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A programmable coffeemaker connected to a Keurig sits on a counter next to a mushroom tapestry
Food and Drink Shopping

This Coffeemaker Changed My Life, Makes Mornings With the Sleepyhead I Love Even Sweeter

I’m a morning person — my fiancé is NOT.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 11, 2023 10 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Is in Your Top 8

How do you make holy water?

Rachel February 11, 2023 19 Comments
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 04: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Kristen Stewart attends the Chanel Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 04, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)
Pop Culture Fix

Iconic: Queer Icon Kristen Stewart Playing Queer Icon Susan Sontag in Upcoming Biopic

Kristen Stewart will be playing bisexual author, activist and philosopher Susan Sontag in a new film biopic from Kirsten Johnson, co-written by lesbian playwright Lisa Kron.

Riese February 10, 2023 4 Comments
Lady Allura scowls at her wife Lady Kima, who grins nervously
TV Reviews

Bisexual Badassery Abounds in Season 2 of “The Legend of Vox Machina”

The Legend of Vox Machina wraps up its second season with their band of bisexual badasses and, of course, wives Kima and Allura.

Valerie Anne February 10, 2023 2 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Criminal Minds Tackles The Gold Star Problem

And updates on: Harlem! Truth Be Told! How I Met Your Father! Fantasy Island! The Watchful Eye! And more!

Natalie and Valerie Anne
February 10, 2023 2 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Writing Fanfiction About Dana Scully

“Can’t wait for the Daddy quiz and to see what all the pairings become!!!”

Darcy February 10, 2023 2 Comments
Erin and Liz read a book on the lawn.
Movie Reviews

“Erin’s Guide to Kissing Girls” Is Lesbian Lizzie McGuire on a Budget

I want to crawl inside sweet stories and build a blanket fort there. Lucky for me, writer and director Julianna Notten has met me right where I am.

Heather Hogan February 10, 2023 5 Comments
Friday I'm In Love by Camryn Garrett features a young Black girl wearing a rainbow dress on its cover
LGBT Book Reviews

A Sweet Sixteen Becomes a Coming Out Party in Queer YA Novel “Friday I’m in Love”

The scene where Mahalia — the Black queer teen at the center of Camryn Garrett’s new novel — comes out to her mom is painful but honest.

Sa'iyda Shabazz February 10, 2023 3 Comments
a photo of shea, a Black nonbinary human with glasses and short hair wearing a long sleeved polo is superimposed on a houseplant filled background with an open notebook on top. on the notebook are the words "writing yourself home"
AF+ Meet-Ups / Events

Now A+ Members Can Take shea’s “Writing Yourself Home” Workshop at Your Own Pace

Writing Yourself Home is a special generative workshop for writers of all ages that honors the complexities of what constitutes “home.”

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February 10, 2023 5 Comments
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Beauty

Put This On Your Face: Brows, Baby!

As a South Asian, and as a queer person, my relationship to my eyebrows (and hair in general, honestly) is a little complicated.

ashni February 10, 2023 3 Comments
A still from Your Place or Mine: Tig Notaro in a green vest and blue buttondown holds a to-go coffee cup next to Ashton Kutcher in a black sweater and black bomber also holding a to-go coffee cup
Movie Reviews

“Your Place or Mine” Fails To Explicitly Acknowledge Bit Butch Lesbian Character

As much as I’d love for Tig Notaro to be in all romantic comedies, I don’t want “butch best friend” to become the latest watered down LGBT character trope.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 10, 2023 8 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Made Pancakes

What do you call a snitching scientist?

Rachel February 10, 2023 7 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Demand for Lightly Used Dildos Higher Than Anticipated

Is there such a thing as too much serotonin? The latest rise in anti-LGBTQ legislation seemingly everywhere across America, and TikTok’s COO came out as nonbinary.

Carmen Phillips February 9, 2023 3 Comments
A sign that says "We love you Gia" / Gia in her basketball uniform eyeing the goal on Quantum Leap
TV Reviews

Quantum Leap’s Trans Girl Basketball Story Is Right on Time

A triumphant trans-affirming sports story written, directed, and acted by trans people.

Heather Hogan February 9, 2023 11 Comments
there is a creepy stone tunnel in the dark, barren woods. from it emerges a cut-out figure from a vintage valentine's day card. instead of a head there is a heart with a disturbingly realistic mouth as well as giant soul-piercing eyes. the rest of the figure is some kind of cutesy white girl in a blue dress holding a purse with a heart on it. the heart head also has a hat.
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft Valentine's Day

Your Zodiac Sign as a Creepy Vintage Valentine’s Day Card

Always. Always. Always compliment a Libra’s outfit. You don’t want to find out what happens if you forget.

Nico February 9, 2023 34 Comments
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TV Reviews

Harley Quinn’s Valentine’s Day Special Is Gloriously Horny Bisexual Chaos

It’s the Abbott Elementary/Ted Lasso/Harley Quinn crossover you never knew you needed!

Heather Hogan February 9, 2023 2 Comments
Movie Reviews

Horror Romance “Attachment” Has Mommy Issues, Jewish Folklore, and Hot Lesbian Sex

These two lovers bond over their shared mommy issues — and their shared interest in each other’s bodies.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 9, 2023 8 Comments
Chaos Agent by Lee Winter features a woman's face smelling a red flower
LGBT Book Reviews

“Chaos Agent” Has One of the Most Complicated, Heartbreaking Lesbian Romance Protagonists I’ve Ever Read

If everyone was defined by the worst things they’d ever done, then we’d never get a happy ending. And we deserve that, don’t we?

Christina Tucker February 9, 2023 3 Comments
Against a white and pink background covered in hearts, there are seven items: orange briefs covered in cactus print, a stack of pink tinned fish boxes, a brown box of truffles, a cell phone with audio erotica playing on it, a brown glass jar of bath salts with the bath salts exploding out of the top, a blue rose-shaped grinding toy, and a pink beverage in a short glass with rosemary and a slice of grapefruit on top.
Valentine's Day

9 Sensual Gifts You Can Get for Your Own Damn Self This Valentine’s Day

Whether you’re single or partnered, you’re allowed to get yourself the gift of a little Valentine’s Day treat.

Ro White February 9, 2023 4 Comments
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Puzzles

Word Search: We <3 the 90s

We’re trading CDs in the parking lot after lunch.

Darcy February 9, 2023 4 Comments
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