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Work Life Balance How? Advice fro Queer Small Business Owners
Money + Work Sponsored

Work-Life Balance: How?!?!

Six queer small business owners and self-employed people share their best tips for how you can achieve that oh-so-elusive “work-life balance.”

Riese October 23, 2023 14 Comments
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Movie Features

“A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors” and the Horror of Generational Trauma

What Dream Warriors does is present us with a very real suggestion for how we can move forward, for how we can heal, and for how we can create a new alliance against the violence we see in our society and in the communities we’re a part of.

Stef Rubino October 23, 2023 4 Comments
Love at 350 by Lisa Peers.
LGBT Book Reviews

“Love at 350º” Is a Sapphic Romance for Us Gays Who Spend Saturdays Baking Pies

Baking aside, my favorite thing about Love At 350° is the fact that the main characters are women over 40.

Sa'iyda Shabazz October 23, 2023 6 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Really Just There for the Toppings

What do you call a magician who loses their magic?

Kate Hawkins October 23, 2023 1 Comment
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Halloween Quizzes

Quiz: Which Gay Halloween Candy Are You?

Are you gay? Have you ever wished to be reincarnated as a classic Halloween candy? Have I got the quiz for you!

Riese October 22, 2023 14 Comments
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Identity

Celebrating Asexuality’s Glorious Queerness This Ace Week

Even while it is a great time to be ace, anti-ace rhetoric continues to circulate in queer communities. 

Ela Przybylo October 22, 2023 5 Comments
Simply Skye by Pamela Morgan, Molly's Tuxedo by Vicki Johnson, and My Fade Is Fresh by Shauntay Grant
Book Lists

10 Picture Books To Teach Little Ones About Gender Expression

Reading picture books was a way I connected with my son when he was a preschooler, and I was able to teach him about things like racism, empathy and of course, LGBTQ+ issues.

Sa'iyda Shabazz October 21, 2023 1 Comment
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Movie Features

Your Film Bro Girlfriend: A Lesbian Introduction to Martin Scorsese

Hi, my name is Drew Burnett Gregory and today I’m going to be your film bro girlfriend. Our topic? The one and only Martin Scorsese.

Drew Burnett Gregory October 21, 2023 8 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Is Queer as Fuck

Did you hear the rumor about butter?

Rebecca Goldstein October 21, 2023 3 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “Our Flag Means Death” Is Once Again the Queerest Celebration on the High Seas

Plus, updates on Gen V and Doom Patrol did a musical episode! Yes you heard that right… A MUSICAL (cue gay screams).

Nic and Valerie Anne
October 20, 2023 3 Comments
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Comedy

10 Frights Scarier Than Halloween

3. My bank account

Em Win October 20, 2023 2 Comments
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Parenting & Family

Queer Mom Chronicles: Why Do I Constantly Have To Explain Our Family Dynamic?

We live in a time when the “traditional” nuclear family isn’t necessarily the default family structure anymore. But beyond that, not all queer families are made the same way either.

Sa'iyda Shabazz October 20, 2023 11 Comments
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AF+

The Group Chat: Our Embarrassing TikTok Fascinations

“I think maybe TikTok thinks I am a gay man.”

The Editors October 20, 2023 1 Comment
Gay Denim Jackets for Fall Trends: Left to right: 1. A denim trucker jacket, 2. A denim trucker jacket that's a pullover, 3. A men's dark wash denim trucker jacket, 4. A plus size denim trucker jacket
Queer Fashion Shopping

25 Denim Jackets Worth Adding to Your Closet to Casually Up the Gay

We’ve approached peak fall. Let’s make sure your annual denim jacket is appropriately gay coded.

Carmen Phillips October 20, 2023 5 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Wears Many Hats

Why are pirates called pirates?

Darby Ratliff October 20, 2023 3 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Ali Krieger Is in Her “Beyoncé Lemonade Era” and the Fans Are Here For It

In the wake of the public revelation that Ashlyn Harris and Sophia Bush are dating, Ali Krieger’s recent instagram post in which she declares herself “in my Beyoncé lemonade era” has inspired a strong reaction from her fans.

Riese October 19, 2023 26 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“The Fall of the House of Usher” Takes Its Final Bow

Abuse doesn’t always look like screaming and hitting. Evil doesn’t always look like horns and pitchforks. And Death doesn’t always look like long robes and sickles.

Valerie Anne October 19, 2023 6 Comments
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Sports

The WNBA Finals Were Dramatic!! But Luckily, Gays Love Drama

“I’m sorry I cannot get over the fact that the whole world is talking about lesbian legend Syd Colson today!”

Natalie, Carmen Phillips and Heather Hogan
October 19, 2023 13 Comments
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Movie Features TV Feature

Were We Ever So Young: Couples We Used To Ship and Were Extremely Wrong About

Now we are older and wiser! We can look back on our favorite toxic ships with compassion or horror or both.

The TV Team October 19, 2023 42 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Hundreds of Jewish Activists Arrested in Washington While Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza

Plus, how North Carolinians are fighting against anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and more news.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 19, 2023 5 Comments
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