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You’ve Gotta Get Your Hands on the Second Issue of Our Queer Print Magazine

This season’s hottest holiday gift — for yourself or the best queers you know — is queer media you can hold…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Dec 11, 2025

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36 LGBTQ-Owned Businesses Selling LGBT T-Shirts To Support This Pride Season

Wanna spend your Pride cash on original t-shirts from lesbian and queer-owned businesses and LGBTQ+ stores? We’ve got a great list!

Riese

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Jun 9, 2025

Trans in Dallas: A group of visibly queer people lean against a railing while talking to each other.

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As Trans People in Dallas, All We Have Are Each Other

Being trans in Texas right now, even in a relatively accepting location like Dallas, is a daily dose of utter madness.

Lisa Laman

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Jun 3, 2025

the love triangle from the end of The L Word: Generation Q

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‘I Don’t Want To Run Into My Ex and Ex-Friend WHO ARE DATING at Pride’

My girlfriend is super annoyed that I am even considering not going because of them being there. How do I get out of my head about this and show up…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jun 3, 2025

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The Drag Queens, Burlesque Lesbians, and Gay Cowboys Who Made a Queer Honky-Tonk From Scratch

This is BOOTS, a 360 live show and queer Western extravaganza that has taken Orlando by storm.

Em Win

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May 30, 2025

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What Bad Decision Should You Make This Pride?

Feeling like you’re ready to be a menace this Pride month but not sure how? Take this quiz, and we’ll give you some ideas. 😈

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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May 25, 2025

Amanda Tori Meating host of Dollapalooza poses at an HRC event.

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Amanda Tori Meating Invites You to the Dollapalooza

“I wanted this lineup to give a really broad scope of drag. Like this entire cast is dolls but on stage you might see Creature from the Black Lagoon.”

Drew Burnett Gregory

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May 16, 2025

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The Horrors Persist, but So Does Queer Community

If you’re struggling to find your queer community or just looking for other avenues for deep connection, our team shares our own approaches and the unexpected places where you can…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and the team

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May 16, 2025

a ballroom performer striking an elegant split pose in Lagos

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PHOTOESSAY: Heavenly Bodies

Step into Nigeria’s LGBTQ+ ballroom scene with this photoessay.

Temiloluwa Johnson

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Apr 29, 2025

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You’ve Gotta Get Your Hands on the Second Issue of Our Queer Print Magazine

36 LGBTQ-Owned Businesses Selling LGBT T-Shirts To Support This Pride Season

As Trans People in Dallas, All We Have Are Each Other

‘I Don’t Want To Run Into My Ex and Ex-Friend WHO ARE DATING at Pride’

The Drag Queens, Burlesque Lesbians, and Gay Cowboys Who Made a Queer Honky-Tonk From Scratch

What Bad Decision Should You Make This Pride?

Amanda Tori Meating Invites You to the Dollapalooza

The Horrors Persist, but So Does Queer Community

PHOTOESSAY: Heavenly Bodies

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