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Jenna Lyons holding a dog and wearing a white buttondown and large wire frame glasses
TV News & Trailers

Jenna Lyons Is Here for a More Queer Real Housewives of New York City

Here’s everything you need to know about Jenna Lyons joining RHONY.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya July 6, 2023 3 Comments
A view of some of Lilli Vincenz memorabilia featuring her as an early gay and lesbian activist in Arlington, VA on June 5, 2013. Vincenz was an early LGBT activist in the 60's and 70's and has donated much of her activism memorabilia to the Library of Congress. Shown is some of her personal memorabilia which includes a photo of her with Phil Donahue and pictures of her and others rallying for equal rights for homosexuals.
Society + Culture

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya July 6, 2023 1 Comment
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Let’s Make This the Summer of the Creamsicle

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya July 6, 2023 13 Comments
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Movie Reviews

Netflix’s “Nimona” Is The Most Delightfully Queer Animated Movie Ever

Your loss, Disney!

Heather Hogan July 5, 2023 15 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix: What in the Lesbian Heck Is Happening in This “Barbie” Clip?

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Heather Hogan July 5, 2023 12 Comments
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No Filter: I’m Obsessed With How Niecy and Jessica Are ALWAYS Celebrating Their Love

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya July 5, 2023 3 Comments
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Think You’re a Queer TV Expert? Prove It by Identifying All 50 of These Lesbian and Bisexual Characters

It’s time to put your knowledge of lesbian and bisexual TV characters to the test!

Riese July 5, 2023 27 Comments
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Love + Sex

You Need Help: Am I Being Unreasonable for Feeling Undesired by My Girlfriend?

I think the topic of Asian desire doesn’t get nuanced attention often enough.

himani July 4, 2023 7 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Meet the Lesbian Who Smuggled Suitcases of Dildos in the 80s (GAY RIGHTS!!!)

Queer Starbucks workers turned Pride month into strike month, a photoessay examines what it means to be queer, and Michael Imperioli said GAY RIGHTS.

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New York Liberty guard Courtney Vandersloot (22) guards Chicago Sky guard Courtney Williams (10) during a WNBA game between the New York Liberty and the Chicago Sky
Sports

WNBA Week 6: All-Star Reserves and Are We Mercury Fans Now?

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July 3, 2023 22 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate” Captures a History of Life and Death

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Drew Burnett Gregory July 3, 2023 5 Comments
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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

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

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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
Janelle Monáe holding a rainbow heart at a mic on a Pride float
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
july 2023 streaming guide collage: Good Omens, Survival of the Thickest, Minx, The Afterparty. Bottom row: A Little White Lie, Real Housewives of New York, A Little White Lie, Brandi Carlile, The Donor Party, Harley Quinn, What We Do In the Shadows
Movie Lists TV Lists

July 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream

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

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for July 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!

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