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Literature

Rainbow Reading: Happy Birthgay!

Rainbow Reading kicked off as a biweekly LGBTQ+ lit news column one year ago!

Yashwina January 12, 2023 5 Comments
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Sex Toys

How to Shop for Accessible Sex Toys When You Live With Chronic Pain

Living with chronic pain has taught me how to help myself and others achieve pleasure using accessible sex toys.

Carly S. January 12, 2023 7 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“M3gan” Invites Us to Hang Out for a While, or Forever, NBD

What we’ve got to remember is that girls from about age ten to about eighteen are simply the most terrifying beings to walk the planet.

A. Tony Jerome January 12, 2023 18 Comments
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Puzzles

Word Search: Cottagecore

You’re holding a steaming cup of tea. You’re bundled in a soft blanket. You’re listening to the birdsong outside your frosted window. Everything is fine.

Sally January 12, 2023 4 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Kristin Cashore’s “Seasparrow” Continues The Great Graceling Gaying

Like all the Graceling books, Seasparrow allows the woman at its center to be angry, and hurt, and confused, and scared and messy and even downright unlikable sometimes. That’s what makes the series great!

Heather Hogan January 11, 2023 4 Comments
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First Person

I Played Stardew Valley With My New Name for a Year Before Announcing It Publicly

The more I played, the more characters I made friends with, the more I liked my new name.

Nico January 11, 2023 39 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Famous Lesbian Conductor Not Nearly as Impressed With “Tár” as You Are

The gays at the Golden Globes, Rutina Wesley in The Last of Us, Michelle Yeoh’s Star Trek: Discovery spinoff is still a go, and more!

Heather Hogan January 11, 2023 29 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Gillian Anderson Is Giving Mom Content and I Love It

I promise I will not forget Chrishell Stause and G Flip are dating ever again! I promise!

Christina Tucker January 11, 2023 3 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Loves a Trash-Dweller

I can’t believe I got fired from the calendar factory!

Rachel January 11, 2023 14 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Challenge Yourself to Read 25 Books by a Black Woman This Year

Join the Free Black Women’s Library Challenge, the queer South is a place of radical possibility, and old digital cameras from the 00s are ready for a comeback.

Carmen Phillips January 10, 2023 31 Comments
Your Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns, She Is a Haunting, Bad Creee by Jessica Johns, Friday I'm In Love, Then Everything Happens at Once, Carmilla by Amy Chu and Soo Lee, I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane, Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H, Tell Me I'm Worthelss, and Judas Goat: Poems by Gabrielle Bates
Book Lists

54 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Out Winter 2023

Welcome to 2023, which promises to be yet another spectacular year for feminist and queer books. This winter is only the beginning!

Casey January 10, 2023 18 Comments
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Book Features

“Ingredients for Revolution” Offers a New Look at Social Justice Movement History

Cafes became hubs for marginalized members of the communities they were in, and learning their history helps us understand the power of their impact.

Stef Rubino January 10, 2023 1 Comment
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Dating

You Need Help: How Do I Get Back Into Dating at Age 54?

As a culture, we spend a lot of time talking about all of the ways that dating can suck; it becomes easy to forget how fun it can actually be!

Darcy January 10, 2023 8 Comments
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Puzzles

Word Search: Lesbian Potlucks, According to AI

I asked ChatGPT to build this word search and wow, it sure did do that.

Laneia January 10, 2023 19 Comments
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The L Word: Generation Q

L Word Generation Q Season 3: Everything We Know

309 Episode Stills are in and we’ve got Tina, Bette and Shane out here supporting Angie at her reading, Dre on The Aloce Show, Alice in Evil Knievel Chic and so much more.

Riese January 9, 2023 104 Comments
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Podcasts The L Word: Generation Q

To L and Back: Generation Q Podcast 308: Let’s Drop a Turkey

“I just want to say, I know that this woman is supposed to be from Kansas City — and that’s actually a personal attack on me.”

Analyssa January 9, 2023 32 Comments
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TV Reviews

“Ginny & Georgia” Season 2 Is a Rainbow Tornado of Teen Drama

The new season of Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia is full of heartache, friendship, crime, singing, and of course that good, good gay drama.

Valerie Anne January 9, 2023 2 Comments
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Society + Culture

Fox News Calls Green M&M “Opportunistic Little Bitch” on All-Women Packaging

The new limited edition candy packaging has got Conservatives melting down like a chocolate bar in the sun.

Heather Hogan January 9, 2023 28 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Gabrielle Union Is Kissing on a Lady in Apple TV+’s “Truth Be Told” Trailer

Natasha Lyonne’s Poker Face trailer, watch Willow instead of pining for a Xena reboot, Aubrey Plaza will host SNL, and more!

Heather Hogan January 9, 2023 12 Comments
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Shopping

These Earplugs Changed My Life, Help Me Sleep Better Than Ever

I’m getting more sleep, and I’ve started wearing them casually as I’m doing homework in the library or taking the bus to work.

Lily Alvarado January 9, 2023 17 Comments
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