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Janelle Monae wearing a black and white shirt looking up to the sky wearing sunglasses. Janelle Monáe's Art
Identity

Janelle Monáe’s Art Was The Musical Manifestation of My Truest Self

Growing up, I looked to Monae as a Black femme musician whose art and existence challenged traditional definitions of Black womanhood.

Amari Gaiter April 29, 2022 2 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “Naomi” Knows We’ve All Been in Love With Our Best Friends

Plus updates on All American, New Amsterdam, A Million Little Things, and Legacies!

Natalie and Valerie Anne
April 29, 2022 12 Comments
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Book Features

Things I Read That I Loved #326: It Was 1997 and Everything Seemed Mostly Okay.

Topics include Barnes & Noble, Black Excellence according to Bel-Air, a dog’s purpose, #vanlife, a nurse imposter, the pursuit of hotness, Los Angeles, Starbucks, the real reason for a recent spike in traffic accidents and more!

Riese April 29, 2022 4 Comments
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Movie News & Trailers

Watch An Exclusive Clip From Queer French Rom-Com, “Anaïs In Love”

“Anaïs In Love” comes out today and it has one of the steamiest beach scenes ever.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 29, 2022 17 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Remembering the Girls Who Wore Abercrombie & Fitch

“old & queer!!! i am also all caps excited! but typing lowercase for aesthetic!!”

Darcy April 29, 2022 8 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“Anaïs in Love” Is A Queer Celebration of Chaos

The film is similar to the Old Hollywood screwball comedies. It celebrates a queer woman by embracing her chaos in a world built on structure.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 29, 2022 4 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: But What If Your Dildo Is Haunted? 👻

Your new lesbian pop anthem of summer is here and ready for a listen, the crash-and-burn of Netflix, and the most recent Brittney Griner updates.

Carmen Phillips April 28, 2022 7 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 408 Recap: Out of Darkness Comes Light

We finally find out why Alice quit Margaret Cho’s comedy tour.

Natalie April 28, 2022 5 Comments
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First Person

Finding and Losing My Worth as a Trans Woman

Something had to change, because I’d never be free, be myself, if I kept it up. I decided to take the biggest risk yet, and started transitioning again.

miralazine April 28, 2022 5 Comments
In a still from Hulu's Crush, Rowan Blanchard and Auliʻi Cravalho make a silly face together at the right of camera. Auli'i is in a striped shirt and Rowan is in a red shirt with her hair in a messy updo. There are gold streamers hanging behind them.
Movie Reviews

Hulu’s “Crush” Hits All the Teen Rom-Com Beats, But in a Gay Way

I feel pretty excited for a young queer person who might choose to watch this because it’s gay, and find a whole fleshed out (if slightly idyllic) world.

Analyssa April 28, 2022 7 Comments
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AF+

Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #41

“I just learned the word “Swiftgron”!!!! ?! Taylor Swift + Diana Agron as a maybe couple at some point ??!”

The Editors April 28, 2022 21 Comments
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Movie News & Trailers

Critics Have Now Seen Uzo Aduba’s “Lightyear” Lesbian Astronaut Kiss With Their Own Eyes

Pixar screened the first half-hour of Lightyear for critics yesterday at CinemaCon and they’ve confirmed Disney has added back in the gay smooch.

Heather Hogan April 28, 2022 8 Comments
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Gender

The Evolution of Unclockable Transgender Tuck Kits

Looking back, I wish a company like Unclockable existed when I was starting my transfeminine journey through gender.

Lara Americo April 28, 2022 3 Comments
In a still from the movie Crush, Rowan Blanchard as Paige has on red lipstick and short sleeve turquoise sweater, she is sitting at a high school lunch table with her hair in a messy updo.
Movie Features

Rowan Blanchard on Not Labeling Our Gay Comedies, Impressing Crushes, and Hulu’s “Crush”

“Crush being gay was way less important to me than it being funny.”

Analyssa April 27, 2022 4 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Buffy’s Slayerverse Says Xander Is Queer Now? No, Thanks!

Janelle Monáe’s dreamworld, Lily Tomlin’s just getting started, a new queer slasher, and more!

Heather Hogan April 27, 2022 40 Comments
A crowd gathers outside on a cloudy day. In the middle are large flags, one of Poland and the other of Ukraine.
Politics + Activism

How to Conjugate: Being Nonbinary in Poland

As the visibility of Polish nonbinary people increases, and the political situation becomes more hostile, we continue to find new ways of resisting.

Katarzyna Nowacka April 27, 2022 6 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Hayley Kiyoko’s New Single Drops Soon and I’m READY

Plus, Keke Palmer was on Sesame Street and more updates on what LGBTQ+ celebs have been up to the past week.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 27, 2022 6 Comments
Mattea Roach is on Jeopardy in a grey sweater dress and black turtleneck. She has glasses and brunette hair in a low ponytail. The stage behind her is Navy Blue. She is smiling.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Jeopardy Once Again Has a Lesbian Overloard, and This Time It’s Mattea Roach

Is it just a rule that lesbians run Jeopardy now? Also Black lesbian hikers, how Russia pushed the WNBA to a crossroads, and so many more lesbian (and lesbian-adjacent) going on’s for this Lesbian Day of Visibility.

Carmen Phillips April 26, 2022 9 Comments
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Community

Lesbian Visibility Week 2022: Where We Look For Lesbianspiration

This for Lesbian Visibility Day, we are talking about the people we look to for LESBIANSPIRATION. Did you thank a lesbian for changing your life today?

the team April 26, 2022 13 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Gentleman Jack” Is Back With Facts and Figures (Scissoring and Shenanigans)

Ask and you shall receive: We’re recapping Gentleman Jack’s second season, just for you!

Heather Hogan April 26, 2022 19 Comments
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