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Dating Podcasts

“Wait, Is This a Date?” Season Two FINALE: Long Distance Crushes with Elise Bauman

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called… a season finale! And to celebrate that ending, who better to come on and discuss the joys and successes of a long distance crush, than actor and queer person Elise Bauman?

Christina Tucker September 7, 2022 1 Comment
Tessa Thompson poses with red wavy hair and a silver and black dress.
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Imagine Eating Risotto With Tessa Thompson?!

Plus, Mae Martin as Hunky Cowboy? Don’t mind if I do!!!

Christina Tucker September 7, 2022 6 Comments
Kristen Arnett smiles while wearing glasses, propped against a brocade wall.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: “The Ache Is Just as Important as the Orgasm,” Kristen Arnett on Writing Great Lesbian Sex

Marking Brittney Griner’s 200th day being wrongfully detained in Russia, polyamorous parenting, the summer of Black queer music, and the long unraveling of the Republican Party.

Carmen Phillips September 6, 2022 7 Comments
The "Coven" graphic novel book cover features a witch in a red trench coat holding fire in both of her hands.
LGBT Book Reviews

Queer Graphic Novel “Coven” Will Fill the Buffy-Shaped Hole in Your Heart

Do you like witches, gays, and found family, and fictional teen angst? Is there a Buffy- or Baby-Sitter’s Club- or Motherland: Fort Salem-shaped hole in your heart? Good news, this one’s for you!

Heather Hogan September 6, 2022 1 Comment
Three pics of Avery and JoJo: Avery doing JoJo's hair, Avery and JoJo in the car, Avery and JoJo dancing
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

JoJo Siwa Is Dating Avery Cyrus and Lesbian Gossip Tiktok is ABUZZ

The truth is out there, and the truth is that JoJo Siwa is dating lesbian TikTok star Avery Cyrus, and we are weaving an intricate web.

Riese September 6, 2022 19 Comments
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Friendship

You Need Help: How Do I Ask My Couple Friends To Hang Out With Me One-on-One?

Wanting to hang out with your friends separately as individuals rather than as couples is a perfectly reasonable request.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 6, 2022 10 Comments
The following books: We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds; The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin; Faltas by Cecilia Gentili; Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo; When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar; It Came From the Closet anthology; A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo; The Future is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha; A Short History of Queer Women; The Color Pynk by Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley; Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales; Will Do Magic for Small Change by Andrea Hairston; Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner; Magodiz by Gabe Calderon; Before We Were Trans by Kit Heyam; Love Me Tender; Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell; Heretic by Jeanna Kadlec; Year of the Tiger by Alice Wong; Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir; Queer Little Nightmares anthology; Power: The Rise of Black Women in America by Charity C. Elder; When the Angels Left the Old Country; The Long Covid Survival Guide
Book Lists

103 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way Fall 2022

I can guarantee there is something for everyone on this list of fall 2022 queer and feminist books, whether your jam is graphic novel fairy tales, memoirs about queer family, or anything in between.

Casey September 6, 2022 17 Comments
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First Person

I’m Asexual and I Prefer to Have Sex With Myself

I finally realized that it is completely possible to be asexual, experience some sexual attraction and enjoy sex — even if you’re only having sex with yourself.

Latonya September 5, 2022 12 Comments
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TV Feature

Jinkx Monsoon on Queer Adolescence, Being a Lifelong MILF, and Working Out Demons Through Drag

“I call it paying it forward. Because that’s what drag queens did for me at a young age. That’s what drag queens have done for me all throughout my life.”

Drew Burnett Gregory September 5, 2022 15 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Makeup Trend Are You?

I’m pretty caught up on the recent beauty trends, and maybe you are too. Which one suits you the most?

danijanae September 4, 2022 10 Comments
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Book Features First Person

“Middlesex” Has a Complicated Legacy — 20 Years Ago, It Changed My Life

When I read Middlesex, I felt that tinge of recognition I think a lot of queer and trans people look for when they realize something is different about themselves.

Stef Rubino September 4, 2022 17 Comments
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Beauty

AM/PM: A Skincare Routine For the Lazy Yet Vain

I love a great compliment and I refuse to put in too much effort to get them.

Analyssa September 3, 2022 10 Comments
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Webcomics

Reine #38: Takes a Village

In the next life, may I be a lesbian couple’s cat.

Ren Strapp September 3, 2022 7 Comments
Zaara gets caught sharing a kiss with Bella.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “grown-ish” Tackles the Queer Urge to Merge, Just in Time for Cuffing Season

Plus updates on The Chi and Roswell, New Mexico.

Natalie and Valerie Anne
September 2, 2022
In Mask of Light, the Bionicle movie, a Bionicle puts on a glowing mask.
First Person

Investigating the Bionicle-to-Trans Pipeline

More than a few fans I spoke with did say that if it weren’t for Bionicle they may not have come to understand their gender when they did.

Nic Anstett September 2, 2022 55 Comments
Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins, The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre by Robin Talley, Forward March by Skye Quinlan, and We Used To Be Friends by Amy Spaulding
Book Lists

Get in Your Back-to-School Feelings With These 10 Queer YA Books

Back-to-school time is my favorite time of the year now that I’m an adult.

Sa'iyda Shabazz September 2, 2022 5 Comments
Alice is shocked when the director of the movie shows up at Sumi's casting audition. Alice is wearing a floral jacket over a black tee and standing in front of a blue screen.
TV Show Recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 418 Recap: One Epiphany Away

Good Trouble magically solves Alice’s orgasm woes, Malika and Angelica take on the LAPD, and a billion other things — this is a Good Trouble season finale, after all.

Natalie September 2, 2022 6 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Caroling for Labor Day

“Cate Blanchett literally only wants one thing, and it’s to play gay in movies directed by a guy named Todd.”

Darcy September 2, 2022 2 Comments
Photo 1: Greta from A League Of Their Own in a cream cropped polo, red and cream bomber varsity jacket, and high waisted red track pants with a white belt. Photo2: Greta in a red floral dress. Photo 3: Greta in a cream floral dress. Photo 4: Greta in a red wool dress with matching jacket.
Queer Fashion TV Feature

Style Thief: How To Dress Like League Of Their Own’s Resident Femme Jock Greta

We love a mean femme top who can flirt as good as she can play ball.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 2, 2022 15 Comments
Aubrey Plaza and Allison Brie kissing in Spin Me Round
Movie Reviews

Aubrey Plaza Makes Me Wanna Break Bottles & Eat Lesbian Pasta in “Spin Me Round”

This is unfortunately not a movie about two babes banging and eating their way through Italy — but there is a dash of sapphic salt between Allison Brie and Aubrey Plaza!

Shelli Nicole September 2, 2022 12 Comments
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