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In a two panel comic with purple and blue background, Dickens clocks Sarai in a white button down and black tie. Dickens asks Sarai if they are dressing up for their new boss (whom they have a crush on) and Sarai says, "why are you worried bout what I'm doing at work?"
Webcomics

Foolish Child #118: Work Crush

Only thing I’m worried about is you payin’ 👏this 👏rent 👏!

Dickens April 20, 2022 1 Comment
Tessa Thompson in a black suit
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Tessa Thompson Is Suited Up for Thor: Love and Thunder JSYK

Alice has had it on Good Trouble, Jodie Whittaker’s final Doctor Who trailer, HBO’s HBO’s Last of Us series has Mandalorian vibes, and more!

Heather Hogan April 20, 2022 7 Comments
Natasha Lyonne as Nadia stands on a train platform wearing a white button down blouse with a black tie accent in Russian Doll season two.
TV Reviews

I Didn’t Think “Russian Doll” Season 2 Should Exist — I Was Wrong

Season two pushes the series and its characters into wild new directions, eventually bending those directions back into last season’s story, twisting them, creating a brand new labyrinth to play around in.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 20, 2022 10 Comments
A collage with a blue, painted background. In the center is a figure of a white femme dressed in a flowing white nightgown, leaning back, looking up. Around them swirl collaged elements including greenery and an eye, and significantly, a pocket watch.
AF+

Between Orbits: Two Manipulators, Pulled Out of Abuse and Back

Or, the queer urge to almost form a cult with a straight woman.

Nico April 20, 2022 31 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Janelle Monáe Is Reporting From the Future

Plus, Sara Ramirez went to Florida and wore literal Daddy socks.

Christina Tucker April 20, 2022 2 Comments
In a still from the movie Elena Undone, two brunettes kiss on a bright sunny day, one is wearing a beige trench coat and one is wearing a navy blue trench coat
Movie Reviews

Happy 4/20! I Got Extremely High and Watched Elena Undone, the Worst Lesbian Movie

“This is starting to feel pretty gay, Elena.”

Drew Burnett Gregory April 20, 2022 37 Comments
Carmen San Diego super imposed in front of a world map with blue ocean that highlights all queer businesses in a pixelated rainbow
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: ‘Everywhere Is Queer,’ a Map of LGBTQ Businesses Designed for All Your Carmen Sandiego Fantasies

Everywhere is Queer is the new gay map viewed over 100,000 times and counting! James Baldwin on Easter, Rebecca Black remains an icon, and how many billionaires are there, anyway?

Carmen Phillips April 19, 2022 1 Comment
cards from the rosebud tarot and the compendium of constellations are displayed across a grey wood table
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Tarotscopes for Taurus Season 2022: What Are You Ready to Confront?

In this season of Taurus, pay attention to the points of friction in your life, the places where you are being tested or challenged.

meg April 19, 2022 2 Comments
A Black woman with curly hair wearing a pink T-shirt and jeans sits cross-legged on a white bed with her head in her hands. Windows covered in gauzy white curtains are visible in the background.
Breakups

Did My Partner Leave Me Because of My Bipolar Disorder?

My bipolar disorder may have caused my breakup, but I can’t and don’t want to separate my disability from who I am.

anneaxinn April 19, 2022 13 Comments
Photo 1: Chloe Caldwell sits on the back of a toilet with her arms up and a heating bottle on her lap. Her reflection is also visible in a mirror. Photo 2: Chloe Caldwell crouches on the ground, looking at a puddle of what appears to be blood. Photo 3: Chloe Caldwell sits on the back of a toilet with her arms up and a heating bottle on her lap. Her reflection is also visible in a mirror.
Book Features

Chloe Caldwell on First Periods, PMDD, and That Weird Blue “Blood” in Tampon Commercials

The author discusses her new memoir “The Red Zone,” which chronicles her experiences with premenstrual dysphoric disorder and provides a kaleidoscopic view of how people feel about their periods.

Analyssa April 19, 2022 2 Comments
Anne Lister and Ann Walker in period costumes against a red background
TV Reviews

“Gentleman Jack” Season 2 Is The Gayest Thing I’ve Ever Seen

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Heather Hogan April 18, 2022 29 Comments
A vintage black and white photo of a woman is set against a black background. The only visible color is red. She is wearing red lipstick and a red patterned dress. She has a black bar across her eyes and is holding a giant, half as big as her, vibrator.
AF+

A+ Roundtable: Our Orgasm Thoughts

“Controversial and brave of me to say but I love orgasms lol.”

the team April 18, 2022 13 Comments
Ariana DeBose smiling in a black dress in front of a pink background
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Ariana DeBose Is Making a Bisexual Rom-Com Like “My Best Friend’s Wedding”

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Heather Hogan April 18, 2022 10 Comments
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Food Lists

It’s Time To Get Into Alt Pickles

I’m here to talk to you about PICKLES. But not just regular cucumber-style pickles! Other pickles! Which I have dubbed ~alt pickles.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 18, 2022 14 Comments
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair standing in front of a painting of them in the movie Cruel Intentions
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Hang On, Does Sarah Michelle Gellar Have Queer Cruel Intentions Fan Art in Her Home?

My literal wife and I don’t even have a photo of ourselves acting this gay hanging on our walls.

Heather Hogan April 18, 2022 7 Comments
8 90s movies grid: Top Row is Foxfire, Sister Act 2, Now and Then and Empire Records. Second row: Fried green Tomatoes, League of their own, Girl Interrupted, Set It Off
Quizzes

Quiz: Which 90s Movie Made You Gay?

The 1990s were an incredible time for homoeroticism in films with mostly-female casts, and if you’re anything like me, you saw every single one of them and now you’re gay!

Riese April 17, 2022 47 Comments
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Food Lists

18 Fruity, Spritzy, Bright Mocktails for Spring

Get ready for spring chilling with these mocktails in shades of pink, orange, and yellow!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 17, 2022 15 Comments
Drag Race 1415 recap: Angeria, Lady Camden, Bosco, Willow, Daya, Maddy, and Kornbread sit on stools during the reunion. Kornbread is talking. Her white shirt says Ankle.
TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1415 Recap: Sisterhood of the Traveling Estrogen

Do you know who has embraced villainy best? Bosco.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 16, 2022 10 Comments
In a two panel comic in colors of pastel pink, mint green, and goldenrod — one queer says mean things to a plant and makes mean faces, “Grrrr! I hate you! I hate you!” Another queer talks kind to the plant, “Aw I think it’s cute! You’re doing great buddy!”
Webcomics

Reine #33: Words of Affirmation

It’s time to ask yourself if your plants truly spark joy.

Ren Strapp April 16, 2022 3 Comments
In an mustard yellow sweatshirt, Coop shows up for her first cleaning job at the nursing home.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: All American’s Lesbian Exes Are Living Together, CLASSIC!

Plus updates on: Legacies, Charmed, Top Chef, and A Million Little Things!

Natalie and Valerie Anne
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