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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Reneé Rapp Had a Pretty Banging 2023

Meanwhile, the Betts had a better day one of 2024 than I will probably ever have, but bless them!

Christina Tucker January 3, 2024 1 Comment
a notepad that says NEW YEAR NEW ME with an alarm clock and pen
Comedy Holigays

13 New Years Resolutions You’re Welcome To Steal

I don’t know when we normalized asking people what their worst habits are, but at some point, we did and now we do it every year! I hate it!

ashni January 3, 2024 3 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword is a Messy Breakup Connoisseur

Did you see the new documentary about beavers?

Rebecca Goldstein January 3, 2024 2 Comments
Survival Takes a Wild Imagination by Fariha Róisín
LGBT Book Reviews

“Survival Takes a Wild Imagination” Shows How the Labor of Liberation Makes Us Better

Through her newest collection of poetry, Fariha Róisín explores her experiences as a queer, Muslim, Bangladeshi woman trying to heal from a childhood of abuse and the pain of generational trauma.

Stef Rubino January 2, 2024
an array of diverse children's book titles
Politics + Activism

This Bookstore Is Giving Banned Books Back to the Florida Community They Were Removed From

A school district in Florida expunged thousands of LGBTQ and BIPOC kids books. This radical anarchist bookstore is giving them back.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 2, 2024 4 Comments
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Breakups

You Need Help: I’m Not Sure I Want To Be Friends With My Ex

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to lean into your gut feeling.

Em Win January 2, 2024 6 Comments
A group of queer-looking friends light sparklers with big smiles.
Holigays

New Year’s Resolutions Can Be Fun Actually

If you want to work out more, that’s great. But it’s also great if what you want is to watch every episode of the original Twilight Zone or dedicate more time to long masturbation sessions.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 2, 2024 5 Comments
Queer Horoscopes: A stylized graphic featuring a grid of the 12 astrological signs in a light lavender against a swirled muted navy blue background.
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for January 2024

In 2024 we need to be able to think the unthinkable.

Corina Dross January 1, 2024
Top Row: Death and Other Details, Sort Of, SkyMed, True Detective Bottom Row: Hightown, Hazbin Hotel, Tratiors, LOL: One Last Laugh Ireland, Love on the Spectrum, All Fun and Games
Movie Lists TV Lists

What’s New and Gay To Stream in January 2024

January is coming in hot and gay with new seasons of Hightown and Sort Of, Jodie Foster’s “True Detective: Night Country,” a quirky locked room murder mystery on a luxury ocean liner, an adult animated series starring the princess of hell and so much more!

Riese January 1, 2024 7 Comments
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Parenting & Family

Queer Mom Chronicles: Happy New Year!

Giving up control is hard for me as a mom who was a single parent for so many years.

Sa'iyda Shabazz January 1, 2024 6 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Has a T-Shirt for That

What do sprinters eat before a race?

Emet Ozar January 1, 2024 1 Comment
Erika Casupanan and Pavarti Shallow come out
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

“Survivor” Winners Parvati Shallow and Erika Casupanan Are Gay and Parvati’s Bae is Mae

Parvati Shallow — already a gay icon and the winner of Survivor Season 16 — is queer and dating non-binary comedian Mae Martin. AND Survivor Season 41 winner Erika Casupanan came out as a lesbian!

Anya Richkind December 31, 2023 8 Comments
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AF+

Shame as a Black, Autistic Queer Elder

“Toward the end of our stay in Mississippi, a 24-hour crisis line started up. I called them almost every weeknight.”

Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti December 31, 2023 4 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft Holigays

What Should Your Questionable New Year’s Resolution Be, According to Your Sign?

Let’s all agree to make THIS year call us “Daddy.”

Nico December 31, 2023 10 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Iconic Gay Character of 2023 Are You?

Which of these iconic gay characters of 2023 are you?

Riese December 31, 2023 8 Comments
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AF+

Apparently, Shame Tastes Like My Cunt

“The other partners I had throughout much of my time in sex work were uncomfortable at best and shaming at worst. They were jealous and confused. ‘How can you interact with men like this?'”

Gia Jones December 30, 2023 4 Comments
Webcomics

Baopu #119: Be Brave But Not Alone

Create, build, and explore a queer future.

Yao Xiao December 30, 2023 1 Comment
AS 2023: Best Queer Novels. Family Meal by Bryan Washington, Mrs. S by K. Patrick, and All-Night Pharmacy by Ruth Madievsky
Book Lists

The Top 12 Queer Novels of 2023

I thought it would be fun to do a ranked list of the 12 queer novels that stood out to me this year. And by “fun,” I mean pleasurably agonizing.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 30, 2023 14 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Plays as Yoshi

What kind of music do windmills like?

Kate Hawkins December 30, 2023 1 Comment
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Raising Kanan Has One of the Best Teen Lesbians on TV, When Will People Pay Attention

I’ve long said that Jukebox is the heartbeat of Raising Kanan. It’s a bit of a double-edged sword when you think about it.

Carmen Phillips December 29, 2023
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