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First Person

What Watercoloring Has Taught Me

I’ve been fixated on rocks lately, among the landscapes.

Christina Tucker February 17, 2025 6 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: What Lesbian Furniture Are You?

Surely this will be useful in therapy or on the dating apps!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 16, 2025 15 Comments
Em Win in their twenties
First Person

20 Thoughts From My Twenties on My 30th Birthday

I’m 30 today! AH! I write that statement with an equal amount of dread and excitement bubbling in my chest.

Em Win February 16, 2025 2 Comments
Take Your Coat comic
Webcomics

Reine #70: Take Your Coat

“I’m an ADULT.”

Ren Strapp February 15, 2025
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TV Show Recaps

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Episode 1707 Recap: Is Snatch Game Dead?

More and more the queens on the show only seem to be able to reference the show itself.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 15, 2025 7 Comments
One image shows people's legs and feet gathered in a semicircle at a party. The other shows someone alone in a dimly lit bathtub.
AF+

Why Am I the Only Friend Not Invited to the Wedding?

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the team February 14, 2025 1 Comment
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TV Show Recaps

Yellowjackets Episode 302 Recap: Hold Up, Did This Show Just Get GAYER?

THERE’S SO MUCH TO DISCUSS BUT ALL I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THAT [REDACTED]!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 14, 2025 92 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Yellowjackets Episode 301 Recap: Summer Solstice

Yellowjackets is BACK for season three, and that means our super gay recaps are back, too! Get in here!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 14, 2025 103 Comments
Two trans women smile at the 25th anniversary march of Stonewall next to a person in a tank that says Year of the Queer
Politics + Activism

The Word ‘Transgender’ Has Been Removed From the Stonewall National Monument Webpage

The Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website has removed the word transgender and any mention of trans people. But was the Stonewall National Monument ever worthy of its radical roots?

Drew Burnett Gregory February 13, 2025 4 Comments
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Movie Reviews

Is ‘One of Them Days’ Lowkey Queer?

I don’t know about you, but a cis man wasting my time and money certainly had me rethinking my dating dynamics.

Eva Reign February 13, 2025 2 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

How To Impress Your Crush Based on Their Astrology

Some folks concentrate on just their Sun sign when looking at astrological compatibility. But you should also consider the Moon (feelings), Mercury (communication), Venus (love), and Mars (passion).

Deb Roe February 13, 2025 2 Comments
TV Reviews

‘Clean Slate’ Is a Risk-Averse Star Vehicle for Laverne Cox

I watched ‘Clean Slate’ with hopes that it’d be the next ‘All in the Family’ but instead it’s a new version of ‘Will & Grace,’ shifting the conversation on trans issues without upsetting the audience.

Natalie February 13, 2025 2 Comments
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Movie Reviews

Looking For a Third? ‘You, Me, and Her’ Is a Movie for You

Unfortunately, like many couples on dating apps, the movie is held back by its own timidity, a desire to reinforce the conventions it’s pushing against.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 13, 2025 3 Comments
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First Person Valentine's Day

10 Years Ago, I Had the Most Chaotic Valentine’s Day Plans Possible

Chicago, Winter 2015. I’m doing a cringe-worthy, cliche version of Living In Chicago In Your Early Twenties.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 12, 2025 3 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Megan Thee Stallion Looks So Good It Makes My Teeth Hurt???

Also, Kehlani is bringing back 2004 with her looks…and I don’t hate it!

Christina Tucker February 12, 2025
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Politics + Activism Sports

Gender Essentialism Already Had Track and Field in a Chokehold. Now Even Stricter Rules Are Being Proposed

World Athletics — the largest international governing body for track and field and cross country running — wants to enforce stricter “sex testing” in the wake of Trump’s trans sports exclusion EO.

Stef Rubino February 12, 2025 2 Comments
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Movie Lists Valentine's Day

Lesbian Movies for Every Valentine’s Day Vibe

Whether you’re single, recently dumped, in love, or somewhere in between, we’ve got Valentine’s Day lesbian movie recs for you!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 11, 2025 4 Comments
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First Person

My First Queer Love Became My Personal Brand

I was fronting Pride campaigns and being put on a pedestal as some sort of representative of the queer community when all I’d done was fit into mainstream beauty standards and fall in love with my best friend.

Bee Beardsworth February 11, 2025 6 Comments
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Dating

‘Is It a Good Idea To Date a Girl With Internalized Homophobia?’

“She said that we couldn’t date properly because we were both girls because of our religion.”

Em Win February 11, 2025 5 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

What The World Needs Now Is More Same-Sex Figure Skating Pairs, Am I Right Ladies

Two retired Olympic skaters, including bisexual skater Gabriella Papadakis, are campaigning for more same-sex skating, a first look at Euphoria’s Season Three, Ariana Debose’s new movie, Kalynn Bayron’s new book, and more!

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