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Bradley and Laura pressing their foreheads together on The Morning Show
TV Show Recaps

“The Morning Show” Is Doing Gay Crimes AND Gay Kisses

For the first time this season, we see Bradley and Laura kiss! I would rate it a solid B, but we are improving!

Christina Tucker October 11, 2023 4 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Sara Ramirez Confirms Dating Your Best Friend Is Very Cool

Also, let’s all say hello to Rahne’s ponytail!

Christina Tucker October 11, 2023 9 Comments
girl in a yellow hat holding sign that says "be yourself"
Coming Out

15 Creative Ways To Come Out to Your Family, Friends and/or the Entire World

You could come out to your Mom in the car while driving to the outlet mall, but alternately, you could come out to your Mom via interpretive dance.

Riese October 11, 2023 7 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Just Wants To Be Helpful

I can tell if someone’s lying just by looking at them.

Amanda Rafkin October 11, 2023
Our Flag Means Death Season Two: Black Beard stands behind a wedding cake, with a variety of other pirates behind him.
TV Reviews

The Gay Pirates of “Our Flag Means Death” Are Back and Gayer Than Ever!

So far season two is darker and moodier than season one, but it’s also somehow funnier, more queer, and more vulnerable.

Nic October 10, 2023 3 Comments
Screenshots from The Fall of the House of Usher: T'Nia Miller as Victorine, Kate Siegel as Camille, and a woman in a red cloak wearing the Masque of the Red Death.
TV Reviews

“The Fall of the House of Usher” Is a Queer Gossamer Web of Edgar Allan Poe

The good news is, just about everyone is gay in The Fall of the House of Usher. The “bad” news is, well, this is a horror series. Hardly anyone escapes unscathed.

Valerie Anne October 10, 2023 7 Comments
two women sit on the couch on their phones, not speaking or looking at each other
Relationships

You Need Help: Your Wife Doesn’t Want Sex, but There’s Something Deeper Here

You are telling me one thing, which is that your wife and you communicate well and she cares for you, and then I am seeing something different, which is that your needs are continuously deprioritized in the relationship, and that seems to be how things play out when it comes to your wife’s actions.

Nico October 10, 2023 13 Comments
a protest against the police murder of Tortuguita in Atlanta
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Georgia Police Who Killed “Stop Cop City” Queer Indigenous Activist Tortuguita Will Not Face Charges

Despite an independent autopsy finding Tortuguita was shot over 50 times with their hands raised, no criminal charges will be brought against the cops.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 10, 2023 6 Comments
The words "Anonymous Sex Diaries" glow above an image of a Black person's fingers stroking their bare skin. There are two discs containing birth control medication collaged onto the image.
AF+

Anonymous Sex Diary: Don’t Be Scared to Touch Me

A nonbinary person finally receives an endometriosis diagnosis that explains their pain. As ey begin exploring treatment options that mitigate the pain, ey and their partner decide to try having sex again.

Guest October 10, 2023
VANCOUVER, CANADA - MARCH 31: Vancouver Canucks Pride Night jerseys hang in their dressing room before their NHL game against the Calgary Flames at Rogers Arena March 31, 2023 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: NHL Bans Pride Tape From Its Sticks, Creates Its Own Ice Cold “Don’t Say Gay” Policy

The NHL is taking a stand against Pride Tape and releasing troubling memos about “special interest groups.” Also: Big Brother UK returns with a trans housemate, Megan Rapinoe plays her last home game with the OL Reign, nipples at Paris Fashion Week and more.

Riese October 9, 2023 1 Comment
1. a jar of KOS birthday cake flavored protein powder. 2. a jar of Four Sigmatic Organic Protein in creamy cacao. 3. a container of ghost protein powder in pancake batter flavor
Health

Vegan Protein Powders, Ranked From Vulgar to Chuggable

As a friend said, “I would not normally think about drinking pancake batter.”

Nico October 9, 2023 29 Comments
A collage of four images: cinnamon rolls, a witch cupcake, pumpkin creme brûlée, and a cocktail
Food Lists Halloween

41 Spooky, Scary, Halloween Recipes for Your Monster Mash or Fright Night

Halloween is totally the best, right? Halloween costumes, Halloween decorations, Halloween movies, Halloween parties, and of course, Halloween food.

Mey October 9, 2023 20 Comments
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Movie Features Queer Fashion

How Likely a Dyke Could Ruin My Life in Iconic Outfits From “Passages”

Fashion isn’t what makes this character toxic, but clothes can tell you a lot about a person. The clothes from Passages always tell a story.

Drew Burnett Gregory October 9, 2023 3 Comments
A digital illustration of a Black woman jumping into a computer screen, the theme colors are orange and pink.
Parenting & Family

Be the Queer Aunt You Wish to See in The World

My relationship with my nibling made me understand how important it is to continue living my queer life out loud.

Sa'iyda Shabazz October 9, 2023 6 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Concerned About Grammar

Skeletons always know what’s going to happen next.

Amanda Rafkin October 9, 2023 3 Comments
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Movie Features TV Feature

Welcome to Horror Is So Gay 2: A Queer Sequel

It took me a while to arrive at my love of horror, but once I did, it felt as much a part of me as my queerness.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 8, 2023 6 Comments
top row: tara from buffy, tara from true blood, jenny schecter from the l word bottom row: dani from haunting of hill house, villanelle from killing eve, jennifer from jennifer's body
Halloween Quizzes

Quiz: Plan a Halloween Party and I’ll Tell You Which Ghost of a Queer TV Character Is Haunting You

Picture this: you’re planning decorations for your Halloween party and you start to wonder if Jenny Schecter is hiding in the drywall.

Riese October 8, 2023 15 Comments
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Book Features First Person

Before and After the Library

Author Kristen Arnett writes on growing up in a house where books were banned and becoming a queer librarian in Florida.

Kristen Arnett October 7, 2023 14 Comments
Baopu, a red-haired Asian person, is drawn sitting at a desk in a two panel comic. They are working on a piece of writing and thinking to themself, "So annoyed!"
Webcomics

Baopu #116: An Essay With No Thesis

Immigrant, queerness, space, time…it just makes so much sense.

Yao Xiao October 7, 2023 2 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Is Celebrating a Few Days Early

My therapist suggested I was incapable of describing my feelings.

Rachel October 7, 2023 1 Comment
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