When Hookups Don’t Heal: Queer Loneliness in a Culture of Sex

Someone told him once: you fuck like you're trying to disappear. It wasn't unkind. It was just true. A personal essay on what we are really looking for at 2am.

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Matt Eberlein

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Opinion

Published on

31 Jul 2025

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