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Puzzles

Word Search: Have You Seen My Feather Earring?

I regret to inform you that we’ll also need to find that fedora.

Laneia November 10, 2022 23 Comments
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Relationships

The 68 Absolutely Gayest Ways You Met Your Gay Partner(s), According to the 2022 Reader Survey

“We met in 1995. I was in grad school and had a job at the campus women’s center. I helped her hang an art show. We later hung out at a feminist science fiction convention. We’ve been together ever since.”

Riese November 9, 2022 20 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Ryan Murphy Wants to Reboot “Glee,” Maybe Bring it to Broadway

Rebel Wilson welcomes a daughter; the cuddly calm of Sapphic Pop; Janelle Monáe’s suitcase is full of costumes; and more!

Heather Hogan November 9, 2022 10 Comments
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First Person

My Anxiety Turns Life Into a Horror Movie

Most of my fears are around dying, maybe because I don’t understand it.

ashni November 9, 2022 3 Comments
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Straddleverse

It Was Like Living on the Moon

“It was like needing food, and eating a pile of smooth, round stones instead. It was almost a life.”

Darcy November 9, 2022 14 Comments
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Interview With My Wife: Mia

“I know, now the thought of sleeping in is just as exciting as a full blown affair to me.”

Tracy Levesque November 9, 2022 46 Comments
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No Filter: It Is Possible I Have Never Seen a More Handsome Photo in My Entire Life

Also, DAMN Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts are good at making me feel single!

Christina Tucker November 9, 2022 12 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword to Test Drive

Escape, however briefly, into this supremely queer crossword made just for you weirdos!

Rachel November 9, 2022 16 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Keke Palmer Enjoys the “Delicacy” of Girl-on-Girl, Is a Fan of Subs (Being One)

Revisiting Britney Spears’ conservatorship one year later, a photo essay of queer Americana, and it’s no coincidence that the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse is on Election Day.

Carmen Phillips November 8, 2022 4 Comments
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LGBT Book Reviews

Queer Naija Lit: Akwaeke Emezi’s “The Death of Vivek Oji” Delves Into What Is Born in Death

Emezi’s ability to immerse the reader into multiple characters’ realities and tell a story that isn’t just one narrative but infinite is reminiscent of Toni Morrison, even as Emezi creates something entirely new in Vivek.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu November 8, 2022 4 Comments
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House & Garden

A List of 10 Gay Mushrooms

“This mushroom was last seen in a lesbian club circa 2006 wearing a vest and skinny tie.”

Sally November 8, 2022 24 Comments
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Straddleverse

Ten Things I’ve Learned In My Four Years at Autostraddle

“I would rather the limitations be financial than be limits on my work, my voice, my personhood.”

Drew Burnett Gregory November 8, 2022 14 Comments
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Dating

You Need Help: I’m a 16 Year-old Lesbian Asking ‘What Is Love?’

“How do I get myself to understand what love can really be, after the initial sparks fade?”

Darcy November 8, 2022 4 Comments
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TV Reviews

“Winter House” Brings Another Bisexual to Bravo

Is Bravo the most bisexual network on television? MAYBE SO.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 8, 2022 1 Comment
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Politics + Activism

How To Cope With Election Day Anxiety Spikes

Today is Election Day, and if you’re feeling stressed, worried, anxious, scared, I want you to know that those feelings are valid.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 8, 2022 9 Comments
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Puzzles

Guessing Game: Cate Blanchett’s Resume

We have fun, don’t we?

Sally November 8, 2022 46 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Switching to Menstrual Cups Made Harvesting My Blood for Witchcraft 1000% More Convenient

I ACCEPT THE ADVICE YOU ALL KEPT GIVING ABOUT “MY MOON” OKAY.

Nico November 7, 2022 44 Comments
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I Focused My Time on Proving Her Wrong

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Em Win November 7, 2022 7 Comments
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TV Reviews

Attention Cocktail Queers! Netflix’s New Mixology Competition Series “Drink Masters” Is the Show for Us

Mixology entails a lot more than just drink-mixing. There’s science, gastronomy, artistry, and even storytelling involved here.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 7, 2022 7 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

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