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The Fixer by Lee Winter features a woman's face held close to a martini glass on its cover
LGBT Book Reviews

“The Fixer” Is Slow Burn Lesbian Romance at Its Finest

Lee Winter is back with an age gap, ice queen romance that leaves you hanging.

Christina Tucker January 18, 2023 4 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Sarah Paulson’s Birthday Post for Holland Taylor Cleared My Skin

Also: Love some wholesome Candace Parker content!

Christina Tucker January 18, 2023 2 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Getting Into Softball

Hey how’s your long-distance relationship going?

Rachel January 18, 2023 8 Comments
The Last of Us Show: Ellie looks forlornly out a window
TV Reviews

The Last of Us’ Lesbian Lead Is a Light in the Darkness

This review is presented to you by two gay nerd friends who love gay nerd games and the gay nerd content that spawns from it.

Valerie Anne and Nic
January 17, 2023 14 Comments
A scene from The Drop. Two women stand at an altar in white with a man between them also in white. They are under an arch on the beach, getting married by the man.
Movie Reviews

Hulu’s “The Drop” Review: Lesbian Destination Wedding Goes Wonderfully Wrong

The movie delightfully mines marital conflicts for humor, but it falters in the writing of its lesbian characters.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 17, 2023 9 Comments
A woman with a backpack on a mountain, hiking away.
Relationships

You Need Help: You Fat-Shamed Your Beautiful Girlfriend

If your girlfriend wrote into this column with this story, I would tell her she should break up with you.

Heather Hogan January 17, 2023 175 Comments
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt features a woman's face merged with a haunted house on the cover
LGBT Book Reviews

Alison Rumfitt’s “Tell Me I’m Worthless” Is Fearlessly Honest About Modern Trans Life

In a time when so many popular examples of queer art have their edges sanded down, Alison Rumfitt’s Tell Me I’m Worthless is all edge.

Esther Rosenfield January 17, 2023 4 Comments
A tweet declaring the suffix -ussy as the word of 2022 is layered on top of a repeating image of a cut open papaya, on a turquoise background
Society + Culture

This Is “-Ussy”: On Mainstream Culture’s Embrace of Queer Language

Frankly, I don’t think most straight people have the wit to make -ussy funny and campy the way we have.

danijanae January 16, 2023 9 Comments
side one: bette & tina embracing, side two: dani looking surprised. to l and back tlwgq logo in the middle.
Podcasts The L Word: Generation Q

To L And Back: Generation Q Podcast 309: When a Fire Starts to Burn

“If Shane asked me to go to couple’s therapy, I’d be like, “We don’t even know each other, but if this is what it takes to get you into a therapist’s office, absolutely, let’s do it.”

Analyssa January 16, 2023 25 Comments
Jessica Betts kisses Niecy Nash on the cheek + Janelle Monae smiles at the camera. Both photos are from the read carpet of the 2023 Critics Choice Awards.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Janelle Monáe, Niecy Nash-Betts Win Critics Choice Awards

Candace Parker on Celebrity Jeopardy, Kiersey Clemons and Alison Brie have gay vibes in their new movie, LSU’s new Seimone Augustus statue, and more!

Heather Hogan January 16, 2023 2 Comments
books are piled to the right side with an open book on top of them, and a blurred out bookshelf is visible in the background
School

Practical Magic: How to Take a Decolonial Approach to Educating

We must build a world in which the model for education is holistic, liberating, and guarantees that each student is valued.

Lily Alvarado January 16, 2023 11 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Would’ve Made a Better Deal with Ursula

What does a cat have that no other animal has?

brooke January 16, 2023 7 Comments
We All Loved Cowboys, Snare, Bad Girls, Concerning My Daughter, The Fifth, Tentacle, My Lesbian Experience with Lonelineess, Disoriental
Book Lists Quizzes

Quiz: What Queer Book in Translation Should You Read?

I’ve gathered eight LGBTQ books in translation from around the world in various genres and forms. Take the quiz to get matched with one.

Casey January 15, 2023 25 Comments
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Theater

16 of the Gayest Musical Theatre Songs That Aren’t Actually Queer

Honestly, I could have added more Sondheim, but I had to stop myself.

Sa'iyda Shabazz January 15, 2023 23 Comments
Drag Race 1503 recap: With a green screen workplace backdrop Salina EsTitties lies on the ground and looks up at Sasha Colby who is in a white dress and breaking her neck.
TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1503 Recap: Heavenly Body-ody-ody

We’re going from supersized to bite-sized as the new one hour format is here to stay! What isn’t cut for time is the queens sharing their queer trauma in the work room.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 14, 2023 10 Comments
Bella Ramsey attends the "Catherine Called Birdy" UK premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on September 20, 2022 in London, England.
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

“Last Of Us” Star Bella Ramsey Is Gender Fluid, Nonbinary If There’s a Checkbox

“I guess my gender has always been very fluid. Someone would call me ‘she’ or ‘her’ and I wouldn’t think about it, but I knew that if someone called me ‘he’ it was a bit exciting,”

Heather Hogan January 14, 2023 11 Comments
The queer characters Ellie and Riley from the game The Last Of Us have serious expressions on their faces and their arms crossed over their knees while sitting.
Geekery

Looking Back at the Queerness of “The Last of Us” Video Games

Ahead of HBO Max’s TV adaptation of “The Last of Us”, let’s talk about the queer representation in the video games.

Julie Gentile January 14, 2023 8 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Could Go for Some S’mores, Actually

I watched a documentary last night about how pickles are made…

brooke January 14, 2023 5 Comments
Fantasy Island: Ruby and Isla exchange smiles while skinny dipping in the ocean
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Ruby and Isla Are Skinny-Dipping on “Fantasy Island”

Plus! Dangit, Criminal Minds! And swoooonnnn, Willow!

Nic and Valerie Anne
January 13, 2023 4 Comments
3-piece collage: Dani + Sophie laughing, Alice on her scooter, Bette and Tina
The L Word: Generation Q TV Show Recaps

The L Word Generation Q Episode 309 Recap: Quiet Before The Firestorm

Gird your loins, Bette and Tina are back in town! Meanwhile, Alice is getting cancelled, Finley and Carrie are walking up a moderate incline, Tess is dancing on her own, Shane’s got a big pitch, Sophie’s got a show to run and just like you, Dre loves Dani!

Riese January 13, 2023 143 Comments
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