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Podcasts The L Word

“To L and Back” Episode 607: Last Couple Standing with Willam Belli!

Willam: They said, “Mia, go get a piece of the stage, and just really gnaw at it. No, chew harder, honey. You can chew harder. No, this is the last season. We don’t even need these sets anymore. Chew it up, baby. Chew it.”
Carly: Yeah, who cares? “Chew it up. Spit it out.”
Willam: And Mia chewed the fuck out of it.

By Riese | April 26, 2021 | 6 Comments
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Politics + Activism

How the War on Porn Distracts Us From the Realities of Child Sexual Abuse

A former sex worker explains why new anti-porn legislation won’t stop images of child sexual abuse from proliferating on the internet.

By Reese Piper | April 26, 2021 | 12 Comments
Movie Features

Oscars 2021: Two Queers Discuss The Very Pandemic 93rd Academy Awards

Drew and Riese discuss this years slate of Oscar films, except FYI Drew did NOT watch “Mank,” and Riese did watch “Mank,” and it wasn’t fun, so!

By Drew Burnett Gregory | April 25, 2021 | 11 Comments
Eight of the book covers featured in this quiz: Dance Hall Dyke, Dyke Farm, Girls From Hell, I Am a Lesbian, Lesbian Gym, Mademoiselle Lesbian, Lesbians in Black Lace, Lesbos Beach
Book Features Quizzes

Which Lesbian Pulp Book Cover Are You?

Find out what mid-20th century gay stereotype you’d be!

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | April 25, 2021 | 34 Comments
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NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Training for Butt Sex

A small victory for sex work, how to anal train, how to date if you’re not sexually experienced, and more.

By Ryan Yates | April 25, 2021 | 4 Comments
Drag Race Season 13 Finale: Symone stands on stage at the end of her lip sync in her yellow fringe dress, Kandy is in the background holding up the Dominican flag
TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1316 Recap: You’re a Winner, Baby

Symone was my favorite because she’s a Capricorn. Now she’s my favorite for so much more.

By Drew Burnett Gregory | April 24, 2021 | 23 Comments
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Webcomics

Baopu #85: Portrait Through Immigration

Recounting what’s ignored and lost through the modern process of immigration, at the same time recognizing the power of building back the lost sense of self.

By Yao Xiao | April 24, 2021 | 3 Comments
Hen and Karen watch tearfully as their foster daughter takes another step in the reunification process with her mother, this week on 9-1-1.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Can We Call 9-1-1 to Heal Hen’s Heartbreak?

Plus updates on Younger, All American, Ackley Bridge, Top Chef and Charmed.

By The TV Team | April 23, 2021 | 4 Comments
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Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: Amidst COVID-19, 62% of Black Trans Women Surveyed Are Also Living with HIV

This week’s Extra! Extra! takes a look at the latest criminal justice news in the wake of more police brutality and the Chauvin ruling, more perspectives on capitalist exploitations after the failed Bessemer union vote, LGBTQ+ news and, of course, the pandemic.

By the team | April 23, 2021 | 10 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Dancing In Anne Lister’s Boots

“I took the quiz twice and got Mr. Rogers’s sneakers and Anne Lister’s boots, which is the best (most aspirational) compliment I’ve ever gotten.”

By Darcy | April 23, 2021 | 6 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“Together Together” Review: Patti Harrison Can Do Anything — Even Give Birth

Ultimately, the film shows that the differences between cis people and trans people aren’t as vast as we usually think. There are many ways to make a family and the more expansive our imaginations the more everyone will benefit.

By Drew Burnett Gregory | April 23, 2021 | 8 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: It Turns Out “Josie and the Pussycats” Were Right about Everything

Kehlani really is a lesbian, just to be EXTRA CLEAR, queer Asians making their own community spaces for to love and protection, and meet the Instagram account dedicated to queer Arab history and pop culture.

By Carmen Phillips | April 22, 2021 | 1 Comment
Margaret Cho (!!) shares her wisdom with Alice about navigating comedy as an Asian woman.
TV Show Recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 310 Recap: She’s Back

Margaret Cho joins Good Trouble for the season 3A finale, as Alice faces down her dreams and fears and makes the hardest decision she’s ever faced.

By Natalie | April 22, 2021 | 2 Comments
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TV Feature

I Still Can’t Believe Pretty Little Liars Thought Ankle Rubbing Was Lesbian Sex

The one image that stands out to me after all this time — the one that I still, to this day, cannot believe — is during the series finale when all the straight couples were having sex, and, instead of doing that, Emily Fields and Alison DiLaurentis rubbed their bare ankles together.

By Heather Hogan | April 22, 2021 | 22 Comments
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Dating

I Spent All of Quarantine Craving a Crush – Post-Vaccination, I’ll Have to Discover What I Really Want

Am I excited for the backdrops of my stories to vary? To have more sex? To meet people in real life? To fuck a couple and leave? To fly to a new place and stay? Of course. But do I think my emotional behavior is going to be changed by my second vaccine? Unlikely.

By Drew Burnett Gregory | April 22, 2021 | 6 Comments
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Friendship

They Planned to Grow Old Together

In upstate New York, a nursing home eviction due to a debt has indefinitely separated two women’s enduring love by 80 miles.

By Greta Moran | April 22, 2021 | 14 Comments
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Literature

Lez Liberty Lit Is Watching Eliza Bright

This is a We Are Watching Eliza Bright appreciation post. Plus: reading in the morning, the collapse of the dream of eternity, learning queer community and more.

By Ryan Yates | April 22, 2021 | 1 Comment
Dickens discusses with their child the upcoming verdict in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, asking if their teacher has discussed with them Tamir Rice or Trayvon Martin or Adam Toledo or George Floyd. The two characters are against a purple background.
Webcomics

Foolish Child #94: The Verdict

“Junior, you’ve learned more about social justice in the first nine years of your life than —”

By Dickens | April 21, 2021 | 2 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Supergirl” Episode 604 Recap: Faith, Trust, and Phantom Dust

Alex and Lena make some crazy science together on Lena’s first official day as a SuperFriend.

By Valerie Anne | April 21, 2021 | 19 Comments
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First Person

How Embracing Skincare Helped Me Get My Head Back Inside My Chronically Ill Body

“Everytime a healthcare provider said it to me, it came out of their mouth like that SpongeBob meme. LiStEn tO yOuR bOdY. Well, and I was tired of hearing what my body had to say.”

By Heather Hogan | April 21, 2021 | 11 Comments
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