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Sex toys and pink hearts are scattered across a green, blue, and pink ombre background. There is a black butt plug, a blue wand vibrator, a rose gold suction toy with a white silicone opening, a black boxer brief harness, and a purple, C-shaped vibrator.
Sex Toys

7 Sex Toys for Fat, Queer Sex and Masturbation

As fat folks, we have to get creative in the bedroom. Fortunately, there are plenty of toys that can help you have your best fat, queer sex with yourself or with a partner.

Kelly J. June 5, 2023
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Grown-Up Disney Princess Is Your Therapist?

Every Disney Princesses would grow up to be an excellent therapist — because they have all been through some shit.

Heather Hogan June 4, 2023 25 Comments
An NYPD cop car that says HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! ALL COLORS ARE BEAUTIFUL!
Politics + Activism

NYPD Accidentally Paints ACAB on Their Pride Cop Cars

Some people think this is an “innocent” “mistake” but I think it is a stroke of subversive artistic genius.

Heather Hogan June 3, 2023 14 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Nancy Drew Crew, We’re Back!

Plus updates on Class of 09, How I Met Your Father, and the season finale of Saint X!

Heather Hogan and Valerie Anne
June 2, 2023 7 Comments
the Yellowjackets sit in a circle in the snowy wilderness
TV News & Trailers

A Bonus Episode of Yellowjackets Might Be Happening — Here’s What I Think It Should Be About

Give me an entire episode from the perspective of Caligula.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 2, 2023 14 Comments
Niecy Nash kisses her wife Jessica Betts on the lips during a red carpet event.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: “I Don’t Even Know What I Was Doing Over There With Them Straights,” Happy Pride Niecy Nash 💕

 In my humble opinion, there is no better way to start off Pride than with a reminder from Niecy Nash Betts to chase your happiness.

Carmen Phillips June 1, 2023 3 Comments
Mal from The Ultimatum: Queer Love sits outside the apartment door, looking stressed
TV Show Recaps

“The Ultimatum: Queer Love” Recap: The Dyke Drama Gets Steamier in Episodes 5–8

It was at this point in the series where I decided it should be renamed Gays Having Intense Conversations Under Fuzzy Blankets.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 1, 2023 29 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for June 2023

It’s pretty gorgeous that Pride Month begins in Gemini season, although the Stonewall Riots happened in Cancer season at the end of June. As we move from Gemini to Cancer, we move from our minds to our hearts.

Corina Dross June 1, 2023 1 Comment
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Movie Lists TV Lists

June 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream

We’ve got new seasons of Never Have I Ever and And Just Like That…, a pansexual Gen Z dating show, Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Shannon Woodward in a lesbian thriller, wildly queer Netflix show Glamorous and so much more!

Riese June 1, 2023 18 Comments
Murray Hill in Somebody Somewhere
TV Feature

Murray Hill on “Somebody Somewhere” and His Decades-Long Career in Showbiz

“To me, showbiz means the spotlight is on you. And not only is the spotlight on you, but you’re feeling the light. You’re feeling the light and then you’re giving the light.”

Drew Burnett Gregory May 31, 2023 13 Comments
Pharah and Baptiste sit together in the sunset
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Overwatch 2 Confirms Pharah and Baptiste are Queer on Pride Eve

Alice Wu looks back on Saving Face, where does Yellowjackets go next, a first look at Heartstopper season two, and more.

Heather Hogan May 31, 2023 8 Comments
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Sports

WNBA Week 1: Aces Dominate, Sky Shine, Fever Win!

The first week of 2023 WNBA action has come to a close, and Natalie and Heather are here to run it down for you! Here’s where the league stands after its first week back!

Natalie and Heather Hogan
May 30, 2023 14 Comments
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Breakups

You Need Help: How Can I Plan for a Bad Breakup?

A breakup is a huge loss, and sometimes that doesn’t even just mean losing a person but other parts of your life, too.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 30, 2023 3 Comments
Lesbian Love Story by Amelia Possanza
LGBT Book Reviews

“Lesbian Love Story” Has Something To Teach Us About Ourselves

It’s important for us to gather all of the stories of the people who came before us in order to help fuel our fight against the people who want to push us out of existence.

Stef Rubino May 30, 2023 9 Comments
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Food Lists LGBT Pride

Countdown to Pride: Mocktails in Every Color of the Rainbow

It’s eight days to Pride! Get some inspiration for colorful, tasty nonalcoholic drink concoctions to serve yourself or loved ones!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 30, 2023 8 Comments
Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko
LGBT Book Reviews

Hayley Kiyoko’s Debut YA Novel Tells Queer Love Story Set in 2006

If I’m being honest, it’s one of the better written celebrity fiction novels that I’ve read (and I’ve read Lauren Conrad’s YA series).

Sa'iyda Shabazz May 29, 2023 7 Comments
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First Person

Top Surgery, Magnolia Trees, and the Trans Art of Letting Go

What’s transness if not a long lesson in choosing which beautiful things are meant for you?

Aisha Mirza May 29, 2023 38 Comments
Lizzo performs during the 2023 BottleRock Napa Valley festival at Napa Valley Expo on May 27, 2023 in Napa, California.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Lizzo Honors Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll Tina Turner With “Proud Mary” Tribute

Taylor Swift teams up with Ice Spice, Girls5eva finished filming before the strike, read the first chapter of Elliot Page’s memoir, and more.

Heather Hogan May 29, 2023 5 Comments
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Book Lists Quizzes

Quiz: Which Queer Book Should You Read To Close Out AAPI Month?

Please enjoy a captivating queer read by an AAPI author as we move into the season of leisurely reading by the pool and generally being gay.

Em Win May 28, 2023 12 Comments
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Movie Features TV Feature

Revisiting Iconic Pride Scenes From Film and Television

It turns out…there aren’t that many? Where is the 200 Cigarettes-style Pride comedy we deserve?!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 27, 2023 15 Comments
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