My Jackie: On Yellowjackets and a Missing Friend
We met when I was 16 and she was 17. We weren’t dating, but we might as well have been. I’ve been thinking about her more than usual lately, ever since I found myself obsessed with Yellowjackets.
Also.Also.Also: Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts Are the First Same-Sex Couple to Cover Essence Magazine, Ever
And it’s time to put everything on the line for trans kids in Texas (and so many states to come).
S L I C K: Sharing the Moon
Two lovers with heightened senses enjoy each other’s company in the woods. “Heather felt more than heard Christina’s moan — it was deep in her chest, like a rumble, like a growl. ‘Fuck, I love your tits,’ she said.”
“Batwoman” Episode 312 Recap: Wildmoore Is Officially a Thing!
We knew, but the way Sophie and Ryan keep stealing smiles at each other, and confirming their relationship to their friends?! WE DESERVE THIS, OKAY!!!
Da Brat’s Wedding Photos Are a Gay Fairytale Designed to Melt the February Ice Around Your Heart
In this post is every photo from Da Brat’s wedding that I could find because Black love is beautiful and we deserve. That is all.
“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 712 Recap: Days of Future Avalance
Sara and Ava imagine a domestic future together in the penultimate episode of the season.
You Bad-Mouth Every Single One of Your Exes? That’s a Red Flag!
If your partner always portrays themself as the wronged party in the trials and tribulations of past relationships — red flag.
Grief Exists in Its Own Time Zone
There’s a reason people say things like “grief isn’t linear,” and “you won’t feel this way forever,” and there’s also a reason it feels like you’re hearing those things through a set of ear muffs when you’re in the moment.
Rainbow Reading: Trans! Vampire! Romance!
Plus, the debate about Sally Rooney’s depictions of bisexuality and queerness continues apace.
Foolish Child #114: Meet Cute
“I thought you wanted to start dating in your forties?”
What I Wish People Knew About Eating Disorders, as a Queer Person Who Had One
It’s National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and I’m choosing to create the queer media coverage I want to see.
We Call It Time Travel
To love someone new is to agree to travel somewhere that doesn’t exist yet together.
Pop Culture Fix: Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer Love Villaneve’s Dancing and Kissing as Much as You Do
Cynthia Nixon remains baffled by your And Just Like That feelings, the trailer for Aisha Dee’s Sissy, HBO’s Last of Us series is on hold until next year, and more!
By Fighting Gender Expectations, My Mother Made Room for Me to Be Myself
“I faced the difficult truth that, despite it getting me through so much, “Black womanhood” alone simply can not capture the essence of my soul, and it does not always feel like a perfect fit.”
No Filter: Another Day To Wake Up and Wonder Why Keke Palmer Isn’t Running the World
Also, I simply love a woman in a Big Blazer.
Also.Also.Also: Kristen Stewart Is So Excited To Get Married She’s Worried She’ll Make The Wedding Weird
The USWNT will FINALLY get fair pay, “Call Me Maybe” is still a cultural moment 10 years later, and how Black feminists defined abortion rights.
The Casually Queer Finale of “The Legend of Vox Machina”
A lot goes down in these final three episodes of the season, including but not limited to Vex making Keyleth blush.
Gretchen Felker-Martin on “Manhunt,” Martyrdom, and the Unimportance of Being Valid
“Manhunt is really my attempt to show the utility and the importance of existing in discomfort.”
How a Trans-Inclusive Manual for School Teachers Turned Controversial in India
The backlash that ensued after a trans-inclusive education manual was released demonstrated that post-independence India still reckons with the legacy of British colonialism.
Five Outfits for When You Want To Feel Like the Lead in an Assassin Thriller
Here are a few outfits for when you want to feel like the lead in an assassin thriller where this time, the lead is totally gay!