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Cynthia Erivo Ran a Marathon Faster Than It Takes To Watch Both ‘Wicked’ Movies

Literally the day after running her personal best marathon time, she will be back on the West End performing as…

Valerie Anne

Apr 27, 2026

BOOK LISTS

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Gia Kim as Yuri Han, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 305 of XO, Kitty.

TV REVIEWS

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed…

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

BOOK LISTS

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re…

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

book lists

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

tv reviews

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed with this universe’s own lore, it’s dispiriting.”

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

book lists

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re here, how we got here, and what we can do about it.

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

The Latest

Cynthia Erivo Ran a Marathon Faster Than It Takes To Watch Both ‘Wicked’ Movies

News

Apr 27, 2026

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

Apr 27, 2026

Quiz: Which Lesbian Marine Animal Are You?

Games

Apr 26, 2026

I Want To Age Like Deborah Vance

Television

Apr 24, 2026

Is This an Overdramatic Reaction To My Girlfriend Leaving Me

Af+

Apr 24, 2026

The dancers of Tiny Pretty Things form a huddle and look up at the sky.

tv reviews

“Tiny Pretty Things” Review: I Love and Hate This Netflix Ballet Show

Fun and frustrating, derivative and surprising, Netflix’s new ballet show Tiny Pretty Things is undone by its paradoxes.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jan 8, 2021

A character from anyone but me sits for therapy

af+

Into the A+ Advice Box #26: Working Through Shame Around Kink

Grief is not linear, finding help for your top surgery recovery, ways to alleviate feelings of isolation while staying home, and more!

the team

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Jan 8, 2021

A blue-scale image of the Capitol building on January 6th, 2021 the day of the insurrection attack.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: White Supremacist Violence and Insurrection

I absolutely could not bring myself to do our “traditional” twice-a-week link roundup. Instead, today we are going to talk about white power and white supremacy.

Carmen Phillips

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Jan 7, 2021

Two white people carry Trump flags and merchandise in their hands and a rolling wagon while wearing MAGA hats in DC on the morning of January 6, 2020.

politics + activism

The Quiet Parts Get Louder and Louder

The insurrection in DC on January and making sense of this chapter of the story of power in the US.

Rachel

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Jan 7, 2021

A close up photo of sealed jars packed with dry goods

politics + activism

Disasters as Experiences of Care: How to Pack a Go Bag, Give Mutual Aid in Crisis, and Rethink Queer Preparedness

When I was a teenager, my parents prepped for the y2k crisis. Now I’m trying to understand what queer preparedness looks like in an uncertain time.

Nat Mesnard

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Jan 7, 2021

A photo of Maddie Hasson from her Instagram.

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: “Impulse” Star Maddie Hasson Casually Comes Out as Bisexual on Instagram

Plus also: The WNBA’s role in saving democracy, a new Batwoman poster, the queer legacy of Sabrina, and more!

Heather Hogan

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Jan 6, 2021

Leisha Hailey in a t-shirt that says "the end is near" with an alien spaceship in blue. She is standing next to a piece of green and yellow art.

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: Leisha Hailey’s 2021 Predictions Include Aliens, Seems Legit

Chef Melissa King listening to the “Garden State” soundtrack like it’s your 10th grade art class all over again, and a Tessa Thompson/Janet Mock/Trace Lysette 1-2-3 punch that you don’t…

Christina Tucker

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Jan 6, 2021

A collage of illustrated images of a pile of blankets, a pair of tightly crossed legs, and a disembodied lower torso with hands clasped above it

friendship

I Can Masturbate, No Hands: Innovative Masturbation and the Power of Friendship

“Through frank conversations with cross country mates and cheeky hints in coming-of-age films, I learned that masturbation is something people do to their vaginas with fingers, shower heads and (though…

Bella Dally-Steele

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Jan 6, 2021