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Cynthia Erivo Ran a Marathon Faster Than It Takes To Watch Both ‘Wicked’ Movies

Literally the day after running her personal best marathon time, she will be back on the West End performing as…

Valerie Anne

Apr 27, 2026

BOOK LISTS

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Gia Kim as Yuri Han, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 305 of XO, Kitty.

TV REVIEWS

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed…

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

BOOK LISTS

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re…

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

book lists

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

tv reviews

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed with this universe’s own lore, it’s dispiriting.”

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

book lists

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re here, how we got here, and what we can do about it.

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

The Latest

Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

Literature

23 Minutes

Cynthia Erivo Ran a Marathon Faster Than It Takes To Watch Both ‘Wicked’ Movies

News

Apr 27, 2026

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

Apr 27, 2026

Quiz: Which Lesbian Marine Animal Are You?

Games

Apr 26, 2026

I Want To Age Like Deborah Vance

Television

Apr 24, 2026

television

Lena Waithe’s “Boomerang” Has a Black Lesbian, Bisexual Representation and a Lot of Heart

Tia’s a complete scene stealer. She’s defies so many boxes or tropes of what we’ve been programmed to expect from a black lesbian on TV.

Carmen Phillips

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Feb 19, 2019

visual art

PHOTOESSAY: Shoog & Zaire on Proving the Divinity Of Fat Folks

“I came to you in a state of exhaustion with all these things that have been weighing on me for so long and I wanted to find a way to…

Shoog McDaniel

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Feb 19, 2019

Birthdays I Remember

Melanie was born on August 5, 1982. I know this because I fell in love with her in fifth grade.

Micha Rahder

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Feb 19, 2019

the l word: generation q

“The L Word” Reboot: Lots of Bette, Shane and Alice, a “Little Browner and a Little Less Cis”

New showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan chatted about The L Word: The New Class for the first time with Lesley Goldberg at the Hollywood Reporter about her hopes and dreams for the…

Heather Hogan

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Feb 19, 2019

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

For Your Consideration: Read Your Enemy’s Horoscope

If you are seeking wise, wholesome advice about heartbreak, this is admittedly not the right place to find it today.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Feb 19, 2019

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

How to Talk to Your Hot Gay Crush About Astrology When You Don’t Believe In It

It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you’re dating in any way, shape or form right now, the topic is going to come up and people you probably want…

Rachel

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Feb 19, 2019

beauty

95% of Lesbians Keep Their Fingernails Short, All Hands On Deck

According to our Lesbian Stereotypes Survey, y’all have overwhelmingly short nails and also a lot of you play the piano?

Riese

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Feb 18, 2019

tv show recaps

“Supergirl” Episode 412 Recap: Eat Your Heart Out

It’s Valentine’s Day in National City, which brings us a new potential beau for Alex, more reasons to love Nia, and a breakup we’ve all been waiting for.

Valerie Anne

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Feb 18, 2019