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‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

2 Hours

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

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

Literature

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‘Do I Count As Bi?’

Identity

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Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

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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

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pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Kate Winslet Says The Lesbian Sex in “Ammonite” Is “Not Like Eating a Sandwich”

The X-Files creepiest cases, Janelle Monáe on Michaela Coel, Amber Benson is hype on the Buffy reboot rumors, The Powerpuff Girls is getting new and gritty, this Kate McKinnon Tiger…

Heather Hogan

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Aug 26, 2020

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: King Princess Wrote You a Love Song

Bella Thorne is VERY into thirst trapping lately, Indya Moore even makes a mask look good, and Amandla Stenberg take us on a guided tour of Copenhagen.

Christina Tucker

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Aug 26, 2020

television

“Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills” Dyke Drama, “Explained”

Did Denise Richards cheat on her husband with Brandi Glanville? Are the best liars the ones who are very bad at lying? Let’s delve into the reality TV show where…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Aug 26, 2020

The penguins Electra and Viola snuggle together over their newly hatched, adopted, egg.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: The Lesbian Penguins and Their Adopted Egg Are Definitely Gonna Make You Cry

These lesbian penguins! “Bring It On” nostalgia! And some vintage Carmen Maria Machado for your reading needs!

Carmen Phillips

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Aug 25, 2020

A frustrated-looking white woman wearing glasses and scowls down at her phone as she types.

love + sex

Oh Duck: The Autocorrect Adds You Need for Better Queer Sexting

A spectre is haunting queer sexting — the spectre of “duck.” Here’s how to fix your autocorrect and what to add to your dictionary for better queer sexting.

Ryan

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Aug 25, 2020

television

My Top 10 Television Characters: Valerie Anne, Who Loves a Hard Shell and a Gooey Center

YES I’M CHEATING RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE DON’T @ ME.

Valerie Anne

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Aug 25, 2020

Dre and Nina, the lesbian couple from Lena Waithe's "The Chi," share a spliff and a kiss.

tv reviews

“The Chi” Season Three: Easy on the Eyes as a Queer Woman, Hard on the Heart as a Black Woman

With a total of five lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans Black women characters in the main cast, Lena Waithe’s “The Chi” certainly made history this summer. But did making “The…

Natalie and Carmen Phillips

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Aug 25, 2020