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Parenting & Family

Queer Mom Chronicles: Why Do I Constantly Have To Explain Our Family Dynamic?

We live in a time when the “traditional” nuclear family isn’t necessarily the default family structure anymore. But beyond that, not all queer families are made the same way either.

Sa'iyda Shabazz October 20, 2023 11 Comments
a collage of three images from tiktok, one is one of those button using dogs now saying "help," another is the weird animated pizza possum, and a third is a white gay in a bathrobe. over top, text reads: The Group Chat
AF+

The Group Chat: Our Embarrassing TikTok Fascinations

“I think maybe TikTok thinks I am a gay man.”

The Editors October 20, 2023 1 Comment
Gay Denim Jackets for Fall Trends: Left to right: 1. A denim trucker jacket, 2. A denim trucker jacket that's a pullover, 3. A men's dark wash denim trucker jacket, 4. A plus size denim trucker jacket
Queer Fashion Shopping

25 Denim Jackets Worth Adding to Your Closet to Casually Up the Gay

We’ve approached peak fall. Let’s make sure your annual denim jacket is appropriately gay coded.

Carmen Phillips October 20, 2023 6 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Wears Many Hats

Why are pirates called pirates?

Darby Ratliff October 20, 2023 3 Comments
HARRISON, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 15: Ali Krieger #11 of NJ/NY Gotham FC celebrates with friends, family and teammates after her final home season National Women's Soccer League game against the Kansas City Current at Red Bull Arena on October 15, 2023 in Harrison, New Jersey. (Photo by Ira L. Black - Corbis/Getty Images)
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Ali Krieger Is in Her “Beyoncé Lemonade Era” and the Fans Are Here For It

In the wake of the public revelation that Ashlyn Harris and Sophia Bush are dating, Ali Krieger’s recent instagram post in which she declares herself “in my Beyoncé lemonade era” has inspired a strong reaction from her fans.

Riese October 19, 2023 26 Comments
Verna in a mourning veil
TV Show Recaps

“The Fall of the House of Usher” Takes Its Final Bow

Abuse doesn’t always look like screaming and hitting. Evil doesn’t always look like horns and pitchforks. And Death doesn’t always look like long robes and sickles.

Valerie Anne October 19, 2023 6 Comments
WNBA Finals 2023 left to right, top row: A'ja Wilson, Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart. Left to right, bottom row: Sad Colson and Kierstan Bell, Chelsea Gray, and Syd Colson.
Sports

The WNBA Finals Were Dramatic!! But Luckily, Gays Love Drama

“I’m sorry I cannot get over the fact that the whole world is talking about lesbian legend Syd Colson today!”

Natalie, Carmen Phillips and Heather Hogan
October 19, 2023 13 Comments
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Movie Features TV Feature

Were We Ever So Young: Couples We Used To Ship and Were Extremely Wrong About

Now we are older and wiser! We can look back on our favorite toxic ships with compassion or horror or both.

The TV Team October 19, 2023 42 Comments
a group of Jewish activists with Jewish Voice of Peace gathers in the Capitol building in Washington with signs that say CEASEFIRE
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Hundreds of Jewish Activists Arrested in Washington While Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza

Plus, how North Carolinians are fighting against anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and more news.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 19, 2023 5 Comments
Living for the Dead: Roz and Juju look shocked as Ken films a woman talking about a ghost. (We only see part of his face and the woman's hand)
TV Reviews

Kristen Stewart’s “Living for the Dead” Has Hot Paranormal Investigators and Big Gay Feelings

If you’re an emotional queer who believes in ghosts and wishes Queer Eye was spookier, then wow is this the show for you!

Drew Burnett Gregory October 19, 2023 4 Comments
A blue light bathes a paralyzed Frederick Usher, Verna, dressed as a construction worker, lies beside him.
TV Show Recaps

“The Fall of the House of Usher” Serves Up Some Poetic Justice

“What’s a poem, after all, but a safe space for a difficult truth.”

Valerie Anne October 18, 2023 3 Comments
In the Morning Show episode 307, Chris gives a middle finger in the mirror while taking a selfie in front of a message that reads "Abort the Court" in pink lipstick
TV Show Recaps

“The Morning Show” Has Mommy Issues

We’ve got three episodes left and at this point “The Morning Show” is giving Mommy Dearest, frankly!!!

Christina Tucker October 18, 2023 4 Comments
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 04: In this image released on October 17th, Jada Pinkett Smith visits the SiriusXM Studios on October 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: So, Jada Pinkett Smith Had a Few Sexual Experiences With Women

Jada Pinkett Smith got a taste of the cherry according to her new memoir, Lena Hedley wears a muscle tee and kisses a girl in “Beacon 23” trailer, Samantha Ronson is a chef now and more pop culture stories for your day!

Riese October 18, 2023 4 Comments
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Movie News & Trailers

The Trailer for Chrishell Stause’s Lifetime Lesbian Pregnancy Thriller Is Here and Thrilling

Heather Matarazzo is chasing a pregnant Chrishell Stause out of a pharmacy and then everybody’s going to a very weird wooded getaway in the trailer for LGBTQ+ Lifetime thriller “You’re Not Supposed to Be Here.”

Riese October 18, 2023
Jennifer Reeder: Two images in the 80s Horror Is So Gay video recorder aesthetic. The first images is two hands passing a small cat figurine, one hand has bright blue nail polish. The other is a girl in a school uniform with blood on her face lifting up a tube of lipstick.
Movie Features

Jennifer Reeder’s Girlhoods of Stuff

Her young female characters are not always capable of defining themselves or communicating with others, but they have their stuff. It is through their stuff they are known.

Drew Burnett Gregory October 18, 2023 1 Comment
a close up photo of Gillian Anderson
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Wild To Think Gillian Anderson Photoshoots Have Been Part of My Life for 20+ Years

Also: Welcome to No Filter, Sophia Bush!

Christina Tucker October 18, 2023 2 Comments
Black Polish dressed in mummy chic looking into the camera as they sing.
Music

Have a Heartbreak Halloween With Nonbinary Artist Black Polish’s New Song “Graves”

This video has everything you could want from October: dripping blood, dragging dead bodies, and peak mummy fashion.

Drew Burnett Gregory October 18, 2023 1 Comment
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is A Cheesy Little Snack

I was going to use a broken pencil to solve this puzzle.

Kate Hawkins October 18, 2023
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

The Rumors Are True: Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris Are Dating

An inside source from actor Sophia Bush and soccer player Ashlyn Harris’s very queer and athletic social group has revealed that Sophia and Ashlyn went on their first date “a few weeks ago.”

Riese October 17, 2023 17 Comments
A recent photo of a sunset over Gaza.
Politics + Activism

Where To Give Money and Take Action To Support Palestinians Right Now

The current circumstances are beyond the point of silence or inaction — they have been for a long time.

The Editors October 17, 2023 30 Comments
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