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Sex

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Tobi Hill-Meyer February 7, 2022 20 Comments
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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

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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!

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February 4, 2022 6 Comments
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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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TV Show Recaps

“And Just Like That” Miranda Is in Gay Love, Get Out of Her Way

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Heather Hogan February 3, 2022 27 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 711 Recap: Double Trouble

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TV Show Recaps

“Batwoman” Episode 311 Recap: “Are You Feeling it Too?”

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Nic February 3, 2022 18 Comments
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TV Feature

Slow Takes: “In My Skin” and the Value of Second Chances

The second and final series of In My Skin is one of the best seasons of television I’ve ever seen.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 3, 2022 6 Comments
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Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day Gifts For 10 Queer Archetypes

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 3, 2022 15 Comments
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Nico February 2, 2022 10 Comments
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Movie Features

Watch NOOR & LAYLA: Fawzia Mirza’s New Short on Queer Muslim Love

Follow the ups and downs of a relationship — from its chaotic end to its shy beginnings.

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