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Society + Culture

A New Author-Owned Bookstore Centering Banned Books Is Coming to Central Florida

One bookstore isn’t going to change everything, but it’s a significant reminder there are people fighting for this place and especially for its arts and culture spaces.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 10, 2024
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Keke Palmer Stays Making History

Also, this entire column COULD have been just Reneé Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion.

Christina Tucker January 10, 2024 1 Comment
Our Flag Means Death canceled: a group of pirates including Jim scrub the ship and look off in worry
TV Feature

Max Abandons Ship and Cancels “Our Flag Means Death,” Wrecks Passionate Queer Fandom

I don’t know about y’all, but I’m so tired of watching our shows get canceled even when they’re wildly successful.

Nic January 10, 2024 11 Comments
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Relationships

Asking My Fiancée Questions I Don’t Know the Answers to a Month Before Our Wedding

“Have you ever called someone the wrong name during sex?”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 10, 2024 13 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword is Really Into Etymology

I want a job cleaning mirrors.

Emet Ozar January 10, 2024 2 Comments
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Food and Drink

So You Bought a Pomegranate

Make your own grenadine with fresh pomegranate juice!

ashni January 9, 2024 1 Comment
Alice Sadie Celine by Sarah Blakely-Cartwright
LGBT Book Reviews

“Alice Sadie Celine” Is a Delectable Queer Sex Novel With a Wicked Sense of Humor

If you’re less into slow-burn and more into the narrative equivalent of a wildfire, this one’s for you.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 9, 2024 3 Comments
Elise Bauman One More Time: Elise as Jen Hauser glares at a cardboard cutout of herself holding a javelin
TV Feature

Elise Bauman on Being Queer and Competitive in New Canadian Sitcom “One More Time”

“Add in that the character was extremely driven and sporty and not femme. It was very exciting to me. So I said: I MUST HAVE THIS ONE.”

Drew Burnett Gregory January 9, 2024 14 Comments
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Gender

You Need Help: As a Transmasc, Am I Welcome in Lesbian Spaces?

You see, for me and you, dating women wasn’t the only thing that made us lesbians or gay. It’s an entire culture with a rich history of tradition, identity, protest, community, and so much more.

Motti January 9, 2024 12 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“Stroking an Animal” Is a Sensuous Portrait of Polyamory

Stroking an Animal is an arthouse movie that reflects the messiness of real queer lives.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 9, 2024 6 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Here’s All the 2024 Golden Globes Gay Goings-on

Here’s who all’s gay here at the Golden Globes (including Gillian Anderson’s vulva dress, you don’t want to miss it). Also: listen to Reneé Rapp’s “World Burn,” and updates on the new seasons of “Arcane” and “Stranger Things.”

Valerie Anne January 8, 2024
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Movie Reviews

Hear Me Out: What if Your Silly Horror Movie DIDN’T Have an Elaborate Backstory?

All Fun and Games is exactly that (fun, games) until it’s derailed by exposition.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 8, 2024 3 Comments
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AF+

Editor’s Notes: 13 Days of A+ and the SHAME Series

A real one-two combo of notes!

Nico January 8, 2024 2 Comments
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AF+

The Eras of My Bisexuality

She was the straight, white, Christian girl who was so picture perfect no one could dislike her.

Em Win January 8, 2024 5 Comments
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Lesbian Weddings

How To Set the Dress Code for Your Queer Wedding

We’re queering dress codes!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 8, 2024 23 Comments
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Food and Drink

Let’s Get Really Into Leeks

Leeks are a wildly underrated allium if you ask me.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 8, 2024 5 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword is Going Downhill Fast

What do you call a factory that produces generally decent goods?

Darby Ratliff January 8, 2024 3 Comments
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First Person

Queering Time: The Offering of ‘Kairos’

We all know how a certain kind of kiss can eclipse time.

Julia Smith-Eppsteiner January 7, 2024 5 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Lesbian Coat Are You?

Are you a classic denim jacket or an extremely cool black leather motorcycle jacket or are you a statement-grabbing fur coat? Find out now!

Riese January 7, 2024 16 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1601 Recap: Get Immunized

Ru promises a whole new approach which could either mean complex psychological torture or opening chocolate bars.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 6, 2024 8 Comments
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