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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Gen V Is Giving Gen Z a Run for Their Money in the Gayest Race

Also, updates on “All Rise” (including Anne Heche’s last television appearance) and season finale of “Only Murders in the Building.”

Valerie Anne and Natalie
October 6, 2023 10 Comments
: A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces make a shot against Breanna Stewart #30 of the New York Liberty at Barclays Center on August 28, 2023 in New York City.
Sports

WNBA Finals Preview: The (Gay) Battle of the Superteams

The WNBA Finals start on Sunday and we’re here to talk about the road thus far to the championship, the so-called super teams, the long-awaited expansion of the league — now to the Bay Area, and more!

Natalie and Heather Hogan
October 6, 2023 9 Comments
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LGBT Book Reviews

“People Collide” Throws Everything You Thought You Knew About Body Swap Stories out the Window

Isle McElroy’s new novel provides a nuanced approach to gender within its body swap premise.

Nic Anstett October 6, 2023 3 Comments
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