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Comedy Halloween

9 Niche Last Minute Queer Halloween Costumes No One Will Understand But You

Option 1: Dress up as your ex using all of the clothes they left behind six years ago.

Motti October 25, 2023 9 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Had a Crush on Viola

Why don’t astronomers like Orion’s Belt?

Darby Ratliff October 25, 2023 1 Comment
My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home by Amber L. Hollibaugh and The Ground Under My Feet by Eva Kollisch
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Two Longtime Lesbian Writers and Activists Have Died

Eva Kollisch and Amber Hollibaugh recently passed away.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 24, 2023 6 Comments
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Theater TV Feature

Our Lady J on “Transparent,” “Pose,” and Returning To Live Performance

“I want to remind anyone who is reading this that it is possible to survive. There is a richness in our history that we can call upon to learn how to survive.”

Drew Burnett Gregory October 24, 2023 6 Comments
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Dating

You Need Help: How Can I Date When I’m So Scared To?

Dating requires so much vulnerability, and a fear of rejection can be such a roadblock. So, what can we do to confront that roadblock?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 24, 2023 5 Comments
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AF+

Anonymous Sex Diary: Horny and Hooking Up at Divinity School

I texted my best friends, “I think studying religion is making me horny,” because I’ve been wanting to jump everyone’s bones (respectfully). A young queer woman chronicles a week in her sex life while studying religion at an Ivy League school.

Guest October 24, 2023
He/She/They by Schuyler Bailar
LGBT Book Reviews

“He/She/They” Is a Helpful Guide and Call to Action for Allies Everywhere

I’d recommend suggesting it to as many well-meaning cis people as you possibly can.

Stef Rubino October 24, 2023
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Pop Culture Fix TV News & Trailers

Pop Culture Fix: Queer Dark Comedy Series “I Hate People, People Hate Me” Is Coming For You

The new Canadian queer TV series “I Hate People People Hate Me” looks so weird and fun, Jenna Lyons has the best nipples, meet the first non-binary NBA referee, some more Sophia Bush gossip and other pop culture stories to start your week!

Riese October 23, 2023 1 Comment
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Music

Victoria Monét Spent the Weekend Singing a Love Letter About Strap-Ons, How Bout You?

I don’t know what else it’s going to take to convince you that no one’s writing about queer sex like Victoria Monét, but hopefully “Imma need more than a handshake, baby go and get that strap” is a start.

Carmen Phillips October 23, 2023 4 Comments
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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