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A triptych of pictures of Drew. The photos on the left and right are wide shots of Drew in a bright red dress on a balcony. The middle picture is a professional headshot of Drew in a tight grey green tank and blue jeans.
Straddleverse

Welcome Our New Senior Editor, Drew Burnett Gregory!

Goodbye exclusively gay moments — hello exclusively gay lifetime.

Drew Burnett Gregory October 3, 2023 32 Comments
two queer folks in a park, holding onto each other. one is wearing a white hat and patterned track jacket, and one is wearing a black mesh top with cutouts on the shoulders.
Relationships

You Need Help: How Do I Stop Bringing Baggage From My Last Relationship Into My New One?

This is where it gets really scary: Growing together requires communication. 

Drew Burnett Gregory October 3, 2023 2 Comments
The Yellowjackets line up for a pep rally before their lives as cannibals
Halloween

How to DIY a “Yellowjackets” Halloween Costume

A little fake blood goes a long way with these cannibalistic gay group costume ideas.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 3, 2023 9 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Lunden Stallings and Olivia Bennett Marry in “The Royal Wedding of Lesbian TikTok”

The internet is delighted by Lesbian TikTok darlings Lunden Stallings and Olivia Bennett’s photos from their wedding this weekend! Also: mixed Hearstopper feelings, the impact of Saving Face, gay plants and more!

Riese October 2, 2023 10 Comments
Laphonza Butler (left) sits beside her daughter, Nylah, and her partner, Neneki Lee. They're all sitting on a tan couch in front of a canvas of black girls playing double dutch.
Politics + Activism

Laphonza Butler Will Replace Dianne Feinstein, Becoming America’s First Black Lesbian Senator

The appointment, which California Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed late Sunday night and will announce later today, is historic — though potentially short lived.

Natalie October 2, 2023 4 Comments
Food Lists

Ultra Garlicky Recipes To Make Your Kitchen Smell Like Roasted Heaven

In these recipes, garlic isn’t just a supporting ingredient; it’s the star.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 2, 2023 5 Comments
A collage of overlapping book covers, left to right: Cinderella Is Dead, All Boys Aren't Blue, Last Night at the Telegraph Club, the Bluest Eye, and Gender Queer
Book Lists

20 Queer and Feminist Banned Books (And How To Get Them to Kids Who Need Them)

It’s Banned Books week. We can do our part and get reading.

Carmen Phillips October 2, 2023 12 Comments
two lesbian moms with their young son on the couch, looking at something on a phone
Parenting & Family

Queer Mom Chronicles: Why I Never Put Anyone in My Family “First”

To me, the concept of anyone being “first” in a family feels weird. We all have a hierarchy of needs, right?

Sa'iyda Shabazz October 2, 2023 5 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Accepting Podcast Recommendations

Are *any* Halloween monsters good at math?

Kate Hawkins October 2, 2023 2 Comments
A collage over a pink sparkle background: Weird Barbie played by Kate McKinnon as both the rebel leader at the end of the Barbie movie and as the Birkenstock guide early in the movie. Then also, left to right: an Asian woman in a pink leather jacket, pink Birkenstocks, a Black woman in a pink dress, pink and orange patterned sweatpants, and black Birkenstocks.
Movie Features Queer Fashion

Style Thief: How to Dress Like Weird Barbie, the Most Lesbian of Barbies

How much pink is too much pink for one outfit, you may ask? Infinity.

Carmen Phillips October 1, 2023 10 Comments
A collage of six different pumpkin recipes for fall: pumpkin cinnamon rolls, pumpkin enchiladas, pumpkin bread, pumpkin ravioli, pumpkin ice cream, and pumpkin cake.
Food Lists

50 Pumpkin Recipes That Will Put Your Latte to Shame

Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere! But mostly in your food.

Rachel and Carmen Phillips
October 1, 2023 18 Comments
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Movie Lists TV Lists

October 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream

We’ve got a new edgy British queer teen series, a very gay “House of the Fall of Usher,” Kristen Stewart’s gay ghost hunting show, a Twin Flames cult exposé docuseries with a fascinating LGBTQ+ elements and so much more!

Riese October 1, 2023 8 Comments
Quizzes

Quiz: Which LGBTQ+ Glee Kid Are You?

Which of the many LGBTQ+ Glee Club members are you? Now is the time to find out!

Riese October 1, 2023 19 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for October 2023

There is a common misconception about Libra energy that it is “peaceful.” As we move into this fairly dramatic Libra season I’d like to reframe that. Libra is interested in restoring balance.

Corina Dross October 1, 2023 1 Comment
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Food and Drink

Uncommon Pairings: Chilled Red Wines for Early Autumn

Chilled reds are the perfect companion this time of year. They feel like leaves changing and light sweaters and playfully sticking your toes under someone’s butt to warm up.

ashni September 30, 2023 4 Comments
a comic: a lesbian runs into a dungeon shouting "GUYS! GUYS! I JUST GOT A NEW GIRLFRIEND!" three hooded figures perched under a sign that says DYKE COUNCIL say "SHOW HER TO US."
Webcomics

Reine #52: New Girlfriend

You must submit your new girlfriend for the dyke council’s consideration.

Ren Strapp September 30, 2023 32 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Is a Sign of Things To Come

Did you hear about the aquatic sea mammals that escaped from the zoo?

Rebecca Goldstein September 30, 2023 1 Comment
Chrishell Stause and her co-star hold hands in the upcoming Lifetime movie You're Not Suppose To Be Here.
Movie News & Trailers

Chrishell Stause Will Star As Gay Mommi-To-Be in Lifetime Thriller

Listen, coming out isn’t a competition buuuuut Chrishell might be winning coming out?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 29, 2023
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Mabel’s Not Tolerating Heteronormativity at Her Fake Wedding on “Only Murders in the Building”

Also Reservation Dogs ended its run this week and there’s a very horny gay betazoid on Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Valerie Anne September 29, 2023
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Halloween

Spirit Halloween Animatronics, Ranked By Lesbianism

“I yearned for her howling spirit” sounds like how an erotic werewolf fiction author might describe a Sapphic lupine sex scene.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 29, 2023 3 Comments
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