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Two photos of Em Win, an Asian person with long hair and rust blonde ombre highlights in a ponytail and a bright blue spandex biker shorts and bralette set, side by side: on the left, they are wearing a brightly colored button down t-shirt that is open in the front, on the right they are posing on the beach.
Queer Fashion

Lizzo’s Yitty Set Changed My Life, It’s Worth an Internet Fight to the Death

Yitty has helped me spend less time looking in the mirror and more time doing what I actually want to do, which is be hot and gay in public.

Em Win October 5, 2022 4 Comments
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Animated Daphne, Hayley Kiyoko in a diamond bustier on the red carpet, a young Hayley Kiyoko as Velma in live-action Scooby-Doo!
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Hayley Kiyoko Made Velma Gay With the Power of Her Own Lesbianism

Lesbians on Andor, how Derry Girls managed a happy ending, Emma Corrin in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, and more!

Heather Hogan October 5, 2022 1 Comment
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Queen Latifah Profiling Keke Palmer for the Time 100 List? Uh, Yes Please!

Plus, these Megan Fox IG captions whip.

Christina Tucker October 5, 2022 3 Comments
Faltas by Cecilia Gentili
LGBT Book Reviews

Cecilia Gentili’s “Faltas” Is One of the Best Memoirs I’ve Ever Read

Faltas: Letters to Everyone in My Hometown Who Isn’t My Rapist is an exciting and, at times, breathtaking addition to the canon of works about “messy trans lives.”

Stef Rubino October 5, 2022 1 Comment
Protestors at a soccer game in Portland use megaphones and red paint spray
News

Also.Also.Also: New Investigative Report Details Sexual Misconduct, Verbal Abuse, By Coaches in the National Women’s Soccer League

Taking our time breaking down Sally Yates’ report on abuse in the NWSL, Brittney Griner has an appeal date in Russia, and abled-bodied leftists cannot abandon disabled solidarity to “move on” from Covid.

Carmen Phillips October 4, 2022 4 Comments
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Playlists

I’m Qualified To Make You a Love Songs Playlist Because I Was Mildly Famous on 8tracks

I’m not saying every playlist I make is everyone’s favorite, but I have been enjoying doing it since my days of repressed feelings, plaid skirts, and passive-aggressive after-school text posts.

Julie Gentile October 4, 2022 1 Comment
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Movie Reviews

Jinkies! Velma’s Actually Gay in “Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!”

Scooby’s new Halloween movie is basically a lesbian rom-com.

Heather Hogan October 4, 2022 10 Comments
It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror
LGBT Book Reviews

“It Came From the Closet” Gave Me New Appreciation for the Horror Genre

Because we’re so frequently othered, many LGBTQ+ people find ourselves in horror film monsters.

Abbie Jones October 4, 2022 2 Comments
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AF+

Sarah Thankam Mathews Chatted With Us About Collectivism, Spreadsheets, Queer Sex Scenes and More!

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Nico October 4, 2022 5 Comments
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First Person Movie Features

Elm Street Was a Nightmare Before Freddy Made It One

Elm Street was just another part of a society — our society, where people are taught to care very little for each other.

Stef Rubino October 4, 2022 6 Comments
A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo
LGBT Book Reviews

Malinda Lo’s New Coming-of-Age Queer Novel “A Scatter of Light” Shines Brilliantly

Lo’s newest offering is beautifully composed, often feeling like a peek into your best friend’s hot (queer) girl summer.

shea wesley martin October 4, 2022 4 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Here’s Your First Peep at Krysten Ritter in “Orphan Black: Echoes”

Also! Wakanda forever! Queer horror! More queer horror! Anna Silk and Rachel Skarsten are making a Lost Girl podcast! And more (queer horror)!

Heather Hogan October 3, 2022 9 Comments
The Future is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
LGBT Book Reviews

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s “The Future Is Disabled” Should Be Required Reading

After reading The Future is Disabled, I feel more hopeful, and I think you will, too.

Katie October 3, 2022 15 Comments
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First Person

Empty Magic: Dinner

When you’ve reached the bottom of anything, you create a hollow.

danijanae October 3, 2022 3 Comments
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First Person Movie Features

Revisiting the Scary Movie Sleepover

Horror movies are for the depressed and anxious gays.

Valerie Anne October 3, 2022 6 Comments
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Culture

Horror Is So Gay

Welcome to Horror Is So Gay, a series of essays, lists, and fearsome explorations of queer and trans horror, running throughout the month of October.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 3, 2022 13 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Sweeps Week Lesbian Kiss Are You?

A legacy of the Nielsen TV ratings system, sweeps were a couple of weeks a year when TV shows brought out sensational content, like women kissing, to reel in viewers.

Darcy October 2, 2022 12 Comments
Before We Were Trans by Kit Heyam
LGBT Book Reviews

Gender Nonconformity Has Always Existed

Trans activist and historian Kit Heyam’s new book Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender examines gender nonconformity throughout history.

Stef Rubino October 2, 2022 1 Comment
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Movie Lists TV Lists

What’s New and Gay To Stream in October 2022

We’ve got new seasons of Derry Girls and One of Us Is Lying, an Aisha Dee horror film set at a lesbian bachelorette weekend, queer ’90s teens in Tegan and Sara’s “High School” and more!

Riese October 1, 2022 3 Comments
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