This Pride, I Want To Be Left Alone
A too rarely understood or acknowledged privilege, especially when so much LGBTQ+ discourse is about the power and importance of visibility, is the pleasure of invisibility.
A+ Sex Diary: So This Is What It’s Like To Live With Your Girlfriend
“When we get home I beg to go down on her — I know you’re tired, I say, I know it’s a work night, but please…”
Kristen Kish on “Iron Chef,” Power Suits, and the Freedom to Be Her Queer Self
“The storytelling of food is getting, literally and figuratively, more colorful.“
Also.Also.Also: The Perfect Black T-Shirt, Because It’s 90% Of What You’ll Wear This Summer
How to be a good person without annoying everyone, a recession might end the work-from-home revolution, and all of today’s scary Supreme Court decisions in one place — just like ripping off a band aid.
Happy Pride to Beanie Feldstein, Who Just Got Engaged!
In an interview last year, Beanie Feldstein said she hoped to one day be married to her girlfriend with babies and puppies running around. She’s well on her way!!! I love love!!!!!
We Hosted a Virtual Workshop on COVID-19 and Queer Sexual Health!
Last week, we partnered with Rainbow Health to host a virtual workshop on COVID-19 and queer sexual health. Here’s a complete transcript of what went down!
“Yerba Buena” Is the Perfect Book To Bask in This Summer
Yerba Buena accomplishes in one novel what Sally Rooney attempted in three. And I say this as an on-the-record devoted Rooney Tune!
I Simply Cannot Get Enough of the “That’s Why I’m Partnering with ___” Tweets
As a late-blooming queer, I know how good it feels to be recognized. That’s why this month I’m partnering with AI Facial Recognition Services,
In Verse: Poetry Collections for Pride Month
In a field that was once dominated by the cis straight white male voice, LGBTQ poets and poets of color are finally starting to get their due.
Seeing Bikini Kill Made Me Feel Like I Was 16 Again
Bikini Kill opened a door for me, a door that has stayed open ever since.
Uncle Clifford Remains a Nonbinary Revelation in “P-Valley” Season Two
There are some concerning moments in P-Valley’s second season, but Uncle Clifford remains center stage. She is strutting around her club in a bustier and cape and getting her whole life… and not giving a shit about what anyone else thinks.
Revisiting “The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions,” 45 Years Later
I didn’t know this book at all until a few months ago. I borrowed it thinking it’d be hilarious to read in public spaces and have people give me questionable stares. That mentality was replaced by the desire to build bridges.
“Motherland: Fort Salem” Episode 301 Recap: We’re Back, Witches!
Motherland: Fort Salem is back for its third and final season with Raylla kisses, near misses, and our favorite trio of chosen…sisses.
Pop Culture Fix: How Queen Latifah and Kate Moennig Made Jordan Hull Feel at Home on “Hustle”
TV lesbians and their himbo friends, Yellowjackets and the complexity of teenage girls, Bachelor in Paradise star Demi Burnett on being autistic, and more!
With Characters From Middle School to Middle Age, This LGBTQ Short Fiction Collection Has the Range
In resisting the tidiness of a happy ending, Conklin demonstrates something profound and important that made me cry at several of these stories.
No Filter: BRB Gotta Watch This Video of Janelle Monáe…for the Next Six Calendar Days???
Okay wait are the famous people just like, on summer vacation right now??
A+ Roundtable: Dealing With Our Enemies
“Is it even possible to be from New Jersey and not have enemies?”
Also.Also.Also: Megan Rapinoe Says Advocates for Trans Sports Bans Need to “Get a Grip on Reality”
Give older drag queens their flowers, the cringe of the Juneteenth gold rush, and Lynda Carter looked up the internet meaning of “mommy” — she says we’re all grounded.
That Was the Era: Photographer Phyllis Christopher on Her Book “Dark Room”
“It was a political statement to portray sex, to portray queer sex, as it was to demand civil rights in the daytime.”
You Need Help: How Will I Know When My “Real Life” Has Started?
However you end up deciding to live your life is up to you. As long as you create your own path toward happiness and fulfillment, none of the other stuff matters!