Nico

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movie features

The Real Aunt Gladys Lurking in Suburban Homes

Nico

Oct 30, 2025
first person

Robin Wright as a Ruthless Monster-in-Law in ‘The Girlfriend’ Gave Me Flashbacks

Nico

Oct 10, 2025
politics + activism

Fighting for Our Lives

Nico

Aug 24, 2025
AF +

I Was Already Afraid of My Inbox. Then a Death Threat Came

Nico

Aug 13, 2025

movie features

The Real Aunt Gladys Lurking in Suburban Homes

Nico

Oct 30, 2025
first person

Robin Wright as a Ruthless Monster-in-Law in ‘The Girlfriend’ Gave Me Flashbacks

Nico

Oct 10, 2025
politics + activism

Fighting for Our Lives

Nico

Aug 24, 2025
AF +

I Was Already Afraid of My Inbox. Then a Death Threat Came

Nico

Aug 13, 2025

All Articles

The book matchmaking in the Archive: 19 Conversations with the Dead and 3 Encounters with Ghosts

lgbt book reviews

“Matchmaking in the Archive” Connects Today’s Artists and Queer Ancestors

This book contains, notably, an essay by Michelle Tea that is still ringing in my ears.

Nico

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Mar 3, 2023

A woman looks on in delight and awe at the letters "AMA" in a glowing neon heart. they are set against a gradient pink and blue background with a cupcake on it. a glowing neon triangle and plus sign are in the bottom right corner

meet-ups / events

Get Pumped: Our 14th Birthday A+ Ask-Us-Anything is on March 7th!

An annual, chaotic tradition.

Nico

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Mar 2, 2023

M. Crane is between two images of their book cover. The book cover is a simple plane of blue with a rippling human shadow on the cover and the title text I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF layered on top. M. Crane is smiling. They have long brown hair, tan skin, and are wearing a colorful button up shirt.

af+

Right Now – A+ Read a Fucking Book Club: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

Join us for a Q&A with author M. Crane! Right now! See you there?

Nico

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Feb 27, 2023

Photo 1: an old white guy wizard in a white outfit gestures while lightning strikes behind him. Photo 2: a screencap of howl lying depressively on a brocade pillow. he is an anime guy with dark hair and an earring. Photo 3: a photo of a piece of wizard art on my sister's wall that depicts a wizard in a brown robe with long white beard sitting in a city apartment kitchen holding a beer with chips spilled at the bottom of his feet. Photo 4: a screen shot of merlin in disney's the sword and the stone dancing around in his vacation outfit which is a red baseball cap, rainbow tee shirt, florida shorts, and converse sneakers. he is giddily dancing. Photo 5: an image of Orko who wears a red hat and robe and purple scarf. his blue hands and ears are the only body parts visible and his glowing yellow eyes peer out from darkness. Photo 6: a purple wizard wearing a studded red outfit and cap reaches out toward the viewer. he has sharp nails and evil orange eyes and sharp teeth

comedy

19 Wizards Ranked by How Well They Match My Gender Feelings

Orko is the worst part of He-Man. Orko does, however, get points for simply refusing to have their body perceived.

Nico

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Feb 23, 2023

Unsafe Words: Queering Consent in the #MeToo Era

lgbt book reviews

In Challenging, Complex Essays, “Unsafe Words” Queers the #MeToo Movement

Multiple of these essays ask how we can make queer spaces safer, especially for our most vulnerable community members, while also not becoming our own police.

Nico

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Feb 21, 2023

M. Crane is between two images of their book cover. The book cover is a simple plane of blue with a rippling human shadow on the cover and the title text I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF layered on top. M. Crane is smiling. They have long brown hair, tan skin, and are wearing a colorful button up shirt.

literature

A+ Read a Fucking Book Club: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

Join us for a Q&A with author M. Crane!

Nico

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Feb 15, 2023

A kaleidoscope esque mirrored image of Sadie and Nico in N 95 masks and backwards hats, with wide eyes standing on ladders beneath a ceiling full of holes exposing the lathe behind the plaster. the vibe is chaotic.

house & garden

Homo Reno: 13 Tips for Keeping Your 5 Year Queer Relationship Intact While Renovating the House You Live In

Sometimes you are going to have to undertake a project during which it will be inevitable that you will scream at each other. My advice is to just kind of…

Nico

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Feb 14, 2023

Sweetlust by Asja Bakić features a crashing wave in seafoam and pink shades

lgbt book reviews

Speculative Short Fiction Collection “Sweetlust” Disturbs and Delights

This is a deeply feminist work, but it’s not sanitized, commodified feminism. The feminism here is raw, living, harsh and at times, violent.

Nico

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Feb 13, 2023

a photo of shea, a Black nonbinary human with glasses and short hair wearing a long sleeved polo is superimposed on a houseplant filled background with an open notebook on top. on the notebook are the words "writing yourself home"

af+

Now A+ Members Can Take shea’s “Writing Yourself Home” Workshop at Your Own Pace

Writing Yourself Home is a special generative workshop for writers of all ages that honors the complexities of what constitutes “home.”

Nico and shea wesley martin

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Feb 10, 2023

there is a creepy stone tunnel in the dark, barren woods. from it emerges a cut-out figure from a vintage valentine's day card. instead of a head there is a heart with a disturbingly realistic mouth as well as giant soul-piercing eyes. the rest of the figure is some kind of cutesy white girl in a blue dress holding a purse with a heart on it. the heart head also has a hat.

valentine’s day

Your Zodiac Sign as a Creepy Vintage Valentine’s Day Card

Always. Always. Always compliment a Libra’s outfit. You don’t want to find out what happens if you forget.

Nico

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Feb 9, 2023

A hand holds a phone up against a blurry screen

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

I Used an App To Communicate With the Ghost in My House

The ghost immediately got weird about “the gays.”

Nico

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Jan 23, 2023

Robin, a red haired pale woman in the game Stardew Valley, says "Hi Spooky Nico, I was just cleaning the dust off my saw"

first person

I Played Stardew Valley With My New Name for a Year Before Announcing It Publicly

The more I played, the more characters I made friends with, the more I liked my new name.

Nico

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Jan 11, 2023