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Word Search: What’s Your Baggage?

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Why Do Lesbian Bars Keep Disappearing?

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Stef Rubino December 7, 2022 12 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix: Margot Robbie Ships Harley and Ivy, Jenna Ortega Ships Wednesday and Enid

Willow’s queer romance, Tumblr’s top couples, and more!

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No Filter: Can’t Wait for Hacks To Be Back!

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Christina Tucker December 7, 2022 5 Comments
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Mini Crossword Will Never Cross a Picket Line

A lil’ midweek slump-buster for your Wednesday brain!

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Last week, I found myself, once again, in debt to a creature of the night.

Heather Hogan December 6, 2022 13 Comments
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Society + Culture

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Why the US keeps running out of medicine, TikTok’s best of 2022, the Georgia Senate run-off, and more.

Heather Hogan December 6, 2022 8 Comments
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Darcy December 6, 2022 8 Comments
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Lauren Herold December 6, 2022 3 Comments
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Guessing Game: Masc Rhythms

How quickly can you figure out today’s gay little phrase?

Sally December 6, 2022 40 Comments
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Movie Features

Chase Joynt on “Framing Agnes,” Collaboration, and Finding New Ways to Tell Trans Stories

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Drew Burnett Gregory December 5, 2022 1 Comment
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TV Show Recaps

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Finally — A Rainbow That Feels Like Home

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Podcasts The L Word: Generation Q

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Analyssa December 5, 2022 5 Comments
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The L Word: Generation Q

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Relationships

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I want to be treasured for my many wonderful qualities beneath the surface and held proudly by the person who chooses to date me.

Summer Tao December 5, 2022 3 Comments
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Food and Drink Holigays

Break the Kitchenette With Some Herbaceous Simple Syrups for the Holigays

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Nico December 5, 2022 21 Comments
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