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AF+ Relationships

Can’t a Lesbian Enjoy a Little Straight Porn Around Here?

Your best friend is shaming you for the kind of porn that gets you off. Also; tips on having more threesomes.

the team August 8, 2025
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AF+ Sex

The Married New Englanders Debating an Erotic Tattoo Gun Situation

“We used a lot of different toys in the beginning, and I think that was because I personally had a lot of toys that I wanted to share with you to be like, ‘Is this cool?’

Sex/Life August 7, 2025 1 Comment
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How To Choose Between Two Paths Using the Tarot

We’ve all been faced with the challenge of deciding between two paths. Here’s a practice that can help.

Autumn Fourkiller August 4, 2025
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How Do I Talk To My Family About Harry Potter?

How do you talk to your family about JK Rowling’s transphobia? And what to do about your poly kinky friend who seems bored by your monogamous life?

the team August 1, 2025 2 Comments
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AF+ Sex

The Slut4Slut Couple F*cking Through a “Wanna Try” List

“I think at the top of the list is rope. But that one’s harder ‘cause you can’t just try it, you need to know what you’re doing.”

Sex/Life July 31, 2025
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AF+ Crossword Is In Vogue

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Your wife thinks your maternity leave plan is “crazy.” Also, how to navigate potential imbalances in a slightly open relationship.

the team July 25, 2025 5 Comments
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AF+ Sex

The Top-Leaning Switches Who Created a Sexual “Spirit Week” To Try New Kinks

“It’s not a role that comes naturally to me, so there’s a lot of trust and vulnerability built into it, but also I need to really believe it. Right? If you’re going to top me, top me. I don’t wanna have to convince myself.”

Sex/Life July 24, 2025
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AF+ First Person

On Being a Masc Top From Rural Oklahoma

You’ve fucked every lesbian sorority girl in Oklahoma, someone tells me on an app. Well, I said. Probably not all of them, right?

Autumn Fourkiller July 23, 2025 2 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

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Always keeping it stylish

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My Roommate’s Nudity Habit Is Weirding Me Out

Can you build healthy boundaries without body-shaming an unclothed roommate? Also can you teach a bad kisser to be a good kisser?

the team July 18, 2025 6 Comments
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AF+ Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Cowboy Clairvoyant: A Queer Tarot Reading for Those Considering Breaking Up

Breaking up is hard to do, yes, but not impossible.

Autumn Fourkiller July 14, 2025
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AF+ Puzzles

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Don’t blink or you might miss it!

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the team July 11, 2025
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Riese July 10, 2025 12 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

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And across, too!

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AF+ Dating

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She’s dating your bestie, still flirts with you, and you’re all three moving in together?! Also, a reader wonders if she’s really a lesbian if all of her exes came out as trans men.

the team July 4, 2025
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Riese July 3, 2025
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AF+ Movie Features

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Drew Burnett Gregory July 3, 2025 3 Comments
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