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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: “The Marvels” Allegedly Cut a Scene Confirming Valkyrie and Captain Marvel’s Lesbian Relationship, As The MCU Is Wont To Do

“The Marvels” allegedly cut a scene that would’ve confirmed a past lesbian relationship between Captain Marvel and Valkyrie, Josie Totah on playing an 1800s lesbian in The Buccaneers, Hunter Schafer on her “Hunger Games” role and more!

Riese November 20, 2023 2 Comments
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Society + Culture

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For now, the ban continues to not be enforceable.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 16, 2023 1 Comment
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Politics + Activism

Once Again, Journalistic “Objectivity” Is Failing Us — Especially Queer and Other Marginalized Writers

Three queer writers and editors recently resigned from the New York Times Magazine.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 16, 2023 6 Comments
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Politics + Activism

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When I think about people who had the power (and money) to do something and then did, I think of Erickson and all he accomplished.

Stef Rubino November 16, 2023 4 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Lesbian Road Trip Movie “Drive-Away Dolls” Trailer Is Finally Here After 15 Years In Development

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Riese November 15, 2023 4 Comments
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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 14, 2023
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Brandi Carlile Wants a Lesbian “Golden Girls” (We Deserve)

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Carmen Phillips November 13, 2023 3 Comments
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Also.Also.Also: Climate Change Is Coming for Fire Island

Preserving beaches and preserving queer history go hand in hand.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 9, 2023
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Virginia’s Election Results Push Back Hard Against Anti-Trans Agendas in the South

Virginia flipped the Senate, elected the first trans Senator in the South, and ensured the Governor can’t dismantle LGBTQ rights.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 9, 2023 5 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix: At The Tender Age of 20, JoJo Siwa Has Already Learned The Perils of U-Hauling

JoJo Siwa talks about lesbian relationships on her podcast. Also: Nike submits the NWSL as a “drama” for a Golden Globe, the official Mean Girls trailer drop, Jade McLeod on debuting Jagged Little Pill’s non-binary Jo and more!

Riese November 8, 2023 2 Comments
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Society + Culture

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Right now, Virginia is the only state in the South with more protections for LGBTQ+ people than discriminatory policies, but that could shift based on the results of today’s elections.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 7, 2023 1 Comment
Lisa Love and London Price, two Black trans women who were recently murdered.
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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 2, 2023 2 Comments
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Politics + Activism

Your Fear Doesn’t Matter

No amount of money given to the police or the military will cure the world of its dangers. It will, however, make things worse.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 2, 2023 31 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: This “Mean Girls” Cast Reunion Short Film Is Brought To You By Wal-Mart

Get in besties, Lindsay Lohan is back at North Shore High! Also: “the radical queer horniness of While the Men are Away,” queer country music, Swiftie-beloved drag queen Taylor Sheesh and more!

Riese November 1, 2023 3 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: An Estimated 105,000 Trans Youth Live in States That Have Banned Gender-Affirming Care

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 31, 2023
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Politics + Activism

Palestinian Liberation Is Queer Liberation

Queer people are everywhere, and to wield homophobia as a tool to justify the oppression or destruction of others is in fact to just replicate hate, harm, and oppression, not fix it.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 31, 2023 26 Comments
Kristen Stewart on “Watch What Happens Live.”
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Kristen Stewart Will Not Be Planning a Wedding Thank You Very Much

Kristen Stewart discussed her (lack of) wedding plans on “Watch What Happens Live.” Also: Bella Ramsey’s pronoun feelings, JoJo Siwa’s podcast and more!

Riese October 30, 2023 9 Comments
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Society + Culture

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A look at the history of queer Halloween celebrations and more LGBTQ+ culture and news.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 26, 2023 2 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

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Riese October 25, 2023 9 Comments
My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home by Amber L. Hollibaugh and The Ground Under My Feet by Eva Kollisch
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Eva Kollisch and Amber Hollibaugh recently passed away.

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