In Verse: Poetry Collections for a Summer Picnic
If you are going to read one poet in a park, let it be Mary Oliver.
Rainbow Reading: Queer Utopias Are Necessities
Publishing loves its dystopian novels, and true utopias feel even nicer for their scarcity.
Biden Administration Offers Russia a Deal to Bring Brittney Griner Home
After months of internal debate, the US is looking to make a “substantial” deal to bring Griner home. She has been wrongfully detained for 160 days.
“Motherland: Fort Salem” Episode 306 Recap: Hope Spores Eternal
The Bellweather unit splits up to check on their parents or parent-figures beofre the big battle, and Scylla gets closer to getting Raelle back.
“Wait, Is This a Date?” Podcast Episode 205: Public Relationships
This week we’ve brought on someone in a gaymous power couple: Grace Lavery! But being in a public relationship isn’t just the joys of ambitious4ambitious. There’s also the matter of boundaries and privacy.
The Hottest Salad This Summer Is a Niçoise
Escape the heat with a perfectly crafted tuna niçoise.
Interview With My Wife: Jane
“No one can put up a tent by themselves or if you do, please let me know. Put a YouTube tutorial up.”
Pop Culture Fix: Marvel’s Gonna Play Us Again With Michaela Coel’s (Queer) Aneka in “Wakanda Forever,” Huh?
Chelsea Gray is the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup MVP, this glorious trailer for A League of Their Own, and so much queer horror!
No Filter: One Thing Lesbians Are Gonna Do Is Have an Intense Relationship With Their Dog
Plus, every day we are alive, we get closer to the Wicked movie, and every day I….still don’t know how I feel about it!!!!
A+ Read a Fucking Book Club Q&A With Chris Belcher, Happening Now!
Now’s your chance to ask Chris your questions and chat with fellow A+ members about “Pretty Baby: A Memoir”!
You Need Help: I Keep Getting Yeast Infections When I Receive Oral Sex
I’m obsessive about the way I treat my vagina. Is this kind of annoying? Honestly, yes. Is it more annoying to get a yeast infection? Also yes.
“Irma Vep” Is a Regressive Disaster of Arthouse Hubris
If the Me Too Movement and push for industry inclusion have caused one thing it’s providing men like Olivier Assayas something to complain about — while acting exactly the same.
Joe Osmundson on Expansive Science Writing and Living in an Impossible World
“It is tension: living well on a viral warming planet is too much to ask of any person. And yet it is what our circumstances are asking of us.”
“Nope” Review: Keke Palmer’s Lesbian Character Is Miraculously Alive
Worrying if black people are gonna die by racism, capitalism, white supremacy and all the other shit we have to deal with in real life? Nope. We get to deal with the fear of regular science fiction — and it is glorious.
17 Handyqueers To Follow on Instagram
Goddess bless the queers who know how to paint, build, fix, and all around help in ways that many of us never could.
NEW MERCH ALERT: Gay Chaos Tanks For This Chaotic Summer!
Haven’t you heard? Summer isn’t over yet, and it’s only going to get hotter from here.
“The Only” Finally Gives USWNT Black Gay Superstar Briana Scurry a Hero’s Story
The names you probably know by heart are Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, and Brandi Chastain — but goalkeeper Briana Scurry deserves just as much reverence.
Pop Culture Fix: Real Life “A League of Their Own” Pitcher Says Most Players Were Gay, Obviously
So many trailers for so many gay shows and movies! A must-read Keke Palmer profile! And Joni Mitchell tag teams with Brandi Carlile!
Michelle Tea on Queer Pregnancy and Writing a Memoir in Present Tense
“I really want it to feel like you fell down a rabbit hole into this world, because that’s how I felt. That was the reality of the experience for me.”
We Need to Talk About Monkeypox
There’s a lot of misinformation out there — here are answers to some frequently asked questions about monkeypox.