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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
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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
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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
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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

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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
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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

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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

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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

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Carmen Phillips January 10, 2023 31 Comments
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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

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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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