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Club Q and the memorial for the victims of the shooting photographed in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
Politics + Activism

Colorado Club Q Shooting Suspect Pleads Guilty to LGBTQ+ Mass Shooting

As part of a plea deal, Anderson Lee Aldrich will serve life in prison. 

Heather Hogan June 26, 2023 9 Comments
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Playlists

Playlist: The Saddest Songs Ever, According to Queer Cancers

“Happy” Cancer season! Here are some songs to cry to, selected by a group of Cancers.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 26, 2023 35 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Barbie Are You?

Let’s go party! 

Heather Hogan June 25, 2023 39 Comments
Che Diaz does a set at The Comedy Store
TV Show Recaps

“And Just Like That” Che Diaz Is the New… Mr. Big??

I cannot believe Michael Patrick King has got me comparing a Sara Ramirez character to Mr. Big! CHE, STOP IT! LET ME AND MIRANDA LOVE YOU!

Heather Hogan June 24, 2023 6 Comments
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde, Let the Record Show by Sarah Schulman, Your Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns, and Nature Poem by Tommy Pico
Book Lists

Tap Into Queer Rage This Pride With These Scorching LGBTQ+ Books

Read these works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and then let yourself fill with rage and release.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 24, 2023 3 Comments
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Politics + Activism

How a Far-Right Moms Group Is Threatening Queer Liberties in Schools

And what we can learn from them this Pride.

Rhea Almeida June 24, 2023 5 Comments
Rachel and Ellen face each other as they break up
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “How I Met Your Father” Brings the Bittersweet Queerness

Plus updates on Class of 09 and Nancy Drew!

Valerie Anne June 23, 2023 3 Comments
Che Diaz leans against the side of the pool, nakedly
TV Show Recaps

“And Just Like That” Miranda Straps It On for Che Diaz

You won’t believe the name of Che Diaz’s new sitcom.

Heather Hogan June 23, 2023 15 Comments
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Literature

Things I Read That I Love #330: Titanic, Top Chef, Jeopardy, Libraries, Marvel, BookTok and the Fake Sherlock

Topics include a Top Chef oral history, the fake Sherlock, lost Jeopardy tapes, the Costa Concordia disaster, libraries, Bridget Jones, re-watching Titanic, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fictions from the lesbian archive and so much more!

Riese June 23, 2023 5 Comments
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Beauty Shopping

Sun’s Out, Toes Out: My Favorite Nail Polishes for Summer Pedicures

If you’re looking for some new polish colors for the summer, look no further!

Sa'iyda Shabazz June 23, 2023 4 Comments
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Politics + Activism

Also.Also.Also: Queen Latifah Becomes the First Woman Rapper To Be Given Kennedy Center Honors

It was L Word Day at the WGA Strike, so Ilene Chaiken announced that “Corporate Greed Killed Jenny.” Also, the 100 most significant political films of all time.

Carmen Phillips June 22, 2023 5 Comments
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Music

“Age of Pleasure” Has a Track For Each Summer Sexy Mood

It feels like fingertips brushing down a jaw or a back; pure seduction.

Sa'iyda Shabazz June 22, 2023 4 Comments
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AF+

Interview With My Ex: MR

“I, too, was a hedonist. I think we still are.”

ashni June 22, 2023 4 Comments
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Sex

Try These Exercises for Better Strap-On Sex

It’s pride month! Let’s get jacked for our favorite sex act with exercises for strap-on sex!

Ro White June 22, 2023 8 Comments
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AF+ Meet-Ups / Events

RIGHT NOW! Log Onto Discord to Chat With Samantha Allen

Ask the author of “Patricia Wants to Cuddle” all about her book!

Nico June 21, 2023 2 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Megan Thee Stallion Shouts Out Megan Rapinoe in USWNT World Cup Roster Announcement

Aubrey Plaza is a WNBA stan, We Baby Bears nonbinary Pride episode, the trailer for Brandi Carlile’s In the Canyon Haze, and more!

Heather Hogan June 21, 2023 3 Comments
L Word Gen Q, Genera+ion and Willow
TV Lists

17 LGBTQ+ TV Shows Removed From Max, Disney+, Showtime and Hulu

It’s tragic when queer shows get cancelled — but a second layer of tragedy emerges when a streaming network then erases the show from our lives altogether.

Riese June 21, 2023 21 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: The Pickleball Craze Sweeping the Nation Has Found the Gays

Is it because I was raised emotionally by the Slave 4 U music video that I think SLAY every time a photoshoot concept is “wet”?

Christina Tucker June 21, 2023 4 Comments
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
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