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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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Straddleverse

I Focused My Time on Proving Her Wrong

“I remember telling my girlfriend at the time, ‘I’m going to write for them some day,’ to which she replied, ‘You can try but it’s pretty competitive. I don’t think you’ll ever be good enough to write for them.'”

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

Pop Culture Fix: It’s Been Aubrey Plaza All Along in Wandavision Spin-Off Agatha: Coven of Chaos

ESPN is making a Candace Parker documentary, so many TV cancellations and renewals, the Sort Of season two trailer, and more!

Heather Hogan November 7, 2022 1 Comment
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Relationships

How Chloe Caldwell’s “Women” Shaped My Queer Heartbreak

I couldn’t acknowledge that this was unsustainable, that my life wasn’t the novella I had convinced myself it was.

Mia Arias Tsang November 7, 2022 12 Comments
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Thanksgiving

10 Ways To Stay Connected to Your Disabled / Chronically Ill Friends This Thanksgiving

If the last few years have reiterated anything to us us, it’s that queer people are endlessly resourceful in their pursuit of staying connected with their community, and committed to keeping each other safe.

Heather Hogan November 7, 2022 8 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword for Champions

Start the week right with this gorgeously symmetrical mini crossword!

brooke November 7, 2022 14 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Cozy Sunday Activity Should You Do Today?

Every answer is a great way to spend a normal, cozy Sunday — but I’ve also included a little bit of optional spice, in parenthesis, in case you need an extra challenge.

Darcy November 6, 2022 24 Comments
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Sports TV Feature

25 Babes With Baseball Bats, Ranked by Lesbianism

“Color coordinating the bat to the suit is iconiccccc dyke behavior.”

the team and Heather Hogan
November 6, 2022 28 Comments
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Geekery

I Miss Film Cameras but I’m Lazy so I Use This Phone App Instead

I’m just one queer person who misses the effortless level up that comes with soft lighting, and I want to share it with my internet friends.

Carmen Phillips November 5, 2022 11 Comments
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Webcomics

Baopu #105: A Good Cry

As an act of healing together, a good cry allows for releasing of tensions in our bodies.

Yao Xiao November 5, 2022 9 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword for Forward-Thinking, Nostalgia

A larger crossword that’ll challenge you AND get a song stuck in your head for the rest of the day!

brooke November 5, 2022 37 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Nova Just Wants to Dance With a Woman Who Loves Her on “Queen Sugar”

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Natalie November 4, 2022 2 Comments
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TV Reviews

Like All the Best Reality Shows, “Real Girlfriends in Paris” Was Ultimately About F*cking Up in Friendships

The first season also had a healthy dose of bisexual chaos.

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