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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.

By Heather Hogan | August 28, 2023 | 8 Comments
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Pop Culture

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

The first look at Our Flag Means Death season two, a Bring It On reunion, and more!

By Heather Hogan | August 28, 2023
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Movie News & Trailers

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

Ann Oren’s completely original debut feature Piaffe is a unique take on gender and queer siblinghood.

By Drew Burnett Gregory | August 28, 2023 | 1 Comment
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Suddenly Craving a Bagel

When I get cold, I go sit in the corner.

By Rachel Fabi | August 28, 2023 | 1 Comment
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Recipes

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

You can easily whip up this shrimp ceviche while getting ready for the beach, and by the time you’re all set up on the shore, it’ll be cured and ready to eat.

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | August 27, 2023 | 2 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Fictional Queer Writer Are You?

If you were a lesbian or bisexual television character writer, which one would you be? Would you be gazing your navel with Jenny or telling jokes on a cruise ship with Ava? There’s only one way to find out!

By Riese | August 27, 2023 | 13 Comments
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Geekery

My 10 Best Butch Haircuts in Video Games

How could Cassandra ever refuse my elfin shaggy butch style??

By Heather Hogan | August 26, 2023 | 4 Comments
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LGBT Book Reviews

“The Third Daughter” Is Sapphic Slow-Burn Fantasy and Feminist Rage

What turned it into an auto-buy was the Post-It note attached to the shelf. A flimsy lime-green placeholder for one of the voicey, detailed recommendation cards that are always tucked around the shop, with three words scrawled on it: “magical furious lesbians.”

By Heather Hogan | August 26, 2023 | 3 Comments
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A+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword’s Gender is Garchomp, Thanks For Asking

I used to believe all things must pass.

By Rachel Fabi | August 26, 2023 | 7 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: SHOCKING! 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Lesbian Wants to Slow Things Down??

Plus updates on Only Murders in the Building, The Chi, and grown-ish.

By Valerie Anne, Natalie and Nic
August 25, 2023 | 7 Comments
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TV Feature

“And Just Like That” Didn’t Need Che

The problem isn’t that Miranda used Che — the problem is the show itself did, too.

By Drew Burnett Gregory | August 25, 2023 | 9 Comments
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Friendship

Rules for Being the Gay in the Wedding Party

I’ve been that one single, queer friend in the bridal party countless times.

By Em Win | August 25, 2023 | 22 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“Piaffe” Is for the Kinky Arthouse Horse Girls — And Not Girls

From Cronenberg to Titane, trans audiences have long responded to work that pushes the boundaries of human bodies in lieu of traditional trans storytelling.

By Drew Burnett Gregory | August 25, 2023 | 2 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Thinks You Should Finish Your Own Sandwich

Did you hear the one about the cat who ate a ball of yarn?

By Amanda Rafkin | August 25, 2023 | 7 Comments
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TV Reviews

Saying Goodbye to the Queer Characters of “Nancy Drew”

Bess doesn’t just “happen to be” queer. Bess is queer and one of the core four. She’s queer and inextricably important to this show and to Nancy’s life.

By Valerie Anne | August 24, 2023 | 1 Comment
Veronica, Betty, Jughead, and Archie in the Riverdale series finale.
TV Reviews

You’ll Never Guess Which Ships End Up Together in Riverdale’s Queer AF Series Finale

ALL MY RIVERDALE DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE!

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | August 24, 2023 | 9 Comments
Miranda and Che stand face to face in Carrie's kitchen
TV Show Recaps

“And Just Like That” It’s Che and Miranda’s Last Supper

The season two finale of And Just Like That features a new cat, a fan favorite, and a long-overdue goodbye.

By Heather Hogan | August 24, 2023 | 3 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Queer Beaches Forever!

Also, a judge in Georgia blocked a ban on gender affirming care.

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | August 24, 2023 | 4 Comments
Free Them All: A Feminist Call to Abolish the Prison System by Gwénola Ricordeau
LGBT Book Reviews

“Free Them All” Makes a Feminist Argument for Prison Abolition

Gwénola Ricordeau has written an ideal academic text. It is, at once, simple to read and complex in its ideology.

By Drew Burnett Gregory | August 24, 2023 | 2 Comments
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First Person

Untethered: The Gelatinous Descent

My therapist asked me to please read Unmasking Autism and referred me to someone who does ADHD and autism screening.

By Nico Hall | August 24, 2023 | 21 Comments
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