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Mo'Nique on stage at her new Netflix comedy special.
Coming Out TV Reviews

Mo’Nique Grapples With Her Queer Desires, Fear, and Coming Out In New Netflix Special

“So for you babies in the LGBTQ community, I want y’all to hear me. I respect every-motherfuckin’-body in here free enough to be their goddamn selves.”

Carmen Phillips April 5, 2023 13 Comments
The cover of "Recipe for Disaster" where a Blonde person is smushing their face into a sprinkle cake.
LGBT Book Reviews

Celebs Share Good Dishes To Get Through Bad Times In “Recipe for Disaster”

For those who find comfort in food while going through the unthinkable.

Shana April 5, 2023 1 Comment
Kate McKinnon with short cropped hair and markers on her face in her Barbie character poster
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Kate McKinnon’s Safety Scissors Haircut Barbie Is My New Favorite Doll

Stef and Lena are back on Good Trouble, Mae Martin’s new spooky Netflix series, Cruel Intentions is for really real getting a TV series, and more!

Heather Hogan April 5, 2023 19 Comments
Passover table setting with a traditional Passover seder plate with symbolic meal, matzah and Haggadah.
First Person Jewish Holidays

At the Passover Table, New Traditions Will Be Born

This year feels like the first of many years where I begin to truly incorporate my partner’s cultural traditions into our family.

Sa'iyda Shabazz April 5, 2023 7 Comments
G Flip and Chrishell Stause on a red carpet together. G Flip is in a white vest and white pants, and Chrishell is in an off the shoulder red long sleeved mini dress
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: G Flip on a Red Carpet in a White Vest Is Just So *Chef’s Kiss*

Also, Niecy Nash said “hell yes I am going to live laugh love every day” and I have nothing but support for her!!

Christina Tucker April 5, 2023 3 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Baking Cakes with Poets

What did the numerator say to the denominator after they broke up?

brooke April 5, 2023 7 Comments
Mae Martin on stage with a mic wearing a white tee and an olive green open shacket
TV Feature

Mae Martin on “Sap,” Camping, and Finding Queer Community

“Moose are kind of like the hippos of the land. They’re aggressive. They run really fast.”

Drew Burnett Gregory April 4, 2023 12 Comments
A package of TMNT Pizza Crunchabungas, a package of Shark Bites, a package of Toaster Strudel with a purple overlay, set against a 90s background of vivid color shapes.
Food and Drink

90s Snacks I Want Back

If I had to guess, I would say that Warheads are made of sugar and that stuff called The Dip that Judge Doom uses in Roger Rabbit to melt cartoon characters.

Heather Hogan April 4, 2023 20 Comments
young Black person sitting at an outdoor bar holding a beverage and looking flirtatious
Dating

You Need Help: Can I Open My Relationship and Have Casual Sex Without Relying On The Apps?

Sure, maybe some nights you’ll encounter a confident queer who makes a beeline for you and starts chatting, but you know how you can guarantee a confident queer is in the room chatting to new people? Be The Confident Queer You Want To See At The Bar!

Vanessa April 4, 2023 6 Comments
Little Women, Katherine Hepburn, House of Psychotic Women
TV Feature

I’ll Watch Anything Queer Made Before the Year 2000

I do not find my obsessions — they find me.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 4, 2023 6 Comments
Dear Prudence by Daniel M. Lavery
Book Features

Danny Lavery on What It’s Like To Be an Advice Columnist

“I would imagine a lot of the same things draw to advice columns that draw everyone, which is just that same impulse to run outside if somebody says there’s a fight.”

Yashwina April 4, 2023 3 Comments
Alice and Shane looking unhappily off to the side
The L Word: Generation Q TV News & Trailers

Showtime Removes Generation Q From Platform, Thus Deeply Wounding Our Community

The queer community was dealt another severe blow last week when The L Word: Generation Q and Work in Progress were removed from Showtime’s streaming service.

Riese April 4, 2023 31 Comments
Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick
LGBT Book Reviews

This YA Book Is a Great Queer Second-Chance Romance

What would you do if the one person you loved the most was the one person you cannot remember?

Sa'iyda Shabazz April 4, 2023
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Puzzles

Guessing Game: You Can Pry It from Our Frozen Gay Hands

Why did the primordial soup slip across the great unknown?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 4, 2023 15 Comments
Maya and Carina kissing on Station 19
TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Trope-y Wives Champion – Maya Bishop and Carina Deluca!

Five years in, and this thing just keeps getting more fun! Let’s do it again next year, shall we?

Natalie April 3, 2023 7 Comments
Against a peach background, pink and red flowers form the shape of a uterus. Green vines form the fallopian tubes and white flowers form the ovaries.
Relationships

How Polyamory Pushed Me to Prioritize My Pelvic Health

Communicating openly about sex and pelvic health with my partners helps me advocate for myself in medical settings.

Samantha Puc April 3, 2023 5 Comments
Jinkx Monsoon standing in space near the TARDIS
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Drag Race Star Jinkx Monsoon Is Doctor Who’s New Queer Pal

Tawny Cypress thinks you might hate some things about Yellowjackets season two, Hannah Waddingham wants to be mauled to death by Jodie Comer, and more!

Heather Hogan April 3, 2023 8 Comments
a postcard-like image of two jars of coins reading SAVINGS and INVESTMENT with a stamp of a pink flower and the text THANK YOU, EX!
Breakups Money + Work

Thank You, Ex: For Teaching Me To Save for Retirement

Bless my ex, and her bestie, because they both patiently explained why actually, there’s nothing punk rock about not taking care of your future self if you have the means to.

Vanessa April 3, 2023 25 Comments
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Queer Fashion Shopping

Spring Edit: Must-Have Accessories for Your Next Queer Picnic

Welcome to Spring Edit, a new miniseries all about giving your life a little refresh for warmer weather.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 3, 2023 11 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Had a Lightbulb Moment

Why did Mickey Mouse become an astronaut?

Rachel April 3, 2023 4 Comments
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