readwithpride.com Close your eyes and imagine the year is 1926. The air in New York City is thick with the scent of bootleg gin, expensive pomade, and the rhythmic, syncopated heartbeat of jazz. It’s Easter Sunday. During the day, the city is a sea of pastel bonnets and stiff suits, a performance of piety and …

The 1920s Jazz Age: Secret Easter SoiréesRead More

readwithpride.com For many in the LGBTQ+ community, traditional holidays can feel like a bit of a tightrope walk. We’ve all been there: sitting at a family dinner, dodging questions about “special friends” while eyeing the exit. But over the decades, queer people have done what we do best: we’ve taken the existing fabric of tradition …

Global Easter: Queer Traditions Around the WorldRead More

readwithpride.com Let’s be real for a second: for a lot of us in the LGBTQ+ community, traditional holidays can feel a bit… heavy. While the rest of the world is stocking up on pastel-colored eggs and planning elaborate church outfits, some of us are bracing for awkward questions at a biological family dinner or, worse, …

The Chosen Family Easter: More Than Just a MealRead More

readwithpride.com Spring in the Victorian era wasn’t just about the thawing of the Thames or the frantic beating of rugs during spring cleaning. For the gentleman who harbored “the love that dare not speak its name,” spring was a season of high-stakes communication. While the rest of London was obsessing over the height of their …

Victorian Spring: Coded Affection and Easter LiliesRead More

readwithpride.com Spring in the Victorian era wasn’t just about the thawing of the Thames or the frantic beating of rugs during spring cleaning. For the gentleman who harbored “the love that dare not speak its name,” spring was a season of high-stakes communication. While the rest of London was obsessing over the height of their …

Victorian Spring: Coded Affection and Easter LiliesRead More

readwithpride.com Spring is officially in the air, and you know what that means. It’s not just about the pollen count or the sudden urge to buy way too many pastels: it’s about that fresh, “new beginnings” energy that hits the MM romance world like a ton of chocolate bricks. As we roll into the 2026 …

Easter Tropes: Spring Romance in MM FictionRead More

readwithpride.com Spring is officially springing. While the rest of the world is currently duking it out in the grocery store aisles over the last bag of Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs, some of us are looking for something a bit more… grounded. If you’ve ever felt like the traditional, pastel-coated version of Easter didn’t quite have …

Reclaiming Ostara: Queer Pagan Roots of SpringRead More

readwithpride.com To look back at the 1990s through the lens of the LGBTQ+ community is to witness a decade of profound duality. On one side of the glass, the mainstream world was awash in the neon colors of a new decade, celebrating Easter with televised parades and the lighthearted whimsy of Disney specials. On the …

Easter in the 90s: Remembrance and ResilienceRead More

readwithpride.com Let’s be real: for many of us in the LGBTQ+ community, traditional holidays can be a bit… complicated. Whether you’re avoiding an awkward dinner with a Great Aunt who “doesn’t get it” or you’re simply looking to celebrate with the people who actually see you, Easter has evolved. In 2026, Easter isn’t just about …

Hosting 101: The Ultimate Queer Easter Brunch GuideRead More

readwithpride.com Let’s be real: for a long time, Easter felt like that one party the LGBTQ+ community wasn’t exactly invited to. Between the stiff Sunday best and the often-exclusionary religious undertones, many of us spent years feeling like we were looking through the frosted glass of a bakery we weren’t allowed to enter. But fast …

Easter Tomorrow: How the Next Generation Will CelebrateRead More

readwithpride.com So, it’s 2026, and here we are again. The calendar flips, the flower shops start hiking their prices by 300%, and every commercial on TV features a soft-focus lens on a woman being handed breakfast in bed by a toddler who’s clearly about to spill orange juice on a white duvet. If you’re a …

The Single Gay Dad’s Guide to Mother’s Day 2026Read More

readwithpride.com Mother’s Day is usually a whirlwind of overpriced brunch reservations, frantic flower deliveries, and cards featuring watercolor birds. But in our corner of the world: the vibrant, glitter-strewn landscape of the LGBTQ+ community: the word “Mother” carries a weight that biological ties don’t always cover. For many of us, our first real taste of …

Drag Mothers: The Queens Who Raised UsRead More

readwithpride.com If you think navigating Mother’s Day in 2026 is a logistical minefield of brunch reservations and flower deliveries, imagine trying to honor your mama in 15th-century Florence while also trying not to get hauled off by the “Office of the Night.” Welcome to the Renaissance, a time of high art, questionable hygiene, and very …

A Gay Man’s Mother’s Day in the RenaissanceRead More

readwithpride.com The 1960s are often remembered through a kaleidoscope of tie-dye, the roar of protest songs, and the hazy smoke of a cultural revolution. But for many gay men growing up in that era, the revolution didn’t start on the streets of Greenwich Village; it started in the kitchen, over a cup of lukewarm coffee, …

The 1960s Revolution: Mothers and Their Gay SonsRead More

readwithpride.com Mother’s Day is a complicated beast in the LGBTQ+ community. For some, it’s a day of brunch, bouquets, and genuine gratitude. For others, it’s a stinging reminder of a phone that doesn’t ring or a relationship that feels more like a minefield than a safety net. But here’s the thing about being queer: we …

Chosen Mothers: Why Every Gay Man Needs a Mother FigureRead More

readwithpride.com When we think of Mother’s Day, our minds usually drift to brunch, bouquets of carnations, and sentimental cards. But here at Read with Pride, we like to dig a little deeper into the dusty archives of history. If we look back at the American Old West through a queer lens, we find that “motherhood” …

Mother’s Day on the Frontier: A Queer History PerspectiveRead More

readwithpride.com If you’ve spent any time in the queer parenting corners of the internet lately, you might have stumbled upon a word that’s causing a bit of a stir: the “Maddy.” A portmanteau of “Mommy” and “Daddy,” it’s a term that many gay men are reclaiming to describe the unique, nurturing, and often “traditionally maternal” …

The Modern ‘Maddy’: Gay Men Navigating Motherhood RolesRead More

readwithpride.com If you’ve ever curled up with a spicy MM romance book featuring a “found family” trope, you’ve felt the echoes of a history that was written in the glitter and grit of 1980s New York City. While the world outside was often cold, judgmental, and increasingly dangerous due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, a vibrant …

1980s New York: Ballroom Culture and the ‘House Mother’Read More

readwithpride.com When we think of Ancient Greece, our minds usually drift to sun-drenched marble, philosophical debates in the agora, and, let’s be honest, the legendary bonds between men. We’ve all devoured those MM romance books that paint a picture of stoic warriors and brilliant scholars finding love in each other’s arms. But there’s a side …

Ancient Greece: Honoring the Matriarch in Same-Sex HouseholdsRead More

readwithpride.com Wake up, choomba. It’s May 11th, 2077. The neon lights of the sprawl are flickering in a rhythmic pulse that matches your neural link’s morning notification. You’ve got a calendar alert screaming at you in hot pink digital ink: Mother’s Day. Now, back in the early 2020s, this day might have been a straightforward …

The Cyberpunk Mother’s Day: Queer Parenting in 2077Read More