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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
Halloween TV Feature

How to DIY an “A League of Their Own” Halloween Costume

With some creativity and planning, you can put together a Rockford Peaches costume that’s fun and versatile.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 6, 2023 9 Comments
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First Person Music

On *NSYNC and Being a Lesbian Who Loves Boy Bands

If you had to make me into a pie chart, being queer and loving *NSYNC are basically the same size.

Sa'iyda Shabazz October 6, 2023 9 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Would Like Some Soup Please

Ghosts are truly the worst liars.

Rebecca Goldstein October 6, 2023 4 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: How To Support LGBTQ+ Students, According to Those Actual Students

Also, queer Frankenstein, NYC’s queer punk scene, and more LGTBQ culture news.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 5, 2023 1 Comment
A wide angle picture of a crowd protesting in the UK for trans rights. UK flags hang in the back of the shot. The visibly queer crowd holds up trans flags and signs of support. One reads: DYKES FOR TRANS RIGHTS
Politics + Activism

U.K. Prime Minister Represents a Dangerous Anti-Trans Minority — But It Is a Minority

These talking points aren’t just emotionally painful. They’re also connected to policy.

Drew Burnett Gregory October 5, 2023 9 Comments
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Book Features Politics + Activism

How To Fight Back Against Book Bans

However you choose to engage with Banned Books Week, I hope you’ll think about the books that have led you to the person you are today.

Daven McQueen October 5, 2023 3 Comments
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TV Reviews

I Got High and Watched “Saving the Gorillas: Ellen’s Next Adventure”

I am high. And I’m only getting higher. And I’m eating ice cream. And I’m about to press play on Saving the Gorillas: Ellen’s Next Adventure.

Drew Burnett Gregory October 5, 2023 29 Comments
UNTETHERED: VOL. 7. a hand holding a garbage bag against a neon green background with pale pink blobs.
First Person

Untethered: On Living Alone, Reimagining Family

I’ve been dredging through the remains of my life since my ex and I started living in this house four years ago.

Nico October 5, 2023 13 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Josie Totah Is Kissing a Girl in the Rain in Edith Wharton Inspired “Buccaneers” Trailer

Today’s stories include Josie Totah and Honoria Marable kissing in a new trailer for Edith Wharton inspired Apple TV series “The Buccaneers,” boygenius’s “gay as hell night out,” a new Tove Jansson exhibit, Rebel Wilson’s coveted memoir and more!

Riese October 4, 2023 1 Comment
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TV News & Trailers

How Many Sapphic Scandals Will Be in the New Season of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills?

The new season of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is looking a bit GAY.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 4, 2023
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TV Show Recaps

“The Morning Show” Is Doing the Mommy Thing Again

Also, Natalie Morales joins the cast!

Christina Tucker October 4, 2023 7 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Real Housewives of New York Goes to the Dyke Bar

Jenna Lyons and Brynn Whitfield go to Henrietta Hudson for a night of gay revelry.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 4, 2023 3 Comments
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, and The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Book Lists

The Best Banned Books According to a Queer Educator in Florida

I’ve watched whole lives transform in my classrooms and outside of them because of the stories we read, because of the work we did together, because of our difficult and revelatory and compassionate conversations, and because we were never afraid to face the truth.

Stef Rubino October 4, 2023 3 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Been a Minute Since Lena Waithe Hit Us With a Stud Thirst Trap — What a Gift!

Also, who wouldn’t want to listen to Janelle and Keke kiki? Wow, gorgeous word play there, go me!

Christina Tucker October 4, 2023
1. Sabiyah Broderick. 2. Kellie Nalbandian. 3.
TV Reviews

Meet the Queer Women of Survivor Season 45

This season is off to a rocky start but at least there are queer women!!

Anya Richkind October 4, 2023 5 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Also Not, in Fact, a Bear

How do you mend a broken Jack-o’-lantern?

Rachel October 4, 2023 3 Comments
Gen V: Splitscreen of Girl Jordan and Boy Jordan
TV Reviews

The Boys Spinoff Gen V Asks, “What if Any Ol’ A**hole College Student Had Powers”

By immediately introducing gender-shifting Jordan and probably-pansexual Emma, Gen V is already much queerer than The Boys.

Valerie Anne October 3, 2023 7 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Why “Snack Closets” Are Essential Safe Spaces for Queer and Trans Youth

Plus, educators are fleeing Kentucky and Florida, Amy Schneider’s new memoir debuts, and more LGBTQ news and culture.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 3, 2023 2 Comments
1. A young Greta Garbo in a fur coat looks forlorn as another woman grabs onto her arm. 2. Greta Garbo laughs at a dining table. 3. A young Greta Garbo lies down in a glamorous pose as John Barrymore kisses her cheek. 4. An older Marlene Dietrich dressed in black sits across a table from Spencer Tracy. 5. Marlene Dietrich holds a baby as one man has a hand on the carriage and another man holds up a flower. 6. A young Greta Garbo in a fur coat looks forlorn as another woman grabs onto her arm.
Movie Features

Watchlist: “The Girls: Sappho Goes to Hollywood” Reveals the Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich Affair

According to Diana McLellan’s seminal book The Girls: Sappho Goes to Hollywood, Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich did a lot more than meet.

Drew Burnett Gregory October 3, 2023 11 Comments
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