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First Person

The Need for Trans Girl Trash

If media that’s traditionally targeted at women, whether they are queer or not, isn’t making a space for the girls like me, then where exactly are we expected to look for entertainment that keeps us in mind?

Nic Anstett May 4, 2023 8 Comments
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Food and Drink Relationships

Dykes on Dates: Tender Pork Tacos That Are Too Good To Be True

There’s probably a joke in here about being a bottom, but genuinely a lot of my favorite date night dinners involve, well, toppings.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 4, 2023 1 Comment
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Literature

Rainbow Reading: The Book With “The Most Hilarious Disaster Bisexuals You’ll Ever Meet”

Plus, there are so many exciting queer Muslim voices getting published this year, and I’m here for it!

Yashwina May 4, 2023 6 Comments
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Puzzles

Word Search: Take a Reader to Work Day! (Kayla’s Version)

Let’s hang out in Kayla’s office! Hey, where’s Lola?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 4, 2023 2 Comments
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AF+

HAPPENING NOW: A+ Book Club for “Finding the Fool” with Meg Jones Wall

With author and Autostraddle writer, Meg Jones Wall! Join now to chat with them!

Nico May 3, 2023
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TV News & Trailers

“The Ultimatum: Queer Love” Has Blessed Us With Cast Details, Full-Length Trailer, More Pics

Gird your sapphic loins we’ve got a brand new trailer, new photos and cast details on the queer women and nonbinary people who will be bringing gay chaos to our Netflix television screens this May 24th.

Riese May 3, 2023 14 Comments
MAY 2, 2023 - WGA members walk the picket line on the first day of their strike in front of Paramount Studios in Hollywood on May 2, 2023. The union were unable to reach a last minute-accord with the major studios on a new three-year contract to replace one that expired Monday night
TV Feature

Queer TV Creatives Share How You Can Support the Writers Strike

“We’ve already lost too many LGBTQ, PoC, and disabled writers on the path that the studios have taken us down and we are fighting so we won’t lose more over not being paid fairly.”

Heather Hogan May 3, 2023 10 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Sneak a Peek at “Squid Game” Star Lee Yoo-mi’s New Queer Movie

Movies with no men! Nonbinary Tony Award nominees! We support the Writer’s Strike, obviously! And more!

Heather Hogan May 3, 2023 4 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Mae Martin’s Life Is Increasingly Looking Like a Cool LA Sitcom That I Do Think Should Exist

Also, Gillian Anderson will always be exactly who she is, and I do love her for that.

Christina Tucker May 3, 2023 2 Comments
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TV News & Trailers

Some Bravo Dyke Thoughts on the Vanderpump Rules Finale Trailer

There’s one thing this trailer lacks though that the midseason trailer delivered: Bad Hats.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 3, 2023 6 Comments
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Music Politics + Activism

Hayley Kiyoko Was Told She Couldn’t Bring Drag Queens Onstage for Nashville Performance

They joined her anyway, but Kiyoko’s reaction to anti-drag laws still holds true: “This is so f*cked.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 3, 2023 13 Comments
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Puzzles

Great, Now Mini Crossword Can’t Stop Thinking About Gay Blue Carrots

What’s the opposite of coffee?

brooke May 3, 2023 6 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) Queer Fashion

Every Scrap of Queer Fashion from the 2023 Met Gala

Yesterday was the First Monday in May, and if you’re anything even remotely close to a fashion gay — you know that means.

Carmen Phillips May 2, 2023 14 Comments
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Book Features First Person

In “A Recipe for More,” Sara Elise Asks: Who Do You Want To Become?

“We do not have to do anything more to be worthy; we are worthy just because we are.”

Sara Elise May 2, 2023 1 Comment
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Life

You Need Help: How To Stay Sober

Do y’all have any podcasts or books or anything you’d recommend for someone who hasn’t been sober since they were thirteen?

danijanae May 2, 2023 5 Comments
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LGBT Book Reviews

“Stars Collide” Is a Fun, Layered Queer Romance About Pop Stars Falling in Love

Like a good pop song, this book is fluff at first glance, and surprisingly deeper when you look closer.

Analyssa May 2, 2023 4 Comments
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Puzzles

Guessing Game: ******

What goes through towns, up and down hills, but never moves?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 2, 2023 6 Comments
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TV Reviews

HBO’s “Somebody Somewhere” Is Middle-Age Queer Friendship and Hard-Won Hope

I’m one half of a Hallmark movie, if they made Hallmark movies about middle age lesbians.

Heather Hogan May 1, 2023 15 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for May 2023

Jupiter, our cosmic tenderqueer cheerleader, moves into Taurus this month and we are here for it.

Corina Dross May 1, 2023 3 Comments
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Movie Lists TV Lists

May 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream

“The Ultimatum: Queer Love” is finally here! Plus, we’ve got prominent queer storylines in “XO, Kitty,” Sepideh Moafi back in our hearts on “Class of ’09,” the Angel City documentary, stand-up specials from Wanda Sykes and Hannah Gadsby and more!

Riese May 1, 2023 17 Comments
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