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Two older black lesbians with short grey hair stare at each other lovingly.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Please Let Queer People Grow Old

A stunning photo essay of queer elders that will make your day. Also: Zaya Wade’s first magazine cover is here, crossword puzzles for abortion funds, and how far-right movements die.

Carmen Phillips March 16, 2023 10 Comments
The Last of Us' gay male couple, with Chrishell pasted on top of them and a heart speech bubble
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Chrishell Thinks The Last of Us’ Homophobic Haters Are Simply Bad at Sex

Disney cancels Willow, Anne Heche was left out of the Oscars In Memoriam, M3gan is hosting the MTV Movie & TV Awards, and more!

Heather Hogan March 15, 2023 2 Comments
Sarah Paulson, Abby Wambach, Tig Notaro, all shrouded in green light on a lesbian party bus
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Sarah Paulson, Tig Notaro, Abby Wambach, etc. Sing Indigo Girls on Lesbian Party Bus

The queer cast of Scream, The Bird and Taurasi Show will be back for the Women’s Final Four, Megan Rapinoe dedicates TIME Woman of the Year award to the trans community, and more!

Heather Hogan March 13, 2023 5 Comments
A Black butch with an afro holds their white femme partner with red hair by the waist, both are in formal wear and are staring at the camera.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: The Butches Are Back (In Style) (They Never Went Away)

A butch resurgence is among us. Also: Janelle Monáe being Black, queer, and free on the cover of Ebony Magazine, RuPaul on drag ban bills, and the Haitian Women’s Team qualified for the World Cup!

Carmen Phillips March 9, 2023 6 Comments
Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade with their daughter, Zaya, all in black leather and sunglasses at Paris Fashion Week.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Zaya Wade Makes Her Runway Debut at Paris Fashion Week

Buffy’s new queer Slayer, what The Last of Us does better than anyone else, the soft masculinity of Top Gun, and more!

Heather Hogan March 8, 2023
A florida gator has a pride flag in his hand that's been photoshopped, along with a party hat and the photoshopped words PRIDE.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Gay Campground in Florida Presents the Question Is It Time We All Finally Become Land Dykes

Queer separatism never looked so good. Also: Honoring disability activist Judy Heumann.

Carmen Phillips March 7, 2023 12 Comments
Singer Miley Cyrus performs on stage during day 3 of 'Corona Capital 2022' at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on November 20, 2022 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: There’s Only Queer Women on Miley Cyrus’ New Album, Thank You Very Much

Cate Blanchett in Brittani Nichols’ lap, Javicia Leslie on that Batwoman twist, Reverend Jennifer Coolidge??, and more.

Heather Hogan March 6, 2023 2 Comments
Aubrey Plaza and Jenny Ortega make deadpan faces on stage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Aubrey's in a bronze dress that also exposes her midriff.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: On Aubrey Plaza’s Lasting Reign and the Legacy of “Moody, Deadpan Latinas”

Also, ICYMI, a round up of the highs and lows in this week’s rollercoaster LGBTQ state bills, a Black feminist on what monogamy misses about patriarchy and capitalism, and more!

Carmen Phillips March 2, 2023 7 Comments
US actress and Berlinale Jury President Kristen Stewart poses on the red carpet as she arrives to attend the award ceremony of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale in Berlin, on February 25, 2023. (Photo by Tobias SCHW
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Kristen Stewart Spills Her Literal Lesbian Guts in “Love Lies Bleeding”

Lizzo’s metal era, Gotham Knights’ blue-haired bisexual, NO TÁR SHORT FILM FOR YOU, and more!

Heather Hogan March 1, 2023 4 Comments
Queen Latifah bows to Brittney Griner and Cherelle Griner on stage at the NAACP Image Awards.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Brittney Griner Really Seems to Be Doing Well? It’s Hard Not to Get Emotional

A round up of all the good Brittney Griner news this February. Also: getting plastic out of our oceans, how to tell both sides of a lesbian break up, a strange 90s bath time obsession is (for some reason) making a comeback.

Carmen Phillips February 28, 2023 8 Comments
Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter attend the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Lisa Ann Walter Brought Parent Trap Co-Star Elaine Hendrix As Her Date to the SAG Awards

All the gay happenings from the SAG and NAACP Awards, famous sports gays getting married and having babies, the New Black Film Canon, and more!

Heather Hogan February 27, 2023 13 Comments
business manager overlooking a colleague struggling while working at a computer desk at the office.
Society + Culture

LGBTQ+ Population Growth Has Stalled Despite Our Best Efforts

7.2% of the population identifies as LGBTQ+, according to the latest Gallup poll. But the numbers for Gen Z remain high enough to suggest the future could be 20% LGBT+.

Riese February 24, 2023 8 Comments
Baloo from The Jungle Book, Paddington, and Smokey the Bear
Pop Culture Fix

Bears, Ranked By Lesbianism

Cocaine Bear has finally hit theaters. Apparently he only terrorizes straight people? But we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to be part of such an important cultural conversation. And so, we have ranked fictional bears by lesbianism. 

Heather Hogan and the team
February 24, 2023 39 Comments
The Indigo Girls perform in a cramped library space with many books. They seem happy while singing.
Music Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Have You Seen the Indigo Girls Tiny Desk Concert Yet?

12 global queer art shows worth traveling for, how to split finances in a poly throuple, and considering the gap between how old you actually are verses how old you *think* you are.

Carmen Phillips February 23, 2023 5 Comments
Ava and Beatrice with their arms wrapped around each other in Warrior Nun
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: This “Warrior Nun” Scene That Never Got Filmed Is Pretty Dang Queer & Cute

Javicia Leslie’s new show, BG is back MFers!!!, LGBTQ rep on reality TV, and more!

Heather Hogan February 22, 2023 6 Comments
A black trans woman is at a microphone at a busy protest with a pride flag hanging behind a podium that reads "resist" in pink and blue letters (the trans pride colors)
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Historic Wave of 2023 Bills Sets a Political ‘War Against LGBTQ+ People,’ According to New Report

In a new report, the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), which tracks LGBTQ+ policy, describes 2023 legislations as a “war against LGBTQ people in America and their very right and ability to openly exist.”

Carmen Phillips February 21, 2023 5 Comments
Cate Blanchett as Carol Aird in a red coat and sunglasses.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Suffering Sappho, Cate Blanchett Is Baffled by Lesbian Labels

Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi are both coming back to the Mercury, a new poster for The Marvels, Poker Face has been renewed, and more!

Heather Hogan February 20, 2023 16 Comments
A blonde woman with blue eyes is filming a TikTok while making a sad pouty face. She is framed by a ring light, against a blue wall.
Politics + Activism

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.

Lily Alvarado February 17, 2023 9 Comments
Cheryl Blossom from Riverdale, cheering / Elliot Page in a tux / Santana Lopez from Glee in a cheerleader uniform
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Elliot Page’s Queer Cheerleading Movie Is Really Happening!

Rebel Wilson is creating a queer dating app called, er, Fluid? A Hogwarts Legacy alternative for trans witches and their supporters. And more!

Heather Hogan February 15, 2023 9 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Goodbye to Beloved Digital Magazine Catapult, Being Weird and Indie on the Internet Keeps Getting Harder

Also, exploring the history of trans witches. And Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Argentina’s love story is the focus of a new Fenty ad.

Carmen Phillips February 14, 2023 6 Comments
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