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A+

A+ Roundtable: Dealing With Our Enemies

“Is it even possible to be from New Jersey and not have enemies?”

By the team | June 22, 2022 | 6 Comments
Megan Rapinoe celebrates after scoring in soccer by pointing to the stands. She has on her USWNT uniform and pink hair.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Megan Rapinoe Says Advocates for Trans Sports Bans Need to “Get a Grip on Reality”

Give older drag queens their flowers, the cringe of the Juneteenth gold rush, and Lynda Carter looked up the internet meaning of “mommy” — she says we’re all grounded.

By Carmen Phillips | June 21, 2022 | 1 Comment
A black and white photo shows seven smiling queer women sitting on top of telephone booths. Three people stand below them. Two others are visible on a balcony behind them. The image is surrounded by a border of pink, orange, green and yellow flowers.
Book Features LGBT Pride

That Was the Era: Photographer Phyllis Christopher on Her Book “Dark Room”

“It was a political statement to portray sex, to portray queer sex, as it was to demand civil rights in the daytime.”

By Ro White | June 21, 2022 | 8 Comments
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Life

You Need Help: How Will I Know When My “Real Life” Has Started?

However you end up deciding to live your life is up to you. As long as you create your own path toward happiness and fulfillment, none of the other stuff matters!

By Abeni Jones | June 21, 2022
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Tarotscopes for Cancer Season 2022: What Are You Holding Back?

Cancer is loyal, intuitive, and intensely compassionate. This is an energy that understands how to sink into heavy emotions.

By meg | June 21, 2022 | 10 Comments
Cherelle Griner and Brittney Griner kiss after a WNBA basketball game. Cherelle Griner is in a green tank top and denim jacket, Brittney is in her Phoenix Mercury uniform.
Sports

Brittney Griner’s Wife Says Their Scheduled Call Never Happened Because the US Embassy Was Unstaffed

After more than four months, Cherelle Griner was finally supposed to hear her wife’s voice on Saturday. Instead Brittney called eleven times, and no one at the embassy was there to pick up the phone.

By Carmen Phillips | June 20, 2022 | 17 Comments
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TV Reviews

An Ode to Kristen Kish’s “Iron Chef” Suits

I can’t decide what I like best, the The Daddy (Not Dad) Plaid or The PYNK Pinstripe.

By Heather Hogan | June 20, 2022 | 4 Comments
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First Person

How To Leave a Life

Leaving always compels you to look back, a final glimpse, a glance at what exactly you are leaving before you make the jump to part.

By danijanae | June 20, 2022 | 11 Comments
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Pop Culture

Pop Culture Fix: Lightyear’s Lesbian Kiss Had Ted Cruz Checking Out Doll Genitals

Maya Rudolph was almost the star of Killing Eve, Megan Rapinoe comes out swinging for trans athletes, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin looks familiar, and more!

By Heather Hogan | June 20, 2022 | 8 Comments
The cover of How To Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann features a large image of a wolf and a small image of Little Red Riding Hood
LGBT Book Reviews

In “How To Be Eaten,” Fairytales and Reality TV Are Twisted Sisters

The new novel takes classic fairytales and a Bachelor-like reality show and twines them into a fresh tale of wronged women.

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | June 20, 2022 | 7 Comments
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First Person Queer Fashion

Crop Tops, Saris, and Unlearning Gendered Fashion

I’d avoided saris all my life. It was during the pandemic, when crop tops brought me a sense of freedom and gender euphoria, that I realized saris weren’t too far off.

By P | June 20, 2022 | 15 Comments
Aven, Fer, and Ash are three members of the Love and LiteraTea online book club for LGBTQ+ youth
Book Features LGBT Pride

It’s Lit: Queer Youth on an Online Book Club Club That Became Family

“Well the premise combined two of my favorite things: being gay and reading, so I was naturally intrigued.”

By shea wesley martin | June 20, 2022 | 6 Comments
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Herstory LGBT Pride

54 Portraits of Lesbians in the ‘80s

We’ve always been here.

By Carmen Phillips | June 19, 2022 | 16 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: What Espresso Drink Are You?

Imagine meeting a mysterious and alluring stranger at a coffee shop…answer how you would react to find out what espresso drink you embody.

By danijanae | June 19, 2022 | 17 Comments
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House & Garden LGBT Pride

Five Cheap Ideas for Your Container Garden This Summer

If you’re looking for ideas for container gardening, no matter how small your space, this is for you!

By Nico Hall | June 18, 2022 | 28 Comments
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Webcomics

Baopu #100: Processing Intergenerational Trauma, A Chart

Moving through trauma towards creativity through a colorful flowchart with plenty of room for painting, snacking, and dancing.

By Yao Xiao | June 18, 2022 | 8 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “Charmed” Comes Full Circle in the Series Finale

We also say goodbye to Legacies; plus updates on All Rise and Roswell.

By Natalie and Valerie Anne
June 17, 2022 | 8 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Wielding Rainbow Lassos

“Thought I’d come back two years on and thank you for this article… I turned out MUCH less straight.”

By Darcy | June 17, 2022 | 5 Comments
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Movie Reviews

HBO Max Abortion Documentary “The Janes” Reminds Us Revolution Is Possible Wherever We Are

The Janes documents the group of women in 1960s Chicago who came together to provide safe abortion access to women who needed it.

By Stef Rubino | June 17, 2022 | 5 Comments
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Music

The Millennial Boy Band Fan to Queer Girl Pipeline Is in Good Hands With BOI Band

“We’re here to insert the queer perspective into heteronormative society. That’s the goal
.”

By Sa'iyda Shabazz | June 17, 2022 | 9 Comments
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