I Learned To Put Myself First
I was nine when I went on my first date. He was a boy from elementary school who lived in the neighborhood and invited me over to his house to watch a movi
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Work & Money
Letting People Down In The Workplace Is Just Fine, Actually
Allow us to paint you a picture. It’s Monday at 4 a.m. and you can’t sleep because you’ve got a high fever and your throat is on fire. Yo
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Pema Bakshi
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A Week In Brooklyn, NY, On A $45,000 Salary
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money
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A Week In Bahrain On A $20,700 Salary
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money
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By now, you’re probably aware of Netflix’s Heartstopper, an incredibly heartwarming coming-of-age television show about queer romance. Yes, the budding
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Welcome to Refinery29’s Feel Good Diaries, where we chronicle the physical and mental wellness routines of women today, their costs, and whether or
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A Week In Vancouver, BC, On A $80,152 Salary
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money
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Living
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If you’re anything like us, motivation is easily lost when faced with the most minor of inconveniences. Telling ourselves that even the smallest setb
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