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Actor Lili Reinhart, who will be starring in a queer period drama soon, is walking the MET red carpet in a pink dress with a corset and flowers. She's posed with her hands behind her back.
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Carmen Phillips August 23, 2022 6 Comments
Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk
TV Reviews

A Queer Read on Tatiana Maslany’s “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law”

The She-Hulk pilot tackles queer-adjacent topics like wrestling with a side of your identity you’re not ready to face.

Valerie Anne August 23, 2022 17 Comments
All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews
LGBT Book Reviews

“All This Could Be Different” Review: A Novel So Good I Dreaded Finishing It

Whether she’s writing about Gantt charts or economic turmoil or oysters or blue and green or sex or hunger, Sarah Thankam Mathews’ sentences seduce and swathe.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 23, 2022 15 Comments
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A+ Roundtable: Our Celebrity Crushes

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the team August 23, 2022 20 Comments
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Friendship

You Need Help: Do I Owe a Girl From My Past an Apology in the Present?

Treat people better than you did in your early twenties, and eventually you’ll realize that you have nothing to feel guilty about anymore.

Abbie Jones August 23, 2022 16 Comments
Geekery

Flirt With the Cute Video Store Clerk and Deliver People’s Mail in Cozy Game “Lake”

Have you ever wanted to play a mail delivery simulator that moonlights as a wholesome version of Grand Theft Auto? Lake might be for you!

Julie Gentile August 23, 2022 6 Comments
A collection of various tarot cards are strewn on a grey wood tabletop surface, shot from above. In the center is a card with the word "Virgo" in large print and small print description text that is not visible. There are also various crystals.
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Tarotscopes for Virgo Season 2022: How Can You Create The Space You Need?

After months of historic heat waves, we’re eager to feel the promise of autumn and (hopefully) cooler weather, with the transition from fiery Leo season to our last sign of summer: cool, earthy Virgo.

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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Aubrey Plaza Is Giving “A League of Their Own” on “Celebrity Sluggers”

The best LGBTQ+ anime, Hayley Kiyoko on the origins of Lesbian Jesus, Sue Bird makes history AGAIN, and more!

Heather Hogan August 22, 2022 13 Comments
Photo 1: A black and white colorblocked turtleneck. Photo 2: Red straight legged pants. Photo 3: A floral maxi dress. Photo 4: A cropped cream colored cardigan with wide buttons.
Queer Fashion

Five Outfits for Being the Main Character in a Lesbian Romantic Comedy

This lead is sexy, vibrant, maybe a little clumsy, and heartwarming. If you don’t fall in love with her, you definitely want to be her. 

danijanae August 22, 2022 7 Comments
Lydia Conklin wears large rectangular framed glasses and has a swoopy short haircut and wears a shortsleeved blue buttonup.
Book Features

Author Lydia Conklin on Being Queer in the 90s and Writing Characters in Transitional Moments

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Annie Liontas August 22, 2022 1 Comment
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Beauty

Put This on Your Face: Lashes

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Book Lists Quizzes

Quiz: What Queer Book Should You Read To Extend Summer?

Do you need a summery queer book to pack in your beach bag?

Casey August 21, 2022 21 Comments
Photo 1: Multicolored cherry tomatoes at an outdoor market. Photo 2: A sign that reads "Tomato Season: Celebrate with tomato salad, pasta pasta pasta, BLT night, Salsas, Canning Season, or do what we do...Eat It Like An Apple!". Photo 3: An array of different varieties of tomatoes in red and green at an outdoor market.
Food and Drink

Juicy, Dripping Tomatoes Are the Stars of Late Summer

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ashni August 21, 2022 15 Comments
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Beauty

AM/PM: A Skincare Routine For the Mom Friend On Vacation

Just a 14-product vacation routine from your favorite mom friend. You’ll like it — it’s sweet.

Christina Tucker August 20, 2022 6 Comments
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Book Lists

10 Books for Dungeons & Dragons Queers To Read Between Adventures

All of these stories feature: magic and/or melee, quests, chosen families, and queer characters.

Heather Hogan August 20, 2022 26 Comments
In a three-way split, three images from A League of Their Own: Jo Deluca at bat in a blue uniform, Max Chapman in her new Negro League uniform, and Carson and Greta kissing by the side of a building
TV Show Recaps

“A League of Their Own” Episode 108 Recap: The Ninth Inning

In the Season One finale, Max starts a new beginning and the Peaches meet the Blue Sox in the World Series.

Carmen Phillips August 19, 2022 57 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “The Undeclared War” Is Queer and Scarier Than Any Horror Movie

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Natalie and Valerie Anne
August 19, 2022 1 Comment
Alice and Sumi sit in the living room.
TV Show Recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 416 Recap: Chosen Family Among Friends

Alice and Sumi end up in a sexual pleasure workshop, much to Alice’s chagrin and Sumi’s delight.

Natalie August 19, 2022 2 Comments
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Sports

Obsessed: The Manti Te’o Documentary Reveals That Nobody Handled It Well

Netflix’s new Manti Te’o documentary casts a different light on the “hoax” surrounding the football player’s fake online girlfriend and my lord is there a lot to unpack here!

Riese August 19, 2022 15 Comments
A collage of the queer characters from the television show P Valley in front of brightly colored club lights that are purple, pink, and gold. Left to right: Farrah, Uncle Clifford, Lil Murda, Teak, and Mercedes.
TV Feature

P-Valley Has Changed the Rules of Black Queer Storytelling

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