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Harley Quinn season 3: Harley and Ivy clink beers while lying on the beach
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“Harley Quinn” Season 3 Is Even Gayer and More Romantic!

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Heather Hogan July 28, 2022 3 Comments
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Movie Reviews

Billy Porter’s “Anything’s Possible” Empowers Trans Black Girls to Chase Happiness

I’m looking forward to a media future where trans girls in love aren’t rare. Anything’s Possible isn’t perfect, but it’s a great start.

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In Verse: Poetry Collections for a Summer Picnic

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danijanae July 28, 2022 2 Comments
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Literature

Rainbow Reading: Queer Utopias Are Necessities

Publishing loves its dystopian novels, and true utopias feel even nicer for their scarcity.

Yashwina July 28, 2022 6 Comments
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Biden Administration Offers Russia a Deal to Bring Brittney Griner Home

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Heather Hogan July 27, 2022 7 Comments
Motherland: Fort Salem, Raelle smiles
TV Show Recaps

“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.

Valerie Anne July 27, 2022 6 Comments
WITAD? in yellow is against a purple background. A photo of Grace Lavery's face in a close up is below. Next to the photo in a yellow bubble it says "Public Relationships" with guest Grace Lavery" and then surrounding are various emoji stickers.
Dating Podcasts

“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.

Drew Burnett Gregory July 27, 2022 5 Comments
Photo 1: A tuna nicoise on a blue and white plate. The salad features green beans, pickled asparagus, medium boiled eggs, pickled red onions, baby potatoes with dill, sliced cucumber, sliced multicolor cherry tomatoes, green beans, romaine lettuce, and a pile of tuna. There is a candle lit on the table and a coupe glass of wine. Photo 2: A tuna nicoise on a blue and white plate. The salad features green beans, pickled asparagus, medium boiled eggs, pickled red onions, baby potatoes with dill, sliced cucumber, sliced multicolor cherry tomatoes, green beans, romaine lettuce, and a pile of tuna. There is a candle lit on the table and a coupe glass of wine. A blurry view of Miami is visible in the background. Photo 3: A tuna nicoise on a wood board and blue plate. On the blue plate, there are potatoes dressed in parsley, medium boiled eggs, and green beans. On the wood board, there's romaine lettuce, raw red onion, sliced cucumber, sliced multicolor cherry tomatoes, pickled asparagus, pickled okra, and a pile of tuna with jalapeño. There's also a small measuring cup full of dressing.
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The Hottest Salad This Summer Is a Niçoise

Escape the heat with a perfectly crafted tuna niçoise.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya July 27, 2022 4 Comments
a collage of the same photo of shea and their wife Jane holding each other and smiling hugely on a field of bright green grass. shea is a Black nonbinary human with short hair and glasses. Jane is a white woman with a jellyfish tattoo on her arm and blonde shoulder length hair.
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Interview With My Wife: Jane

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Michaela Coel as Aneka in the Wakanda Forever trailer
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Pop Culture Fix: Marvel’s Gonna Play Us Again With Michaela Coel’s (Queer) Aneka in “Wakanda Forever,” Huh?

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Heather Hogan July 27, 2022 7 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: One Thing Lesbians Are Gonna Do Is Have an Intense Relationship With Their Dog

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Christina Tucker July 27, 2022 3 Comments
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AF+ Meet-Ups / Events

A+ Read a Fucking Book Club Q&A With Chris Belcher, Happening Now!

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a white person in a black sports bra and briefs holds up a sign that says S O S and another sign that has a question mark on it, near their vulva/vaginal region
Health

You Need Help: I Keep Getting Yeast Infections When I Receive Oral Sex

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Vanessa July 26, 2022 11 Comments
Alicia Vikander and Devon Ross in Irma Vep (2022)
TV Reviews

“Irma Vep” Is a Regressive Disaster of Arthouse Hubris

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Drew Burnett Gregory July 26, 2022 14 Comments
Virology by Joe Osmundson
Book Features

Joe Osmundson on Expansive Science Writing and Living in an Impossible World

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Vanessa July 26, 2022 11 Comments
Keke Palmer in a green track jacket and yellow bandana tied around her neck in NOPE
Movie Reviews

“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.

A. Tony Jerome July 26, 2022 10 Comments
Photo 1: A person wears brown coveralls and a hat that says Beefcake while holding a drill. Photo 2: A person wearing a tank that says "handiqueers" on it holds a large tool. Photo 3: A person crouches in white lace up boots and a mask, spraying something at a construction site.
Community

17 Handyqueers To Follow on Instagram

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Vanessa July 25, 2022 9 Comments
Viv is wearing the new Gay Chaos summer tank that dropped in the Autostraddle Store.
LGBTQ+ Businesses Shopping

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.

viv July 25, 2022 3 Comments
ULY 10: Tiffany Roberts #5, Mia Hamm #9, Briana Scurry #1, Shannon MacMillan #8, and Joy Fawcett #14 of the USA celebrate winning the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final played against China on July 10, 1999 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
Sports TV Reviews

“The Only” Finally Gives USWNT Black Gay Superstar Briana Scurry a Hero’s Story

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Heather Hogan July 25, 2022 5 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Real Life “A League of Their Own” Pitcher Says Most Players Were Gay, Obviously

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