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First Person

How To Leave a Life

Leaving always compels you to look back, a final glimpse, a glance at what exactly you are leaving before you make the jump to part.

danijanae June 20, 2022 11 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Lightyear’s Lesbian Kiss Had Ted Cruz Checking Out Doll Genitals

Maya Rudolph was almost the star of Killing Eve, Megan Rapinoe comes out swinging for trans athletes, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin looks familiar, and more!

Heather Hogan June 20, 2022 8 Comments
The cover of How To Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann features a large image of a wolf and a small image of Little Red Riding Hood
LGBT Book Reviews

In “How To Be Eaten,” Fairytales and Reality TV Are Twisted Sisters

The new novel takes classic fairytales and a Bachelor-like reality show and twines them into a fresh tale of wronged women.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 20, 2022 7 Comments
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First Person Queer Fashion

Crop Tops, Saris, and Unlearning Gendered Fashion

I’d avoided saris all my life. It was during the pandemic, when crop tops brought me a sense of freedom and gender euphoria, that I realized saris weren’t too far off.

P June 20, 2022 17 Comments
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Book Features LGBT Pride

It’s Lit: Queer Youth on an Online Book Club Club That Became Family

“Well the premise combined two of my favorite things: being gay and reading, so I was naturally intrigued.”

shea wesley martin June 20, 2022 6 Comments
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LGBT History LGBT Pride

54 Portraits of Lesbians in the ‘80s

We’ve always been here.

Carmen Phillips June 19, 2022 16 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: What Espresso Drink Are You?

Imagine meeting a mysterious and alluring stranger at a coffee shop…answer how you would react to find out what espresso drink you embody.

danijanae June 19, 2022 17 Comments
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House & Garden LGBT Pride

Five Cheap Ideas for Your Container Garden This Summer

If you’re looking for ideas for container gardening, no matter how small your space, this is for you!

Nico June 18, 2022 29 Comments
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Webcomics

Baopu #100: Processing Intergenerational Trauma, A Chart

Moving through trauma towards creativity through a colorful flowchart with plenty of room for painting, snacking, and dancing.

Yao Xiao June 18, 2022 8 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “Charmed” Comes Full Circle in the Series Finale

We also say goodbye to Legacies; plus updates on All Rise and Roswell.

Natalie and Valerie Anne
June 17, 2022 8 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Wielding Rainbow Lassos

“Thought I’d come back two years on and thank you for this article… I turned out MUCH less straight.”

Darcy June 17, 2022 5 Comments
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Movie Reviews

HBO Max Abortion Documentary “The Janes” Reminds Us Revolution Is Possible Wherever We Are

The Janes documents the group of women in 1960s Chicago who came together to provide safe abortion access to women who needed it.

Stef Rubino June 17, 2022 5 Comments
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Music

The Millennial Boy Band Fan to Queer Girl Pipeline Is in Good Hands With BOI Band

“We’re here to insert the queer perspective into heteronormative society. That’s the goal
.”

Sa'iyda Shabazz June 17, 2022 9 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Happy Pride! Kesha Reminds Us She’s “Not Straight”

We owe it to Kesha to listen when she tells us who she is. We owe it to ourselves to move beyond our boxes.

Drew Burnett Gregory June 17, 2022 4 Comments
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AF+

Into the A+ Advice Box #62: WELLBEING

The team responds to questions about seeking ADHD diagnosis, routines and self-care, getting the most out of therapy, being the emotional support friend but never the emotional support recipient, and more!

the team June 17, 2022 50 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Sue Bird Announces Retirement After 19 Seasons, the Most in WNBA History

The GOAT Sue Bird says goodbye in the classiest message you’ll have to see for yourself, on being trans and pregnant, and umm.. the rise of bimbo feminism?!?

Carmen Phillips June 16, 2022 5 Comments
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TV Reviews

Warm Up For “A League of Their Own” With The Very Gay “Slo Pitch”

If you like queers, laughing, and Bad News Bears sports stories, have I got a series for you!

Heather Hogan June 16, 2022 5 Comments
Photo 1: A woman with long brown hair wears an orange satin slip dress. Photo 2: A woman with blonde hair wears a black mesh one-piece bodysuit with a cut out at the stomach. Photo 3: A woman with brown curly hair wears a green, brown, and off-white buttondown blouse.
Queer Fashion

Five Outfits for Alluring Lesbian Poets

Despite what you’ve heard about how lesbians dress poorly, a lesbian poet wearing 50 rings and three gold chains will have the girls throbbing.

danijanae June 16, 2022 2 Comments
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First Person LGBT Pride

I Thought About Leaving Florida — Learning About Our Queer History Convinced Me To Stay

The truth is, as hard as I ride for it now, there was a time when I couldn’t imagine living here anymore, too.

Stef Rubino June 16, 2022 9 Comments
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First Person Pets & Animals

Give It Time, Delphine

To really love anything, I think, is to run the risk of it not loving you back.

danijanae June 16, 2022 19 Comments
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