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The NYC TikTok Influencer to Gentrification Pipeline

Landlords and leaders care about nothing more than collecting bread in their pockets. TikTok influencers are tools of their capitalist schemes.

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Love You, And You, And You, Forever!

“Does this mean I’m fulfilling a lifelong dream in which not only am I NOT a danger with a bow and arrow, but actively skilled?”

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First Person

An Exorcism of Sorts

The haunted house persists in horror media for a reason.

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AF+

Into the A+ Advice Box #78: Forgiveness and Accountability

Should you forgive an abusive parent? What should you do with a conflict between your ex girlfriend and a friend? And more!

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First Person

How I Gradually Found My Queer Community in Connecticut

There were a few months where my mother, who lives back in Bangladesh, stopped talking to me after stumbling across some essays I’d written about my queerness. This confusing and heartbreaking time was when I truly understood the value of having a queer chosen family and support system.

Puzzles

Mini Crossword Was ALMOST THERE

The past, the present, and the future walked into a bar…

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TV Feature

“Perfect Match”‘s Francesca Farago Pulled Out a Woman’s Tampon With Her Teeth and We’re Obsessed

Netflix’s Perfect Match might be focused on opposite-sex relationships, but there’s still room for bisexual swimwear entrepreneur Francesca to touch her own hair and share a really important lesbian sex story.

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Music

Janelle Monáe’s New Single “Float” Is Here, The Reign of Galaxy Pansexuals Starts Immediately

“Listen lil’ mama, you like shibari? Watch while I show you the ropes.”

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Book Lists

Eight Books Across Genres on Queer Autistic Experiences

This list of queer and/or trans focused books about autism are mostly nonfiction, but I’ve also included a few novels by queer autistic authors featuring queer autistic characters, including science fiction, fantasy, and romance.

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Lesbian Weddings

Blush and Bashful: How One Fat Femme Bought Her Dream Wedding Dress

The reason I wanted to write about this experience is explicitly to say to other fat brides that buying a dress does not have to be a negative experience.

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First Person Music

Three Songs for Three Heartbreaks

I was in love, then I wasn’t. One night, after a big fight. I got on my bike to make the short trek home and a song came to me.

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TV Reviews

“Love Trip: Paris” Dares to Send Three Queers to Gay Paree To French Kiss Their Single Life Goodbye

“Love Trip: Paris” could be just another heterosexual reality TV dating experiment or another “Americans in Paris” show, but with its cast of four that contains a genderqueer lesbian, a sexually fluid mental health podcaster and a trans bisexual model/actress, it manages to transcend its basic roots to deliver a delightfully queer romp.