We Should Engage With LGBTQ History All Damn Year
OutWrite: The Speeches That Shaped LGBTQ Literary Culture perfectly exemplifies the reasons why it’s so imperative to look back at history with the willingness to be impacted by whatever we learn.
Mini Crossword Left the Car Running
How many paranoid people does it take to change a lightbulb?
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.”
Da Brat Is Pregnant!!!
There’s so much happiness to be had! The Grammy-nominated rapper has surprised herself, “Everything makes me cry. If someone wins American Idol, I cry. I’m like, I’m tougher than that!”
In Challenging, Complex Essays, “Unsafe Words” Queers the #MeToo Movement
Multiple of these essays ask how we can make queer spaces safer, especially for our most vulnerable community members, while also not becoming our own police.
You Need Help: How Do I Flirt When I’m Worried About Coming On Too Strong
I’m black and masculine so I’m worried that if I tried to make a move it would come off too strong, which I know I really shouldn’t but we live in a world.
She/Her/Sir: Finding My Home in Kink as a Black, Queer, Masc of Center Dom
Kink can be a profound space of healing, which is something that Black people — and especially Black women — deeply deserve.
“Big Swiss” Review: On the Queer Age Gap Novel Set in a House Full of Bees
Big Swiss veers from horny to humorous to macabre in zigs and zags.
Guessing Game: No Dyke Is an Island
Ah, but two of them…
My Queer Return to Trinbagonian Carnival
Queerness exists in a paradoxical space in Carnival culture — ever-present but still hidden.
“The Last of Us” Episode 106 Recap: Never Let Me Down Again
Ellie and Joel continue their journey west to find Uncle Tommy, and find a lot more than they bargained for.
Two Dykes Discuss “Magic Mike’s Last Dance”
This reminds me of the gorgeous difference in our Letterboxd reviews for this film. Mine was like “romance novels for boys are good” and yours was like “the struggling economic realities of being an artist are impossible to navigate.” And look, I think we’re both right!
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!
Rebel Wilson Is Engaged to Her Queer Disney Princess
The couple wore matching pink striped sweaters that said LOVE on them, and knelt in a pile of about ten thousand rose petals.
“I Needed To Create Something To Save Myself… That’s What I’ve Done”
“Ain’t nobody trying to slow down! Life is fun. Keep doing it.”
Mini Crossword Is Going to Vegas
What’s the most popular fish in the ocean?
Quiz: What Should You Play After Stardew Valley?
I’ve played through Stardew nearly as many times as I’ve Googled “when is the Haunted Chocolatier coming out?”
I’m a Cool Rock Lesbian
By which I mean I am a lesbian who likes to look at and hold cool rocks — not that I am a lesbian into cool rock ‘n roll, but I’m sure those lesbians are great.
Queer Tarotscopes for Pisces Season 2023: How Are You Evolving?
In this season of Pisces, make space for your own mysteries, and give yourself opportunities to dream without expectation or limits.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1508: Participation Trophies
Should there be a queen this far into the season that requires a participation trophy?