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Elena Alvarez being embraced by her family in One Day at a Time; Lena Waithe and Angela Bassett in Master of None; Jadzia and Bashir kissing on DS9; Kima Greggs on The Wire; Emily and Maya kiss on Pretty Little Liars; Santana on Glee
TV Lists

20 TV Moments That Changed Lesbian Visibility Forever

Happy Lesbian Visibility Day, the one day a year us lesbians take our corporeal form and make mischief in the streets in our flannel and Birkenstocks while singing “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman.

Heather Hogan April 26, 2023 8 Comments
chef Melissa King in a suit and sunglasses leaning forward
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: This Pic of Chef Melissa King Is Such an Enormous Flex That I Actually Don’t Have the Capacity To Discuss It

What is the DEAL with Marfa?? Fame-o’s seem to really love going there!!

Christina Tucker April 26, 2023 1 Comment
Sai, a Black lesbian, wears glasses and a sparkly track jacket over a black tee and pink pants and has her hands on her hips. next to her, there are pink and purple distorted flowers
First Person

Calling Myself a Lesbian Has Been a Lesson in Self Acceptance

I think this is always who I’ve been, and the other words were the ones I was trying on to see if they fit.

Sa'iyda Shabazz April 26, 2023 21 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Announcing Her Place In the Family of Things

What’s worse than raining cats and dogs?

Amanda Rafkin April 26, 2023 3 Comments
Keke Palmer makes a kissy face at the camera at the Los Angeles LGBT Center Awards Gala.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: “I Never Felt Straight Enough; I Never Felt Gay Enough” Says Keke Palmer, That’s Relatable

And I don’t know how else to say this but ugh… for Lesbian Visibility Week, they invited Jennifer Beals to the White House??

Carmen Phillips April 25, 2023 21 Comments
Two clementines are against a light blue background.
Lesbian Sex

10 Hot Things You Can Do to Boobs, Chests, and Nipples

It’s spring! Tits the season for appreciating boobs, chests, and nipples — so let’s do some chestploration and nipple stimulation!

Ro White April 25, 2023 10 Comments
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Coming Out Dating

You Need Help: Can I Date While Living With My Homophobic Parents?

Dating can be amazing and wonderful. But if you currently rely on homophobic parents for material support, it may be time to focus on planning the next stage of your life — one where you are less dependent on your parents, and have the space to fully be yourself.

Darcy April 25, 2023 2 Comments
Just As You Are by Camille Kellogg
LGBT Book Reviews

“Just as You Are” Is the Gayest Rom-Com I’ve Ever Read

Just As You Are is a full-on enemies-to-lovers romance that exudes queerness at every possible turn.

ashni April 25, 2023 3 Comments
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Puzzles

Guessing Game: *** ***

What do you call a bee that can’t make up its mind?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 25, 2023 19 Comments
Forever Means EP by Angel Olsen
Music

“Forever Means” EP Creates Perfect Bridge Between Angel Olsen’s Past, Present, and Future

As I finished the EP, I found myself immediately starting it over to listen again from the beginning.

Stef Rubino April 24, 2023 8 Comments
Negative Money by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, The World Keeps ENding, and the Wold Goes On by Franny Choi, and Freedom House by KB Brookins
Book Lists

8 Poets With New Queer Books To Check Out This National Poetry Month

If I’ve given you one poetry recommendation, I’ve held back from giving 15.

A. Tony Jerome April 24, 2023 5 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: The L Word: Generation Q’s Marja-Lewis Ryan is Remaking “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”

Station 19 has been renewed, the trailer for Selling Sunset’s new season, and the new queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.

Heather Hogan April 24, 2023 14 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“Judy Blume Forever” Documentary Made Me Cry Big Nostalgia Tears

Anyone who has been paying attention in the last few years knows that book banning has only gotten worse since Judy Blume’s books started getting banned 40 years ago.

Sa'iyda Shabazz April 24, 2023 5 Comments
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TV Feature

How Happy Could I Make These Yellowjackets?

I guess it’s possible I’m “unwell,” but catch me hand washing silk caftans in the river or whatever — my wife Lottie needs her outfits! 

Christina Tucker April 24, 2023 19 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Did a Little Reading on Autostraddle Last Night

The lesbian lifestyle and pop culture website?

Rachel April 24, 2023 4 Comments
Top row: Cheetah Girls, Bring It On, Coyote Ugly and Ghost World. Bottom row: Bring it On, Blue Crush, Thirteen, Charlie's Angels
Movie Features Quizzes

Quiz: Which Early ’00s Movie Made You Gay?

In the early 2000s, the silver screen was awash in groups of ostensibly straight girls in low-rise pants fighting crime, dancing on the bar and writing burn books! Along the way, some of them turned you into the brave gay person you are today!!! Which film was it?

Riese April 23, 2023 53 Comments
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Music

boygenius Joins MUNA to Play “Silk Chiffon” at Coachella and Dance Close in a Gay Way

We are here today because we are gay.

Carmen Phillips April 23, 2023 7 Comments
Four Pink Ladies from "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies", looking over the shoulder of the jacket, are cut out in front of a pixelated pink high school hallway.
TV Reviews

“Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” Can’t Go Both Ways

Rise of the Pink Ladies wants the privilege of deciding when and how questions of race matter, but that’s not how it works — not on a fictional television show where teenagers sing on cafeteria tables for fun, and not in life.

Carmen Phillips April 23, 2023 42 Comments
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Queer Fashion Shopping

Spring Edit: You Know What Your Main Bag Needs? A Smaller Bag Inside It

In which I gently boss you into cleaning out your bag and putting in things you’ll actually use.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 22, 2023 10 Comments
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Webcomics

Baopu 111: Life In Third Person

Only occasionally letting people in.

Yao Xiao April 22, 2023 2 Comments
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