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Quizzes

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!!!!!!

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | 12 hours ago | 22 Comments
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TV Feature

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.”

By Sa'iyda Shabazz | 14 hours ago | 5 Comments
Drag Race 1506 recap: All out of drag, Spice looks directly into the camera, Aura looks confused, Malaysia speaks calmly, and Sasha looks over with her arms crossed.
TV Show Recaps

“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.

By Drew Burnett Gregory | February 4, 2023 | 9 Comments
Burning Butch by R/B Mertz, Brown Neon by Raquel Guitierrez, When We Were Outlaws by Jeanne Cordova, and Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H
Book Lists

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.

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | February 4, 2023 | 4 Comments
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A+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Has a Layover in Chicago

I recently went to the “World’s Tiniest Wind Turbine” exhibit.

By Rachel Fabi | February 4, 2023 | 15 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

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!

By Natalie, Shelli Nicole and Valerie Anne
February 3, 2023 | 7 Comments
She-Ra, Bow, and Glimmer play Dungeons and Dragon in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
Geekery

8 Queer Nerd Hobbies and How to Get Into Them

There’s never been a better time to be a gay geek!

By Heather Hogan | February 3, 2023 | 24 Comments
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Straddleverse

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.”

By Darcy | February 3, 2023 | 7 Comments
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Health Politics + Activism

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.

By Stef Rubino | February 3, 2023 | 16 Comments
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LGBT Book Reviews

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.

By Yashwina | February 3, 2023 | 6 Comments
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A+ Parenting & Family

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!

By the team | February 3, 2023 | 32 Comments
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First Person

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.

By Traci Jackson | February 3, 2023 | 14 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Has Mommy Issues, It’s Fine

Hey, why don’t you ever see elephants hiding in trees?

By Rachel Fabi | February 3, 2023 | 10 Comments
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Society + Culture

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.

By Carmen Phillips | February 2, 2023 | 13 Comments
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Geekery

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.

By Niko Stratis | February 2, 2023 | 6 Comments
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TV Reviews

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.

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | February 2, 2023 | 14 Comments
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Geekery

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.

By Niko Stratis | February 2, 2023 | 3 Comments
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Lesbian Weddings

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.”

By Vanessa | February 2, 2023 | 31 Comments
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Puzzles

Word Search: Enemies to Lovers

It is VERY horny in here, but also safe for work!

By Casey | February 2, 2023 | 3 Comments
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Movie Lists TV Lists

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!

By Riese | February 1, 2023 | 7 Comments
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