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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
an empty bird's nest nestled in a tree
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
WITAD? in yellow is against a purple background. A photo of Carmen Phillips wearing a black and white head wrap and tortoise shell glasses is below. Next to the photo in a yellow bubble it says "Boundaries" with guest Carmen Phillips" and then surrounding are various emoji stickers.
Dating Podcasts

“Wait, Is This a Date?” Podcast Episode 202: Boundaries

When it comes to boundaries, our strengths are our weaknesses and our weaknesses are our strengths. (Also let us talk about Raven Symoné’s chaotic gay TikTok, shall we?)

Drew Burnett Gregory July 6, 2022 1 Comment
Kate Moennig and Jordan Hull stand in suits with their hands clasped in front of them against a pink background.
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: The Best Part of “The L Word: Generation Q” Is Watching Shane Be a Cool Gay Aunt

Also, one week til King Princess drops some new bops!

Christina Tucker July 6, 2022 1 Comment
Brittney Griner is in a Jimi Hendrix shirt, walking down stairs, in a plain government building. In front of her is a white woman with blond hair and a black polo t-shirt.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Brittney Griner Writes to Joe Biden, ‘I’m Terrified I Might Be Here Forever’

As many updates about Brittney Griner that I could fit in one link roundup.

Carmen Phillips July 5, 2022 7 Comments
Only Murders in the Building: Selena Gomez and Cara Delevingne aka Mabel and Alice are mid-kiss, lips slightly parted
TV Reviews

Cara Delevingne and Selena Gomez Smash Sculptures and Mouths in “Only Murders in the Building”

Cara Delevingne has wasted no time turning the gay up to eleven in the second season of Only Murders in the Building, and we are grateful.

Valerie Anne July 5, 2022 16 Comments
Against a yellow background, a light orange purse is slightly open, revealing two bright pink, silicone sex toys peeking out.
Sex

I’m a Bisexual Woman With Genital Herpes — Here’s What’s in My Sex Bag

After my diagnosis, I thought my sex life was over. I was wrong.

Cam Smith July 5, 2022 5 Comments
The cover of Queerly Beloved by Susie Dumond features a cartoon wedding cake with a slice taken out of it revealing a rainbow cake and two women sitting on top of the cake.
LGBT Book Reviews

“Queerly Beloved” Is a Love Letter to Tulsa and Chosen Family

The queer baking romance has Tulsa at its core.

ashni July 5, 2022 3 Comments
Identity

You Need Help: How Do I Stop Hating My Face?

You do not need to change your face. But I do think you can start to change your thoughts.

Darcy July 5, 2022 9 Comments
Kim and Lindsay from Freaks & Geeks stand with their mouths slightly open. Their eyes are covered by black bars. Behind them are a bunch of scissors and green toxic sludge.
First Person

That Time I Binged “Freaks and Geeks” While My Stalker Ex Held Me Captive

Kim and Lindsay’s friendship is the real love story of this series. I want them to end up as friends like everyone wants the leads to end up together in a romantic comedy. I shake with it.

Nico July 5, 2022 40 Comments
A collage featuring the books Bitter and Gender Queer, a mixtape of summer jams, an ESPN Fantasy Women's Basketball logo, shea wearing sunglasses, a black top, board shorts, and a blue button down that is open, The Chicks, a drill, a pair of hills with Mabel the dog on top, a name badge that says HELLO My Name is shea martin pronouns: they/them, the words BRUNCH BRUNCH BRUNCH, an egg, a lime slice, and a waffle.
Culture

Here Are Our They/Them Summer Mood Boards

Fox News apparently did not actually publish a story about “they/them summer” undermining American democracy, but we’re reclaiming the term anyway!!!!!!!! Happy they/them summer to all who celebrate.

the team July 4, 2022 27 Comments
Three characters played by Ashly Burch: Rachel from Mythic Quest, Aloy from Horizon, and Chloe from Life Is Strange
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Every Queer Nerd’s Favorite Nerd, Ashly Burch, Is Pansexual!

Cynthia Erivo reconfirms her queerness, another sweet tearjerker from Brandi Carlile, Hayley Kiyoko is making the reality show of her dreams, and more!

Heather Hogan July 4, 2022 4 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: What Queer Video Game Should You Play?

Need a new video game to consume your every waking thought? We’ve got you covered with this interactive quiz.

Julie Gentile July 3, 2022 33 Comments
Alia Shawkat and Ilana Glazer hold their hands up to each other on Broad City.
Book Features

Let’s Hear It for the Disaster Bisexuals

My confused disaster of a teenage self could have used stories from this new canon of disaster bisexuals, stories about sexually fluid people in all their imperfections.

Antonia Angress July 3, 2022 17 Comments
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TV Feature

“The Owl House” Is a Place For All Us Queer Weirdos to Stick Together

Luz and Amity tell queer kids they have a present; Eda and Raine tell them they have a future. And in between, there’s stories of disability, chronic illness, mental illness, gender, found family, and so much more.

Vallie July 2, 2022 6 Comments
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Book Features

Self-Publishing Taught Me To Rethink Success

Author Sarah Wallace writes on queer community in the self-publishing world and rewriting the rules of her own success.

Sarah Wallace July 2, 2022 15 Comments
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