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Cate Blanchett having a quick queer kiss / Cate Blanchett directing an orchestra in TAR
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Cate Blanchett Is a Lesbian Mommi With Control Issues in “Tár” Trailer

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Heather Hogan August 29, 2022 13 Comments
A field of wildflowers
LGBT Book Reviews

Queer Naija Lit: “We Are Flowers” Documents the Beauty and Resilience of Nigeria’s Queer Community

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Chinelo Anyadiegwu August 29, 2022 3 Comments
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Quizzes TV Feature

Which Gay League Of Their Own Character Should Be Your Girlfriend?

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Riese August 28, 2022 34 Comments
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First Person Geekery

My Sci-Fi Girl Summer, Explained

It was a lot like coming out later in life, but this time instead of going to a bunch of lesbian parties and hooking up with strangers, I’m staying up until 4 a.m. Googling shit like “how is Loki still alive.”

Em Win August 28, 2022 6 Comments
A black pixelated black screen of the video game GayBlade that says "Stevie Cannot Carry a Condom," it also has colors of turquoise blue and pink
Geekery

Dungeons and Drag Queens Abound in “Gayblade,” a 90s Game You Can Play for Free

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Julie Gentile August 27, 2022 7 Comments
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Culture

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Popeye wasn’t just a salty sailor punching people. Strength was fluid, gender was fluid and the spinach flowed freely.

Nico August 27, 2022 12 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

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“It’s definitely giving top, you know that.” — Megan Thee Stallion, a bi legend among us.

Carmen Phillips August 26, 2022 10 Comments
Only Murders in the Building: Mabel and Alice "face off"
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Selena Gomez and Cara Delevingne Attend a Killer Reveal Party on “Only Murders in the Building”

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TV Show Recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 417 Recap: Pulling a Callie

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Natalie August 26, 2022 3 Comments
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Beauty

Wearing Press-On Nails Makes Me Feel Like a Powerful Femme Dyke

Being femme is being unafraid. Unafraid of shape, of texture, of color.

danijanae August 26, 2022 6 Comments
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Straddleverse

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AF+

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The Editors August 26, 2022 19 Comments
Body Grammar by Jules Ohman
LGBT Book Reviews

Rather Than a Coming Out Story, “Body Grammar” Is About Queer Characters Coming Into Themselves

Jules Ohman paints the harsh, sharp-angled modeling industry with soft, tender prose and tells many queer narratives at once in the novel.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 26, 2022 1 Comment
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Society + Culture

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Carmen Phillips August 25, 2022 7 Comments
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Book Lists

In Verse: Poetry Collections for a Big Life Change

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danijanae August 25, 2022 3 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Oh No, “House of the Dragon” Is Hinting at Queer Love

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Heather Hogan August 25, 2022 20 Comments
A crow against an orange and blue background
Literature

Rainbow Reading: Even the Crows Are Queer in This Upcoming Speculative Novella

Catch up on the latest LGBTQ+ literature news in Rainbow Reading.

Yashwina August 25, 2022 7 Comments
Jena Malone attends the "Lorelei" Premiere during the 2021 Tribeca Festival
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Jena Malone Comes Out as Pansexual By Doing An Interpretive Dance on Instagram

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Heather Hogan August 24, 2022 22 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

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Valerie Anne August 24, 2022 7 Comments
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Book Features

Keah Brown on Her New Picture Book and the Importance of Disability Representation for Children

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