Quiz: Who’s Your Mommi?
I will obviously follow this quiz up with a Who’s Your Daddy one but only if you are good!!!!!!
Harlem’s Jerrie Johnson and Meagan Good on Making the Queer Best Friend More Than a Trope
“I feel like I give main character energy, so there’s no way that I was going to be anything else.”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1506 Recap: Old School Drama
I do wish the producers would allow conversation about the current backlash toward trans people and drag, rather than only showing linear progress narratives.
Butch Memoirs To Check Out in Honor of “Hijab Butch Blues”
This is not an exhaustive list of butch memoirs, and I would love to hear about more.
A+ Crossword Has a Layover in Chicago
I recently went to the “World’s Tiniest Wind Turbine” exhibit.
Boobs on Your Tube: How I Met Your Father Kicks Off Season 2 With Queer Romance
Plus updates on All American, All American: Homecoming, Harlem, Truth Be Told, The Legend of Vox Machina, and Criminal Minds!
8 Queer Nerd Hobbies and How to Get Into Them
There’s never been a better time to be a gay geek!
The Comment Awards Are Both Fascinating and Slightly Unhinged
“So proud that my wife Natasha Lyonne is fathering children with Drew Barrymore, who has been an agent of queer chaos since she turned Darlene Connor gay in Poison Ivy.”
New Guidelines on Childhood “Obesity” Represent Latest Big Pharma Attacks on Fat Kids
The weight loss industry — not necessarily the act of weight loss in and of itself — is extremely fatphobic and anti-fat.
Dystopian Commentary Bares Its Teeth and Heart in “I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself”
I’ve been thinking a lot about what it takes to write a responsible dystopia.
Into the A+ Advice Box #77: Should You Co-Parent With Your Queer Friends?
Plus self-harm scars and dating, crushing hard on your married coworker, learning to celebrate yourself and more!
I’m a Trans Woman in Prison, Where Being Myself Comes at a Cost
Lying on that rigid ol’ mattress, I realized: I’m transgender. Then one day without my permission, I found myself being me.
Mini Crossword Has Mommy Issues, It’s Fine
Hey, why don’t you ever see elephants hiding in trees?
Also.Also.Also: I Need To Know The Y2k Trends You Remember
A lil Y2K nostalgia quiz for to wrap up your day. Because, why not? Also: celebrating the trans artists who have Grammy nominations this weekend.
Creating Trans Futures in “The Sims”
What struck me most was that I had never played a game like this that felt like I belonged in it, that I could choose to celebrate being trans within the rules and scope of an environment instead of having to make believe as a cis woman to survive.
This Episode of “Poker Face” Could Have Been Great
By so starkly villainizing its anti-establishment characters and valorizing the FBI, “Poker Face” falls backward into old narratives.
Gutter Talk: Returning to the Comics That Understand Me
I think I have been so tired of being trans that I put it away in too many places, forgetting to bring it back out again.
Blush and Bashful: You’re a Lesbian and You Want To Buy an Engagement Ring
“There are so many ways to individualize your ring and make it super unique for your relationship and yourself.”
Word Search: Enemies to Lovers
It is VERY horny in here, but also safe for work!
February 2023: What’s New, Gay and Streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Prime Video, Peacock, Disney+, Shudder and Paramount+
We’ve got some very bisexual reality television, the return of Harlem, Bel-Air and Star Trek: Picard; a Harley Quinn Valentine’s Day special and so much more!
