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LGBT Book Reviews

Sapphic Yearning, Horror, and K-Pop Blend Perfectly in “Gorgeous Gruesome Faces”

I’ve never really been a horror girlie, but in recent months, I’ve found myself intrigued by YA books that have a horror element.

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 27, 2023
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Book Features

LGBTQ Fiction Sales Are Up, but We Still Urgently Need Creative Ways To Fight Book Bans

What does the LGBTQ book landscape look like right now? It’s complicated.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 27, 2023 8 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: A Very Chrishell Christmas!

If there is one thing Janelle Monáe is gonna do it is get in that damn Grinch costume.

Christina Tucker December 27, 2023 2 Comments
In Steven Spielberg's 1985 The Color Purple, Shug leans in to kiss Celie on the lips
LGBT History Movie Features

The History of the Color Purple Kiss

In 1982 Alice Walker wrote a Black queer text so ahead of its time, that 40 years later we’re still fighting to catch up.

Carmen Phillips December 27, 2023 19 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword is Hunky-Dory

I’m only familiar with 25 letters of the alphabet.

Rachel December 27, 2023
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Comedy

23 Low Stakes Personal Growth Milestones I Accomplished in 2023

2. I successfully transitioned my hair from a side part to a middle part. (This was directly inspired by the feature film M3GAN.)

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 26, 2023 6 Comments
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AF+

“Too Queer, Too Smart” for Abuse

“They didn’t hit me. They didn’t throw me. They didn’t throw the phones, the glasses, the blow dryers, at me. They were just near me and it was always somehow my fault.”

Holly December 26, 2023 7 Comments
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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