Willow Rosenberg sits on her bed looking at her computer

25 of the Silliest, Spookiest Plotlines From “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” Ranked by Absurdity

One dark and stormy night, like so many queer people before me, I eagerly introduced a friend to the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

A Black girl with braids is repeated twice, once with her eyes open, once with her eyes closed

First Person

Black Girls Are Always at the Center of Horror

There is a haunting that black girls know.

Javicia Leslie as Ryan Wilder in Batwoman

Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Batwoman’s Javicia Leslie Will be Back… on The Flash

Remembering Leslie Jordan, Phoebe Bridgers loves angry queer youths, Brittani Nichols! Brittani Nichols! Brittani Nichols! and more.

Tawny Cypress in the Queer for Fear documentary talking heads

Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Tawny Cypress Shared Her Coming Out Story, and It Involves Melanie Lynskey

In extremely important “Yellowjackets” news, Tawny Cypress is indeed queer.

Grace Jones and Janelle Monáe goof off on the red carpet for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Janelle wears a red dress and red hat, and Grace wears a black blazer, gloves, and sparkly blue headpiece

Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: These Photos of Grace Jones and Janelle Monáe Are Art, Cinema, My Religion

Also, King Princess remains undefeated at the tour photo dump!

Mary Lambert is in a wedding dress that off the shoulder cuffs and her tattoo sleeve showing, she is facing her partner Wyatt, who has short cropped hair and is wearing an orange suit with a white dress shirt, and smiling. They are in front of a fall field.

Lesbian Weddings Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Mary Lambert’s Wedding Is Giving Gay Autumn Splendor

She keeps me warm. And also: Fiona Apple is a court watcher in Maryland in her spare time (a model citizen, one might say), nine gay ghost stories, and Frog & Toad are cozy queer icons.

Brittney Griner smiles during a 2021 WNBA game.

Sports

Brittney Griner Lost Her Appeal in Russian Courts, but It’s Not Over

At the center of this sprawling international pressure cooker is one person. A masc Black lesbian whose face reminds me of the greatest loves of my life. Who deserves a future, caring, and softness.

Dana Scully stands in front of an open car trunk

First Person Movie Features

The Seduction of Aliens

When I saw a UFO, I was 18 and it was the night before prom.

Kayla sits on an ornate Victorian sofa holding aloft a cocktail in a stemmed glass. She is wearing a doll-esque baby blue dress that is all gauzy with incredibly puffy sleeves, layers of pearls and a lace choker, ribbons in her hair which is braided, and glasses. She is holding her book, Helen House, which is pink with the title on it in white whimsical font and the "o" in house replaced with a smudgey lipstick kiss.

Literature Meet-Ups / Events

A+ Read a Fucking Book Club Q&A with Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

December 13th! We hope you won’t ghost us!

close up of a person's eyes, with gorgeous blue and green eye shadow

Beauty

You Need Help: I’m Butch and I Want To Try Makeup for the First Time

Remember that ultimately, using makeup and other facial cosmetics is really about making you feel like your best, most confident self.

Sarah Paulson in American Horror Story: Asylum, Thomasin in The Witch, Adelaide in Us, Juliette and Calliope in First Kill, Sarah Paulson in American Horro Story: Cult, Halle Berry in Gothika, the film A Woman Walks Home Alone at Night, Deena from Fear Street, and Sidney Prescott from Scream

Movie Lists

40 Female Horror Protagonists, Ranked by Lesbianism

The women featured on this list include Final Girls, monsters, and everything in between.

Natalie Morales and Tig Notaro on red carpets

Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Natalie Morales Joins Fellow Queer Tig Notaro for “The Morning Show” Season 3

Mary Lambert’s wedding photos, E.R. Fightmaster loves being a professional TV boyfriend, Brandi Carlile covers Joni Mitchell, and more!

The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth and Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth

Book Features

Ciara Smyth’s Queer YA Books Remind Me of Being a Teenager

The Falling In Love Montage (2020) and Not My Problem (2021) are as hilarious as they are moving.

Green slime drips down from the top and sides of the image. Against a black background, there is a black and white image of a curvy Black woman with long wavy hair and long eyelashes. She wears a low-cut halter top. She puts her hands against the sides of her head and opens her mouth as if she's screaming.

Sex

Queer Sex Horror Stories: The Tale of the Bloody Foursome

I was having my first group sex experience AND my first queer experience in one night?!

The author Dani Janae takes selfies with the Charlotte Tillbury cream bronzer

Beauty

I Tried the $56 Charlotte Tilbury Cream Bronzer for You

The bronzer is currently the most expensive makeup I own, coming in at $56 dollars for about an ounce of product.

Ace by Angela Chen, Soft on Soft by Em Ali, Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland, How to be Ace by Rebecca Burgess, The Art of Saving the World by Corinne Duyvis, From Under the Mountain by C.M. Spivey, Arden Grey by Ray Stoeve, and Forward March by Skye Quinlan

Book Lists Quizzes

Quiz: Which Sapphic Asexual Book Should You Read This Ace Week?

It’s Ace Week! Answer a few simple questions, and I will recommend a sapphic asexual book for you to read!

Food and Drink Halloween

The Hunt for the Perfect Baked Pumpkin Treat

I chose four pumpkin/pumpkin spice recipes, new to me, and spent a considerable amount of my October baking (and eating) them. Now I’m here to tell you all about it!

cards from the marigold tarot and the celestial bodies oracle deck

Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Tarotscopes for Scorpio Season 2022: Where Are You Ready to Say Goodbye?

Scorpio has no time for bullshit, instead urging us to be honest with ourselves about what we really want and need, and what we are ready to let go of.