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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
You Me and Her movie 2025 queer - Selina Ringel and Sydney Park lean in to kiss
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
Jennifer Lopez in The Boy Next Door
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
Megan Thee Stallion performing
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
legs running on a track
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
LESBIAN MOVIES FOR EVERY VALENTINE'S DAY VIBE
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
bee's back
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
"I'm afraid that this might hurt the both of us."
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
France's Gabriella Papadakis (L) and US' Madison Hubbell perfom during the "Art on Ice" figure skating gala in Zurich, on February 6, 2025. Olympic champions Gabriella Papadakis and Madison Hubbell on February 6, 2025, took to the ice at a figure skating gala in Zurich trying to "push the limit" of the sport as a first same-sex couple to skate together. (Photo by ARND WIEGMANN / AFP)
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!

Valerie Anne February 10, 2025 5 Comments
Lucy Dacus best guess music video hot mascs
Music

New Lucy Dacus Video “Best Guess” Is Full of Hot Mascs

The lyrics to the song are a swoon-worthy message to Julien Baker. But in the context of the video with a wide-range of mascs hanging out, arm-wrestling, playing poker, playing pool, and, yes, kissing, it also becomes a broader message about loving someone through change.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 10, 2025 12 Comments
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TV Lists

Hulu’s 30 Original TV Shows With Lesbian and Bisexual Women Characters

What TV shows could you watch on Hulu if you want to see some gay, lesbian or bisexual women characters? If you’re looking for an answer — boy have I got the post for you, my friend!

Riese and The TV Team
February 10, 2025 17 Comments
Which The Traitors U.S. Season 3 cast member are you? A collage with the various cast members
Quizzes TV Feature

Quiz: Which ‘Traitors U.S.’ Season 3 Cast Member Are You?

The Traitors U.S. season three has been excellent television. But have you wondered which of the season three cast members is most like you?

Drew Burnett Gregory February 9, 2025 5 Comments
Lunar New Year celebrations
First Person

How I’m Honoring Lunar New Year in a Very Gay Way

As a queer Asian person, the year of the snake really excites me.

Em Win February 8, 2025 1 Comment
RuPaul's Drag Race episode 1706 recap: a close up on Lexi looking pissed out of drag with a zebra print hat
TV Show Recaps

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Episode 1706 Recap: Spray Paintgate

There’s drama in the work room this week, but also the guest judge is Hunter Schafer and she’s joined by new mainstay Law Roach!

Drew Burnett Gregory February 8, 2025 2 Comments
a young amputee in Gaza looking out at buildings destroyed by Israel
Politics + Activism

How Am I Supposed To Feel About the Ceasefire?

What I know for certain is that no one feels comfortable with genuine optimism.

Elena Dudum February 7, 2025 7 Comments
AF+

Will She Dump Me If I Don’t Wanna Join Her Wellness Journey?

Is it OK to tell your girlfriend you’d simply rather watch TV than exercise with her? Also, what to do when texting people back feels like homework!

the team February 7, 2025 6 Comments
The Last Bookstore on Earth
LGBT Book Reviews

There Has Never Been a Better Time To Read About Two Girls Falling in Love at the End of the World

The Last Bookstore on Earth is a YA dystopian novel set in a bookstore and full of sapphic yearning.

Sa'iyda Shabazz February 7, 2025 1 Comment
Cats organized neatly
Geekery

Cozy Games for the People Who Are Already Tired of This Year

Rather than being defined by genre, cozy games are identified by vibes. They’re soft in tone and connect players to themes like friendship and cooperation.

Summer Tao February 7, 2025 5 Comments
a young trans athlete speaks in front of Congress building against trans sports bans
Politics + Activism Sports

Athletic Governing Bodies Must Resist Trump’s Unconscionable Trans Sports Ban

This Executive Order is just going to give these sports-specific governing bodies who already have policies aimed at trans participation in their sports more fuel to enforce them.

Stef Rubino February 6, 2025 1 Comment
Channing Tatum flies off a car with Mila Kunis on his back in Jupiter Ascending celebrating its 10th anniversary
Movie Features

We Need More Movies Like ‘Jupiter Ascending’

On its 10th anniversary, the Wachowskis’ sci-fi cult favorite Jupiter Ascending shows a way forward for Hollywood.

Lisa Laman February 6, 2025 8 Comments
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