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A Black trans woman in sunglasses and a leopard print tank top holds a sign that says "Trans Liberation Now!"
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Trans Texans Are Being Surveilled, This Is Everyone’s Issue

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KB Brookins December 21, 2022 8 Comments
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No Filter: The Theytriarch Janelle Monáe Is Giving Sherlock Holmes!

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Christina Tucker December 21, 2022 1 Comment
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Has Cut to the Feeling

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Rachel December 21, 2022 12 Comments
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Community

How to Care For Your Friend Having Gender Affirming Surgery

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Society + Culture

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Community Jewish Holidays

Hanukkah Lights From the Disabled Community

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JoJo Siwa and Avery Cyrus’s whirlwind romance has ended in a breakup after merely three months — but the whirlwind, as they say, has continued to whirl, and everybody’s ex is involved.

Riese December 20, 2022 15 Comments
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Geekery

The Best Queer Video Games of 2022 That You Might Have Missed

I promise there’s something here for everyone.

Julie Gentile December 20, 2022 7 Comments
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AF+

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the team December 20, 2022 9 Comments
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Friendship

You Need Help: My Best Friend Broke Up With Me

How can I grieve this and move on? I assumed it would just happen with time but a lot of time has passed and I’m still stuck.

Yashwina December 20, 2022 19 Comments
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First Person Holigays

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Nico December 20, 2022 22 Comments
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Puzzles

Guessing Game: Seasonal Sapphic Swag

‘TIS THE DAMN SEASON

Sally December 20, 2022 18 Comments
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TV Reviews

“Gossip Girl” Crowned a Black Lesbian Debutante the New Blair Waldorf

Rewriting Blair Waldorf as a Black lesbian who knows what it means to be sidelined, and who refuses to go back into the shadow? It’s pure gold.

Carmen Phillips December 19, 2022 4 Comments
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The L Word: Generation Q

The L Word: Generation Q’s Jordan Hull on the “Emancipation of Angie”

“She starts off so strong. She’s like, ‘Hey, I’m going to be in my ho era. This is going to be amazing.’ And then meets one person, and has a breakdown about what to do about it.”

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 19, 2022 4 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Brittney Griner Says She’s Absolutely Playing This WNBA Season

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Heather Hogan December 19, 2022 10 Comments
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Podcasts The L Word: Generation Q

To L And Back: Generation Q Podcast 305: Gay Bees and Dating Your Exes’ Exes

“This is what the show is about. The show is about dating your exes, your friend’s exes, and your exes’ exes. That’s the topic of the program.”

Analyssa December 19, 2022 1 Comment
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Lesbian Weddings TV Feature

Looking Back at the Queer Episodes of “Say Yes to the Dress”

My understanding of my queerness has evolved significantly since the first lesbian brides appeared on Say Yes to the Dress.

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 19, 2022 6 Comments
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AF+

A+ Roundtable: What We Love and Hate About Where We Live

You can’t choose where you spawn on this planet, and you can’t always necessarily choose where you wind up living.

the team December 19, 2022 21 Comments
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AF+

Glitter and Glycerin: A Snow Globe Workshop Recap

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Nico and Laneia
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Sex Toys

The Le Wand XO Is Chic, Elegant, and Capable of Blasting Your Bits Into Bits

I love that this toy feels like a sleek, adult upgrade of my first vibrator.

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