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Wil and Vivian on opposite sides of a chain link fence in the movie Saving Face
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Where Are the New Lesbian Rom-Coms?

Plus, some post-Labor Day longreads and a poem for September.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 5, 2023 8 Comments
The cover of Andie Burke's Fly With Me features Stella and Olive standing at an airport window with rolling suitcases looking out at the sunset
LGBT Book Reviews

Andie Burke’s “Fly With Me” Takes Sapphic Fake Dating to New Heights

Yes, there’s grief. But Fly With Me is one of the swooniest, funniest, sexiest books I’ve ever read.

Heather Hogan September 5, 2023 4 Comments
a white girl with blonde hair sits in a doorway writing in a journal
Breakups

You Need Help: How Do I Overcome the Feeling I’ll Never Find Someone After a Breakup?

I think we all need to shift away from the idea that the sole definition of a successful relationship is one that lasts forever.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 5, 2023 4 Comments
Sex

What Does It Mean to Be a “Bottom” or “Submissive” in Lesbian Sex?

What does it mean when to identify as a “bottom” or a “submissive” in queer sex? I come armed with data and some very vague answers.

Riese September 5, 2023 68 Comments
Singers Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift onstage at the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards held at the Staples Center on February 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Miley Cyrus Says Her Taylor Swift Era Should’ve Pinged Your Bisexual Radar

Reneé Rapp says she was body-shamed on Mean Girls, Marshawn Lynch joined Bottoms for his lesbian sister, and more!

Heather Hogan September 4, 2023 2 Comments
Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri in Bottoms
Comedy Movie Features

Rejected Headlines for My “Bottoms” Review

Bottoms Understands What Teen Lesbians Desire: Being Punched By Girls in the Face

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 4, 2023 8 Comments
1. Addy and Beth in their cheerleading uniforms in Dare Me. 2. Brittany and Santana kissing in their cheerleading uniforms in Glee. 3. A cheerleader kissing a goth girl in Zolita's music video. 4. Jennifer Check in her cheerleading uniform in Jennifer's Body. 5. Kaia Gerber dancing in a cheerleading uniform in Bottoms. 6. Cheryl and Toni in their cheerleading uniforms in Riverdale.
Movie Features TV Feature

Stunt Queens: The History and Cultural Significance of the “Queerleader” in Film and Television

In honor of Bottoms, here are top queer cheerleader moments from film/TV.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 4, 2023 81 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword is Causing a Hullabaloo

 Did you hear about the explosion at the French cheese factory?

Kate Hawkins September 4, 2023 2 Comments
Buffy and Willow at Sunnydale High; the Pretty Little Liars walking down the halls of Rosewood High, the Cheerios at McKinley High on Glee; Cheryl and Archie in a biology class in Riverdale
Quizzes

Quiz: Which Gay School Should You Have Attended?

It’s September! School’s in session!

Heather Hogan September 3, 2023 10 Comments
Food and Drink

My New Sunday Tradition Is an At-Home Affogato

Sundays are a time for rituals.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 3, 2023 5 Comments
Rachel Sennot, Ruby Cruz, and Ayo Edebiri in the movie Bottoms, standing in a high school hallway and making faces of disgust
Movie Reviews

“Bottoms” Punched Me in the Face (and I Liked It)

Bottoms is the gory gross gay comedy of my fever dreams.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 2, 2023 9 Comments
Fortuna wears a witch's hat and flashes a tarot card
Geekery

The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood: A Tarot-Making Game That Explores Gender, Grief, and More

The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood is queer spooky season catnip.

Heather Hogan September 2, 2023 5 Comments
Two comic panels, in the colors of peach, purple, and turquoise. On the left is an image of combat boots, and on the right is an image of a queer person covered in tattoos.
Webcomics

Reine #51: How to Decide What to Wear to a Queer House Party

The consensus is in: there is no consensus.

Ren Strapp September 2, 2023 1 Comment
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Keeps Ridiculously Long Receipts

We all know about Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. But have you heard of Cole’s Law?

Rebecca Goldstein September 2, 2023 7 Comments
Victoria Monét's Jaguar II album cover, featuring Monét coming out of inky black water.
Music

Victoria Monét’s “Jaguar II” Is Fighting for Queer R&B’s Life

Very few have clawed their way to the status of being R&B’s up and coming It Girl, let alone while crooning about a preference for short fingernails or cracking a joke that “it’s a bisexual blunt, it can go both ways.”

Carmen Phillips September 1, 2023 2 Comments
Only Murders in the Building: Selena Gomez as Mabel on a date with Tobert
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Let’s Check in With Only Murders in the Building, Shall We?

It was also a slow week for the gays on The Chi.

Valerie Anne September 1, 2023
Collage: The Morning Show, Sex Education, Neighbours, Gen V. Second row: Happy Ending, Top Boy, Wheel of Time, Wilderness, Disenchanted, Special Forces
Movie Lists TV Lists

September 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream

We’ve got new seasons of Sex Education, Wheel of Time and The Morning Show, a Dutch rom-com centered on a life-changing threesome, a Neighbours reboot, a betrayed wife thriller and so much more!

Riese September 1, 2023 7 Comments
Environmental activists hold a rally and a march through the Atlanta Forest, a preserved forest Atlanta that is scheduled to be developed as a police training center, March 4, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Intent upon stopping the building of what they have called cop city, the environmentalists were evicted from the forest in January, resulting in the killing by police of Manuel Teran, a young activist and medic.
Politics + Activism

“We Don’t Want To Live in a Police State”: Stop Cop City Still Needs Your Help

Don’t live in Atlanta? Don’t live in the U.S.? If Cop City gets built, it will still effect you. Activists have been fighting the creation of this proposed police training ground since 2021, and they need your help.

Nico September 1, 2023 23 Comments
A stylized graphic featuring a grid of the 12 astrological signs in a light lavender against a swirled muted navy blue background.
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for September 2023

For me, Virgo season always conjures the smell of sharpened pencils and fresh paper.

Corina Dross September 1, 2023 4 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Would Also Like an Eponymous Cave

How did the hipster burn their tongue?

Kate Hawkins September 1, 2023 2 Comments
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