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Movie Features

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Pop Culture Fix

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Heather Hogan February 2, 2022 8 Comments
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Gender

My Gender Is Dyke

I wasn’t a woman, but a lesbian, an identity so powerful it’s the closest thing to a gender I have.

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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for February 2022

Remember that your queer brilliance and dreamy imagination and ecstatic love for one another is a key force for resistance, but that you personally don’t have to save the whole damn world.

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TV News & Trailers

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Movie Lists TV Lists

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Friendship

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LGBT Book Reviews

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Lesbian Dating Apps

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Quizzes

Quiz: What Bread Are You?

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