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The book cover of Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis by Grace Lavery, which features a pair of red lipsticked lips with a cigarette hanging out
Book Features

Grace Lavery on Her New Memoir “Please Miss,” Sex Writing, and the Trans Glamour of Nicole Kidman

“When one is trying to write about sex, if you’re doing it right, something happens in the prose that is unpredictable and kind of wild.”

Drew Burnett Gregory February 8, 2022 20 Comments
Dating

You Need Help: What Does “Going Slow” in a Lesbian Relationship Look Like?

I think what we’re trying to do here is enabling you to get comfortable judging the quality of your relationship not for your mutual willingness to prioritize emotional whims and romantic rapture over common sense but by the actual connection you feel to a person.

Riese February 8, 2022 18 Comments
A black and white image of a woman with pale skin and chin-length brown hair driving while screaming is surrounded by a black border with yellow dots and scalloped edges.
Dating

You Have Road Rage? That’s a Red Flag!

I never felt unsafe with her in the driver’s seat, even when she screamed at other cars. I didn’t feel scared. I felt drained.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 8, 2022 19 Comments
Sara Ramirez as Che Diaz in a Black suit in front of a purple background
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Sara Ramirez Is Very Aware That You Hate Che Diaz

Also! An Orphan Black sequel, Danielle Brooks reacts to being cast in The Color Purple, bisexual Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst has made history at the Winter Olympics, and more!

Heather Hogan February 7, 2022 10 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

I’m Loving Every Second of “The Legend of Vox Machina”

Vox Machina makes their way to Whitestone to face some sexy vampire villains.

Valerie Anne February 7, 2022 13 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Euphoria” Episode 205 Recap: Ah! Ah! I’m Acting!

Zendaya proves that she’s the best actor of her generation. She also proves that an actor with mediocre writing is still an actor with mediocre writing.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 7, 2022 36 Comments
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Issues

The Damage Fascism Has Done to Trans and Disability Research

Few know about the long-term effects that the Nazi Party had on present-day understandings of both autism and transgender identities.

Alex DiFrancesco February 7, 2022 8 Comments
Celie and Shug, both Black brown skinned women, sit on a bed and look lovingly into each others eyes.
Movie Features

Will “The Color Purple” Get Black Queerness Right This Time?

Celie and Shug Avery’s queerness is just as essential and powerful as the other themes most commonly discussed in the novel.

Amari Gaiter February 7, 2022 11 Comments
In a cropped image of a pelvis, a person with pale skin and multi-colored fingernails rests their hand on their hip. They're wearing white underwear with ruffles along the edges.
Lesbian Sex

Muffing 101

For trans women who experience genital dysphoria, being penetrated in the front can be really meaningful.

Tobi Hill-Meyer February 7, 2022 20 Comments
Athletes compete at the Winter Olympics
Quizzes

Quiz: Which Winter Olympics Event Are You?

Come for the quiz; stay for the queer Olympics fun facts and history!

Sally February 6, 2022 49 Comments
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Playlists

Playlist: I Asked My Friends What the Most Romantic Song of All Time Is, And Now They’re All Mad At Me

A crowdsourced Valentine’s Day-ish playlist presents a broad spectrum of definitions of “romantic.” In other words: Here’s some romantic chaos.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 6, 2022 39 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1405 Recap: Home, Bittersweet, Home

The best part of this challenge is getting to learn which of these queens is toppiest and which are bottomiest — assuming we didn’t already know.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 5, 2022 15 Comments
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House & Garden

18 Queer Florists to Follow on Instagram

Fill your feed with flowers by following these queer florists.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 5, 2022 20 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Nancy Drew’s Season Finale Is Frenetic, Chaotic, and GAY

Plus updates on 4400, Chosen, and Claws!

Natalie and Valerie Anne
February 4, 2022 6 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Carefully Setting Traps of Tiramisù

“Two apples a day attract the Doctor. If you hear a TARDIS, get ready to run!”

Darcy February 4, 2022 4 Comments
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The L Word: Generation Q TV News & Trailers

L Word Generation Q Renewed For Season 3 At Showtime, Blessed Be The Fruit on Bette’s Counter!

After months of speculation, the good word has come down from on high: Showtime has renewed The L Word Generation Q for Season 3!

Riese February 4, 2022 27 Comments
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TV Reviews

“And Just Like That” TV Team Roundtable: On Che’s Comedy Concert, Miranda’s Queer Awakening, LTW’s Jumpsuit and More!

The TV Team weighs in on all our feelings about Sex and the City reboot And Just Like That’s first season: the good, the bad and the Che Diaz.

The TV Team February 4, 2022 6 Comments
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Sports

Meet the 23 Gay Women Competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics

Yes, an entire third of them are on Canada’s hockey team.

Heather Hogan February 4, 2022 24 Comments
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AF+

Into the A+ Advice Box #53: Should You Move Away From Your Partner for a Job?

The team gets into whether there’s something wrong with you if you’re not dating (no there is not), lube and Octavia Butler recommendations, taking care of your pit hair, not knowing why she broke up with you, and more!

the team February 4, 2022 20 Comments
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Queer Fashion

So You Want To Have a Meet Cute

In honor of Valentine’s Day, here are some mini fic romances alongside fashion recs.

Christina Tucker February 4, 2022 10 Comments
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