How To Pick Up Chicks at the Comic Book Store

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The last time I was at a comic book store I was my mom and my eleven-year-old cousin, so I wasn’t exactly cruising for chicks. And, luckily, I am butch enough that the guys browsing the bins weren’t cruising for me. But it made me think. One of the hardest parts of approaching an attractive potential date is finding common ground to do it on. At the comic book store, half the work is already done for you! Of course, if you’re gay, there’s the extra step of determining if said potential … [Read more...]

Celebrate!: Tips for a Safe, Fun, and Happy Pride

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It’s Pride season, everyone! Time to break out the water guns, the body paint, the glittery pasties, the rainbow flags, and the inappropriate political protestors! All across this great country of ours, gay and straight alike, queer and cis, trans and ace, are coming together to celebrate forty years of gay history and a bright new future for LGBT people everywhere. Note One: It’s also happening in the States, FYI. And during this most patriotic of weeks, I would also like to take a … [Read more...]

Leveling Up: Dating As A Skill And How To Master It

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In the dating game, geeks like you and me tend to have terrible luck when rolling character stats. We roll high on intelligence and dexterity but critically low on charisma, strength, and, most unfortunate of all, wisdom. Which means we rock at rocket science and Pong, and suck at holding a conversation about either rocket science or Pong, and especially at figuring out what another person is thinking. All of that adds up to awkward, if not downright disasterous, first dates. But all is not … [Read more...]

Popping the Question: D’s Hindsight is Awesome Tips for Asking Out Your First (Gay) Date

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The outpouring of support for the It Gets Better Project and all the other efforts to address teenage suicide as a result of bullying has been absolutely freaking awesome. Like, really. Keep it up, keep spreading the word, keep making it better. I am not going to be nearly so depressing this week! I promise. Readers will know that I am obviously the gay dating queen because I ended up gay married. Obviously. This is also totally false. I was generally pretty bad at dating. Well, mostly the … [Read more...]