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In front of a collage in a wavy background in colors of orange, green, purples, and blues there are cut outs of famous straight movies from the last ten years. L to R: Viola Davis in Widows, Beyonce in Lemonade, Channing Tatum in Magic Mike XXL, Saoirse Ronan and Beanie Feldstein in Lady Bird, and Sasha Lane in American Honey.
LGBT Pride Movie Lists

The Best Straight Movies of the Past 10 Years

A dazzling portrait of a white heterosexual girl’s coming-of-age, Lady Bird gave us a straight character anyone can root for.

Drew Burnett Gregory June 25, 2022 39 Comments
A dashboard with flowers resting on it. Through the windshield, there's an open road lined with trees.
First Person LGBT Pride

This Pride, I Want To Be Left Alone

A too rarely understood or acknowledged privilege, especially when so much LGBTQ+ discourse is about the power and importance of visibility, is the pleasure of invisibility.

Abbie Jones June 24, 2022 12 Comments
Flowers are collaged in the background behind a Tweet from AS writer Stef Rubino: "As a gay teenager, I never felt like I had the support I needed, especially given the fact that my home life was fractured & very off balance. That's why, for this pride month, I've partnered with Dr. Scholl's Custom Fit Orthotics,"
Culture LGBT Pride

I Simply Cannot Get Enough of the “That’s Why I’m Partnering with ___” Tweets

As a late-blooming queer, I know how good it feels to be recognized. That’s why this month I’m partnering with AI Facial Recognition Services,

Anya Richkind June 23, 2022 3 Comments
Two illustrated waves crash against a blue background. There are four flowers in each corner of the image.
Book Lists LGBT Pride

In Verse: Poetry Collections for Pride Month

In a field that was once dominated by the cis straight white male voice, LGBTQ poets and poets of color are finally starting to get their due.

danijanae June 23, 2022 2 Comments
Three copies of the book cover "The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions" (a bright red book cover with black text) are collaged in front of a swirling background in colors yellow and green and purple colors.
LGBT Book Reviews LGBT Pride

Revisiting “The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions,” 45 Years Later

I didn’t know this book at all until a few months ago. I borrowed it thinking it’d be hilarious to read in public spaces and have people give me questionable stares. That mentality was replaced by the desire to build bridges.

Lily Alvarado June 22, 2022 4 Comments
A black and white photo shows seven smiling queer women sitting on top of telephone booths. Three people stand below them. Two others are visible on a balcony behind them. The image is surrounded by a border of pink, orange, green and yellow flowers.
Book Features LGBT Pride

That Was the Era: Photographer Phyllis Christopher on Her Book “Dark Room”

“It was a political statement to portray sex, to portray queer sex, as it was to demand civil rights in the daytime.”

Ro White June 21, 2022 8 Comments
Aven, Fer, and Ash are three members of the Love and LiteraTea online book club for LGBTQ+ youth
Book Features LGBT Pride

It’s Lit: Queer Youth on an Online Book Club Club That Became Family

“Well the premise combined two of my favorite things: being gay and reading, so I was naturally intrigued.”

shea wesley martin June 20, 2022 6 Comments
A collage of bright flowers in front of one black and white image: Among a crowd on the grass outside the Civic Center, two women share a smile together, one woman is black and lays across the lap of a woman who is white.
LGBT History LGBT Pride

54 Portraits of Lesbians in the ‘80s

We’ve always been here.

Carmen Phillips June 19, 2022 16 Comments
A hand reaches toward some oregano growing in a garden, and a border of flowers surrounds the image
House & Garden LGBT Pride

Five Cheap Ideas for Your Container Garden This Summer

If you’re looking for ideas for container gardening, no matter how small your space, this is for you!

Nico June 18, 2022 29 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Wielding Rainbow Lassos

“Thought I’d come back two years on and thank you for this article… I turned out MUCH less straight.”

Darcy June 17, 2022 5 Comments
People hold protest signs with phrases like "Protect Trans Kids" and "It's OK To Say Gay" and "We Are Permanent" written on them against a background of a Welcome to Florida sign and a palm tree
First Person LGBT Pride

I Thought About Leaving Florida — Learning About Our Queer History Convinced Me To Stay

The truth is, as hard as I ride for it now, there was a time when I couldn’t imagine living here anymore, too.

Stef Rubino June 16, 2022 9 Comments
Collage of corporate pride collaborations
LGBT Pride

27 Big Brands Selling LGBTQ+ Pride Apparel in 2022, Loosely Ranked By Subjective Criteria

Another year, another chance for big brands to give money to big non-profits and remind us that love is love, love is for everyone, love unites, etc.

Riese June 14, 2022 18 Comments
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Food and Drink LGBT Pride

How To Host a Restorative Dinner Party for Your Chosen Queer Fam

Over the past few years, I’ve learned a lot about how to curate and host a sacred queer space. It feels important to share some of the practical things I’ve learned so you can curate those spaces, too.

Em Win June 14, 2022 5 Comments
Photo 1: Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier with Val Wise. Photo 2: Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White. Photo 3: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender. Photo 4: The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capeetta. Photo 5: Boys Run the Riot Vol 1 by Keito Gaku, translated by Leo McDonagh. Photo 6: The Girl Who Was Convinced Beyond All Reason That She Could Fly by Sybil Lamb. Photo 7: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi. Photo 7: Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore
LGBT Pride Quizzes

Quiz: Which Trans YA Book Should You Read This Pride Month?

Check out an anti-censorship toolkit to help get trans YA books in the hands of youth who need them, and then take this quiz to find out which one you should read next.

Casey June 12, 2022 28 Comments
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Beauty LGBT Pride

Put This on Your Face: Pride 2022 Edition

If there is one thing you take away from this article, let it be this: if you plan on kissing this Pride, please test out your lipstick to see how transfer-proof it is before you commit to it!

ashni June 12, 2022 3 Comments
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AF+ LGBT Pride

Our A+ Pride Pop-Up Discord Server Is Happening Now!!!

Meet your fellow members! Do it!

Nico June 11, 2022 10 Comments
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LGBT Pride Playlists

Playlist: Proudly Trans, Proudly Horny

Pride means owning our horniness!

Abbie Jones June 11, 2022 3 Comments
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LGBT Pride

Grab Your Backpack (No the Other One): Here’s a Pride Survival Pack!

Here are eight books, seven poems, six people to follow, five ways to support black trans people, four places to donate, three shows, two albums, two games, and one tool to get you ready for Pride 2022!

A. Tony Jerome June 10, 2022 5 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Legs Out and Faces Painted for Pride

“Please do the sunscreen first, THEN the face paint, or you may end up with tan lines that say BI BI BI on your face! Just for instance!”

Darcy June 10, 2022 2 Comments
a white person's legs are seen walking down a set of old stairs, and she is wearing sneakers and holding a pink cane and wearing black leggings. there are two red flower stickers on the image
First Person LGBT Pride

I Have To Choose Between Being Disabled and Queer

In queer spaces, I cannot be disabled. In disability spaces, people ask if my spouse is my sister. I hope that someday I don’t have to choose.

Katie June 9, 2022 21 Comments
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