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Health

What I Wish I Knew About Getting a Hysterectomy as a Trans Man

Surgery is allowed to suck, even when it’s a surgery that you really wanted.

Max Gross March 27, 2025 8 Comments
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Culture

Twenty-Five Years In, Ginger’s Bar Welcomes a New Generation of Queers

Reporting from inside Ginger’s big birthday celebration in Brooklyn and a look at how the bar has evolved through the years.

Malavika Kannan March 27, 2025 4 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Hannah Einbinder Comes for Climate Change, CEOs, Capitalism, and Genocide in Incredible Speech

You’re going to want to watch the entirety of Hannah Einbinder’s speech accepting the HRC’s Visibility Award.

Christina Tucker March 26, 2025 1 Comment
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Chappell Roan Is Very in Love With Her Girlfriend Who She Has Been Dating Since Before She Blew Up

Chappell Roan also discussed her preference of a wand over a rabbit and more in the podcast appearance.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 26, 2025 12 Comments
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Book Features

Bob the Drag Queen’s New Novel ‘Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert’ Is More Than a Joke

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Elyssa Maxx Goodman March 26, 2025 3 Comments
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Music

Japanese Breakfast’s Latest Album Solidifies Michelle Zauner As the Poet Laureate of Sadness

Rarely does sadness sound this big, instrumentally, on an album with the kind of indie-pop, alt-country, folk-rock twists this one has, and even more rarely do we get an album so clear in its purpose.

Stef Rubino March 25, 2025
Gender

‘Can Trans Men Be Butches?’

And what makes a butch, butch?

Summer Tao March 25, 2025 12 Comments
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Podcasts

Narrative Podcast ‘Red for Revolution’ Is a Love Letter to Black Queer Women

Jordan Hull and Jennifer Beals reunite as mother and daughter in this narrative podcast about intergenerational Black queer connection.

Sa'iyda Shabazz March 25, 2025 1 Comment
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Pop Culture Fix

Lady Gaga Was a Lifeline to Doechii When She Was a Queer, “Weird” Little Monster

Lady Gaga inspired little queer Doechii, Miley Cyrus’s new album, K-Pop star Lara Raj comes out, and more!

Valerie Anne March 24, 2025
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LGBT Book Reviews

With ‘Stag Dance’, Torrey Peters Is Back and Better Than Ever

The laws of masculinity, and the ways in which they restrict and influence gender, infect every story (and novel) included in Torrey Peters’ collection, Stag Dance.

Nic Anstett March 24, 2025 3 Comments
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Book Lists

Queer Books To Read if You’re Already Missing ‘Severance’

Mourning the end of another season of Severance? Well go read these queer books about grief, capitalism, and the horrors of having a job.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 24, 2025 3 Comments
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Solve Crossword Puzzles, Fund Abortions Across the Country (Again!)

We created a pack of puzzles to raise money for abortion funds!

Rachel March 24, 2025 4 Comments
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Quizzes TV Feature

Quiz: Can You Survive a Season of ‘The White Lotus’?

If you were able to go to one of The White Lotus’ many resorts would you have a good time? Would you make it out alive?

Drew Burnett Gregory March 23, 2025 5 Comments
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Baopu #133: Every Goodbye Is Temporary

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TV Show Recaps

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Episode 1712 Recap: Out of This World

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Drew Burnett Gregory March 22, 2025 1 Comment
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LGBT History Movie Features

New DIY Documentary Honors AIDS Media Activism, Love, Loss, and Queer Community

Shot on a mix of consumer-grade recording devices — iPhone, Zoom, VHS camcorder, and Super-8 film — the documentary is an homage to grassroots AIDS mediamaking across decades and its ability to capture intimate, honest communication about hope and loss.

Lauren Herold March 21, 2025 2 Comments
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AF+

My Kink Is Humiliation, But I’m Too Ashamed to Try It

You want to try some consensual disrespect in bed, but then how could you face her the next morning?? Also, a reader is READY for a new hairstyle, so we help!

the team March 21, 2025
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TV Feature

How Happy Could I Make These ‘Severance’ Characters?

Could I make Helly R happy? I think I could! She’s got a lot of questions about the world and one of my love languages is recommending various bits of learning and pop culture to people.

Christina Tucker March 21, 2025 3 Comments
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AF+ Movie Features

Dykes Discuss Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Black Bag’

Two dykes discuss Steven Soderbergh’s latest spy romance Black Bag, Cate Blanchett with dark hair, a new crush on Marisa Abela, the politics of spy movies, why Michael Fassbender shouldn’t get cast anymore, and the beauty of a 90 minute thriller.

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March 21, 2025 5 Comments
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Sports

Jade Carey Has Two Gold Medals AND a Girlfriend!

Jade Carey, member of the iconic “Golden Girls” US Women’s Gymnastics team, dropped a carousel with her girlfriend!

Christina Tucker March 21, 2025 2 Comments
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