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Parenting & Family

Queer Mom Chronicles: School’s Out for Summer

As much as I love it, summer vacation is not quite as relaxing when you’re a working mom.

Sa'iyda Shabazz July 3, 2023 11 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: It’s Always the Right Time to Remember Santana Lopez

The Bechdel Test was really just meant to be a little lesbian joke, Jodi Balfour loves playing powerful lesbians, and more!

Heather Hogan July 3, 2023 6 Comments
Working It: Sex Workers on the Work of Sex
LGBT Book Reviews

“Working It” Says the Quiet Parts Out Loud About Sex Work

Before I was a sex worker, I was a proud sex worker ally.

Raechel Anne Jolie July 3, 2023 2 Comments
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Relationships

7 Signs It’s Time for Couples Therapy, According to a Queer Relationship Therapist

You don’t have to wait for an extreme problem to seek out couples therapy.

Aliyah Moore July 3, 2023 4 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Sapphic Anti-Hero Are You?

It’s me, hi! I’m the problem, it’s me!

Heather Hogan July 2, 2023 23 Comments
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First Person Music

Leaning Into Pleasure at the Janelle Monáe Listening Party

The leftover swirls of emotion from the sheer queerness of the event, of the attendees, of the joy, are still sustaining me, even as Pride month comes to a close.

Yamilette Vizcaíno Rivera July 2, 2023 15 Comments
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Movie Lists TV Lists

July 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream

We’ve got new seasons of Good Omens, The Afterparty and Minx; Jenna Lyons joining the Real Housewives of New York, Brandi Carlile in Laurel Canyon, locker room makeouts in Netflix’s “Survival of the Thickest” and so much more!

Riese July 1, 2023 8 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for July 2023

Cancer holds the secret of queer love: fierce and tender protection.

Corina Dross July 1, 2023
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Nancy Drew Breaks Out the Murder Board in a Creepy Teeth Episode

Plus updates on How I Met Your Father!

Valerie Anne June 30, 2023 4 Comments
TV News & Trailers

Bravo Dykes, We’ve Got Another Queer Real Housewife! Taylor Armstrong Is Bisexual

I’ve always said Real Housewives cast trips are the locus of gay activity.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 30, 2023 4 Comments
ame-sex marriage supporter Vin Testa, of Washington, DC, waves a LGBTQIA pride flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building as he makes pictures with his friend Donte Gonzalez to celebrate the anniversary of the United States v. Windsor and the Obergefell v. Hodges decisions on June 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 8th anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Obergefell v. Hodges case that guaranteed the right to marriage for same-sex couples.
Politics + Activism

Supreme Court Sides With Anti-Gay Wedding Website Designer in Another Blow to Equality

“Today is a sad day in American constitutional law and in the lives of LGBT people,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in the dissent.

Heather Hogan June 30, 2023 7 Comments
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Sports

Watch Brittney and Cherelle Griner Play The Newlywed Game

“Why are you trying to go on Judge Judy??”

Heather Hogan June 30, 2023 5 Comments
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AF+

The A+ Book Club Talked with Samantha Allen About the Symbolism of Sasquatches, “The Bachelor” Gossip and More!

Would you cuddle Patricia?

Nico June 30, 2023 1 Comment
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Politics + Activism

In Today’s Heartbreak, the Supreme Court Ended Affirmative Action as We Know It

I have been told that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson does not often use words like “let-them-eat-cake” in her legal writing, but she’s right and she absolutely should say it. Today is a day for being Big Mad.

Carmen Phillips June 29, 2023 9 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“And Just Like That” Miranda and Che Leave Pretend Life Behind

Come for the queers, stay for Richard Burton’s striking fashion.

Heather Hogan June 29, 2023 12 Comments
Collage. Picture One: WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 04: (L-R) Jessica Betts and Niecy Nash-Betts attend the 2023 WeHo Pride Parade on June 04, 2023 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Picture Two: NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 25: People play in the fountain on June 25, 2023 in Washington Square Park in New York City. Washington Square Park has become a recurrent place for thousands to gather during Pride Day marches on this day. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
LGBT Pride

50 Pictures of Queer Joy at 2023 LGBTQ+ Pride Celebrations All Over the World

Let a lot of smiling queers and beloved celebrities in rainbow decor into your heart today!

Riese June 29, 2023 6 Comments
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TV Reviews

Horny Bisexual Betty Is the Best Part of Riverdale’s Final Season So Far

Even if her attraction to Veronica is mostly relegated to fantasies, that doesn’t make it not “real.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 29, 2023 4 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Liv Hewson Says Top Surgery Is the Best Thing They’ve Ever Done for Themselves

Gay flowers, the impact of drag on ALL art, and if you think “Padam Padam” will ever stop being stuck in my head, you’re wrong.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 29, 2023 5 Comments
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AF+

Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us: #48

“I want you to know that three different people in my life sent me this video the day it dropped. I have not been the same since.”

The Editors June 28, 2023 31 Comments
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Food and Drink

Uncommon Pairings: So Your Wine Tastes Bad

Here are some things to look for when deciding if your wine has gone bad.

ashni June 28, 2023 3 Comments
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