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The author Chris Belcher is a white lesbian with brown shoulder length hair and bangs, and she is wearing a black shirt under a white blazer.
Book Features

Chris Belcher on “Pretty Baby,” Dungeon Dynamics, and the Expansiveness of Queer Sex

“I always envisioned this book as something that would allow me to talk about how I got to know masculinity as an adult through sex work and reflect back on how I came to know masculinity from the time I was younger.”

Drew Burnett Gregory July 11, 2022 3 Comments
Heathers, The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, Next To Normal, Tarrytown, We Are The Tigers, It: The Musical, Carrie, and Heathers.
Quizzes Theater

Quiz: Which Horror Musical Are You?

I am exhilarated, thrilled, absolutely gobsmacked at how horror musicals have gotten me through this pandemic.

A. Tony Jerome July 10, 2022 4 Comments
Book Lists

12 Self-Published LGBTQ Books To Bring to the Beach This Summer

Find sweet, steamy, and escapist reads in this list of self-published romance books to throw in your beach or pool bag this summer.

Sarah Wallace July 10, 2022 8 Comments
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First Person

My Girlfriend Installed My Bidet While I Cheered Her On: A Love Story

After the powerful stream of water was done ricocheting off my asshole, I turned the bidet off and gave my girlfriend a standing ovation. 

Vanessa July 9, 2022 13 Comments
Against a light blue background, two friends try to work out their pronouns. Both friends are people of color, one has a blue mullet and one has dark curly hair. They celebrate as they try out a "she/sir!"
Webcomics

Reine #36: Figuring It Out

Wake up lads, new lesbian gender just dropped.

Ren Strapp July 9, 2022 15 Comments
In Stranger Things, Robin and Vickie — two queer white teens in the 1980s, with short hair, Vickie is a redhead and Robin is a brunette — stand next to each other while making Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches in a shelter. They are smiling and laughing, and the sunlight shines between them.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Is “Stranger Things” Really Giving Us a 1980s Teen Lesbian Happy Ending?

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Valerie Anne July 8, 2022 10 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) Queer Fashion

100 LGBTQ+ Women, Nonbinary and Transmasc Celebrities Killing It In Suits

Whether you’re looking for eye candy or fashion inspo, here’s 100+ lesbian, bisexual, queer and/or trans women, nonbinary people and trans men looking great in suits!

Riese July 8, 2022 26 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Sitting in a Lesbian Sports Bar

“I was at the first Sacramento Monarchs game, so technically I remember the WNBA before Sue Bird. I still have my souvenir ticket!”

Darcy July 8, 2022 4 Comments
Dead Flip by Sara Farizan, These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall, All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews, Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens, Pretty Baby by Chris Belcher, Gods of Want by K-Ming Chang, Knocking Myself Up by Michelle Tea, Youngblood by Sasha Laurens, Can't Resist Her by Kianna Alexander, Ask the Brindled by No'u Revilla, Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress, and Wash Day Diaries.
Book Lists

49 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Out Summer 2022

Queer science fiction, fantasy sequels, horror YA, experimental books, short stories, a memoir on (in)fertility, and so much more are heading your way this summer.

Casey July 8, 2022 18 Comments
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AF+

A+ Roundtable: Coping with Climate Change

“Corrupt politicians and leaders want to destroy our spirit. We can’t let them.”

the team July 8, 2022 10 Comments
Against a white tiled background, a white person's hand holds up a cardboard sign that reads, "MY BODY MY CHOICE."
First Person Queer Pregnancy

I’m Trans, I’m Trying to Get Pregnant and I’m More Pro-Choice Than Ever

Roe v. Wade has been overturned, today, as I lie here praying that I’m pregnant. And I have never been more pro-choice than I am in this moment.

R/B Mertz July 8, 2022 13 Comments
In Thor: Love and Thunder, Valkyrie, who's now gay on screen, sits next to Jane Foster. Valkyrie is played by Tessa Thompson, Jane is played by Natalie Portman. The two actresses are in matching gold thrones, one with red velvet seats and one with green. Valkyrie is in a gold robe with a hood, and Jane is in a green robe with a hood. Jane is leaning in to talk with Valkyrie.
Movie Reviews

“Thor: Love and Thunder” Promised Us Gay Valkyrie, So What Happened Here?

After being queer coded for years, everyone expected that Valkyrie would finally have a major gay storyline. And yet! How did Marvel still get it so wrong?

Carmen Phillips July 8, 2022 22 Comments
Brittney Griner is in a red t-shirt that says "Crenshaw" and round glasses, descending on a staircase in a government building. In front of her is a w white woman with blonde hair, wearing a hat that looks like that of an Russian official or security officer.
Politics + Activism

Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty in Russia, We Hold Our Breath for What Comes Next

End this nightmare. Bring BG home.

Carmen Phillips July 7, 2022 13 Comments
Jess Carter of England, Fran Kirby of England, Manuela Giugliano of Italy, Danielle van de Donk of Holland
Sports

The Football Gays to Watch Out for in the 2022 Women’s Euros

Let’s take a whirlwind tour through the top teams and all the out players, to see who may be lighting up this summer’s tournament.

Sally July 7, 2022 15 Comments
A+ Read a Fucking Book Club, Live virtual Q&A with Chris Belcher, Tuesday July 26, 5-6:30[m PST A+ Pop-Up discord. This graphic has a palm tree in the background and also features the A+ logo and the cover of Pretty Baby: a Memoir by Chris Belcher
Literature

WHAT?? There’s an A+ Book Club?!

Announcing the NEW A+ book club which features an author Q&A just for our members!

Nico July 7, 2022 20 Comments
Rachel, Hina, and Krissi sit in the 12 Dates of Christmas cabin surrounded by Christmas light-covered trees during the gift ceremony. Rachel is wearing a black dress. Krissi is wearing a red dress. Hina is sitting on a chair that's elevated and they're wearing a dark purple suit.
First Person TV Feature

Slow Takes: “12 Dates of Christmas” and When Transphobia Makes You a Chaos Demon

If you want to live in a reality show, go ahead and sow chaos, but if you’d rather have a romcom, you have to let go.

Drew Burnett Gregory July 7, 2022 4 Comments
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Parenting & Family

I Was Ready for Parenthood — Then the Pandemic Struck

The question was never ‘did I want you.’ The question was always ‘could I keep you safe?’

Darcy July 7, 2022 29 Comments
Motherland Fort Salem: Scylla looks ready to fight
TV Show Recaps

“Motherland: Fort Salem” Episode 303 Recap: Witch Fight

Scylla, Abigail, Tally and the gang try to balance a search for Raelle and evading capture and end up running into a familiar striking face…

Valerie Anne July 6, 2022 2 Comments
Vera Kelly: Lost and Found by Rosalie Knecht features a cartoon woman with black curly hair pulled back, red lips, and red framed glasses. She's holding a steering wheel.
LGBT Book Reviews

Gay History, Mystery, and Romance Abound in Latest Thrilling Vera Kelly Adventure

Set in 1971, Vera Kelly: Lost and Found takes the series’ titular P.I. from post-Stonewall NYC to the sprawling land of Southern California, where she must solve her most personal case ever: the disappearance of her girlfriend.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya July 6, 2022 7 Comments
Valkyrie licks a green dagger in Thor: Love and Thunder
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: “Thor: Love and Thunder” Says No Girlfriend For Valkyrie AGAIN

A new a first-generation Muslim-American character on grown-ish, Emma Corrin on their sexual and gender fluidity, and Jasmin Savoy’s very gay new music video!

Heather Hogan July 6, 2022 4 Comments
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