Esquire

  • Photo of  two white men kissing in front of a rainbow umbrella

    They Loved the Church. They Loved Each Other More.

    For two Mormon men in love in southern Utah, the Church of Latter-day Saints' anti-LGBT policy was devastating enough. When Church elders doubled down, they did, too

  • The silhouette of a woman walking through floodwaters

    An Undocumented Journey Through Harvey

    When her trailer flooded, Maria and her children escaped on a makeshift raft. But with the risk of deportation, she didn't know where to turn.

  • Picture of a white man smiling

    Gay Conversion Therapy Survivor Speaks Out About Seven Years of Treatment

    It began his junior year at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah: Michael Ferguson wanted desperately to rid himself of the sexual feelings he had toward men.

  • Photo of Alton Sterling's image painted on a mural

    The Absence — and Presence — of Police at Alton Sterling's Vigil

    "It's going to haunt me for the rest of my life, seeing my friend get shot," Abdullah Muflahi says quietly.