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A young black queer person looks up how to find a therapist on a phone in their bedroom
Health

Here’s a Step-By-Step Guide on How to Find a Therapist

We’ve all been in a place where we know we should see a therapist, but the idea of even taking the steps from “yeah I should probably see someone someday” to “I called them yesterday and set up my first appointment” is daunting. I’m going to guide us through it.

Em Win December 26, 2023 5 Comments
Jerrod Carmichael, Sunny Laprade, and Joel Kim Booster
Comedy

6 Queer Comedy Specials That Will Restore Your Faith in the Craft

Still, there remains a discrepancy between the public’s perception of modern comedy and the comedy that gives me child-like joy to consume. The difference, I have concluded, is the lack of visibility for diverse comics, and specifically queer and trans comics of color.

Motti December 26, 2023 5 Comments
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Lesbian Sex

I’m a Trans Woman, and This Is What’s in My Sex Bag

I have the profound misfortune of being a germaphobe who is very into anal sex.

Summer Tao December 26, 2023 5 Comments
a bunch of people holding sparklers
Holigays

You Need Help: How Do I Become Less Afraid of New Year’s and the Expectations it Brings?

This time of year inherently brings stress, so please treat yourself with kindness.

Em Win December 26, 2023 1 Comment
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AF+

It’s the 2023 A+ Trivia Quiz of the Year!

Which Bachelorette star admitted she’d snagged a bachelorette of her own this August?

Sally December 25, 2023 12 Comments
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Health

Alyson Stoner on the Power of Movement and Queer Joy

“One of the most beautiful things, especially in the queer experience, is joy.”

Motti December 25, 2023 2 Comments
D.W. and Arthur in Arthur's Perfect Christmas
Holigays

Holidays Are for Best Friends, Teletubbies, and Arthur

Every holiday season, I revisit 2000’s Arthur’s Perfect Christmas and its lessons about friendship.

Em Win December 25, 2023 1 Comment
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword is a Femininomenon

How many tickles does it take to make a squid laugh?

Rachel December 25, 2023 1 Comment
Christmas Movie Reviews

Hallmark’s “Friends and Family Christmas” Is The Cheesy Holiday Romance Sapphics Deserve

“Friends and Family Christmas is everything that those of us who want an easy, cheesy Christmas romcom could ask for. Low stakes, lots of twinkly lights, and two openly queer actresses playing the romantic leads.”

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 24, 2023 7 Comments
1. hands holding a crystal ball. 2. a woman looking at her laptop. 3. a pair of socks on a bed. 4. a group of queer friends taking a selfie
Quizzes

Quiz: Plan a Christmas Party, and I’ll Give You a Gay New Year’s Resolution

What makes the resolutions gay? Well, because I said so, obviously.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 24, 2023 5 Comments
Carol sex scene: A red background with yellow Christmas star pattern, in the middle an image from Carol of Cate Blanchett putting her hand on Rooney Mara's body
Movie Features

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: “Carol” Finds the Kink in Age Gaps

“I still love the Carol sex scene even if I’ve never been turned on by it per se.”

Drew Burnett Gregory and Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
December 23, 2023 2 Comments
The words Vacation Injection are over a single panel comic illustration of a bunch of queer people in a hotel room hanging out. One person asks the other to help with their testosterone.
Webcomics

Reine #55: Vacation Injection

How many queers does it take to administer hormones to a friend?

Ren Strapp December 23, 2023 2 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Knows the Lyrics, I Swear

I just published a book on reverse psychologist.

Emet Ozar December 23, 2023 2 Comments
In Rap Sh!t Season 2 finale, Chastity is stunned to hear that Shawna and Mia are dropping her to work with Francois. (Shot is over Shawna's shoulder with Chastity looking at her seriously. Chastity is wearing all black except her gold chains.)
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: The Season Two Finale of “Rap Sh!t” Is Jonica Booth’s Best Performance to Date

Also: the season finale of Beacon 23.

Valerie Anne and Natalie
December 22, 2023 1 Comment
Beautiful young woman is having breakfast in the kitchen
Book Features

Things I Read That I Love #333: Erewhon, Melrose Place, The Bowel Unit, Blurred Lines and Crosswords

Ruby Tandoh on selling the seaside, nobody knows what’s happening online anymore, Caity Weaver looks for Tom Cruise near the airport, Patricia Lockwood takes her husband to the Bowel Unit, a journey through the annals of “Blurred Lines,” we ask if crosswords can be more inclusive and more longreads for your weekend.

Riese December 22, 2023 5 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Survivor Season 45’s Finale Shows Us That Sometimes Winners Win

The Survivor finale was better than I thought it would be, to be honest!

Anya Richkind December 22, 2023 2 Comments
Dwayne in How To Blow Up a Pipeline says "Merry Christmas", surrounded by snowflakes
Christmas Movie Features

My Favorite Queer Christmas Movie Is “How To Blow Up a Pipeline”

Yes, it’s a Christmas movie actually. Let me explain.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 22, 2023 6 Comments
a woman sweeping up a Christmas part in sunglasses next to an easel for some reason
Comedy Holigays

25 Things To Do if You Need a Break From Your Family This Holiday Weekend

8. Go down a social media rabbit hole trying to figure out what your favorite high school English teacher is up to.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 22, 2023 5 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword is Really Going Through It

I have an allergy to cheddar cheese.

Kate Hawkins December 22, 2023 1 Comment
a group of queer protesters hold signs that read QUEERS FOR PALESTINE, QUEER LIBERATION NOT RAINBOW CAPITALISM, and QUEERS AGAINST ISRAELI APARTHEID
Politics + Activism

“Queer People Are No Friends to Israeli Apartheid”: LGBTQ+ Artists Sign Open Letter for Palestine

The letter also crucially includes a commitment to a cultural boycott of Israel.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 21, 2023 35 Comments
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