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Friendship

You Need Help: Your Friend Takes Everything Super Personally

What I hear from the anecdotes you shared is someone who is deeply lonely and feels deeply unseen, but you can’t be your friend’s therapist, even if you want what’s best for her.

Em Win May 9, 2023 10 Comments
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Shopping

This $10 Bug Bite Treatment Changed My Life, Helped Me Accept My Mosquito Overlords

I learned the hard way that I am The Person Mosquitos Are Obsessed With when I moved to Florida.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 9, 2023 24 Comments
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Puzzles

Guessing Game: ****** ******

What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 9, 2023 19 Comments
Keeley and Jack at the mini-golfing place
TV Show Recaps

Ted Lasso Drops Its Lesbian Relationship Storyline Like a Hot Potato

Keeley and Jack broke up in episode 308 of “Ted Lasso,” thus ending its first lesbian relationship with mid-aughts speed in a flurry of unexpected slut-shaming.

Riese May 8, 2023 16 Comments
This Is the Way the World Ends by Jen Wilde
LGBT Book Reviews

Autistic Teen Girl Takes On the Rich and Powerful in This Queer YA Thriller

This is Jen Wilde’s first thriller, but I hope not her last.

Sa'iyda Shabazz May 8, 2023
OVEMBER 23: Singer Taylor Swift (L) and actress Dianna Agron attend the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 23, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Dianna Agron on Those Gaylor Rumors: “Me? Oh, if only!”

The Little Mermaid’s queer origins, Jodi Balfour thinks Keeley and Jack really could’ve had something special on Ted Lasso, and more!

Heather Hogan May 8, 2023 11 Comments
Against a blue sky filled with fluffy clouds, there is a green street sign with white text that reads, "Menopause: next exit." A white arrow points to the right.
First Person

Old Gal, New Tricks: Queer Menopause and Masturbation

This is what we don’t talk about when we (don’t) talk about menopause…and masturbation.

Jenni May 8, 2023 11 Comments
a Black mom with her toddler son sliding down a slide on a playground
Parenting & Family

Queer Mom Chronicles: When You’re the Only Lesbian Mom on the Playground

There’s a certain amount of risk calculation you have to do when you’re the only queer mom in a group of parents.

Sa'iyda Shabazz May 8, 2023 10 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Working Through Some Jealousy

Why did the can crusher quit their job?

Amanda Rafkin May 8, 2023 3 Comments
Representative Zooey Zephyr from Montana proposes to her girlfriend Erin Reed, Zephyr is in a orange and black patterned dress and Reed in in a short red dress. Both are white women with brunette hair.
Politics + Activism

Lawmaker Zooey Zephyr Proposes to Girlfriend at Queer Prom, Calls It “A Love That Feels Like Home”

Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed’s brilliant, determined, resolute love story is proof that love is a revolution.

Carmen Phillips May 7, 2023 11 Comments
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw, Gods of Want by K-Ming Chang, Queer Little Nightmares, Fruiting Bodies by Kathryn Harlan, Buffalo is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel, Xenocultivars, Slug by Megan Milks, A Safe Girl to Love by Casey Plett
Quizzes

Quiz: Which Queer Short Story Collection Should You Read?

Need some bite-sized pieces of queer fiction? Try a short story collection!

Casey May 7, 2023 22 Comments
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Recipes

Four-Ingredient Asparagus Tart for Mothers Day (Or the Friend You Yell “Mother” at in the Chat)

In my opinion there’s no better home for springtime asparagus than nestled between a bed of cheese and butter. That’s my selling point. My strongest argument.

Carmen Phillips May 7, 2023 23 Comments
Movie News & Trailers

Did Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Very Quietly Intro a Canonically Queer Character?

Nothing queer happens in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but we did meet a canonically queer character.

Carmen Phillips May 6, 2023 10 Comments
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Sports

Brittney Griner’s Teammates Rate Her Red Carpet Fits

10/10! Out the park! Killed it! Slay! Repost! Couple of the night! Couple of the year!

Heather Hogan May 6, 2023 3 Comments
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Music

Playlist: What I Think Each Yellowjacket Would Listen To

The music has been so consistently good that I was inspired to make individual playlists for our six main Yellowjackets.

Julie Gentile May 6, 2023 13 Comments
Comedy

Everyone Is “Upset” About the Way I Cut Brownies — I Must Defend My Honor

I’ve been informed this is the absolute most chaotic way to slice brownies. Do you agree?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 6, 2023 49 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Has Two Tickets to the Swamp Gala

What do you get when you cross a dog with a calculator?

Amanda Rafkin May 6, 2023 7 Comments
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Politics + Activism

New Polls Reveal Alarming Number of Americans Are Wrong About Trans People, I Wonder Why

Most Americans support bans on gender-affirming medical care for trans youth and participation in sports for trans women — an agenda heartily endorsed by the media they consume.

Riese May 5, 2023 8 Comments
Bel-Air: Ashley listens to her brother (off-screen) lie about the drugs he's taking. She's wearing a butterfly print blazer and a ruffled-bib long-sleeve blouse.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: It’s a Happy Ending for Ashley on “Bel-Air” Season 2

Plus! Updates on Survivor, Fantasy Island, The Rookie: Feds, Saint X, The Power, and All American!

Natalie and Valerie Anne
May 5, 2023 3 Comments
Food Lists

Spring Edit: Savory Snacks Under $5 To Eat Outside in the Sun

I highly recommend going outside RIGHT NOW AND HAVING A SNACK.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 5, 2023 13 Comments
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