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The Ultimatum: Queer Love’s Bridget Matloff on What the Cameras Didn’t Show You

Bridget Matloff speaks on friendship with Gabby Windey, pressures of reality TV, thoughts on marriage, gender roles, and yes, haircare.

Gabrielle Grace Hogan

Sep 8, 2025

FIRST PERSON

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

The deadline for my compliance with the “blackmail” had already passed. It was supposed to…

Nico

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Aug 13, 2025

FIRST PERSON

On Being a Masc Top From Rural Oklahoma

You’ve fucked every lesbian sorority girl in Oklahoma, someone tells me on an app. Well,…

Anonymous

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Jul 23, 2025

PARENTING & FAMILY

A Breastfeeding Journey Of a Thousand Miles Begins With a Single Baby Step

“I woke up feeling like someone had run me over with a truck and I…

Riese

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Jul 10, 2025

first person

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

The deadline for my compliance with the “blackmail” had already passed. It was supposed to be noon.

Nico

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Aug 13, 2025

first person

On Being a Masc Top From Rural Oklahoma

You’ve fucked every lesbian sorority girl in Oklahoma, someone tells me on an app. Well, I said. Probably not all of them, right?

Anonymous

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Jul 23, 2025

parenting & family

A Breastfeeding Journey Of a Thousand Miles Begins With a Single Baby Step

“I woke up feeling like someone had run me over with a truck and I thought, “I guess this is motherhood.” And probably would’ve died thinking that.”

Riese

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Jul 10, 2025

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May 29, 2026

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My Newly Engaged Straight Best Friend Is Being Gay Towards Me

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It’s Officially Baby Time But Oops I Changed My Mind

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May 8, 2026

28 across / 5 letters / HBO series starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder

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AF+ Crossword Gets Snarky

Fastest solver gets a prize!

Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel

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May 17, 2025

One image shows two friends pinky promising, the next shows two people embracing romantically.

dating

Hold Up, Can My Friend Date My Ex?

She broke your heart and now she’s dating your friend and everyone says it’s 100% legal, like what the fuck. Also, we help a reader gently set some misophonia boundaries…

the team

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May 16, 2025

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Working Girls: Luxury Escort Charlie Levine on the Rise of Women Clients In Sex Work

“Women are so socialized — successfully or not — to be objects of desire, not subjects of desire, on a sexual marketplace.”

Riese

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May 15, 2025

A cropped version of an old photo depicting two women kissing

sex

The Mid-30s Divorcées Who Once Built a Sex Throne

From the friend zone to the throne room, a tale as old as time.

Sex/Life

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May 13, 2025

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

What Do Dreams About Snake Bites Mean?

Plus, dreams about owls, exes (always), and some words of wisdom for your week.

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May 12, 2025

33 across / 5 letters / ___ X Change (drag queen whose name references a painter and ATMs)

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AF+ Crossword Has Joined a Fantasy League

Mostly because a “snake draft” sounded kind of hot.

Kate Hawkins and Rachel

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May 10, 2025

One image shows an older woman standing with her back to a younger woman's, the other image shows a queer youth on their phone

love + sex

Please Stop Telling My Older Girlfriend Not to Date Me

How to cope when social commentary has your older girlfriend wondering if she’s a pervert for dating you. Plus, what if your brother’s line in the sand is not yours?

the team

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May 9, 2025