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Queen Latifah bows to Brittney Griner and Cherelle Griner on stage at the NAACP Image Awards.
Society + Culture

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A round up of all the good Brittney Griner news this February. Also: getting plastic out of our oceans, how to tell both sides of a lesbian break up, a strange 90s bath time obsession is (for some reason) making a comeback.

Carmen Phillips February 28, 2023 8 Comments
Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter attend the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Lisa Ann Walter Brought Parent Trap Co-Star Elaine Hendrix As Her Date to the SAG Awards

All the gay happenings from the SAG and NAACP Awards, famous sports gays getting married and having babies, the New Black Film Canon, and more!

Heather Hogan February 27, 2023 13 Comments
business manager overlooking a colleague struggling while working at a computer desk at the office.
Society + Culture

LGBTQ+ Population Growth Has Stalled Despite Our Best Efforts

7.2% of the population identifies as LGBTQ+, according to the latest Gallup poll. But the numbers for Gen Z remain high enough to suggest the future could be 20% LGBT+.

Riese February 24, 2023 8 Comments
Baloo from The Jungle Book, Paddington, and Smokey the Bear
Pop Culture Fix

Bears, Ranked By Lesbianism

Cocaine Bear has finally hit theaters. Apparently he only terrorizes straight people? But we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to be part of such an important cultural conversation. And so, we have ranked fictional bears by lesbianism. 

Heather Hogan and the team
February 24, 2023 39 Comments
The Indigo Girls perform in a cramped library space with many books. They seem happy while singing.
Music Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Have You Seen the Indigo Girls Tiny Desk Concert Yet?

12 global queer art shows worth traveling for, how to split finances in a poly throuple, and considering the gap between how old you actually are verses how old you *think* you are.

Carmen Phillips February 23, 2023 5 Comments
Ava and Beatrice with their arms wrapped around each other in Warrior Nun
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: This “Warrior Nun” Scene That Never Got Filmed Is Pretty Dang Queer & Cute

Javicia Leslie’s new show, BG is back MFers!!!, LGBTQ rep on reality TV, and more!

Heather Hogan February 22, 2023 6 Comments
A black trans woman is at a microphone at a busy protest with a pride flag hanging behind a podium that reads "resist" in pink and blue letters (the trans pride colors)
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Historic Wave of 2023 Bills Sets a Political ‘War Against LGBTQ+ People,’ According to New Report

In a new report, the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), which tracks LGBTQ+ policy, describes 2023 legislations as a “war against LGBTQ people in America and their very right and ability to openly exist.”

Carmen Phillips February 21, 2023 5 Comments
Cate Blanchett as Carol Aird in a red coat and sunglasses.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Suffering Sappho, Cate Blanchett Is Baffled by Lesbian Labels

Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi are both coming back to the Mercury, a new poster for The Marvels, Poker Face has been renewed, and more!

Heather Hogan February 20, 2023 16 Comments
Cheryl Blossom from Riverdale, cheering / Elliot Page in a tux / Santana Lopez from Glee in a cheerleader uniform
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Elliot Page’s Queer Cheerleading Movie Is Really Happening!

Rebel Wilson is creating a queer dating app called, er, Fluid? A Hogwarts Legacy alternative for trans witches and their supporters. And more!

Heather Hogan February 15, 2023 9 Comments
Catapult logo
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Goodbye to Beloved Digital Magazine Catapult, Being Weird and Indie on the Internet Keeps Getting Harder

Also, exploring the history of trans witches. And Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Argentina’s love story is the focus of a new Fenty ad.

Carmen Phillips February 14, 2023 6 Comments
Brittney and Cherelle Griner in Eagles jerseys at the Super Bowl in Phoenix, AZ
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Brittney and Cherelle Griner Are the Super Bowl MVPs of Our Heart

Sarah Michelle Gellar on her Cruel Intentions lesbian kiss, Tig Notaro roasts herself after Wheel of Fortune flub, and more!

Heather Hogan February 13, 2023 12 Comments
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 04: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Kristen Stewart attends the Chanel Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 04, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)
Pop Culture Fix

Iconic: Queer Icon Kristen Stewart Playing Queer Icon Susan Sontag in Upcoming Biopic

Kristen Stewart will be playing bisexual author, activist and philosopher Susan Sontag in a new film biopic from Kirsten Johnson, co-written by lesbian playwright Lisa Kron.

Riese February 10, 2023 4 Comments
A Yard Sale sign hand written in red paint, set on the floor in front of a garage door. Next to it is a cardboard box filled to the brim with old items such as a cowboy hat and a tennis racket.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Demand for Lightly Used Dildos Higher Than Anticipated

Is there such a thing as too much serotonin? The latest rise in anti-LGBTQ legislation seemingly everywhere across America, and TikTok’s COO came out as nonbinary.

Carmen Phillips February 9, 2023 3 Comments
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Linda Cardellini as Daphne and Velma in the Scooby-Doo movie
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: ZOINKS! Sarah Michelle Gellar and Linda Cardellini’s Steamy Scooby Smooch

Quantum Leap’s trans episode, Tegan and Sara’s graphic memoir, Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman are coming to The Flash, and more!

Heather Hogan February 8, 2023 5 Comments
11 year old girl holding soccer ball looking through soccer goal net
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: “Save Women’s Sports Act” Lacks Plan to Save Women’s Sports

Stop letting them hide behind “women’s sports” to terrorize trans kids. Also, a friend doesn’t have to be toxic to be bad for you and the midlife renaissance of women in Hollywood.

Carmen Phillips February 7, 2023 5 Comments
A bunch of pills on top of a bunch of cash, representing Big Pharma's profit greed
Health Politics + Activism

New Guidelines on Childhood “Obesity” Represent Latest Big Pharma Attacks on Fat Kids

The weight loss industry — not necessarily the act of weight loss in and of itself — is extremely fatphobic and anti-fat.

Stef Rubino February 3, 2023 38 Comments
A meme of Raven Symoné talking on a Baby Phat phone (it's pink) that has her saying "the Cheetah Girls grew up to support queer indie media"
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: I Need To Know The Y2k Trends You Remember

A lil Y2K nostalgia quiz for to wrap up your day. Because, why not? Also: celebrating the trans artists who have Grammy nominations this weekend.

Carmen Phillips February 2, 2023 14 Comments
Three new trans aesthetics on Sims 4: top surgery scars, shapewear, and a binder!
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: The Sims 4 Adds Top Surgery Scars and Binders for Trans Gamers!

WNBA free agency is already bonkers, the Sam Smith discourse, MCU’s first trans actor, and more!

Heather Hogan February 1, 2023 7 Comments
The meme of Leonardo DiCaprio pointing when he recognizes someone, and the jeopardy clue featuring Kristen Arnett's "Mostly Dead Things" is photoshopped over it
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Noted Lesbian Author Kristen Arnett Was a Clue on Jeopardy, the Category Was “Get Stuffed”

Also, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union see Zaya off to her winter formal, how our definition of “healthy” fails Black women, and did we mention we got interviewed by CNN?

Carmen Phillips January 31, 2023 6 Comments
Kehlani performs onstage at the Oakland Arena for her Blue Water Road Trip Tour, partnered with Grey Goose, on September 30, 2022 in Oakland, California.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Kehlani Doesn’t Have Relationships With Men Anymore, Thank You Very Much

The Last of Us is getting a second season, queer-coded villains, Melanie Field’s new TV show, and more!

Heather Hogan January 30, 2023 5 Comments
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