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Relationships

You Need Help: How Do I Know if I’m Really Attracted to My Partner?

Humans can sometimes be unreliable narrators of our own lives.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 24, 2023 7 Comments
Fieldwork by Iliana Regan
LGBT Book Reviews

“Fieldwork” Review: A Lush, Chewy Memoir Full of Mushrooms

Michelin-star chef Iliana Regan takes you back to her family’s farmhouse.

Stef Rubino January 24, 2023
Judas Goat by Gabrielle Bates
LGBT Book Reviews

“Judas Goat” by Gabrielle Bates Made Me Start Writing Again

Once I started Judas Goat, it was nearly impossible to put down.

danijanae January 24, 2023 4 Comments
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Puzzles

Jigsaw Puzzle! I Am of This World

A puzzle for remembering that you are not without a home.

Yao Xiao January 24, 2023 13 Comments
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Movie Reviews

Sundance 2023: “L’immensità” Is a Trans Coming-of-Age Marvel From 1970s Italy

I have seen several trans coming-of-age films — few with this amount of specificity, nuance, and imagination.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 23, 2023 4 Comments
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Movie Reviews

Sundance 2023: Anne Hathaway’s New Movie Isn’t Nearly As Queer as It Wants To Be

A thigh touch and a smile does not make a queer film!

Shelli Nicole January 23, 2023 10 Comments
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Television

Tubi TV Is Black, Queer and Bad — But I Love Every Minute Of It

Why is it so important that Black media always be excellent?

A. Tony Jerome January 23, 2023 12 Comments
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Podcasts The L Word: Generation Q

To L And Back: Generation Q Podcast 310: We Just Wanted To Have Fun With Our Friends

“For now, what I’ll say about this storyline is that I was just glad to not see that damn purple coffee mug. The fact that they did not bring this coffee mug back out was one small mercy of this storyline for me.”

Analyssa January 23, 2023 37 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

I Used an App To Communicate With the Ghost in My House

The ghost immediately got weird about “the gays.”

Nico January 23, 2023 29 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Reneé Rapp Wants To Be “Bisexual Justin Bieber”

Tig Notaro looking cute as a butch button on The Morning Show, Aubrey Plaza getting weird on SNL, and more!

Heather Hogan January 23, 2023 9 Comments
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Comedy

How Happy Could I Make These Disney Villains?

Aside from the murdering dogs thing, Cruella rocks! She’s got a theme song, she’s got henchmen, and literally no one on earth has made smoking look better.

Christina Tucker January 23, 2023 12 Comments
6 Times We Almost Kissed by Tess Sharpe features two teen girls holding hands on the cover.
LGBT Book Reviews

Tess Sharpe’s New Queer YA Novel Will Have You Chanting “Kiss, Kiss, Kiss!”

As someone who grew up in a rural place, I really appreciated how authentically rural this novel felt.

Casey January 23, 2023 10 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Practically Invented [Gay] Yearning

What do you call an alligator in a vest?

Rachel January 23, 2023 5 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Creepy ’90s Toy Are You Haunted By?

M3GAN got me thinking about the many creepy and animatronic toys of my childhood.

Darcy January 22, 2023 25 Comments
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Comedy

I Say “Hello, Nice To Meet You” to Stuffed Animals In Case Someone’s Soul Is Trapped Inside

Can anyone relate?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 22, 2023 29 Comments
Drag Race 1504 recap: Spice and Sugar dressed in evil doll outfits laugh and embrace each other while the other queens applaud behind them.
TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1504 Recap: Unsweetened

Remember last year when Snatch Game was so bad that Ru made ALL the queens lip sync? This was worse.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 21, 2023 6 Comments
The character says "My sweats have too many holes. Time to get some new ones!" while looking at their torn pants that are 5 years old.
Webcomics

Reine #43: Shopping

Time to refresh your wardrobe and get back into your hobbies, right?

Ren Strapp January 21, 2023 2 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Is Playing Charades Tonight

You should stop by.

Rachel January 21, 2023 17 Comments
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The L Word: Generation Q

The L Word Generation Q Episode 310 Recap: Looking Full Steam Ahead I Guess

In our recap of The L Word Generation Q Season 3 finale we find ourselves at a small private backyard wedding ceremony filled with drugs, exes, faulty door hardware, flower arrangements and of course fashion!!!!

Riese January 20, 2023 131 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Say Hello to Your Lesbian Granny Friend on “Fantasy Island”

Plus! An update on Criminal Minds, and saying goodbye to New Amsterdam.

Natalie and Valerie Anne
January 20, 2023 8 Comments
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