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AF+

I’ll Never Walk Away: Writing About Motherhood From Imperfect Circumstances

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Sa'iyda Shabazz August 29, 2023 14 Comments
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Relationships

You Need Help: My Partner and I Aren’t Having Sex — How Can I Still Foster Intimacy?

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Comedy

Ranking My Butch Girlfriend’s Hats

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WNBA Week 13: The Aces Visit the White House, The Mercury and Storm Miss the Playoffs

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Recipes

Have a S’Mores, Have a Brownie, Have a S’mores Brownie

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Carmen Phillips August 28, 2023 3 Comments
Sports

Let Jenni Hermoso’s Courage Be the Beginning of a Reckoning

It’s been a week since Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales forcefully kissed Jenni Hermoso at the World Cup trophy ceremony. His downfall should just be the beginning.

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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: The Morning Show Season 3 Trailer Is Queer Lovers to Enemies

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Movie News & Trailers

Watch an Exclusive Clip From Kinky Trans Horse Movie, “Piaffe”

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Drew Burnett Gregory August 28, 2023 1 Comment
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Puzzles

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Recipes

This Easy Shrimp “Beach Ceviche” Is a Late Summer Flex

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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Fictional Queer Writer Are You?

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Geekery

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LGBT Book Reviews

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Heather Hogan August 26, 2023 3 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

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TV Feature

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Friendship

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Movie Reviews

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Puzzles

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