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Queer Resolutions That Actually Don’t Suck

Being human is inherently chaotic, and being queer adds another layer of beautifully unpredictable flair. So lean into it.

Titeänyä Rodríguez

Dec 31, 2025

1. a jar of KOS birthday cake flavored protein powder. 2. a jar of Four Sigmatic Organic Protein in creamy cacao. 3. a container of ghost protein powder in pancake batter flavor

health

Vegan Protein Powders, Ranked From Vulgar to Chuggable

As a friend said, “I would not normally think about drinking pancake batter.”

Nico

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Oct 9, 2023

A collage of four images: cinnamon rolls, a witch cupcake, pumpkin creme brûlée, and a cocktail

food lists

41 Spooky, Scary, Halloween Recipes for Your Monster Mash or Fright Night

Halloween is totally the best, right? Halloween costumes, Halloween decorations, Halloween movies, Halloween parties, and of course, Halloween food.

Mey

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Oct 9, 2023

A digital illustration of a Black woman jumping into a computer screen, the theme colors are orange and pink.

parenting & family

Be the Queer Aunt You Wish to See in The World

My relationship with my nibling made me understand how important it is to continue living my queer life out loud.

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Oct 9, 2023

top row: tara from buffy, tara from true blood, jenny schecter from the l word bottom row: dani from haunting of hill house, villanelle from killing eve, jennifer from jennifer's body

quizzes

Quiz: Plan a Halloween Party and I’ll Tell You Which Ghost of a Queer TV Character Is Haunting You

Picture this: you’re planning decorations for your Halloween party and you start to wonder if Jenny Schecter is hiding in the drywall.

Riese

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Oct 8, 2023

halloween

How to DIY an “A League of Their Own” Halloween Costume

With some creativity and planning, you can put together a Rockford Peaches costume that’s fun and versatile.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Oct 6, 2023

The Yellowjackets line up for a pep rally before their lives as cannibals

halloween

How to DIY a “Yellowjackets” Halloween Costume

A little fake blood goes a long way with these cannibalistic gay group costume ideas.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Oct 3, 2023

two lesbian moms with their young son on the couch, looking at something on a phone

parenting & family

Queer Mom Chronicles: Why I Never Put Anyone in My Family “First”

To me, the concept of anyone being “first” in a family feels weird. We all have a hierarchy of needs, right?

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Oct 2, 2023

a creepy animatronic clown holding two daggers; an animatronic monster woman with branches for fingers; an animatronic little girl on a swing holding a rat

halloween

Spirit Halloween Animatronics, Ranked By Lesbianism

“I yearned for her howling spirit” sounds like how an erotic werewolf fiction author might describe a Sapphic lupine sex scene.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Sep 29, 2023

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Queer Resolutions That Actually Don’t Suck

Vegan Protein Powders, Ranked From Vulgar to Chuggable

41 Spooky, Scary, Halloween Recipes for Your Monster Mash or Fright Night

Be the Queer Aunt You Wish to See in The World

Quiz: Plan a Halloween Party and I’ll Tell You Which Ghost of a Queer TV Character Is Haunting You

How to DIY an “A League of Their Own” Halloween Costume

How to DIY a “Yellowjackets” Halloween Costume

Queer Mom Chronicles: Why I Never Put Anyone in My Family “First”

Spirit Halloween Animatronics, Ranked By Lesbianism

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