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20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

4 Hours

QUIZZES

Quiz: Which Lesbian Marine Animal Are You?

Can you speak the language of the manatees?

Riese

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Apr 26, 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

quizzes

Quiz: Which Lesbian Marine Animal Are You?

Can you speak the language of the manatees?

Riese

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Apr 26, 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

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

4 Hours

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

I Feel Bad for Not Being Bisexual ‘Enough’

Identity

Apr 23, 2026

a bowl of gnocchi half covered in a red meat sauce topped with shredded cheese and a sprig of basil

food and drink

The Dyke Kitchen: That Meat Sauce So Delicious

Then in bold, at the top was one item called Spaghetti With That Meat Sauce So Delicious.

Kamala Puligandla

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Nov 7, 2020

A hand drawn image of colorful dandelions, around each are a set of words defining a "safe space:" "a shout of solidarity," "a word of encouragement," "resources for learning."

visual art

Baopu #79: What is Safe Space?

“Safe spaces were never granted to the marginalized. There’s no freedom without fighting.”

Yao Xiao

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Nov 7, 2020

A closeup of an "I Voted" sticker on a bright yellow sweater being worn by a Black woman with shoulder-length natural hair

news

Extra! Extra!: As the Dust Settles, Here’s What We’ve Learned So Far in the 2020 Election

Last week I was full of the nervous anxiety you feel when you know something big is about to happen, and you’re just counting down the clock. This week I’ve…

the team

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Nov 6, 2020

A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"

community

The Comment Awards Are Reading The Room

Listen, sometimes we all enjoy gay male mermaids.

Darcy

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Nov 6, 2020

Tasha and Alice from The L Word sit on a therapy couch!

af+

Into the A+ Advice Box #22: Dating an Older Person, an Untenable Murder Cat Situation, and More!

Is it a “friend” coffee or a “date” coffee, unemployed and feeling unmoored, negotiating initiating intimacy in a relationship with two people on the asexual spectrum, you feel like your…

the team

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Nov 6, 2020

Three repeating images of the cover of A Quick and Easy Guide to Consent

literature

A Quick and Easy Guide to Making Consent Exciting, Not Scary: An Interview with Isabella Rotman on Her New Book

Rotman’s comic A Quick and Easy Guide to Consent is a fun, well-written, and much needed refresher that I strongly recommend to anyone with a body that wants to connect…

A. Andrews

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Nov 6, 2020

a woman's body floats chest first into a swirl of stars, dust and plants. her head is thrust back and her hands are held behind her by slugs dressed as astronauts.

af+

S L I C K: Dream Palace

When you slide in, the girls unnestle and immediately home in on your navel. They lick their lips and lunge forward. One digs in with both sets of claws.

Sam Cohen

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Nov 5, 2020

The DMV Sloth from the movie "Zootopia" stares directly into the camera during a 2020 Election meme

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Memes to Keep You Company While We Wait, Because This Election Is Never Ending!!

Here’s some smart stuff you can read in between obsessively refreshing those result maps, including: Judith Butler on Donald Trump, memes galore because we’re never getting out of this hell,…

Carmen Phillips

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Nov 5, 2020