Jaimee and Lisa on Say Yes to the Dress wear blindfolds and wedding dresses

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.

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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.

a screenshot of Laneia and Kayla on side by side screens each assembling a home made snow globe in their own home and holding them up to the camera

AF+

Glitter and Glycerin: A Snow Globe Workshop Recap

Snow globe instructions and a hot D&D tip of ALL THINGS.

In the bottom right corner of the image, there is a black line drawing of two women with 1950s hairstyles whispering to each other against a lavender background. In the upper left corner, there is a speech bubble. Inside the speech bubble, there is an image of the Le Wand XO, a black, curved vibrator. The insertable portion has a bulbous end, and the external stimulation portion has ridges. The handle is silver with buttons down the middle.

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.

Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Sipping Limoncello

Ohhhhh Monday, you saucy minx.

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AF+ Quizzes

It’s The Big Queer A+ Trivia Quiz Of The Year!

50 questions, ten subjects. How well do you remember the year in queer?

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Jewish Holidays

Eight Ways To Spell ‘Hanukkah,’ as Regulars at Your Local Bar

There are many ways to spell Chanukah, and they’ve all got their own personality. Just for kicks, I imagined eight of them as people at an LGBTQ bar.

A crossword on a desk, the game Scrabble, a group of friends laying in the grass together, a person walking a dog, groceries, a woman reading a book in bed, and a woman sending a text message.

Holigays Quizzes

Quiz: What Should You Do When Your Family Stresses You the F*ck Out Over the Holidays?

Don we now our gay apparel, for we! Can! Do! This!

A grandparent applies makeup to their grandchild in a whiskey commercial

Culture

A Close Look at the Ridiculously Sweet Trans Whiskey Commercial

It definitely made all of us cry.

Two women huddled for warmth on the steps of a cabin, draped in blankets and sipping out of mugs

Playlists

Swaddle Yourself in This Queer Playlist for Cuffing Season

This playlist walks the line between the fun, playful crush energy that comes with any new relationship, and the contemplative mood that comes when conversations stop being about how cute you are and instead revolve around if you’ve also decided to take it more seriously.

AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Is Using the Hanky Code

Because it’s important to be upfront about the sex you want, okay?

The L Word: Generation Q TV Show Recaps

L Word Generation Q Episode 305 Recap: Locked Out of My Mind

This week on The L Word: Generation Q, Alice is forced to eat two buckets of popcorn, Shane releases an endangered bumblebee into the wild, Sophie does a solid Matthew McConaughey impression, Dani is rescued from a near-collision with a scooter by a handsome prince and so much more!