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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Defying Gravity

I was going to tell a time-traveling joke here

Amanda Rafkin October 13, 2023 4 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Queer Singer-Songwriter and Poet Jamila Woods on Letting Go of Fear

Plus, Dev Hynes interviewed Zadie Smith (!!) and more culture and political news.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 12, 2023 1 Comment
TV Show Recaps

“No Man Left Behind” in Survivor Season 45’s Episode Three

Exactly what I hoped wouldn’t go down did in fact go down.

Anya Richkind October 12, 2023 2 Comments
Victorine and Alessandra embrace in orange scrubs in The Fall of the House of Usher episode one
TV Show Recaps

“The Fall of the House of Usher”: Who All’s Gay Here? Almost Everyone

For the next eight days, we’re obsessively recapping and analyzing every episode of the new Mike Flanagan Netflix horror series The Fall of the House of Usher, which yes, is VERY QUEER.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 12, 2023 16 Comments
Monster High 2: Frankie lies in their bed, smiling
Movie Reviews

Nickelodeon’s “Monster High 2” Celebrates Trans Joy With a Nonbinary Frankenstein’s Monster

These little monsters are breaking generational curses and making their own way in the world.

Valerie Anne October 12, 2023 1 Comment
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Netflix’s Latest Teen Drama “Everything Now” Provides Very Queer and Honest Depiction of Anorexia

Everything Now finds an impressive balance: It doesn’t romanticize eating disorders, of course, but it also doesn’t sensationalize them.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 12, 2023 7 Comments
xecutive Producer and Executive VP of Production Marvel Studios Victoria Alonso attends the Ant-Man and The Wasp Quantumania world premiere at Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, California
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Ousted Lesbian Exec Refused Marvel’s Gay-Erasing “Quantumania” Edits, New Book Reveals

A new book details how former Latina lesbian Marvel Exec Victoria Alonso and her team refused to remove queer-friendly material from Quantumania. Also: Riverdale’s original time-hopping plan, a new Color Purple trailer, Lesbopalooza and more!

Riese and Carmen Phillips
October 11, 2023
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 12: Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger attend The Launch of The New Connected Watch by TAG Heuer at The Caldwell Factory on March 12, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for TAG Heuer )
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Soccer Stars Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger Are Indeed Divorcing, Thus Deeply Saddening the Lesbian Community

Soccer legend Ashlyn Harris has filed for divorce from soccer legend Ali Krieger, leaving the community mourning the separation of two exquisite jawlines and wondering if love is in fact a lie.

Riese October 11, 2023 12 Comments
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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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Halloween is totally the best, right? Halloween costumes, Halloween decorations, Halloween movies, Halloween parties, and of course, Halloween food.

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