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Monthly Archives:February 2022

Da Brat & Jesseca “Judy” Dupart kiss at their wedding. There is a minister in a black pantsuit and pink coat behind them, and an arch of purple flowers. Wedding guess look on and smile, all of them wearing shades of pink and purple. MICHAEL SEABROOK/WE TV

Da Brat’s Wedding Photos Are a Gay Fairytale Designed to Melt the February Ice Around Your Heart

Carmen Phillips February 24, 2022
Legends of Tomorrow Avalance: Bisexual Sara pushes lesbian Ava against a wall in a gay way before kissing her

“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 712 Recap: Days of Future Avalance

Valerie Anne February 24, 2022
A black and white image shows a Black woman in a collared shirt with curly, shoulder-length hair whispering to woman with long, dark hair who has her hand over her mouth in surprise and is also wearing a collared shirt. The image is surrounded by a yellow, scalloped border with black dots.

You Bad-Mouth Every Single One of Your Exes? That’s a Red Flag!

Taneasha February 24, 2022
A sketched white outline of a person has their hands on their chest, and a light glows where their heart should be.

Grief Exists in Its Own Time Zone

Rosemary Donahue February 24, 2022
A Black woman in a red beret reads a book with a mug in one hand

Rainbow Reading: Trans! Vampire! Romance!

Yashwina February 24, 2022
Dickens talks to their friend, Saria, about a potentially being set up on a date by Penny, their mutual friend. Dickens wants to know "why." Saria is in a green sweatshirt and Dickens in a grey polo. they are talking against a rainbow pastel background.

Foolish Child #114: Meet Cute

Dickens February 23, 2022
A fork, an empty white plate, a knife and a spoon are against a teal background.

What I Wish People Knew About Eating Disorders, as a Queer Person Who Had One

Ro White February 23, 2022
Two drawn people in black ink tilt toward each other with sketched flowers in the background

We Call It Time Travel

Vanessa February 23, 2022
Eve and Villanelle hold each other close and dance in Killing Eve

Pop Culture Fix: Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer Love Villaneve’s Dancing and Kissing as Much as You Do

Heather Hogan February 23, 2022
This is a collage work of art. The base is a shiny, golden background of slightly crumpled looking paper. On top is a collage of flowers and green growing plants. From these plants emerge the figures of three Black women. One is in black and white and is wearing a white, fluffy cotillion gown, another has braided hair and is looking away and is in color, a third is smaller, and is glancing downward contemplatively. Written in the background are the words: "she runs her gender, not the other way around" with an eye underneath those words

By Fighting Gender Expectations, My Mother Made Room for Me to Be Myself

Amari Gaiter February 23, 2022
Keke Palmer taking a mirror selfie while sticking her tongue out and squatting, wearing a metallic silver top and camo pants with heeled boots

No Filter: Another Day To Wake Up and Wonder Why Keke Palmer Isn’t Running the World

Christina Tucker February 23, 2022
Kristen Stewart looks off to the left of camera with a contemplative look on her face and blond highlights in her short hair, gelled and styled off her face

Also.Also.Also: Kristen Stewart Is So Excited To Get Married She’s Worried She’ll Make The Wedding Weird

Carmen Phillips February 22, 2022
Vex puts her hand on Keyleth's shoulder and Keyleth looks down shyly with a lil smile

The Casually Queer Finale of “The Legend of Vox Machina”

Valerie Anne February 22, 2022
The author Gretchen Felker-Martin. She is wearing red framed glasses and black lipstick and her hair is short and dark brown. On either side of her is the cover of her new novel Manhunt.

Gretchen Felker-Martin on “Manhunt,” Martyrdom, and the Unimportance of Being Valid

Drew Burnett Gregory February 22, 2022
A feminine South Asian person in a black and white dress holds the hem of their dress in one hand and a Pride flag wit measuring scales on the other hand.

How a Trans-Inclusive Manual for School Teachers Turned Controversial in India

Anmol Arora February 22, 2022
Photo 1: A person wears a long black leather trench over black pants and a black top. Photo 2: A pair of cateye pink sunglasses. Photo 3: A heeled black boot. Photo 4: A person wears leather opera gloves with a gray cape and matching dress.

Five Outfits for When You Want To Feel Like the Lead in an Assassin Thriller

danijanae February 22, 2022
on top of a black brick background sits an illustrated rendering of the stomach, liver, pancreas, large intestine and small intestine with little lines coming off to indicate excitement

A+ Roundtable: Gut Feelings

the team February 22, 2022
blue watercolor image with different gradients of blue cascading across the screen, starting with deep dark blue on the far right and ending up with light light blue on the far left

You Need Help: Trying To Live Through the Pandemic Is Destroying My Mental Health

himani February 22, 2022
A white sketched outline of a person hovers over a curved line. On the other side of the curved line is a drawn figure in black ink.

To Travel, Like Light

danijanae February 22, 2022
Francine with her undercut haircut, rolled up sleeves and gold hoops talks to Muffy

Did The “Arthur” Finale Just Confirm The Lesbian Is A Lesbian?!?

Em Win February 22, 2022
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