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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Ballroom Legend Carmen Xtravaganza Has Died at 62 — Revisit Her Activism and Accomplishments

Also, Black trans activist Dominique Morgan had a street named in her honor.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 8, 2023 4 Comments
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Dating

You Need Help: I’m Afraid of Feeling Like Less of a Trans Man for Not Dating Men

Cool people who will appreciate you as a whole person exist, and I believe you can find them.

Nico August 8, 2023 18 Comments
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Food and Drink

Slime Lovers, It’s Our Time: Okra Season Is Here

Okra’s a summer veggie, sometimes called lady’s fingers (gay).

ashni August 8, 2023 6 Comments
Queen Jen, dressed in all white, stands while holding a sign honoring O’Shae Sibley at his memorial on August 04, 2023 in New York City. The memorial was held at the gas station where he was murdered last weekend while dancing with friends.
Politics + Activism

Black Queer Communities Send O’Shae Sibley Home in Love, Resistance, and Vogue

Love has brought together so many Black queer communities over the last 10 days, sending our sibling home not in the violence of the last few minutes of his life — but in the light, movement, vogue, and resistance that defined him. Defines us.

Carmen Phillips August 7, 2023 6 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Actor and Singer Reneé Rapp Appears to Have Hard Launched Her Relationship With TikTok-er Alissa Carrington

Many months into the onset of their very photogenic relationship, Reneé Rapp posted a TikTok confirming that her paramour is indeed influencer/model Alissa Carrington.

Riese August 7, 2023 11 Comments
Guard Diana Taurasi #3 of the Phoenix Mercury reacts after scoring her 10,000th career point during the second half against the Atlanta Dream at Footprint Center on August 03, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Sports

WNBA Week 10: Diana Taurasi Scores 10K, Everyone Else Brawls

And don’t miss this actual literal goat going rogue at the Mercury game.

Natalie, Heather Hogan and Carmen Phillips
August 7, 2023 11 Comments
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TV Reviews

“Heartstopper” Season 2 Is Gayer and More Wholesome Than Ever

Gay grown-ups! More trans characters! One our faves comes out as asexual! Get ready to have your own personal heart wrapped up in a warm hug!

Heather Hogan August 7, 2023 10 Comments
Kathryn Hahn and Aubrey Plaza dressed as witches.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Is Aubrey Plaza Really Kathryn Hahn’s Lesbian Ex in “Agatha: Coven of Chaos?”

Queer Barbie history, misery lesbians in movies, Scream 7, and more!

Heather Hogan August 7, 2023 3 Comments
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Parenting & Family

Queer Mom Chronicles: What’s Up with TV for Kids?

I don’t want lesbian polar bears; I want two moms who look like the moms I see on the playground.

Sa'iyda Shabazz August 7, 2023 10 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Just Really Loves Love

Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers?

Amanda Rafkin August 7, 2023 7 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Ken Are You?

Are you just Ken, or are you perhaps a different Ken, or one of many possible Kens? Are you Kenough? Do you have Kenergy? This is the Ken doll quiz that will answer all of your questions.

Riese August 6, 2023 28 Comments
The following books: Outwrite, Some of Us Did Not Die, How To Write an Autobiographical Novel, and Body Work
Book Lists

9 LGBTQ+ Books Every Queer Writer Should Read

I’ve been thinking a lot about the queering of craft.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 6, 2023 12 Comments
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Geekery

Yep, You Can Be Gay and/or Trans and/or Nonbinary in “Baldur’s Gate 3”

There’s even gay sex scenes, like every good pen-and-paper D&D game. 

Heather Hogan August 5, 2023 13 Comments
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Webcomics

Reine #50: We’re Rich!

Finally, some justice in this wretched world!

Ren Strapp August 5, 2023 1 Comment
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Has Complicated Feelings About Reality TV

What’s the best thing about Switzerland?

Rachel August 5, 2023 14 Comments
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Sports

Shockers, Standouts & Snogs: 2023 World Cup Group Stage Round-Up

Statistically it would be impossible for gays not be dominating this competition, and sure enough, a whopping 20 of the 36 goal-scorers so far are playing for the rainbow team!

Sally August 4, 2023 10 Comments
Zara and Drea share a kiss outside the vegan fusion restaurant where they hadtheir first official date.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Gay Girls Kissing on Grown-ish Alert

Plus updates on 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days and Nancy Drew!

Nic, Valerie Anne and Natalie
August 4, 2023 4 Comments
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Book Features

Things I Read That I Love #332: Massage Parlors, Daily Harvest, Climbing, Branson, Britney and More

Topics include the late shift at a Toronto massage parlor, Baptist Vegas, the New Ken circa 2017 by Caity Weaver, Buy Nothing, Daily Harvest, a missing girl in the Ozarks, a mountain-climbing death that changed everything and more!

Riese August 4, 2023 5 Comments
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AF+

Into the A+ Advice Box #87: How Can You Get Comfortable Fantasizing About Other People?

Handling forgetfulness, dealing with anxiety and movement work, when is it too soon to have a hot girl summer after a breakup, and more!

The Editors August 4, 2023 18 Comments
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LGBT History

99 Years Ago, a Queer/Trans Magazine Was Born — Nine Years Later, Fascism Killed It

I am on my way to the Grimm Zentrum to see some originals of the early 20th century lesbian magazine Die Freundin.

Liz August 4, 2023 8 Comments
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