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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
Van and Taissa have their heads close to each other in the Yellowjackets season 2 trailer
TV News & Trailers

Let’s Overanalyze the “Yellowjackets” Trailer Together Like One Big Happy Cannibal Cult

After much buildup, a Yellowjackets season 2 trailer finally dropped! Get in cannibals, we’re overanalyzing.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 13, 2023 29 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are a Nonbinary Bonbon

“Mrs. Peacock with the tuxedo jacket in the bedroom is how i die.”

Darcy January 13, 2023 5 Comments
a cyberpunk lass looks into a phone that is beaming lasers toward her face which is mostly covered by a holographic visor. There are varioius charts superimposed on top of the image
AF+

A+ Roundtable: That Could Be a Chart

Our lives are data, data is our life.

the team January 13, 2023 49 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Also Canon Queer

What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?

Rachel January 13, 2023 9 Comments
Michaela Cole as Aneka in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, she looks to the right of camera and her hair is shaved bald. She is wearing big gold earrings and has detailed eye makeup.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Here’s All the Gay Parts That Were Cut From “Wakanda Forever”

If you’re trying to keep friends as an adult (it’s hard!), start with an eight minute phone call. And guess what’s trending for 2023? Dystopian Fashion! Why? Who knows!

Carmen Phillips January 12, 2023 2 Comments
Kit and Jade sword fight in the sunset.
TV Reviews

“Willow” Gives Us the Lesbian Disney Princess We’ve Been Waiting For

Kit and Jade kissed and smashed swords. They said, “I love you.” They lived!

Heather Hogan January 12, 2023 22 Comments
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Politics + Activism

Ron DeSantis’s Fascist Overhaul of Florida’s Institutions Isn’t New but It Is Terrifying

If Desantis and his people are successful in accomplishing their goals, then this will mean further repercussions for the other public institutions in the state — and beyond.

Stef Rubino January 12, 2023 8 Comments
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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
A white woman with red hair lies on her back on a bed with blue sheets. She's wearing a pink tank top, grey sweatpants with white stars, orange leopard print socks, and a white bandana tied around her head. She touches her chin, smiles, and looks at two sex toys on the bed to her right: a black "rabbit" vibrator and a pink dildo.
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
The doll M3gan reads Lady, a little girl with long brown hair, a book in a sunlit bedroom
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
Robin, a red haired pale woman in the game Stardew Valley, says "Hi Spooky Nico, I was just cleaning the dust off my saw"
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
Cate Blanchett clutches her fist while directing, playing Lydia Tar in the film Tar
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
Gillian Anderson wears a dark red velvet dress and has her hands on her hips
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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