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a white woman with short blonde hair looks at herself in the mirror in the movie Blue Jean
Movie Reviews

“Blue Jean” Is a Painful and Hopeful Story of a Queer Teacher

There’s a reason teachers have long been a battleground for queer progress — in fiction and in real life.

Drew Burnett Gregory June 21, 2023 12 Comments
Queen Latifah as Cleo in Set It Off, blowing smoke out of her mouth while dancing with her girlfriend
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: For Lena Waithe, Queen Latifah’s Cleo Was a “Queer Awakening” (Get in Line)

To be Black & queer during Juneteenth, having hot sex during the writers’ strike, and the national monument at Stonewall keeps getting vandalized during Pride month.

Carmen Phillips June 20, 2023 4 Comments
A close up of a chocolate cake with strawberry frosting and fresh strawberry decorations, on a stripped table cloth.
Recipes

Chocolate Strawberry “Just Because I Can” Cake

An hour. That’s all the time that stands between you and a fudgey, chocolatey, cake that’s just this side of a brownie and a strawberry frosting that tastes like summer itself was bottled into a Barbie pink tube.

Carmen Phillips June 20, 2023 16 Comments
Billie and Ivy sit in a circle in The Lake season two, with Ivy strumming a guitar.
TV Reviews

Already Very Queer Comedy “The Lake” Gets Gayer in Season Two

Billie finds herself in a love triangle full of queer tension.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 20, 2023 7 Comments
A feature made up of the author's photo in between two cover images of Patricia Wants To Cuddle by Samantha Allen which features a furry arm with painted red nails holding a white woman with blonde hair, sun hat, and sunglasses who is taking a selfie. The author's photo shows Samantha a white, blonde woman in black and white. she is standing in front of a tangle of tree roots and smiling
Meet-Ups / Events

TOMORROW! A+ Book Club Chats “Patricia Wants to Cuddle” with Samantha Allen

Queers! Reality TV dating! Sasquatch!

Nico June 20, 2023
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Relationships

You Need Help: How Can I Make Long Distance More Bearable?

Long distance will always be challenging; here are the ways you can strengthen the way you navigate those challenges.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 20, 2023 1 Comment
Pageboy by Elliot Page
LGBT Book Reviews

In “Pageboy,” Elliot Page Gets Vulnerable About Gender Dysphoria, Trans Joy, and Much More

Like a lot of millennials my age, I grew up watching Elliot Page’s films and his ascent to stardom

Stef Rubino June 19, 2023 4 Comments
Arike Ogunbowale #24 of the Dallas Wings drives to the basket against Courtney Vandersloot #22 of the New York Liberty at the Barclays Center on June 11, 2023 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Sports

WNBA Week 4: Who’s Hot? Who’s Washed? Who’s the Best Dressed Gay of the Week?

Also, we still need answers on how the league is going to protect BG. Actual answers.

Natalie and Heather Hogan
June 19, 2023 16 Comments
Two Heartstopper youths on the bus
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Watch the First Scene of Heartstopper Season 2 Right Now!

Gillian Anderson is happy to have made you gay, checking in with Cheryl Dunye, reintroducing Che Diaz, and more!

Heather Hogan June 19, 2023 2 Comments
a Black mom reads a book to her son while they lay on the floor
Parenting & Family

Queer Mom Chronicles: There’s No Manual for Navigating Co-Parenting

I know I write about our experience as a two mom family, but here’s the thing: My son has a dad. And he has been sleeping on my couch on and off for the last four months.

Sa'iyda Shabazz June 19, 2023 16 Comments
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LGBT Pride Quizzes

Quiz: What’s Your Pride Vibe?

What’s your Pride MO? Answer some questions, and I’ll take a stab.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 18, 2023 11 Comments
Two panel comic of Baopu, an Asian queer person with red hair. In the first panel Baopu is buying a plane ticket home and asking, "I wonder who I am when I am 'back home.'" In the second, they are on the plane and still wondering, "Will I maintain a sense of self or regress really hard?"
Webcomics

Baopu #113: Visiting Home

I’ve been waiting to go home for years; but when I do, I wonder about who I am when I get there.

Yao Xiao June 17, 2023 6 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “Class of 09” Is Sending Us Mixed Gay Messages!

Plus updates on Nancy Drew and How I Met Your Father.

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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Swoon Your Way Into the Weekend With Melanie Lynskey and Natasha Lyonne

They talk about Clea DuVall so much and I promise they will make you laugh within 45 seconds of clicking play. 

Heather Hogan June 16, 2023 4 Comments
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Movie Reviews

Lesbian Thriller “Jagged Mind” Is a Haunting Portrayal of Abuse

There’s something so scary about a time loop.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 16, 2023 1 Comment
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AF+

Into the A+ Advice Box #84: Cheating With a Guy While Having Gender Feelings

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the team June 16, 2023 26 Comments
Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson
LGBT Book Reviews

Leah Johnson’s Middle Grade Debut Will Take You Right Back to Seventh Grade

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Sa'iyda Shabazz June 16, 2023 4 Comments
: A customer walks by a Pride Month merchandise display at a Target store on May 31, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Target has pulled some of its Pride Month merchandise from stores or have moved the seasonal displays to lesser seen areas of their stores to avoid conservative backlash that has threatened workers’ safety. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Queer Target Employees on Just How Scary Pride Month Got

Over 184 vintage Pride photos for all my history heads out there, queer-owned beauty brands, and a near record number of women now believe that abortion should be legal under any circumstance.

Carmen Phillips June 15, 2023 4 Comments
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Book Features

In The Terrible We, Cameron Awkward-Rich Makes Space for Bad Trans Feelings

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Lauren Herold June 15, 2023 2 Comments
Wanda Sykes using a microphone in I'm an Entertainer
Comedy

As a Queer Black Mom, I Strongly Relate to the Humor in “Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer”

I’m An Entertainer shows Wanda Sykes doing what she does best: making you crack up one minute and making you think the next.

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